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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1976

Page

4

Linn County Jail Study Unit Names Committees

Linn supervisors announced names for two committees to study jail space. Technical committee members include Sheriff Walter Grant Chief Wallace LaPeters Cedar Rapids police department and several county officials. Advisory committee features Rev Gordon Lundberg Joseph Greif Floyd Booth and others. Meetings set for April 5 at 4 p.m. and April 1 at 7 30 p.m. Inner lifetime termites queen can produce over 500 million offspring.

Linn Walter Grant Wallace LaPeters Cedar Rapids Police Department Lary Nelson Department of Adult Correction Services Lynne Brady Judith Redmond Linn County Attorney's Office Bill Bjorenson Linn County Civil Defense Bob Johnson County Building and Zoning Department Gordon Lundberg Joseph Greif Floyd Booth Linn County Farm Bureau Bill Pohorsky Greater Downtown Assn John Ely, Jr Committee For Equal Justice Tom Tjelmeland County League of Municipalities Frank Reynolds Hawkeye Labor Council Lyle Hamilton Linn County Property Taxpayers Assn Ruth Richardson Jack Hicks Juan Cortez Concerned Citizens George Ferris Sheriffs Department Citizens

President Franjieh Flee Beirut Palace Amid Civil War Assault

President Suleiman Franjieh fled Beirut’s damaged palace during heavy Moslem bombardment as Christian and Moslem forces clash. Beirut Radio said he and his aides sought refuge in Jounieh, while at least 126 killed and 200 wounded in the city and hillside resorts.

Beirut Lebanon Suleiman Franjieh Beirut Radio Franjieh Ousine Jounieh Damascus

Hearst to Face Los Angeles Trial Defense Asks Brainwashing Claim

Patty Hearst will be tried in Los Angeles on kidnapping and robbery charges with her defense arguing she was subjected to thought control and coercive persuasion by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Attorney Albert Johnson says a guilty plea is not an option.

Los Angeles Patty San Francisco UPI Patty Hearst Albert Johnson Miss Hearst Symbionese Liberation Army Hibernia San Mateo County Johnson California

Embassy Bomb Threat Sparks Moscow Protest and Evacuation

An anonymous caller warned of a bomb at the U S Embassy in Moscow prompting partial evacuation though no device was found. The threat followed protests over Soviet harassment of U S personnel in New York and a formal protest delivered to the Soviet foreign ministry.

Moscow New York

U S Experts Predict War in Rhodesia If Smith Remains in Power

American intelligence experts foresee a bloody Rhodesian war between the white minority government led by Ian Smith and black nationalist guerrillas. They note the white group, about 270,000 strong, is vastly outnumbered 20 to 1 by blacks, with 3,000 regular troops and 10,000 in reserve, while about 1,000 guerrillas are inside Rhodesia and 4,000 trained fighters across the Mozambique border. They anticipate a major guerrilla campaign next rainy season beginning in November and ongoing recruitment to swell forces within a year.

Washington Rhodesia Cuba U.S Ian Smith Smith Mozambique

Senate approves FEC revamp with 55 to 28 vote in Senate

The Senate passes a compromise bill restoring FEC powers after a Supreme Court ruling. The measure, 55 to 28, would create a 20 member commission, add independent members, require asset disclosures for officials, and study the presidential nominating system while adjusting campaign finance rules. President Ford hinted at a veto for any far reaching changes.

Washington Senate House Federal Election Commission Ford FEC Supreme Court Congress Commission Cept

Prison Officials Find Cheaters in School

San Quentin officials report cheating in the prison school with a petition to stop reassigning a school coordinator signed by 572 inmates though only 140 inmates were in the school. Many signers were parolees or deceased.

San Quentin, Calif UPI San Quentin Prison

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