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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1975
Page
2
A rooftop view from Mercy Hospital on the southeast skyline shows IE Tower on the left with the Montrose hotel in front. The Cedar Rapids Art Center and Third Avenue Parkade appear as white structures in the foreground.
At a Houston news conference aboard an orbiting Apollo, Thomas Stafford,Vance Brand and Donald Slayton spoke as the last U.S. crew to leave manned spaceflight awaited reentry. Stafford praised the Apollo Soyuz mission and predicted a new era with the shuttle despite nostalgia for the end of an era.
At Holloman AFB a chimpanzee named Jimmy undergoes testing of a heartbeat powered pacemaker that harvests energy from mechanical heart action. The device uses piezoelectric crystals to convert motion into electrical pulses, storing energy without batteries or wires. The team aims for higher durability and potential human uses, with a miniature version planned and ongoing cardiac monitoring confirming Jimmy’s stable condition.
In a northern Sri Lanka village 20 year old Valli Pillai was presumed dead from illness and during her funeral rites her hand moved. A doctor later declared her alive and she was recovering in hospital.
Washington reports three California Nevada and Arizona native trout species the Lehontan Cutthroat Paiute Cutthroat and the Arizona trout are the first to exit the endangered list after successful rebuilding efforts. Interior officials note most suitable streams now support trout and review continues for other species including the American alligator and the leopard and eastern timber wolf.
Hamilton Ohio judges deny James Ruppert appeal for new trial in the mass murder of 11 relatives. The Butler County common pleas court upholds the 2-1 verdict finding Ruppert guilty and confirms the waiver of a jury trial.
Cedar Rapids weighs creating a new commission to run a pioneer village in Seminole Valley park amid lease disputes with Village Board Inc. Verne Knecht cites four leasemusts as unacceptable, including renewal by mutual consent and city approvals for admissions and building changes. City considers joint county operation if lease obstacles persist.
The Weizman Institute in Haifa has created a gem identification system called Gemprint to permanently record each gemstone’s unique table reflections via a laser camera. Chicago’s Gemprint, Inc. will license the system for use by U.S. jewelers this fall, with two certified photos stored in a central registry and a portable laser camera rented to dealers.
Washington AP Robert E Lee IV welcomed Congress action restoring Confederate general Robert E Lee's U S citizenship. The House approved 407 to 10 after Senate unanimous vote on April 10. Ford expected to sign. Northern Democrats opposed without amnesty for Vietnam draft evaders.
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