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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1976
Page
3
President Ford said he is considering three alternatives to court-ordered busing for school desegregation. He declined to detail the options. The remarks came in an interview with Kentucky reporters ahead of its presidential primary.
Reports from Moscow, New Rochelle, Beirut, Manila and Oslo describe quake deaths and homeless in Soviet central Asia, bank robbery hostage situation in New York, cease fire efforts in Lebanon, Typhoon Olga flooding in the Philippines, and U.S. dewntente comments. Also noted are Senate intelligence committee changes and routine weather outlooks.
Gary Frazer 28 of Delweth found guilty of first degree murder in Buchanan County Iowa for the dec 10 death of Sheila Lynn Foley a 16 year old Hazleton resident. The jury returned verdict after two and a half hours of deliberation. Frazer faces life imprisonment with a pre sentence investigation ordered.
A body of supporters formed a committee Thursday to draft Senator Hubert Humphrey for the Democratic presidential nomination without his prior approval, announced by Simon Crangle and Joseph Crangle of Erie County New York. The move follows mixed primary results in Michigan Maryland and Connecticut as Humphrey advised Crangle he would not authorize any committee work on his behalf.
State and Cedar Rapids officials met in Des Moines on Wednesday to discuss responses to possible disturbances surrounding the June 7 Indian trial in Cedar Rapids for two Indians charged with murdering two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation last year. Defendants Eugene Rubldescu and Darrell Dean Butler are jailed in Linn County. The meeting, in Gov. Ray's office, included Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney, Police Chief Wallace LaPeters, Sheriff Walter Grant, FBI agent Abe, Adj. Gen. Joseph May, Highway Patrol Chief Ed Dickinson, Wythe Willey, and Gov. Ray's aide Ehner Vermeer. They reviewed contingency plans using standard procedures, with potential mobilization of Jeep and helicopter support if needed, while avoiding full National Guard deployment. The group aimed to brief about an hour on possible trouble, emphasizing communication channels with the governor's office.
Clyde Hamlett, owner of Hamlett's service station in Braggadocio Maryland, reports regular gasoline at 59 cents a gallon while nearby towns offer 48 to 50 cents. A United Press International survey shows plentiful supply and rising demand with large price gaps between independents and national brands across several cities.
A report notes slightly smaller price spreads in Buffalo Boston and Austin while New Orleans shows little benefit from shopping. Summer prices may rise with regular gas at Yosemite and Cape Cod plus Massachusetts Turnpike areas. Shell Oil raises price one cent per gallon nationwide under FEA cost pass through rules.
Washington reports real GNP grew at an 8.5 percent annual rate in the first months of the year, driven by higher consumer spending and business investment. Corporate profits after taxes for Q1 rose 5.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of $84.3 billion, the highest since 1974.
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