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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1975
Page
6
A three month old beagle mix described as a two way dog suitable for fieldwork or home life is up for adoption. The pup has had a temporary distemper shot and her first warming and is offered for twenty dollars by the Humane Shelter located on Mt. Vernon Road SE.
King Hussein in Amman warned Congress against reducing arms sales to Jordan saying a cut would harm U S Jordan relations. He noted Jordan will not leave its air space open to Israeli warplanes and rejected a proposed compromise of three Hawk batteries with six launchers each amid a $350 million package.
A 2 year old boy, Troy Holterman, was electrocuted after cutting an electric wire with pruning shears while climbing a mesh fence around a family pool. Police and neighbors tried mouth to mouth resuscitation for an hour with no success. His 16 year old brother Kurt reported finding him.
UPI reports on the KBM comet discovered by Toru Kobayashi Douglas Berger and Dennis Milton. Close approach July 2 left little naked eye visibility due to a bright full moon and a faint tail. Experts caution it may brighten later but could also fade, with observers in the southern hemisphere most likely to see a return in September.
Lt. Gen. Daniel Graham, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, calls U S military attaches the most cost effective intelligence tool and says a Beijing posting may arrive by year’s end. He and Maj. Gen. Willis Crittenberger testified to a House subcommittee outlining budgets and a high rank requirement for attaches.
The House passed by voice vote a bill raising Coast Guard and widow benefits by 10 to 12 percent for about two million disabled veterans. It doubles Ford’s requested 5 percent increase, with a Senate vote set for later this week. The measure, effective Aug 1, also boosts widow indemnity by 12 percent and increases veterans clothing allowances from 150 to 175 dollars.
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