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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1975
Page
3
Forecast notes two periods of rain on Friday and Sunday with highs near the upper 70s to 80s and lows around 60. Sunrise at 5 30, sunset noted. Year Ago Today records show a high of 74 and low 58 with no precipitation.
Birth announcements list newborns at St. Luke's Mercy and other locations with parent names and addresses. Separate section covers debts and assets for multiple individuals and couples, plus speeding and traffic-related fines, license issues, and parking violations across several towns and streets.
A long obituary list from Cedar Rapids area journals notes the deaths of Leona Sherren 82 of 212 Twenty-sixth street NW widow of Roy Sherren died Monday after brief illness born July 17 1892 lived in West Union Cedar Rapids since moving 20 years ago survivors include four daughters and six grandchildren with services to be held at Burnham and Wood funeral home West Union burial in West Union Also Barnard A Beers 63 of route 3 Cedar Rapids died Tuesday born March 31 1912 survived by wife two brothers services Friday Beatty Bearle chapel Cedar Memorial Arthur E Albright 74 resident of Allison hotel died Tuesday funeral services Friday Chapel of Memories burial North Liberty cemetery Fish Kenneth W died 10 a.m. Thursday at All Saints Catholic church burial Mt Calvary Rosary recited tonight at Stewart funeral home Beechley Sylvia Mae Stinger dead Thursday burial Cedar Memorial Hunt Douglas Wayne funeral Thursday Turner's east Clutter Mrs George Hayek 58 Naomi Jean Kepler 50 Walter A Appleger 66 Vera Maude Beach 73 Robert W Bush 88 Martha Guider 84 and Medford C Tex Martin 57 all listed with funeral details and burial plans Also Fannie Fliermans 90 widow of Carl Fliermans died Tuesday with services Friday at First Church of the Nazarene and Fred Larson 89 Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday with services Thursday at Turner's west and burial at Cedar Memorial.
Lois Lavonne Eisher 42 of Sunrise mobile home court died in a Tuesday 4:30 p.m. highway 13 head on near Bertram after attempting to pass two tractors in a passing zone. Bernard Cooper 33 of Marion was in the oncoming car and was treated for minor injuries. Investigating deputy urged a passing zone on the north upgrade of the railroad viaduct. Services pending at Turner's West.
New Orleans AP report clarifies that only Nevada Governor Michael O'Callaghan sailed the Sunday night Mississippi river cruise funded by oil interests during the National Governors Conference. The Natchez paddle-wheeler carried 900 people, mostly staff, guests, and reporters.
The federal government will reimburse states for all welfare medical and social service costs of Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees after resettlement. Secretary Caspar Weinberger said resettlement may be through voluntary agencies or state local governments with sponsor support for shelter food and employment. He noted some refugees may still need state aid but will not burden local resources.
The commission notes a five year statute would bar prosecutions for acts in the Eisenhower to Nixon eras and the first Nixon year. It lauds CIA for lawful operation yet flags illegal actions. Belin declines comment, urging public digestion of the 300 page report. Blouin and Clark call for reforms and public support, Culver seeks broader inquiry and accountability.
New Orleans, API The National Governors Conference rejected a plan for an aggressive oil gas and coal program without price and pollution limits. The Edwards resolution urged exploiting reserves and offshore and Alaskan resources. The measure failed 27 to 11 amid debate among oil producing and nonproducing state governors.
The Iowa City district court heard two days of testimony over a temporary injunction blocking transfers from the 3 to 11 p.m. shift tied to support for former Sgt. Robert Vevera. Officers Leonard Brandrup Danny Sellers and Daniel Moore argued the moves were punitive. Court expected to rule soon.
Ministers of the 13 nation OPEC agreed to delay any price increase until at least October and postpone converting prices to special drawing rights. The plan to quote future prices in SDRs was set back to end of September, after a proposed 30 percent hike was paused to offset inflation since January 1974.
The Labor Department reports 5 765 300 Americans received unemployment benefits in the week ending May 24 across seven programs, down 354 000 from the prior week and the first drop below six million since Feb 15. State unemployment declined to 6.1 percent as hiring broadens. Major declines came from Illinois California Virginia New York Michigan and New Jersey. New claims fell to 357 600 for the week ending May 31, a drop of 33 900.
The senate approved a resolution stating that Americans should not pay state taxes on the tax rebates approved earlier this year. The sense of the senate resolution, by voice vote, declares rebates not to be subject to state income tax.
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