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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1975
Page
9
Televised messages from a passing spacecraft report on Earth life, naming deities such as Kajak Dingbat Hondo Carson and a Guest Host. They describe human quirks like religious worship of a Weather Man and a game called SWAT, with mutiny and missing Lt Gror noted before transmissions ceased.
The Omaha school board voted 9 to 2 to appeal a federal ruling to the US Supreme Court, arguing the Eighth Circuit has weakened segregation intent. The board also asked for a stay on a July 25 integration mandate and to present a fuller plan for the 1976 school year. Kenneth Holm urged that disparate standards among circuits threaten northern cities if the Eighth Circuit decision stands.
One year old Wendy Baker of Knobnoster survived after being struck by two locomotives and 11 passenger cars on a railroad bridge in Summit Missouri. She laid on the tracks when unable to outrun the Amtrak train and received treatment before being released from a hospital.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa department of agriculture investigates a widespread shortage of home canning lids. Secretary Robert Lounsberry says stores wholesalers and brokers report overwhelming demand as USDA requests a study. Rep Tom Harkin urges Ball Kerr and Bernardin to ship lids to Iowa quickly citing distribution gaps. Thief steals 2500 in stereo gear in Marion break in at 1B Barker residence.
A 16 year old Dearborn student, Pau Cameron, survived a 15 minute bear attack in Porcupine Mountain State Park while in a pup tent. The female black bear weighing about 125 pounds approached the campsite and bit him through the tent. Park authorities shot the bear within an hour. its head was sent to Lansing for rabies testing. Cameron was reported in good condition.
State transportation director Victor Preisser charged the Interstate Commerce Commission with failing to act on Rock Island merger proposals, saying a decisive move five years ago could have saved the railroad from bankruptcy and required up to 1 billion dollars to rebuild. He cited losses of 21 million so far this year, the bankruptcy trustee’s creditor focus, and calls the ICC's inaction a recurring misstep alongside broader transportation sector gloom. Preisser praised state consolidation of agencies on July 1 and forecast further DOT staff reductions while stressing planning and research as top priorities.
Washington AP reports Iowa lawmakers and officials received little encouragement in a meeting over the Burlington ordnance plant as the Pentagon reviews a sweeping overhaul. Army planners plan to announce shutdowns and production cuts affecting 18 plants and 56 firms, with little time for further local input before the decision. Governor Ray, Rep Mozvinsky, Dick Clark, and John Culver pressed for more time to present local cases.
A backpacking clinic at Ambroz recreation center runs Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm with a $1.50 fee. Attendees should bring packs and gear to solve problems, and a weekend trip departs Ambroz center at 9 am with gear lists and a $1 cost. Instructor Tom Cook. questions to Lira at 398-5165.
INDIANOLA AP Gregory Jones a 20 year old confessed slayer escaped from the Warren county jail Saturday night not Sunday as first believed Deputy Sheriff Ed Huntoon said the escape occurred between 10 30 and 11 pm Saturday but was not detected missing until about 8 pm Sunday He could have been 500 miles away when found missing The incident raises questions about missing check procedures Jones awaiting sentencing on a second degree murder charge from the February slaying of Norwalk businessman Billy O Phillips This is his fourth escape since January He may be sought by friends of two other prisoners charged in the slaying who expected him to testify against them
Des Moines disc jockey Jim Davis faces a two day postponement of his murder for hire trial. Judge Anthony Critelli granted the delay from July 21 to July 22 due to unavailable key witnesses. Davis, 28, has pled innocent after arrest July 24, 1974, and earlier trial attempts ended in a mistrial with a venue change granted.
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