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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1975

Page

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Forecast details and local notices from Daily Record

Extended forecast calls for occasional snow or rain from Thursday through Saturday with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s to 40s NW winds at 23 mph at noon. This page lists multiple obituaries, marriages, dissolutions, and a long police court record detailing fines for various traffic and public offenses, plus local notices and birthday announcements.

Iowa City shooting victim questioned again as area friends seek clues

The sheriff said the young woman is emotionally upset and unable to provide full details. She will be questioned again along with several of Wiese's Iowa City friends. The sheriff appealed to Coral Docks road residents to report any unusual sightings and urged acquaintances of Wiese to contact the department.

Deaths of Bostrom Pierce and others in local obit column

Death notices list Tansy Hilda Bostrom Pierce 80 of 1615 C avenue NE widow of Ced ric F. Pierce died Monday in a Vinton nursing home. Born April 21 1894 in Dundee Texas she married Pierce Oct 11 1916 in Vinton. Also noted are infant Mark Bryan Reed son of Kenneth R. Reed of Norfolk Virginia who died Monday in Portsmouth Virginia with services pending. Minnie L Savage Vera L Keenan obituaries and funeral details including locations Turner chapel east and west Linwood and Violet Hill cemeteries with callers and memorial contributions noted.

Tansy Hilda Bostrom Pierce C Avenue NE Cedric F. Pierce Vinton Dundee Texas Mr. Pierce First Congregational Church Star of Maine Rebekah Lodge Franklin M. Pierce New York N.Y Mark Bryan Reed Kenneth R. Reed Norfolk Portsmouth Sara Elizabeth Ernest Bryant Kenneth M. Reed Florence Barnes Cedar Rapids Turner’s East

France Agrees to Kidnaper s Terms

The France government agreed to all demands of gunmen who kidnapped French ambassador Jean Gueury in Somalia and held him three days. His wife Jean Gueury said she is hopeful. Elysee officials said the concessions aimed to save the ambassador s life, including freeing two guerrillas, gold payment, and a plane to South Yemen.

Nairobi Kenya UPI France Somalia Jean Gueury Paris Elysee South Yemen Gueury

Dubuque Man Pleads Guilty of Mail Theft

Lee Charles Boncyk a 19 year old from Dubuque pled guilty in Cedar Rapids federal court to mail theft. The judge suspended imposition of sentence and placed him on two years probation after ruling he was a youth offender.

Lee Charles Boncyk Dubuque Cedar Rapids Boncyk

Vietnam turmoil widens as Quang Nam battles aid search

In Quang Nam Province a Mennonite missionary and a Japanese assistant are missing amid fighting in Quang Ngai city. Da Nang declares red alert while Hue falls after a Viet Cong siege. 3,500 civilians were killed there in 1968. Tank-led forces cross into Ha Tien, and Hue residents flee Hue city under siege.

Quang Ngai City da Nang Saigon Earl Martin New Holland Yoshihiro Ichikawa Quang Nam Hoi An Mekong Delta Ha Tien Hue Tan My Thua Thien South Vietnam

Saudi murder heightens Mid East tensions and oil fears

U S policy forces stay on peace time alert near Saudi Arabia. Two destroyers and a Bahrain based command ship patrol the area while a carrier task force led by Enterprise left the Indian Ocean Feb 21. Israeli officials label Faisal as fanatically anti Israel, raising Western oil and political concerns about a potential shift toward a leftist Saudi regime.

U.S Saudia Arabia Bahrain Persian Gulf Indian Ocean Simcha Dimitz Faisal Israel Avi Parmer

Reformatory Inmate sues over allegedly diverted funds

Carl B. Hoskins, inmate at Anamosa, files suit in Cedar Rapids federal court against Steve Dailey and Paul Miller alleging unauthorized transfers from his account. He seeks temporary and permanent injunctions, $50,000 in compensatory damages and $75,000 in punitive damages. He says funds moved from the ref ormatory cashier to Riverview center, then withdrawn and redirected to a savings bank and Kirkwood Link Belt fund, harming his veteran disability income.

Anamosa Cedar Rapids Riverview Newton Carl B. Hoskins Steve Dailey Paul Miller Hoskins Reformatory Riverview Center Veterans Administration Vietnam Jasper County Savings Bank Kirkwood Kirkwood Community College Newton Bank

Linn Court Disposes of Four Cases

Four Linn district court cases were resolved. Richard A. Dittmar Jr. received two concurrent suspended sentences up to ten years for robbery, with probation. Howard J. Sampson got up to five years suspended for larceny. Kay L. Wessale received 30 days in jail with 25 suspended, plus one year probation for larceny. Alan Dale Leffler had a dismissal for larceny of a motor vehicle after new evidence indicated non guilt.

Linn Richard A. Dittmar, Jr Reformatory Anamosa Cedar Rapids Howard Junior Sampson Kay L. Wessale Alan Dale Leffler Leffler

Flu deaths below epidemic level in most of nation

The CDC reports influ enza and pneumonia deaths are below the epidemic threshold in most of the nation for the first time this flu season. Of 121 cities surveyed, 25 cities remain above the epidemic level, mostly in Western states.

Atlanta National Center For Disease Control CDC

Collins Radio Operator Aids Sea Rescue

A Collins Radio operator at the Cedar Rapids maritime station helped rescue 12 fishing boat crewmen after their vessel sank off Baja California. Operator Heinz Blankenhagen received the distress call at 4 50 a.m. and coordinated with the coast guard and the Texaco Georgia which recovered the crew about 15 hours later. The Collins station provides radio services for tanker fleets and other agencies, continuing a 15 year history of HF single sideband research and global communications support.

Collins Radio Group Rockwell International Cedar Rapids Baja California Heinz Blankenhagen Collins Maritime Station Sherif Blankenhagen Coast Guard Texaco Georgia Collins Station Collins

Bicycle Crash Leaves Teen With Fractured Leg

Independence city report states 17 year old Cheryl Bachman was hospitalized with a fractured leg after a bicycle collided with a car driven by 25 year old Rita S Scott at a local intersection. Bachman was in good condition upon admission.

Independence Cheryl Bachman Rita S. Scott

ICC Grants 7 Percent Rail Rate Jump

The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 7 percent increase in freight rates for U S railroads but exempted auto makers, construction, lumber, motor vehicle parts and equipment from the rise. The increases take effect 15 days after notice with likely implementation in the second week of April.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission ICC Commission

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