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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1975
Page
3
Daily Record reports Sunday sunrise at 7 14 and sunset at 4 37. Year ago highs 44 and lows 20. Extended forecast calls for party cloudy cold Monday then warmer with possible snow Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday highs in the teens warming to mid 20s to mid 30s by Wednesday with overnight lows 0 to 10 Monday rising to teens Wednesday.
At the World Council of Churches assembly in Nairobi, women from many lands urged an end to sex discrimination in churches and societies. Speakers described sexism as a social disease and urged transformation of institutions, with Pope Paul VI noting Catholic cooperation.
Fort Lauderdale AP Michael Carvin accused of brandishing a toy pistol at Ronald Reagan should not face trial or jail claim by his family psychiatrist that he suffers disassociative reaction and would be unable to assist counsel. He is charged with intimidation a misdemeanor and interfering with secret service.
Virginia farmer-lawyer Roger MacBride, the Libertarian nominee, urges repeal of laws infringing civil liberties and a neutral foreign policy. He calls to dismantle most regulatory agencies, end drug and victimless crime laws, end foreign aid, pull U.S. troops home, and slash the Pentagon budget by half while abolishing the CIA and the Fed.
Dr Richard F Looker 54 pathologist at St Luke s hospital for 17 years died Friday night services pending at Turner chapel east full obituary to appear in Sunday Gazette Clyde D Rigby 84 died Friday at Iowa Soldiers home Marshalltown after long illness Cedar Rapids resident 59 years born Monticello April 6 1891 married Dec 8 1917 WWI Army veteran Moulders union VFW Post 788 survived by wife two sons two sisters two brothers services 1 30 p m Monday Cedar Memorial chapel burial Cedar Memorial friends may call Cedar Memorial funeral home Sunday Roxanne Showalter Jessica Showalter two daughters burial Cedar Memorial arrangements by Cedar Memorial two sisters and a brother note casket to be cut all times Verna Quandahl 86 Martin s pending at Phillips Waukon Verna Quandahl noted in list of obituaries including others
Lawyers for black parents urged U S District Judge Garrity to shutter South Boston High School over alleged abusive treatment of black students. NAACP lawyers cited verbal and physical hostility, while opponents warned closure would be drastic. Judge Garrity held hearings with no immediate ruling.
A three foot red and white barber pole was taken from the front of The Styling Hutch at 1150 Northview Drive Marion sometime in the last two days. The item is valued at 125 dollars.
Worry beads or misbaha are common among Lebanese Christians and Moslems. They are used to count prayers and their rhythmic clicking reflects the holder's mood from boredom to hostility.
Milton Risbeck and his two sons Richard and Arlin, all of Des Moines, face assault and resisting arrest charges in Wayne county after two Iowa Conservation Commission officers Rick Schultz and Warren Strait were beaten during a deer hunting violation inquiry at Risbeck farm. The officers were hospitalized with bruises but released.
Bangor psychology professor Dr. Lambros Karris reports a study where two male students of identical finances sought Bangor apartments. The overweight applicant faced higher rents or rejection by several landlords, suggesting weight bias in housing.
The Commerce Department will not forward trade notices to U.S. firms if they carry boycott restrictions against Israel. The policy takes effect December 1 and aims to curb discriminatory practices while affecting about 50 notices issued in recent years.
In Mineola, N Y the county district attorney said on Friday that evidence does not justify a presentment to a grand jury in the death of 16 year old Mary Jane Cahill who died after her hospital respirator was disconnected. Investigators found no sufficient proof of homicide. Cahill fell into a coma October 26 and died November 2 after hospital admission for Hodgkin's disease meningitis and kidney failure.
Congress returns from recess and President nominates Stevens to the Supreme Court. Support from ABA and legal figures praised his qualifications and temperament. Hearings expected to begin early next week after brief White House dinner discussions. Stevens, a Chicago lawyer and Northwestern and Chicago Law School alumnus, served in Navy 1942 to 1945 and earned a bronze star.
Verna Quandahl widow of Knute Quandahl and lifelong Waukon resident died Friday. Born May 2, 1881 at Waukon she wed Dec 18, 1912. A retired schoolteacher and florist she belonged to First Baptist church. Surviving sister Vera Kruger and brother Charles Waterman. Services pending at Martin Brothers funeral home.
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