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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1976
Page
20
A sobbing father lifts his daughter into a car after she and 25 other children are returned to Chowchilla California from a 36 hour kidnapping ordeal. The group, including bus driver Frank Edward Ray, was rescued by authorities and unharmed.
Ray, a Fresno area bus driver, described a five day ordeal rescuing 27 children aged 6 to 14 after masked kidnappers seized his bus and hid them in a partially earth-covered truck enclosure. He recalled two armed vans, a white van, and a brutal search for names and ages as the children survived on food and water.
Psychiatrist Kurt Adler argues in a Coe College workshop that bedwetting signals a plea for attention and ties to death by own action. He cites studies, explains Adlerian psychology, and urges reducing perceived domination by authorities to curb low mood and self-harm tendencies.
Tass reports the United States and the Soviet Union will jointly study Antarctic waters to analyze the South Pole influence on global climate. Polar explorers from both nations will work on research ships along the Australian and South American coasts of Antarctica after a five day conference in Leningrad.
Cedar Rapids Emerald Knights tops five drum corps with 60.5 points in a Legion contest. Osage Precisionnaires take second at 54.6, Waterloo Royal Chevaliers third at 37.4. Knights defend title and will tour Aug 5 to Aug 20 culminating in Philadelphia DI finals. also perform on steps of the Capitol Aug 16.
Rotary Club meets Monday at noon at Roosevelt Royale. Cubs vs Dodgers game noted for August 14 with ticket and bus details. Seifert's stores announce fall fashion clinic opening for staff on Monday. Booster Club trip to Chicago Cubs vs Cardinals on July 31 with box seats and bus at $14. Over 300 cacti sale this weekend at 1206 4th St. NW. Woodfield Mall back to school event August 21, departures 5:30 a.m. $18. Scrap gold and silver buying offered. Kiwanis speaker Bill Jameson on recreational radio. All-Star Football Game in Chicago July 23-24 tickets listed. Travel & Transport contact.
Five men were arrested late Friday or early Saturday and charged with drunk driving. William L. Johnson and Willie B. Hodges faced $500 bonds, Edward G. O’Brien also held on $500, Michael C. Hughes $625, and Michael E. Petrick $500 bond on the drunk driving charge with additional reckless driving counts for Petrick.
William C. Kennedy, 20, of 1914 Eastern drive SW, was arrested in Morgan Creek Park early Saturday for possession of marijuana. A Linn County deputy found a bag believed to be marijuana and Kennedy was held at Linn County jail on a $500 bond.
Doyle Lee Hoover 27 of 1630 F avenue NW was charged with assault and battery after allegedly using a cast on his right arm to strike Willie Meyers 19 of 2470 C street SW. The incident occurred at Hartson's tavern 60 Sixteenth avenue SW. Hoover also faces intoxication charges and is held on a total 625 bond at Linn County jail.
Thomas E. Carney III, 29, of 1004 Regent Street NE, was charged with intoxication and resisting arrest after confrontation at Seminole Valley Park early Saturday. Police say he shouted obscenities and swung a flashlight in a threatening manner before officers forcibly subdued him and booked him at Linn County Jail on a $250 bond.
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