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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1975
Page
2
AP report details five additional corpses recovered from a Tel Aviv hotel hit by guerrillas. total dead rise to eight, including seven attackers, three Israeli soldiers, and eight civilians. survivors claim the raid aimed at undermining Kissinger’s peace mission. ship origins traced to north Lebanon, with conflicting notes on Egypt.
Washington AP The government moved to dismiss Watergate cover up conspiracy charges against Gordon Strachan a principal aide to H R Haldeman when White House chief of staff Special Prosecutor Henry Ruth said the interests of justice lie in the continued prosecution of Strachan He faced up to 16 years in prison and a 20000 fine if convicted
A playful line notes that some people remain quiet until a long wait reveals their message. The quip contrasts silence with a humorous measure of time, ending with a playful jab at a tyrant figure.
Friday morning city attorney Clint Moyer filed stipulations of settlement in Cedar Rapids federal court for suits by the City of Hiawatha and 10 residents against the Iowa highway commission over Interstate 380 routing. Judge McManus signed orders dismissing the suits. one suit against the Linn County regional planning commission remains.
Gov Robert Ray backed a wage collection bill passed 73 to 25 by the House, citing general support but criticizing Democrats for not engaging on bill details. He favors stripping excess paperwork, aims to analyze the measure before the Senate, with three Gazette-area Republicans voting against it and others in the area voting for. The bill would permit state action to collect wages owed to workers.
The Senate voted Friday to limit further debate on making it easier to end filibusters. Each senator would have one hour for a rules change, with cloture votes set to a three-fifths majority. Leaders moved session time earlier by three hours to push a showdown vote on whether future filibusters can be ended by 60 of 100 senators.
President Ford signals a reduced Cambodia aid sum from the earlier 222 million target amid White House hints. He warns Congress that Cambodia may fall to communists if military assistance stalls, while lawmakers discuss alternatives like 116 million proposed by Rep. McCluskey. Ford urges rapid congressional action as he also addresses economy, tax cuts, and deficit concerns.
Tomah Wisconsin AP Frank Andres built a thrifty hardware business over decades and died at 83 leaving an estate likely between 1 million and 1.5 million to be used for Tomah gifts and local needs. The bulk funds a trust to benefit the community with possible projects including a library and city facilities. His niece in Spokane was left one dollar.
Detroit AP reports GM Chrysler and American Motors will run all 35 U S assembly plants next week though many will stay on reduced schedules. About 176000 of 506000 hourly workers remain on indefinite layoff as industry demand stays weak amid rebates ending Feb 2 and ongoing plant closings.
February jobless rate held at 8.2 percent as 540,000 workers lost jobs, mainly in manufacturing, while 580,000 dropouts left the labor force. Manufacturing unemployment rose to 11 percent with 425,000 fewer factory jobs, the lowest since September 1965, amid a broad recession.
Iowa's unemployment rose to 5.9 percent in February affecting about 76 250 workers. January's rate was adjusted up to 5 5 percent. Officials caution figures are preliminary with possible revisions in coming days. The state agency notes Iowa's rate remains above many peers but not the worst nationally.
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