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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1975
Page
3
The Daily Record reports a warm humid extended forecast with highs in the mid 90s and lows in the upper 70s. It lists births at St. Luke's and other locations, plus a fire incident at 1764 Mallory Street SW due to a short in wiring.
A disc sander and electric drill were taken from Cedar Rapids Ceramic Tile Co. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday. A stereo receiver and tape player were stolen from a home at about 2 a.m. Saturday. An AM FM radio was removed from an auto parked at a residence between 1 a.m. and 10 a.m. Saturday. A wallet containing cash and cards disappeared from Elmcrest country club dressing room around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Items stolen from four front porches and yards after 10 p.m. Friday include a cement flower pot from Robert Baskerville at 1334 Eighth Street NW, two ceramic jars from Mrs. Paul Kosek at 1441 Memorial Drive SE, $75 lawn furniture from Helen Sewell at 217 Fourth Street NW, and two cement pots worth $50 from John Sevcik at 1121 Sioux Drive NW.
In Rock Island Illinois a teenage girl who saved a four year old from the Mississippi river drowned moments later. A man who attempted the rescue also disappeared as divers search the area. The four year old was not seriously injured.
Daniel R. Conway of 290 Twenty-fifth Avenue SW graduated from the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland on June 4 and has been commissioned as an ensign.
A 23 year old Cedar Rapids man, Robert William Fitzgerald, was jailed in Iowa City on robbery with aggravation and possession of a controlled substance charges after an armed Pizza Palace robbery. An employee pursued the suspect, who fled in a car later stopped near I 380 and Highway 218.
Cedar Rapids firefighters responded to a Saturday night blaze at 630 Nineteenth Avenue SW around 8 46 p m. The occupants were out of the home when the fire started, a fire department spokesman said.
Cedar Rapids streets department crews will make temporary repairs on railroad crossings this summer and charge railroads for the work. Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips says he has given up on railroads repairing the crossings and notes the first fix will be Center Point road NE by the old Linn county building. He stresses the work is in spare time and not the department’s responsibility.
Dale Henry at 5743 Ohio Street SW elected to a two year term as president of the local tea grain millers union at National Oats Co. Louie Oberhalser elected vice president Doris Lamb secretary treasurer William Murphy chief steward and Dudley Dreiner on the joint labor relations committee also chosen.
A government communique reports about 120 Burmese Communist rebels and 30 government soldiers killed in week-long fighting near the Chinese border, about 450 miles northeast of Rangoon. The clashes indicate intensified conflict as authorities assess the threat.
The fair opened to out of state breeders last year and Bright swept the Brown Swiss class with grand and reserve titles in bulls and cows. Winners include River Ridge Phoebe exhibited by Diane Hineman, 18, of Garwin, and Schulte Stretch Jennifer shown by Herb Schulte and Son of Norway as reserve grand champion female. Other divisions crowned include Ayrshire and Jersey champions with multiple owners and farm names listed among the winners.
Fairfax and Luzerne youths sweep events at the All Iowa fair youth pony show with Mike Minor winning equitation and musical chairs. Jeff MacTaggart grips two blue ribbons in western riding and keyhole race while Lorri Matthiesen, 10, of Wadena, takes the barrel race and places in keyhole events. Sharm Kuch earns grand halter with Cookie Jo, Debbie Wood reserves with Bridget, and 97 entries total reflect strong turnout.
Noon open buildings and exhibits and a full slate of judging including lamb classes in Farm Youth building. Comedy acts Lipko's Chimps at Mall and 4-H market lamb judging at 7 pm. Aerial act Swaying Bikos performs in Mall, sound and magic acts in Grandstand and Mall, tractor pulls, cow chip throwing, and stock car races fill the afternoon and evening at Farm Town barn Grandstand Mall and Cattle arena.
The pool level on May 1 sets flow between 4000 and 6000 cfs, adjusted only for heavy rains or drought. The Gazette reports about 100 landowners in Iowa counties including Johnson, Washington and Louisa have sued the U.S. government in Coralville Reservoir over flood damages, noting flowage easements were settled previously. The Amana Society land is cited as an exception, with a single prior payment. Controversy centers on historic flood projections linked to the dam.
FBI says a suspect wore the coat of one dead agent when found. Coll says searches focus on the gun battle area but extend off the reservation with local and state cooperation. BIA official cites negotiations with 16 occupants and women and children to safety amid gunfire. He notes agents were fired upon but did not shoot back.
The report notes Kissinger announces a state department reorganization two hours before sending to the President. He creates a priorities policy group centralizing decision making. Murphy says the Rockefeller Commission influenced intelligence recommendations but credits similar aims with or without VP involvement. The Murphy Commission urges stronger congressional oversight and a joint committee on national security. It also calls for stronger economic input in foreign policy.
A UPI report summarizes a survey showing 5 of 6 Americans support U S ownership of the Panama Canal. The poll says 70 percent doubt Panama could operate it effectively, 12 percent favor transfer, and a majority fear transfer would harm the U S economy and security.
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