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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1975
Page
3
Daily Record extended forecast calls for sunny mild days Monday through Wednesday with cool nights. Fragments note a defective gas stove at 916 Tenth Avenue SE and multiple smoke odor investigations at 1023 Second Street SE, plus a gas flush in the 1000 block of O Avenue NW.
Five persons were treated at Cedar Rapids hospitals and released after injuries in Cedar Rapids traffic accidents on Friday. A sixth person was injured but not treated. Jenni McCool, 14, of 659 Memorial Drive SE, was injured when her bicycle was struck by a car driven by
South English G Coffman 37 rural South English died from apparently self inflicted gunshot wounds Friday pending autopsy results. He was a member of English River Church of the Brethren and a Keokuk County Farm Bureau director. Survived by wife Phyllis Kerr and two children, plus parents and siblings. Services 10 30 a m Monday at English River Church of the Brethren.
IOWA CITY David G. Epstein, former director of public safety and acting police chief, has been named police chief in Savannah Georgia. He expects to start in about two weeks as details including salary and start date are not yet set. Savannah has about 225 officers. Epstein led public safety in 1971 until the post was abolished and then served as acting chief when the position became vacant.
David Getty a 14 year old youth from Walker was admitted to St Luke s hospital Friday evening after a farm accident reported at about 7 45 p m He suffered possible abdominal injuries when caught between a thresher and a forage trailer He was listed in fair condition later Friday at the hospital.
Abe Subotnik 89 of 907 Ninth Street SW Cedar Rapids died at home Friday. He owned and operated a grocery for over 50 years born November 13 1885 in Russia married Anna Goldstein January 14 1915 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving four daughters a brother five grandchildren two great grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday Turner Chapel East Rabbi Israel Zoberman burial Eben Israel Cemetery casket unopened registry at Turner East memorial fund suggested to Temple Judah.
IDEAS Iowa Development and Economic Assistance System opened with a press conference and ribbon cutting in Cedar Rapids. The group will manage and provide technical assistance to minority owned businesses and help them secure financing through local lenders and the SBA. It received a $100000 federal grant from the Office of Minority Business Enterprise for one year.
Crandic, the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co, will pay claims totaling 2375 dollars as mandated by an Interstate Commerce Commission order under the federal claims collection act. The order cites emergency freight car shortages and requires timely placement and forwarding of empty cars.
DES MOINES AP A court issued a temporary injunction against Organized Service Corp over alleged deceptive ad practices for the Iowa State Trooper magazine. The ruling bars misrepresentation that solicitors are troopers and that advertisers receive preferential treatment, and requires disclosure that the trooper association gets about 20 percent of gross ad profits. The company is based in Boston. the trooper association is not a defendant.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates vary by carrier and mail with weekly and 52 week plans. no mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. The AP holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Rep. Thomas Higgins proposes moving Iowa four state mental health institutes from the department of social services to a new state agency. Sandra Scott opposes, saying current programs need more funding to improve rather than dismantle the department. A legislative committee studies mental health services as reform plans persist without agreement.
David F. Donohue 23 of New Albin arraigned on assault with intent to do great bodily injury after alleged stabbing of Ronald Smerud 18 also of New Albin. Smerud suffered multiple wounds and a collapsed lung and remained in serious condition at Lutheran hospital in LaCrosse Wisconsin. Donohue posted 10000 bond and was released following a disturbance call to a New Albin tavern.
Gary L. Smith reports theft from his locked car in the Lindale Pla parking area Friday evening. Items valued at 499 dollars were stolen including 250 dollars worth of clothing and 249 dollars of luggage.
Judge Carter schedules Miss Hearst to plead to bank robbery charges next Monday while weighing her competency to stand trial and a speedy trial timeline. Prosecutors concur as experts note improved mental state and readiness to discuss SLA participation and travels in the radical underground.
The bill protects some high income investors including those harmed by last year’s market drop. The rules committee may allow a vote to delete or keep the provision. Ways and Means approved raising the debt ceiling to 595 million temporarily through March 15. Permanent ceiling stands at 400 billion. Some Republicans seek a spending cap for fiscal year starting Oct 1 1976 with no figure named. Ford supports a 395 billion cap as condition for extending 1975 tax cuts into 1976 and beyond.
A federal health office notes a perceived jump in cancer deaths based on 10 percent samples from states and cities. The six month report through June shows a 4.4 percent increase, possibly due to sampling. Final data next year will detail cancer types and understand the trend.
Anamosa Bessie Dawes 84. Monday service 1 30 at Hayden s Wyoming friends may call after 1 p m Sunday. Arthur J Trumm 70. Monday 10 St John s Catholic church Eastern Iowa wake tonight 8 rosary Sunday 8 Murdoch s friends may call after South English Leland G Coffman 37 Monday 10 30 English River Church of the Brethren visitation 7 p m today Powell s Walford Wesley H Womachil 83 Monday 2 Brosh s Cedar Rapids friends may call Sunday Burial Hala cemetery near Walford.
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