Weather Summary and Local Incidents
Saturday high 40 at 12 p.m. with SE wind 5 mph and humidity 75 percent. Precipitation none. March total 1.23 inches versus normal 2.43. Births: Mercy Whitters a daughter at 1912 Bowing Street SW. Quinn Shelton a son Route One Amana. Darrell Slabaugh a daughter Solon at St Lukes. Incidents: children playing with matches Mt Vernon Road and Knoll Street SE. investigation at 718 Sixth Street SW. air evac at the airport.
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Mercy
Michael Whitters
Bowing Street
Quinn Shelton
Amana
St. Lukes
Darrell Slabaugh
Solon
Mt. Vernon Road
Knoll Street
Sixth Street
Cambodia Aid Fight Reflects Deep Vietnam Split
The article details U S and Cambodian aid debates as President Ford weighs emergency military support for Phnom Penh amid a rebel siege. It notes U S ambassador Grah am Martin urging increased aid while McCloskey warns of a possible Communist take over if funding remains cut. Rebel forces seize key Phnom Penh defenses as airlift remains critical.
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South Vietnam
U.S
McCloskey
Graham Martin
Congressional Group
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
Cambodia
Nessen
Nelsen
Phnom Penh
Pochentong
Gazette Co Daily News Service Cedar Rapids 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions listed include carrier weekly and Mail Night Edition options with various weekly and 52 week rates. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for the paper's focal news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Gnd
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Cedarapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Focal
Work Hard to Cut Heart Disease Risk, Says Study
A 22 year study of 6351 San Francisco bay area longshoremen finds men with high energy work have about half the coronary death rate of low energy workers. Results hold after adjusting for smoking high blood pressure and prior heart disease. The NEJM report supports earlier findings.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
San Francisco Bay Area
Mobile Homes Boost Housing Options for Families and Retirees
Thousands of Americans invest in mobile homes to beat rising housing costs. The Gazette begins an exclusive five part series by Sylvia Porter assessing advantages and disadvantages, with buyer tips, site selection guidance, and cautions about mobile home scams.
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the Gazette
Sylvia Porter
Hearst Hearst's Whereabouts Rumors Circulate Amid Find Scott Developments
Reports from Washington Star New York Times San Francisco Chronicle and Washington Post surface amid Patty Hearst fugitive saga. Jack Scott allegedly seeks legal counsel to bargain with FBI and reveal where Hearst may hide. FBI subpoenas prompt questions about the elder Scott and his son with Micki status unclear.
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Patty Hearst
Garry
Jack
Washington Star
Scott
FBI
New York Times
Miss Hearst
San Francisco Chronicle
Canaan
Hearst
Portland
Ore
The
Chronicle
Oberlin College
Ohio
Micki
Washington Post
Lnenicka Charged In Burglary Attempt
Coralville police arrested 20 year old Donald Allen Lnenicka Friday night for attempted breaking and entering at McCabe Implement Co on Highway 6 in Coralville just after 8 p.m.
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Coralville
Donald Allen Lnenicka
Lnenicka
McCabe Implement Co
Highway 6
Congress Panel Demands CIA Documents From Ford Aide
Congressional investigators pressed President Ford to release all White House documents from the past thirty years related to foreign and domestic intelligence activities. The Church committee seeks the Colby CIA report, executive orders, directives, and White House org charts for intelligence agencies. The Rockefeller Commission also plans expanded CIA assassination probes and extra time to conclude its inquiry.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Ford
White House
Sen
Church
D-Idaho
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
United States
CIA
Colby
Philip Budhen
New York Times
Rockefeller
the Times
Collins Receives $2,122,847 Add‑On Air Force Contract
Second District Congressman Mike Blouin announced Collins Radio Co has been awarded an additional 2,122,847 for an existing air force contract totaling 26,029,725. The work includes installation check out maintenance and demodification of EC 135 and FB 111 aircraft with 66 percent performed at Cedar Rapids facilities.
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Collins Radio Co
Air Force
Second
Mike Blouin
The
Blouin
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Ends Agency Service to Two Iowa Towns
The Iowa Commerce Commission indicates the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad plans to discontinue agency service at North English and Williamsburg. Service for Williamsburg North English Parnell and Conroy would be transferred to Sigourney under the railroad proposal.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co
North English
Williamsburg
Parnell and Conroy
Sigourney
14 Nabbed In Raid Free On Bond
In Iowa City 14 people arrested Friday night at the Winner's Circle lounge in North Liberty were released on bond or their own recognizance. Bonds ranged from 125 to 250 dollars, with the rest free on their signed notes to appear in court. Authorities said the operation involved state vice agents and county deputies who confiscated over 10 thousand dollars and gambling devices.
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Iowa City
Winner’s Circle
North Liberty
Johnson County
Iown
Roger Stephens
Iowa
Oil Overcharges Probe Tied to Nigeria Venezuelan Imports
The Post reports grand jury investigations into oil overcharges. Customs agents say Nigerian origin oil priced higher at 10 a barrel while Nigeria price was 5.50. A second case alleges Jacksonville Electric Authority bought 5 to 10 million barrels sold through a foreign dummy firm at inflated rates.
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Nigeria
Post
Jacksonville Electric Authority
Jacksonville Electric
Jacksonville
Venezuela
Justice Department
Station Loses Inspection Permit At Jim's Skelly Service
The Iowa Department of Public Safety suspended the motor vehicle inspection station permit of Jim's Skelly service at 507 First Avenue SW for 60 days. The suspension takes effect Friday unless an appeal is filed. A Cedar Rapids resident and a state motor vehicle investigator testified against the station on March 6.
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Iowa
Deaths in Cedar Rapids mark World War II era lives
Obituaries list William B. Vrba 72 of 1121 Fifteenth Street SE and John Florian Pisha 62 of 135 Thirty-first Street NW with long Cedar Rapids residence, WWII service, and family survivors. Funeral details, call times, and burial locations provided for each. Additional notices include multiple marriages and services: Shores Gordon B., Mitchell Charles, Tordik Frank F., Keffer Norma J., and graves at local cemeteries.
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Hazleton
Timothy E. Vargason
Presbyterian Church
Edgar Adair
Hazleton Cemetery
Turner East
Cedar Rapids
Moscow
Clifford Melick
Rochester Methodist Church
Tipton Masonic
Congregational Church
Appleton's
Edgewood
Tama — Upton Collinson
United Methodist Church
Pleasant View Cemetery
Carthage
S.D. Harrison's
Lisbon
Carroll Sailor
Federated Church
Morgan’s
Otha E. Huber
Powell's
Mt. Vernon
Jack Jones
Cascade
Joseph Supple
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Devaney’s. Vinton
Carmen Coleman
Baptist Church
Visitation
Campbell's
Liberty
Laura Carter
Snider
Andrew Robinson
Tenth Street
City Streets Department
William B. Vrba
Fifteenth Street SE
Protivia
Wilson and Co
Fred Eggers
Central City
Michael Becker
Orville Miller
Marion
Arthur Popejoy
Penticton
B.C
Canada
Georgia Brooks
Kadoka
S.D
William Harnish
Kuba Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial
John Florian Pisha
Thirty-first Street NW
Zlechov
Czechoslovakia
Anne Sudlik
American Legion
Penick and Ford
Z.C.B.J. Lodge
Grain Miller’s Union
Donna Story Receives Jaycee Distinguished Service Award
West Union Donna Story of West Union was honored Friday night by the Jaycees with the Distinguished Service award at the annual banquet held at West Union Country Club. Dennis Wabbena was cited as Outstanding Young Educator and Russell Guyer as Outstanding Young Religious Leader.
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West Union
Donna Story
Jaycees
West Union Country Club
Dennis Wabbena
Russell Guyer
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C.R. Weather
Vernon Hoppe
Hoover-Valentine’s
Marengo
Olin — Marvin
Bob) Kreger
St. John's American Lutheran Church
Hayden’s
Olin
Ivan L. Fleming
Hayden Funeral Home
Funeral
John E. Lapes
Congress
Commission
Collins
Teahen Funeral Home
Marian F. Teahen
Elden B. Rohn Mortician
First Ave
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Milwaukee
16Th Ave. S.W
Patsy Reed
Fort Pierce
Fla
Harvey Hoffman
Bradford Roth
Skokie
Ill
Jack Dooley
William Vrba
John F. Pisha
Vernon Hynek
David Overall
Minneapolis
Katherine Pisha
Stephen
Teahen Chapel
Clarence Frana
Mitchell
Charles
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richard L. Thompson
Turner West
Tordik
Frank F
William B. Harnish
Keffer
Norma J
Janeba- Kuba
Allen S. van Cleve
Oakwood Cemetery
Lewis
Charles, Henrietta
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