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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1975
Page
2
Marion firemen vote unanimously 11 to 0 to recognize the Marion Professional Firefighters Local No. 1937 as bargaining representative. Twelve eligible ballots. city council set meeting for Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in City Hall council chamber.
The Bunge and Born company advertised the distribution of 36 million pesos in goods to the poor for kidnapped executives Jorge and Juan Born. Police intercepted twelve truckloads and many helpers across multiple provinces while the group's demands included bail payments and a company fine.
American and English naval petty officers spent 15 days in a diving bell reaching 1,488 feet in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles southwest of Panama City Florida. They surfaced in a decompression chamber after surpassing the previous 1,010-foot mark. Divers include Engineer 2 C Joseph Bennett Ladoga California S CPO Lowell Burwell Logan West Virginia Chief Electronics Technician William Rhodes Huntsville Alabama and Royal Navy CPO Victor Humphrey Portsmouth England.
A legislative conference committee and the Iowa senate agreed to name the new state office building after Iowa’s first woman legislator Carolyn Campbell Pendray. The move pits Sen. Minnette Doderer against Sen. Richard Norpel who favored naming the building for Ansel Briggs. The proposal still requires House and full Senate approval.
Elva A. Swallom 77 widow of Carl Swallom died Thursday in a Waterloo home after a long illness. Born December 12, 1897 in Mecklenburg County North Carolina she lived in Palo the last 40 years and was a former telephone operator and Palo Legion Auxiliary member. She leaves two daughters Louise McClurg Cedar Rapids and Mrs William Kysely Palo four sisters and four brothers five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral 1 30 Monday at Palo Methodist Church with burial in Palo cemetery. Friends may call Turner Chapel West Cedar Rapids until 9 p m Sunday and at the church from 10 a m to 1 p m Monday. The casket will not be opened after the service.
Bill Baum the administrative assistant to Dyersville's mayor resigned at a council meeting Tuesday. He will join the East Central Intergovernmental Assn in Dubuque to assist five counties with technical help in federal government dealings.
Lansing voters approved a $50,000 referendum for a new fire station by a 131 to 29 vote. The new structure will be built on the site of the current station and will include some city offices to address the town's growing needs.
Ethel Blanche Berry 57 of East Amana died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born July 17, 1917 in Marshalltown she married Carl Berry June 7, 1952 in Springville. Survived by husband daughter Marengo son Tampa sister Elsie Buswell and four brothers Cedar Rapids relatives note church burial at Campbell cemetery services Saturday 1 30 p m Turner chapel west Cedar Rapids.
Meir Zarmi of Israel's Labor party outlined a map annexing the Golan Heights and Gaza Strip and setting the Jordan River as a security border. The plan leaves West Bank sovereignty open and conditions Sharm el Sheikh negotiations, with cabinet support but no parliamentary majority. Ford warns the drift toward war could trigger an oil embargo if not halted.
Kurt E. Larsen 51 of Mt. Vernon, Texaco district sales supervisor, died Wednesday. Born July 23, 1923 in Sioux City he served in World War II and was a member of St Michael's Episcopal Cedar Rapids Masonic lodge and Eastern Star. Survived by wife Virginia Fender two daughters and four sons. Services Saturday at 9 30 a m at church with Masonic rites at Morgan's Mt Vernon after 2 p m Friday.
Kirkwood Community College lists GED testing hours at the Kirkwood Skills Center 1205 Rockford Road SW. Testing runs 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday with 1 to 4 p.m. afternoons Monday and Tuesday and Tuesday evenings 6 to 9 p.m. Contact Dwight Marshall at 398-5410 or visit the center.
Johnson county medical examiner Dr. T. T. Bozak ruled Ellery Maske, 65, of Iowa City, died accidentally from asphyxiation. Maske was found in the garage at his residence by neighbors late Wednesday night. authorities believe he died Saturday.
Metropolitan area physicians form what is believed to be the citys first physicians union. Local 708 of the Service Employees International Union will be chartered, citing restrictive hospital practices rising malpractice insurance costs and heavy health bureaucracy.
Milton Martens pled guilty to assault and battery and was fined 30 dollars plus costs for an incident with Margaret Wharton on March 24. Gerald O Connor pled guilty to drunk driving and received a 30 day suspended jail sentence after arrest on March 21. Gary Bramwell appears in the report with an arrest date of April 20.
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