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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1975
Page
3
Extended forecast predicts a chance of rain Thursday followed by clearing Friday. Saturday will be partly cloudy with temperatures in the upper to mid 40s and overnight lows from the upper 20s to mid 30s.
Birth notices list new daughters and sons for families in Marion and nearby towns with dates in November. The section also logs numerous traffic incidents and a long row of individual fines for violations including reckless driving, license issues, improper lights, and other infractions with names and addresses listed.
Cedar Rapids city council votes to allocate 126 100 for renovation of the bus headquarters and facilities as part of a UMTA funded program. The plan covers windows doors sump pumps floors roof electricals heating and sprinklers with 30 new buses and shop and office upgrades. Local funds and UMTA grants are scheduled for 1976 and 1977.
Marilyn Rupp reports $80 in food stamps missing from her home at 702 Fifth Avenue SE after a stove fire around 1 a.m. Saturday. Police note items were moved during firefighting. Fire Chief Edsel McMickle says investigation will proceed Tuesday.
Obituaries list Wilma Byrnes Lulu Stoneking Milford Heck Joseph Bailey and others. Services held at St Patrick's St Johns Teahen Cedar Memorial Beatty Bearle Murdoch and local churches with burial at Cedar Memorial Campbell cemetery Grandview Fayette Amana Marion Oelwein Vinton Toledo Decorah Olin Cedar Rapids Campbells. Several mention military honors heart fund memorials and private family call arrangements.
Safety Commissioner James Steinbeck reported a sharp drop in Cedar Rapids traffic incidents for the first ten months of 1975 versus 1974. Through October there were 3 775 accidents, 55 fewer than 3 830. injuries fell from 814 to 609, with 9 fatal accidents and 9 deaths versus 14 and 16 in 1974.
Washington AP President Ford labels the energy compromise as a close call and has not decided yet. The final language isn’t expected until Thursday or Friday and Ford wants to see the actual text before acting.
The Linn sheriff's department logged three theft incidents. Joseph Cihla reported a $200 banjo stolen from his car trunk at Squaw Creek tap near midnight with no forced entry. Ivan Clearwaters said two saddles and two blankets worth $210 were taken from a Marion storage. Herman Imhoff reported $222 in tools and equipment stolen from his car off Airport road.
The Senate approved a plan by Sen. Edward Kennedy to mothball the nation’s antiballistic missile system while keeping radar defenses. The vote was 52 to 47, with House action already moving to abandon the Grand Forks North Dakota installation. A conference committee will draft the defense appropriation bill, likely curtailing the ABM program further.
Donald L. Irons, 29, of 210 Twenty-seventh Street NW, was arrested after allegedly striking a police officer sent to his residence for a family fight. He faces assault and battery and resisting execution of process charges. Bond set at 1125 dollars. The incident began when he ordered officers off his property after his wife called for help. He allegedly tried to strike his wife but hit the officer between them.
The judge set a trial date close to the request and ordered Miss Hearst to receive psychiatric treatment in jail if provided by her lawyers. Dr. William Sargant, brought in by the defense, says Hearst is extremely cooperative. Prosecutor Browning expects to rest the case in two weeks and plans to subpoena about 90 witnesses, with half testifying. The Harris couple will be tried in Los Angeles on Feb 2. Hearst will be tried separately.
Conservation officers spent over eight hours processing illegally caught fish found in a 1000 foot trammel net. Four fish per person were saved as evidence while the three men await possible forfeiture of boats motors and gear. Bond set at 100 dollars each on four charges.
The defense and prosecution spar over Damir testimony and pretrial statements as Miss Fromme remains absent, held for disruption in the courtroom. Witnesses described a click heard like the pistol striking, while Virga argues police and FBI statements were not properly shared with Damir.
U.S. and France sign a still secret currency exchange pact during a Rambouillet summit with 20 nations backing daily rate monitoring. Henry Kissinger says a broader six nation economic conference is likely next year if conditions stay favorable.
Frank Lee Chrisman 34 of 2533 Indiana street SW was charged with drunk driving after his westbound car allegedly struck a parked car owned by Eldon McSpadden and two mailboxes in the 800 block of Wilson avenue SW. He was released on his own recognizance.
Tools and automotive parts totaling over 1600 dollars were reported stolen from a garage at 2752 Worthington Drive SW. Four tool sets worth 728 dollars were taken including an electric saw a hydraulic jack two drills a bench grinder and more from Wolfe's car in the garage.
Mary C. Luter, 30, of Cedar Rapids, is acquitted of assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury. A Linn County jury deliberated about an hour Monday afternoon after hearing she fired a .38 revolver at her former husband Cleo Luter at his southeast Cedar Rapids home on August 4. The defense argued Luter may have fired the gun himself and that she did not possess the weapon at the scene.
MT VERNON The Linn county conservation board moved closer to closing a camping program loophole after a Monday meeting with about fifty attendees. Discussion focused on annual permits as campers reportedly roll mobile units into prized sites at week start and return on weekends.
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