28 Jul 1975
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1975
Page
1
Extended forecast calls for mostly fair hot and humid weather Wednesday through Friday with daytime highs in the 90s and nighttime lows in the 60s to mid 70s. River stage readings show declines at several sites Mississippi levels noted with brackets and dam and lake pool figures listed for LaCrosse Lansing Dam Dubuque Davenport Keokuk Coralville Lake with small changes noted and pool level at Monday.
Birth announcements cover multiple cities with names and addresses for newborns from July 26 27, including Marion Hiawatha and Clarence. A long list of traffic related citations follows with offenders from many towns and states, plus penalties and fines.
Johnson county Medical Examiner T. T. Bozek rules Marvin Kamm, 51, of Kansas City, Missouri, died of natural causes. Kamm's body found in an Iowa City motel Monday morning, with death likely occurring Saturday but not discovered until Monday.
Hugh D Jones 85 of rural Ely died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born October 26 1889 in St Helens county England he served for many years as a clerk at Johnson county home. He lived with the Robert Shebetka family near Ely and willed his body to the University of Iowa anatomical research department. Beatty Bearle Murdoch chapel in charge of arrangements.
Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids list Edna Mae Blackwell 83 of 626 Second Street SW Cedar Rapids widow of Rollie H. Blackwell died in Seattle after a sudden illness born October 16 1891 in Muscatine County survivors include four daughters and three sons with many grandchildren and great grandchildren services at Turner chapel East Cedar Memorial burial and viewing details given Roy H. Miller 80 former Cedar Rapids resident died at Masonic Home Bettendorf after a long illness born September 2 1894 married 1913 in Vinton survived by wife Hazel and son Robert services August 16 at St Martin's Episcopal Church Des Plaines cremation at Chapel of Memories memorial fund in Des Plaines. Ruby L. McIntosh 89 widow of Charles F. McIntosh died in Bloomfield member of United Methodist Church and Kings Daughters survivors include daughter Ruth Barker two grandchildren and two great grandchildren services in Bloomfield and burial at Cedar Memorial with related notices for Cummings Turner West and others following through the region’s obituaries.
A storm move across southwestern Nova Scotia with high winds and heavy rain as Hurricane Blanche crosses toward the Bay of Fundy. Shelburne experienced 50 mph winds while the hurricane, forecast to weaken, travels north northeast toward the Maine coast and Atlantic Canada. Gale warnings extend from Rockland to Eastport, Maine, with small craft advised to stay near ports until seas subside.
About 100 whites confronted six Black traveling salesmen on Carson beach in South Boston injuring one man. The six fled as sticks and pipes struck. Robert Jackson, 31, of Cambria, NY, was caught and beaten before rescuers took him to City Hospital. Police described a racially charged scene amid desegregation tensions.
A series of magistrate court actions include several dismissals for possession of marijuana and related charges. Kenneth Hall and Gary Drakos saw drops. Floyd Deal and David Harger pled guilty to drunk driving with deferred sentences. Tom Sarver bound over on possession of a controlled substance. Danny Wright convicted for assault and battery with 30 day sentence. Larry Thurston pled guilty to amended reckless driving.
Ronald E. Moore, 40, filed nomination papers for a three year term as member at large on the Cedar Rapids school board. He is current board president, owner of an insurance firm, and former Cedar Rapids Insurance Agents president. Moore and his wife Maud have two daughters in Squaw Creek Elementary. he holds a BA in economics from the University of Rochester and CPCU designation.
IOWA CITY A Margaret Kelly 51 filed a 250000 suit against the state of Iowa alleging negligence by University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She says she was treated 11 times in 1973 including a biopsy and that cancer was not found earlier, with later tests revealing cancer and delays in treatment.
Washington Congress approved President Ford’s plan to extend nondiscriminatory trade terms to Romania by 355 to 41 in the House after Senate approval 88 to 2. Ford certified Romania would permit free emigration of Jews and minorities, a test of a new trade law linking MFN status to emigration. The Ways and Means Committee praised rising Romanian emigration and forecast a reassessment in about a year.
The Iowa Commerce Commission approved permanent authority for Iowa Limousine Service Inc to provide transport between Cedar Rapids airport and Iowa City Cedar Rapids areas. It denied a similar request by Charter Coaches Inc. The service has operated for two and a half years with certificates for airport transport and routes to Marion Hiawatha and nearby Iowa City areas. Temporary approval was granted in March.
In Cedar Rapids federal court Judge Edward J. McManus placed two admitted car thieves on probation after pleading guilty to interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. Robert Porterfield, 22, formerly of Philadelphia, and Daniel Engler, 24, formerly of San Pablo, California, admitted driving a stolen van from Minneapolis to Clear Lake after a May 19 intoxicated episode. They received suspended prison terms and three years on probation, with warnings they face prison if they violate terms.
Linn county attorney's office studies potential charges against an inmate who struck another prisoner with a broom handle. Steve Shifflet was taken to St Luke's hospital Sunday afternoon and released after treatment. Captain Dennis Blomer said Craig Gardner punched Shifflet in the face with a broom handle.
Richard L. Ritze 25 Alburnett was treated and released from St Luke's hospital Saturday night after injuries from a motorcycle crash. His bike skidded on sand and hit a bridge on the Alburnett road north of Marion. On this date in 1945 a military plane crash killed 13 in New York City.
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