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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1975
Page
2
Crowds flood Third Avenue and Second Street SE as Cedar Rapids shoppers start holiday buying after Thanksgiving. Festive mood and brisk demand mark the opening, with stores eagerly welcoming early-season buyers.
The Commerce Department reports the leading indicators index fell 6.5 percent in October, the second straight decline, with four components down and five up. Officials cite slower growth, but note the index remains 12.5 percent above last February’s low and may revise as more data arrive.
Police launched a nationwide manhunt Friday for Ros Mary McWhirter co editor of the Guinness Book of World Records after a hit on her husband in Enfield North London The crime is seen as a potential new IRA style knock on the door assassination with the couple attacked as they answered the front door in the evening McWhirter had offered a reward for IRA bombers and advocated the death penalty for terrorism.
The Postal Service says it can handle what could be its busiest holiday season despite a seven million dollar daily deficit. Over a billion pieces of mail are expected to move before Christmas as rate increases loom. Officials claim overtime reductions and extra staff will prevent jams, while unions warn overtime remains essential to move the mail.
William Calley appeals his My Lai murder conviction to the U S Supreme Court arguing Congress withheld confidential testimony and comparing Nixon Watergate secrecy to his case. Attorney Houston Gordon says the 9th Circuit erred by denying review of the conviction and cites the Watergate tapes ruling.
Three 16 year old boys were charged with malicious damage after 105 windows were broken in cars on Cedar Rapids east side. Police stopped a suspicious car carrying two youths. a BB gun was found. Arrests followed questioning and ongoing investigations by Marion and Cedar Rapids police.
United Nations Security Council planned a vote amid Israel warnings that any alteration to resolutions 338 242 and the Geneva invitation could release Israel from past commitments. Rabin accused Waldheim of a Syria deal and urged U.S. veto on Palestinian matters. Waldheim met Jordan’s King Hussein hopeful of renewal before expiry.
Senate subcommittee testimony alleges Cuban intelligence directs Puerto Rican militant groups, including FALN, to disrupt the 1976 bicentennial in Philadelphia and wage a campaign of terrorism in the United States while coordinating with the KGB and DGI.
A Bahamas air flight bound for Nassau was found with two plastic explosive bombs and a detonator in a lavatory. Police said timing devices would have detonated in midair during the return trip around noon. Bomb squad officers deactivated the devices. other aircraft were searched with no further threats. A caller identifying as Ernesto later telephoned newsroom attempts.
In London the NHS faces its worst crisis as hospital doctors stage a work slowdown affecting emergency care. Thousands of nonurgent admissions are delayed while cancer and birth cases continue. waiting lists surpass 500,000 for nonurgent operations as protests unfold across Britain.
Fragmentary OCR shows an accident claim form query asking if the driver was sober with a terse reply and stray letters. The readable text hints at a printer issue or misread entry. No clear names, dates, or locations are established in the readable portion.
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