Former Cedar Rapids insurance agent charged in U S fraud scheme
Earl J. Walte 45 of Cedar Rapids was arrested in Omaha and charged in a 29 page indictment with jail and bank fraud. The case cites three check kiting schemes across 15 Iowa banks from 1971 to 1972 with losses totaling over 30000.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl J. Walte
Omaha
Welle
Iowa
Peoples Bank and
Trust
City National
First Trust and Savings and Merchants
First National
Marion
Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust
State Bank of Vinton
Benlon County Bank
Wounded Knee Case Returns Misdemeanor Conviction
A US district court jury found Bernard Escamilla guilty only of misdemeanor simple assault tied to a larceny during the 1973 Wounded Knee takeover. The trial, the first in the non leadership cases, ended with a pre sentence investigation ordered and April 7 sentencing set. maximum penalty is three months in jail.
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Council Bluffs
Escamilla
Charles Merrill
Pine Ridge
Wounded Knee
Andrew Bogue
Rapid City
S.D
Keith Uhl
Des Moines
Brewer bound over on murder counts in Iowa
Ronald Brewer, 35, already serving a life sentence, was bound over to the Jones county grand jury on two additional murder counts after a three hour preliminary hearing. He allegedly shot Mr and Mrs Clarence Edwards the day he escaped from custody Jan 29. Witness Herbert Pennock refused to testify, then sought immunity which the court granted for state charges only. Pennock also faces charges of perjury and conspiracy related to the escape and firearms purchase using another’s ID.
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Anamosa
Ronald Brewer
Jones County
Grand Jury
Joseph Thornton
Brewer
Council Bluffs
Clarence Edwards
Herbert Pennock
Pennock
August Hansell
Cedar Rapids
Ford Eyes April Foreign Policy Speech After Recess
President Ford plans a major foreign policy speech to a joint session soon after Easter recess ending April 7. Spokesman Ron Nessen said the talk will cover the full range of foreign affairs and may be scheduled for April 9 or 10. In Waterloo a 24 year old woman Rosalie Powell was killed, and Jesse Lee Nash, 39, surrendered to police on a murder charge.
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Ford
Waterloo
Washington
Senate
House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
State of the Union
UPD
Rosalie Powell
Allen Hospital
Jesse Lee Nash
Oilman Escapes From Kidnappers After 40 Minutes
Tulsa police search for two men who abducted oilman Allen Calvert, holding him 40 minutes. They demanded a 200000 ransom but Calvert freed himself by breaking open the trunk lid. Federal agents did not confirm a ransom payment to secure his release. Calvert Exploration Grant of Action National Bank and Trust Co. connected to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
APY
Allen Calvert
Calvert
Chemin
Board of Calvert Exploration
Adion National B Unk and Trust Co
Pony Express Arrivals at Sunnyside Camp
About 1 800 Pony Express volunteers ride into Camp Sunnyside near Herv for Easter Seal fund raisers. The two day relay traversed 18 Iowa routes collecting over $500 000 for the handicapped program.
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Bes Mounes
Pony Express
Riders of Love
Camp Sunnyside
Herv
Iowa
Cliff Strein
Waterloo
Ner
CAB Approves No Frills Fare Below Bus Cost
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved a no frill fare discount for certain National Airlines routes starting April 14. The plan lowers prices on East Coast and Florida to New Orleans Houston Los Angeles San Francisco and Las Vegas with seats in rear cabins and no meals. Fares are 38 percent below regular tickets and require seven day advance purchase. discounts apply Monday to Thursday with extra charges for cancellations.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
National Air Lines
Stigtts
National
Florida
New Orleans
Houston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Miami
New York
Log Angeles
Nial
Ford Honors Black Cadet for Cancer Battle
President Ford honors West Point cadet Robert Johnson captain of the Army football team for his fight against cancer. Johnson, the first Black captain in four years, receives the American Cancer Society Courage Award at a White House ceremony launching the society’s 1975 fund raising crusade. He missed the season due to illness and treatment but led the squad as captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
West Point
Robert Johnson
Johnson
Army
American Cancer Society
Hu Wros
Shum Media
Canine Fame Brutus the Doberman Boosts Chattanooga Station
Brutus, a doberman pinscher, helps at Walter McNamara's Union 76 station by taking customers money and returning change. The celebrity dog draws crowds, spurs business, and even receives fan mail, though Brutus now shows signs of fatigue from the hustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga, Tenn
Brutus
Chattanooga
Walter McNamara
Union 76
Nashville
McNamara
Meara
Buddy
Anti-Corruption Case Tossed Out
New York state appeals court voided the indictment in the Mackell case. Former Queens district attorney Thomas Mackell and two aides had been found guilty of misdemeanors for blocking a pet project investigation, but the appellate division ruled the evidence insufficient for indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Queens
Thomas Mackell
Mackell
All Ice
Mauric Nadlar
State Supreme Court
Break-ins Reported in Tien County See Losses
Multiple thefts were reported to the Lintsherifts office. Sherry Tiumalu reported $40 and clothing valued at about $80 stolen after a break in at Central City. Warren's Tavern in Prairieburg noted $20 and items valued at $672 taken following an early Thursday burglary.
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Siaeth Tien County
Lintsherifts
Sherry
Tiumalu
Central City
Warren's
Prairieburg
Thorsday
Mezvinsky Urges Swift Signing of Tax Cut Bill
Rep Edward Mezvinsky asks President Ford to sign the 24.4 billion anti recession tax cut immediately. Mezvinsky calls delay by Ford unacceptable citing eight million unemployed and risks of delaying rebates.
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Mezvinsky
Washington
UPI
Edward Mezvinsky
Diona
Ford
Congress
Meavinsky
Cincinnati Adopts Plainclothes Bus Smoking Police
Cincinnati transit chief Edward Harvey announces a plainclothes unit will ticket violators on buses under the city smoking ordinance. About 200 passes are issued to nonuniform officers to curb smoking. drivers are trained to handle passengers who refuse to stop.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Queen City Metro
Edward Harvey
Harvey
Outflow From Coralville Reservoir Increases Amid Flood Risk
The Army Corps of Engineers raised Coralville reservoir outflow from 1 000 to 3 000 cubic feet per second and plan to push flows toward 10 000 cfs over the next days. Downstream Cedar River is falling while Iowa River stays steady as levels rise toward 701 feet and flood capacity remains limited.
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Rock Island, Il
UPI
Coralville Reservoir
Town City
Army Corps of Engineers
Iowa
Cedar Rivers
Cedar River
Lowa
Coralville
Capawity
Second Largest Bank Cuts Prime Rate
New York AP report states National City Bank, the second largest commercial bank, lowered its prime rate from 7 4 percent to 7 4 percent. The move places it at the lowest short term rate since May 174, aligning with most large banks at about 7 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National City
Beank
Une
Nixon Pardon Upheld by Federal Judge in Grand Rapids
U S District Judge Noel Fox ruled that Ford’s pardon of former President Nixon was constitutional and prudent. He described Nixon’s admin as in rebellion and said presidential clemency falls within broad constitutional leeway during insurrection. The decision follows a Marquette attorney challenge to void the pardon and cites Federalist No. 74 on pardoning power.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Marquette
F. George Murphy
Jast Fall
Nixon
Fox
Alexander Hamilton
U.S
Hamilton
Ex-Con Lankford Runs for Fairfax Sheriff in Primary
Charles B. Lankford, 51, ex-convict with 20 years in prison for armed robbery and other crimes, seeks the Fairfax County sheriff nomination in the June 1 Democratic primary. He directs Offender Aid and Restoration, argues crime stems from factors beyond recession, and emphasizes rehabilitation and volunteer programs.
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Fairfax, Va
UPS
Charles B. Lankford
Fairfax County
Virginia
Engineer accuses Air Force unit of illegal acts in book
Peter James a former Pratt & Whitney propulsion engineer alleges a U S foreign technology division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base engaged in death threats harassment falsification of intelligence and spying on Americans. He says he faced retaliation after writing his book and filed a 6 2 million suit against Pratt & Whitney.
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James
CIA
Air Force
Pratt & Whitney
United Aircraft Corp
Foreign Technology Division
Arlington House
Washington
Congress
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
William Preamire
D-Wis
Foreign Technology
Pentagon
James Schlesinger
Maine lawmaker targets pay phones in anti pay-to-call bill
State Rep. Rayon Faucher pushes a bill to allow calls from pay phones without a dime deposit. He argues public phones are often used in emergencies and callers may lack coins. The measure remains in committee.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Rayon Faucher
Faucher
Leftward Swing Pressures Portugal Cabinet
Ambassador Frank Carlucci urged Portuguese President Francisco Da Costa Gomes to address the leftward shift in the Portuguese cabinet, as conveyed by the state department on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UFI
Frank Carlucci
Francisco da Costa Gomes
State Department
Saudi king reshuffles government naming Fahd first deputy premier
Beir ut Beirut AP King Khaled reorganizes Saudi leadership with Crown Prince Fahd named first deputy prime minister and Riyadh Radio accepting the change.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Khaled
Fahd
Riyadh
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Morris Plan
Peoples Bank and Trust
Farmers ‘Savings Bank
Tract
France
Laamehme
Sunnyside
George
Virgol
CAB
Lankford
Kanupolis
Linwood Holton
Norman Carlson
Hign
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Clinton
Attics
Sing Sing
Auburn
Atlanta
Lewisburg
Leavenworth
Jim
Sam
Godtim
Weston Corporation
Wiacuhoe Valbar
Managan
Prosant Mancee
Seth Minty
Security Marketing Research Corp
Second Avenue
Seattle
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