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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1975
Page
1
In southeast Iowa the Winner's Circle lounge in Worth Liberty was raided Friday night in what authorities call a major Las Vegas type operation. Fourteen people tied to the establishment were arrested on gambling charges after a three and a half month investigation.
A lighthearted note suggests the IRS did not enact major changes to income tax rules this year. The quip implies the system has already been simplified, leaving readers with a wry takeaway about tax complexity.
Los Angeles AP reports flame haired actress Susan Hayward has died at 55 from a brain tumor at her Beverly Hills home after more than two years of illness. An Academy Award winner for I Want to Live in 1958, she was nominated five times and will be buried Monday in Carrollton, Georgia, where she once lived with Eaton Chalkley.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 29.2 billion tax cut for 1974 and 1975, promising rebates of at least 100 dollars to most filers, up to 200 dollars. The plan, larger than Ford’s recommendation, aims to stimulate the economy with May rebate checks.
DES MOINES AP The House passed a family farm act 66 to 19 stressing limits on nonfarm corporate ownership of land. The measure aims to curb corporate farming, create a land reporting system, and requires current owners to divest within five years unless they meet farm corporation or authorized farm corporation criteria.
Saigon AP reports South Vietnam moved its central highlands headquarters from Pleiku to Nha Trang due to heavy fighting and highway cuts. North Vietnamese forces overran Tay Ninh outpost as refugees report hundreds dead near Phnom Penh and Noak Luong naval base. France urged its embassy to consulate status while Singapore pulled diplomats.
CHICAGO AP The Rock Island Lines faced renewed rejection from the USRA for a 100 million loan to stave off cash shortages. officials warned inevitable layoffs and possible reorganization if denied. The board pledged a Monday meeting to discuss the railroad's future amid ConRail consolidation plans.
A federal grand jury in San Francisco probes Patricia Hearst case as FBI shifts search to the West Coast. Reports place Hearst and associates in Pennsylvania last fall and possible sightings in Las Vegas Palm Springs and San Diego area. Investigators coordinate with Pennsylvania officials while testimony looms for March 14 in Harrisburg.
A 48 year old Mt Vernon man died after his car hit a deer and collided with two other vehicles near Palisades-Kepler state park on highway 30. The driver Jack Byron Jones died on arrival at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids from head and chest injuries. Bruce H Damberg 44 of Grand Mound, other driver, was treated at Mercy hospital for head chest and leg injuries and was in good condition Saturday. The 9 20 p m crash closed highway 30 for over 90 minutes while deputies and rescue workers freed victims and investigated the incident.
Former Oklahoma Governor David Hall and associate WLW Taylor were found guilty on all counts after a three week trial. Hall faces up to 35 years and $40,000 in fines while Taylor could receive 15 years and $20,000. Both remain free on bond pending sentencing and appeals.
Onassis died in Paris at 69 after a battle with bronchial infection and complications from myasthenia gravis. His daughter Christina was at his bedside as Jacqueline Kennedy prepared to fly to Paris. He built a vast shipping empire, owned a private airline, and sailed a famous yacht, remaining a legendary figure in postwar business and society.
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