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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1975
Page
3
Washington AP reports President Ford may delay the oil tariff early next week to allow time for a White House Congress joint plan to fight the recession and cut oil imports. Press Secretary Nessen said any delay would come Monday or Tuesday as Ford seeks a congressional compromise.
President Ford signed two bills to aid railroads with 347 million dollars in grants and loan guarantees for Northeastern and Midwestern lines including Penn Central. He also approved a 143.1 million emergency appropriation for fiscal 1978 to fund more railroad measures and support House facilities.
Cedar Rapids city workers in three departments have begun action to affiliate with the Teamsters union. Petitions showing 30 percent interest were filed with the state public employes relations board. Airport runway maintenance, police, and streets department workers seek bargaining unit recognition. A unit determination hearing must be held within 30 days.
In New Orleans a burglary suspect killed detective Joseph Tardiff and bystander Patty Hoffman and wounded two officers before being fatally shot after a running gunfight through the French Quarter. Detective Peter Menkiewicz was wounded. the suspect Darrell Doiron, 25, held a final stand until police stormed the apartment.
A 20 year old Massachusetts Institute of Technology undergraduate learned to assemble a homemade atomic bomb and now fears terrorists may kidnap him for his knowledge. He notes the information is publicly accessible and warns authorities to tighten plutonium controls as a Nova Science documentary films his secret life.
Washington AP reports the Civil Aeronautics Board approved a new scheme permitting airlines to offer 25 percent off normal coach fares for domestic trips over 750 miles with seven days advance purchase. Discounts apply to travel in off peak periods, but blackout rules remain during holidays and busy times.
Prices paid to farmers dropped four percent between January 15 and February 15, the sharpest of four monthly declines since last fall. The farm price index was 7 percent below February 15, 1974, while farm costs held steady but were 12 percent higher than a year earlier. Consumers face rising food prices likely to persist through mid-1975, though less severely than last year. Official retail food statistics for February pending release.
Abu Dhabi and major oil companies agreed to lower prices about 59 cents a barrel on Abu Dhabi crude from 11.20 a barrel and to raise production, signaling a rare OPEC linked move amid a West oil glut. Officials describe it as an understanding not a formal deal, with production guided toward a normal level and future impact on Western prices unclear.
London AP reports rescue teams recovered more bodies in London s worst subway disaster, raising the death toll to 31 with fears it could reach 50. Survivors were removed from a crumpled commuter train as officials warned many may have died in the front coaches. The lead car was packed with riders and the front half was described as molten metal.
Fire at the Carillon hotel along Collins Avenue forced about 700 guests to flee as flames and thick smoke filled the building. Fire Chief Albert Bishop reported 30 people treated for smoke inhalation and five hospitalized briefly. power was out and rooms were not immediately releasable.
Washington AP reports a former CIA official who contributed to a post Watergate inquiry denies CBS News claims of CIA involvement in assassinations. Several ex-CIA figures say talk of Castro and Trujillo plots existed but was not policy, and no action was taken. Some say the 1960s era rumors existed without approval.
Leftist group Montoneros claimed responsibility for the murder of John Patrick Egan, 62, the U S consular agent in Cordoba, a Kaiser Industries executive. They said he represented Yankee interests as they demanded government action and the four missing guerrillas. The body was found along a dirt road two miles from the industrial city, draped with a Montonero banner, with a note reading Montoneros Peron or death.
A humorous snippet notes that the truly rich these days count wealth not in money but in bullions, delivering a playful outlook on modern affluence with a punchy regional tone.
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