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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1975
Page
13
Multiple short notices report residents returning home from Mercy hospital and relocations, plus police reports of thefts including a stolen stereo, cash, a tape player, and tools. Local clubs announce meetings, businesses advertise services and sales, and public notices cover events at venues like Temple Judah and Linwood Cemetery.
Reported pursuit of six SLA members who killed six in May continues with searches centered in the San Francisco Bay area. Investigators consider Patty Hearst’s possible surrender while Patty’s physician visit in the area is noted by Newsweek. Bill Walton says FBI interviewed him in San Francisco and he denies involvement or knowledge of the Scotts.
Federal investigators plan to audit records of major utilities amid allegations of illegally high oil prices during the Arab embargo. Grand juries in Jacksonville New York and Los Angeles are examining possible price manipulation and mislabeling of oil origin. Investigations span Houston Philadelphia Baltimore Boston with totals ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions in overcharges.
Windell Linn Eaton and his wife Zelda died after a semi struck their car on highway 38 near Center Junction in fog. Vernon E. Miller of Onslow, who was northernbound, veered left and was charged with prohibited passing after the crash.
Saigon reporting that Vietnam forces pulled most defenders from Pleiku and abandoned the provincial capital to the Communist advance. Military sources say Pleiku was stripped to about 500 troops as highways into the Central Highlands were cut. The move follows major Communist gains eroding government positions in the highlands.
Slippery roads Monday morning caused several minor accidents in Cedar Rapids. A five car pileup on Highway 149 at Fairfax blocked traffic before 6:45, followed by six more cars leaving the road near the Interstate 380 airport road exit between 8 and 8:30. No injuries were reported.
Hawkeye Labor Council continues its educational series on crime and the criminal justice system with a 7 p.m. program on police attitudes at IBEW local 408 union hall 1211 Wiley boulevard SW. Mayor Don Canney, Safety Commissioner James Steinbeck, IBEW local 1362 President Craig Hoepner, and Robert Culbertson of Allendale Michigan join the program open to the public at no charge.
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