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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1975
Page
5
Extended forecast calls for a chance of rain Friday then partly cloudy and cooler Saturday and Sunday. Highs reach mid 70s to mid 80s Friday and fall to the 70s this weekend. Lows range from mid 50s to mid 60s Friday and stay mainly in the 50s Saturday and Sunday.
Birth notices list Mr and Mrs Daniel Rozek Center Point a son Mrs and Mrs Gerald Hoppmann Cedar Rapids address a daughter Mr and Mrs Norman Yetter Solon a daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Steen Monticello a daughter at Madison Wis Mr and Mrs Conrad F Geres a daughter May 20 plus numerous Cedar Rapids Marion Solon and Cedar Rapids names with dates and locations included.
A petition by 25 Rompot area families to reassign their 51 students from Squaw Creek to Grant Wood was denied by the Cedar Rapids Community School Board on Tuesday. The decision follows a plan adopted last week that buses Monroe students to Squaw Creek unless they choose Grant Wood or Erskine. Officials noted transportation is provided only to the assigned school. transfers do not include bus service.
In Ringeldorf France President Giscard d Estaing hosted dinner for 69 residents to mark his first year in office and thank them for backing him with a shut out vote in last May's election.
Katie M Harness 85 widow of James Harness longtime Cedar Rapids resident died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness Born October 19 1889 in Lavine Illinois she was a member of First Covenant church Survives a granddaughter and four great grandchildren Services 130 Friday at Turner's East burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call after 1 pm Thursday until 1 pm Friday Casket not opened after service Janet Lynn Wyandt 20 wife of Richard Wyandt Cedar Rapids resident for last 11 months died Tuesday Cause of death undetermined autopsy to be performed Born February 12 1955 in Port Huron Michigan married November 2 1973 in Van Wert Ohio Survives by her husband and her parents Thomas and Mrs Jones two brothers Lindsey and James Jones and two sisters Karen and Jacqueline Jones all of Van Wert Ohio Services and burial at Alspach Funeral Home Van Wert Turner Chapel East handled local arrangements
High winds near Cedar Rapids caused a power outage in the northwest quadrant as a tree limb on a transmission line tripped a circuit breaker. The Harrison Eighteenth Street and Westwood substations lost power, with restoration by 4 25 a.m. The wind also forced a precautionary landing of a civil defense helicopter at Hawk Eye Downs after a rotor blade and driveshaft were damaged.
West Union residents awoke at 3 a.m. Wednesday as sirens from the town storm warning system sounded. Most evacuated to basements or safe areas before crews halted the alert by disconnecting the system wiring.
The city council asked the highway commission to keep the two lane Sixteenth Avenue SW viaduct as a one way facility and build a new viaduct north of it to handle traffic. This would allow use during construction and avoid a long detour.
Hoveida offers condolences to families of two officers killed as Iran probes the tragedy. Washington reports 1000 U.S. military and 2000 civilian personnel in Iran, with an American community of 20,000, expected to 50,000 by 1980 due to arms sales. The regime blames external forces for terrorism and notes decades of guerrilla activity, trials, and executions targeting subversive groups, with figures of arrests and sentences through 1973.
Florida passes a law ending no time limit for filing suits, authorizing revocation of licenses for malpractice. It creates a patient compensation fund with $100,000 coverage per claim, a premium pool, and fees of 1000 per doctor and 500 per hospital bed to join.
Burke estimates rising Social Security tax would lift this year's tax from 824 to 1053 dollars while a higher rate of 6.5 percent by 1978 could be required. Weinberger notes Congress ignored prior proposals to cut the eight percent COLA, leading to 31.3 million Social Security and four million SSI recipients receiving 5.7 billion dollars in July.
Economists say recession worsened slightly in Q1 with a 11.3 percent annual GNP decline, surpassing the 10.4 percent estimate. The chief economist cautions the second quarter may improve, suggesting the downturn could end soon. James Pate, assistant commerce secretary, notes the Q1 drop may mark the recession's last phase.
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed Ellsworth Youngbear’s second degree murder conviction from Tama County in 1974. It ruled Iowa has jurisdiction despite his Tama settlement residence, finding Indian country still falls under broad state criminal jurisdiction. The ruling also upheld Gary Morelock’s 1973 Des Moines murder conviction.
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