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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1975
Page
3
Partly cloudy with rain or snow ending by Friday. Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday. Highs in the 30s to low 40s. Lows in the teens to low 20s.
Birth announcements from St. Luke's and Iowa City doctors list newborn daughters and sons for numerous families with addresses in Marion, Marion area and Idaho Falls. The report includes times, misprints corrected, and a round of traffic and legal notices with fines and debts for local residents.
Marie Swab of southeast Cedar Rapids told police her purse was snatched in the 500 block of Third Avenue SE Tuesday after 6 p.m. Two Black males about 19 fled with the bag after straps broke during a struggle. Contents included $34 cash, glasses worth $50, and a $25 purse.
Linn County sheriff’s office reports a 12 gauge shotgun valued at 145 dollars stolen from the victim’s truck at his Marion residence between Saturday morning and Monday afternoon. including route one mention.
Obituary notices honor Robert Anthony Kennedy 69 of Cedar Rapids and others including Jack A. Heath 25 of Cedar Rapids and Adele M. Merrifield 64. The notices list births marriages survivals and service details with churches cemeteries and memorial funds across Cedar Rapids Iowa City Amana and surrounding areas. The date line notes the 1919 Senate rejection of the Versailles treaty.
Police report 24 malicious window break incidents on the northeast side and five on the southeast side, with northeast damage from heavy objects and southeast damage from pellets or bullets. No arrests. Washington note Edward Mezvinsky urges Gov Ray to cut red tape delaying SEATS bus transfers in Johnson County.
Karen Alois Smith, 23, of 833 Fourth Avenue SE, was charged with drunk driving after police say she drove erratically on First Avenue E from the 1900 block to the 2600 block Tuesday evening. She was released from county jail on her own recognizance Wednesday.
Sheriff Walter Grant, a widower, confirms plans to remarry Angela Smith of Marion on February 21. He says reports of a romance are true and that he and the bride and her mother dined together Tuesday before finalizing plans for a wedding at First United Methodist Church in Marion.
Key FBI objections to King and a 1963 surge in surveillance and covert operations were outlined by Chief counsels F A O Schwarz III and Curtis Smothers. Memo notes show Hoover dismissed claims of Communist infiltration and details the 1963 to 1964 push to undermine King, including planted personnel and a threatening letter before the Nobel Prize.
The diary passages reveal Wallace alleging FBI Director Hoover files on public figures and columnists, noting Winchell escaped Hoover. It also records Wallace’s 1944 concerns about Roosevelt’s health, mental clarity, and musings on wartime end dates and astrology.
Judge Virga says the defense may be swayed if Damir’s testimony is used to link Miss Fromme to the Manson killings. Damir, a Sacramento State student, allegedly heard Fromme shout it was not loaded after pointing a gun at Ford on Sept. 5.
In San Francisco federal court Judge Samuel Conti rejects a continuance for Sara Jane Moore, insisting the Dec 15 trial date remains. Public defender Hewitt argued lack of time to prepare and missing medical records, while the appeals court had allowed psychiatric testing time to be exempt from the Speedy Trial Act.
Kalona J J Yoder 68 a Philips 66 dealer for 35 years died Wednesday. Born December 23 1906 in Kalona he married Mary Miller in 1930. He served on the Kalona city council 20 years and belonged to multiple local groups. Services Friday 10 at Kalona Mennonite church. A memorial fund is established.
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