Eight States Face Gas Shortages and Industrial Closures
Federal Energy Administration reports that while households can switch fuels, at least eight states may see industrial shutdowns due to natural gas shortages. North Carolina and Maryland lead shortages with 13.2 and 4.1 percent, respectively, as replacement fuels vary by region and may impact local economies and electric power plants.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
North Carolina
Delaware
Maryland
Ohio
Kentucky
Kansas
Mis
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Indiana
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
New York
New Jersey
Nevada
Iowa
California
Florida
Georgia
Shooting incidents erupt across Buchanan County weekend
The Buchanan County sheriff's office probes several weekend shooting incidents. Single bullet holes appeared in windows at Carson's Grocery in Quasqueton Rowley Savings Bank and Kaesser Inc on Highway 150 near Rowley. A bullet fragment from a hollow point .22 cal rifle was recovered at the implement firm. An attempted burglary hit Curley's Jack and Jill in Fairbank with about 150 dollars of door damage. Dell and Ken's auto sales on Highway 20 west of Independence reported an attempted break-in.
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Independence
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
Carson's
Quasqueton
Rowley Savings Bank
Kaesser, Inc
Highway 150
Rowley
Implement Company
Curley’s
Jack and Jill
Fairbank
Dell and
Ken
Highway 20
Two CB Radios Stolen From Vehicles Reported
Two citizen band radios valued at 300 were reported stolen from owners vehicles on Tuesday. Robert E. Davis of 1500 E Avenue NW reported a radio worth 150 missing from his car at home. Frederick J. McLand of 16014% A Avenue NE reported a radio worth 150 and a garage door opener worth 30 stolen from his car at residence.
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Robert E. Davis
E Avenue NW
Frederick J. McLand
Avenue NE
Bear attack in Alaska ends after man saves wife with lunch pail
James Carlson and his wife Julie were walking to their pickup near Valdez when a brown bear charged. The bear grabbed Julie, but Carlson struck the animal with a lunch pail, causing the bear to flee. Julie Carlson received over 40 stitches for a back wound and a crushed leg and was hospitalized in Valdez before transfer to Anchorage once weather permits. Carlson, a 27-year-old carpenter, has lived in Alaska for five years after leaving the navy. Dwight Eisenhower was elected president on this date in 1952, defeating Adlai Stevenson.
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York, Neb
UPI
James Carlson
Alaska
Carlson
Minnie Carlson
York
Julie
Valdez
Anchorage
Navy
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Belle Plaine Man Indicted by Tama Jury
A Tama County grand jury indicted Craig Allan Schminke 20 of rural Belle Plaine on charges of raping a 19 year old Waterloo woman on Sept 6. The indictment was received in open Tama County District Court Friday by Judge William R. Eads who set the arraignment for Nov 21. Schminke is free on 10 percent of a $1 000 bond.
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Toledo
Tama County
Craig Allan Schminke
Belle Plaine
Waterloo
William R. Eads
Eads
Schminke
Foreign Tourism In U S Rises 13 7 Percent
UPI reports the Commerce Department says foreign visitors to the United States totaled 11.3 million in the first eight months of 1975, up 13.7 percent from 1974. Mexican and Canadian travelers made up 78 percent, while European arrivals fell about 3 percent amid weaker economies. The agency expects higher tourism during the bicentennial year.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Commerce Department
Commerce
Department
Man Held In Alleged Knife Attack
Arthur Leroy Rogers an 18 year old of 402 Fourteenth Street SE was charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily injury after allegedly slashing George Jensen 24 of 412 Fourth Street SE with a pocket knife during a money dispute near 1400 block of Fourteenth Street SE Jensen received eight stitches at St Luke's hospital and was later driven there in a car Rogers reportedly rode in back seat and later punctured a tire with a hunting knife He faces additional counts of injury and tampering with a motor vehicle held in county jail on 2625 bond
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Arthur Leroy Rogers
Fourteenth Street SE
Rogers
George Jensen
Fourth Street SE
Jensen
St. Luke’s Hospital
First Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Financially Sound Cities Form Alliance to Stabilize Markets
Cedar Rapids has been invited to join an alliance of financially sound communities organized by Wichita Kansas to present a united front against New York City’s financial woes. The letter, received Monday, notes the group aims to reassure citizens and investors that American cities remain financially stable and not to protest federal aid to New York City.
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Cedar Rapids
New York City
Wichita
Kah
Evel Knievel rival Penn Jillette fails rocket unicycle jump
Princeton spectators watched Asparagus Penn Jillette attempt a rocket powered unicycle jump over five Volkswagens. He fell off on the ramp, remounted, then exploded the unicycle. he was rushed to a hospital in good condition amid a crowd of about 2,000.
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Princeton
UPI
Evel Knievel
Penn Jillette
Princeton University
Jillette
Knievel
Snake River Canyon
Asparagus Valley Cultural Society
Man Sentenced on Drunk Driving Count
INDEPENDENCE Billy J. Mayes 44 of Waterloo received a suspended one year sentence and a $300 fine in Buchanan county district court for drunk driving after pleading guilty following an earlier innocent plea withdrawal. He was placed on two years probation and ordered to reimburse court appointed legal services. 20 YEARS AGO four of ten convicts tunneling 30 feet under the Washington state prison wall were captured.
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Independence
Billy J. Mayes
Waterloo
Buchanan County
Mayes
Department of Court Services
Washington State Prison
Burns sticks to 5 to 7.5 percent money growth plan
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns told Congress the Fed will maintain its 5 to 7.5 percent annual money growth target for the coming year. He warned that higher growth could trigger inflation while rejecting calls for up to 10 percent. The plan aims to support economic recovery without reigniting inflation.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Congress
Burns
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Building Damage Charge Filed Against Man at Mirror Lounge
Mark Douglas Loftus, 18, charged with malicious injury to a building after allegedly kicking a glass door at the Mirror Lounge on 912 First Avenue NW. Police say he broke a $200 window when denied entry for lacking proper ID and was arrested in a nearby tavern. He is held in the county jail in lieu of a $500 bond.
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Mark Douglas Loftus
Mirror Lounge
First Avenue NW
Loftus
Sadat Proposal for Palestinian State Including Gaza and West Bank
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat floated creating a separate Palestinian state comprising the Jordan River western bank Gaza Strip and a corridor. He spoke on NBC Today noting it was his view and he did not know how the PLO would respond. He urged U S involvement and urged Israel to face realities and Palestinian rights.
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New York
Anwar Sadat
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Sadat
NBC
Today
Palestinian Liberation Organization
PLO
United States
Israel
Back Pay Due 1959 Iowans
UPI report says the U.S. Labor Department found 192 946 in back pay owed to 1 959 Iowa workers for violations of employment standards laws. Of that total 98 277 was recovered for 1 762 workers, mainly through voluntary employer payments. Violations most affecting Iowans centered on overtime and minimum wage.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
U.S. Labor Department
Iowa
Stolen tools valued at $1,000 from power station site
About $1,000 worth of tools and equipment were stolen in a break in at a construction site at the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Robins Road power station last week. An employee from CC Hooper Co Madison Wis reported to the Linn sheriff's office that the theft occurred Thursday or Friday morning.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Robins Road
CC Hooper Co
Madison
Wis
Linn
Driver charged after car hits parked car on First Street
Dennis L. Stastny, 28, of 187 Fourteenth Avenue SW, suffered a chin laceration when his car crossed the center line and struck a parked vehicle at 1200 block of First Street SW. He was treated at St Luke's hospital and released. The owner of the parked car is Gregory B. Gould of 1207 First Street SW. Stastny faced a charge of driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Dennis Leroy Stastny
Fourteenth Avenue
First Street
Stastny
St. Luke’s Hospital
Gregory B. Gould
Change in School Crossing Parking Rules Proposed
Parking restrictions near school crosswalks may shift to hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays with Saturdays and Sundays excluded. The school crossing safety committee approved the revision at its Oct 30 meeting and sent it to the city council for final action. ON THIS DATE in 1931 the League of Nations accused Japan of aggression in Manchuria.
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League of Nations
Japan
Manchuria
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