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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1975

Page

12

Ray backs team idea for governor and lieutenant governor

Governor Robert Ray endorses a constitutional amendment to have governor and lieutenant governor run as a team in primary elections, arguing it preserves compatible leadership. The plan would allow governors to nominate their running mate, while some lawmakers favor legislature decisions on nomination methods.

Dre Moines Sptorhor Gover Pixas Clay Spear Burlington

Mechanicsville Council Approves Street Sealing Plan

Mechanicsville council approves a summer street seal coating program at 36 cents per square yard. The extent will be set later. Public hearing March 10 on the 145,876 dollar fiscal year budget. Local donations fund pavilion renovations at Cruse Memorial Park with Lions Club labor.

Mechanicsville Roy Walters Marvin Null Lambora Construction Serrice Cedar County Abariff Efl Tom Railsback Cedar City ‘Ciers Carol Balster Etter Kirkwood College Board of Supervisor

Rock Island Faces Shutdown Without Fuel Support

The Rock Island railroad warned it may halt all commuter service and possibly shut down within weeks after Texaco refused fuel oil delivery. With a three day supply left, the railroad would idle 10,500 employees and trackage serving 700 communities if no federal relief or fuel source is secured.

Texaco, Inc Rock Island Chicago USRA Ingram

Head of Crime Council to Speak For Mini Course

Milton G Rector president of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency will speak on night crime and the criminal justice system at TREW hall 121 Wiley boulevard SW. The event is sponsored by Hawkett Labor Council in cooperation with NCCDD the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and AFL-CIO department of community service. Rector became president in 1972 and has served as a delegate to United and world congresses on crime prevention. He is author of a column Of Crime and Punishment.

Milton G. Rector National Council On Alght Trew Hall Wiley Boulevard Hawkett Labor Council Tat National Council On Crime F Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Afl-Cio Department of Community Servient Rector

Poll Finds 15 Percent Fear Layoffs Across U S Work Force

Princeton based AP report on a Gallup poll showing 15 percent of the American workforce expect to be fired in the next 12 months. Most workers feel job security remains high though insecurity echoes across part time workers, nonwhites, and lower income groups. Regional differences show East and Midwest most insecure while the Southeast feels most secure.

Princeton N.J Gallup Spercent U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics Whitte East Midwest Seuta

Shah Abolishes Iran Two-Party System Decree

Tehran AP The Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi decreed a one party state in Iran and urged all who back the regime to join the new political organization. He ordered 49 percent of private factory shares to workers or public sale and similar stock divestment in government plants except key industries. A minimum monthly wage of 184 dollars for workers is to take effect nationwide. The decree outlined government share of one percent with full management rights. The radio television broadcast the policy, dissolving the existing two party system for at least two years.

Tehran Iran Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Shah Radio Iran

FBI Doubt Weather Underground Behind Connecticut Blast

FBI officials doubt Weather Underground ties to the Sponge Rubber plant arson in Shelton Connecticut after three kidnapped guards and a janitor were released. Investigators examine arson by a disgruntled employee while noting one kidnapper mentioned the Weather Underground during the incident.

Shelton, Conn LPI FBI Weather Underground I Insurance Trend Thomas Dugan Roy Ranno Ranno WPI

Southeast Asia Crisis Echoes In Phnom Penh Talks

Bartlett caps Bao remark as hogwash while Flynt accuses fabrications. McCloskey warns on Vietnam aid if inspection bans persist. Lon Nol signals possible resignation for peace, while Sihanouk, in exile, calls a people's tribunal for traitors and war criminals as Khmer Rouge threats loom over Phnom Penh. Newsweek notes ongoing tension and possible concessions.

Bartlett Bao Joh Flynt D-Fla McCloskey North Vietnam U.S Congress Phnom Penh Lon Lon Nol U. S Newamen John Gunther Dean Norodom Sihanouk Newsweek Magazine Sihanouk Peking Khmer Rouge Newsweek

Cedar Rapids Briefs Report Local Misdeeds and Events

Cedar Rapids notices list co chairmen for 1975 fund drive at restaurants offering free coffee to raise money for the mentally retarded. Training sessions, medical services, thefts, home break ins, and community announcements appear with names, addresses, and local venues across the area.

Coffes Dey Harold Stickney Iowa Asen Roy Hewitt Linn County Alan

Cop's Dream Foretells Real Shooting In Miami Beach

Miami Beach officer Richard Trado, who reported dreamt about stopping a car and being shot, was wounded hours later when a suspect fled after a robbery at a Miami nightclub. Detective officers pursued and arrested 28 year old Juan Humberto Mesa after a vehicle chase.

Miami Beach Richard Trade Traflo Trado Miami Juan Humberto Mesa

C R Man Accused of Drunk Driving

Louis T. Womacka, 61, of 1651 Thirty-fourth Street SE, faced drunken driving charges after his car struck a parked vehicle on Thirty-fourth Street SE near Pioneer Avenue at about 8 p.m. Saturday. The other vehicle belonged to Mark D. Schroeder, 70 Thirty-fifth Street.

Louis T. Womacka Thirty-fourth Street Womacka

Cedar Rapids Woman, 51, Beaten Saturday

A Cedar Rapids woman identified as Doris Durgin 51 remained in serious condition Monday at University Hospitals Iowa City after injuries from a beating Saturday. She was taken from 1031 Thirty first Street NE to Mercy Hospital and then to Iowa City.

Cedar Rapids University Hospitals Iowa City Doris Durgin Thirtyfirst Mercy Hospital L P.m. Sunyday JL. McCurry Sixteenth Street

Kleinbrink Charged With Embezzlement

James Kleinbrink aged 33 of 270 Stadium Drive SW was scheduled for arraignment on a charge of embezzlement by an agent. He was arrested by Linn County deputies on Friday night on a warrant and held in county jail in lieu of 7500 dollars. The theft allegedly involved converting 500 dollars from Appleoff Realty Co. to his own use while employed.

James Kleinbrink Stadium Drive Kleinbrink Linn Appleoff Realty Co Feu

Two Held for Not Paying for Meal at Spring House

Two persons are charged with defrauding an innkeeper after dining at Spring House restaurant 3980 Center Point Road NE and leaving without paying. Michael Sallor, 24, of 4812 Louisa Street NE, held in Linn County jail Monday on a 125 bond. An 11 year old girl is held pending youth bureau processing. Police say $14.17 of food was purchased. Another adult is being sought.

Spring House Center Point Road Michael Sallor Louisa Street Linn County Youth Bureau

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