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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1975
Page
3
Extended forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions Friday through Sunday. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, and lows in the 40s to low 50s. Sunrise Thursday at 7 04, sunset 6 47. Year ago today high 59 and low 39 with no precipitation.
Births reported at Mercy and St Luke's with multiple couples from Marion Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine Anamosa Center Point and Solon. Debts assets exemptions listed for numerous individuals and businesses. Local traffic citations and fines recorded including speeding disobeying stop signs and reckless driving.
A list of Cedar Rapids and area obituaries notes Genevieve Neilson 83 of Madison Wisconsin and others with Cedar Rapids ties. It lists births, marriages, survivors, service times, burial sites, and funeral home arrangements, including Florence Klontz William Schultz and Michael Dattolo with their service details.
Auditor Bob McMahan reports Cedar Rapids finances for Jan 1 1974 to June 30 1975 show receipts of 68.78 million and disbursements of 62.76 million with a starting balance over 18 million. Net end year position stands at 24.1 million in the black. property taxes total about 19.8 million, bonds total 19.28 million, well within the legal limit. Debt declines after 1981 with only under 1 million outstanding.
The House killed an 8.66 percent pay raise for Congress and top officials, approving a 5 percent increase for senators representatives judges the vice president cabinet members White collar workers and military personnel. The 5 percent raise takes effect immediately following a 278 to 123 vote.
A 19-year-old Springville youth, Terry Davis also known as Terry Fritz, was mistakenly released from Linn county jail to community court services despite a military hold. He had been stationed at the Navy's Great Lakes training center. Deputies recognized him Wednesday morning as he reported to community court services and rearrested him leaving the courthouse.
Dale Frank Bowman aged 27 of 1120 Tenth Street SE was charged with rape after police said he assaulted a 19 year old married woman early Sunday in a southwest Cedar Rapids house. No weapon was used. He posted a $5,000 bond and was released from county jail.
Arlene Werner of Cedar Rapids filed in Linn district court seeking 30 000 in damages after a October 17 injury in the kitchen at the El Kahir Shrine Temple. Hobart Corp the meat grinder maker is named as defendant alleging a design defect.
Butz argues U S food exports fuel agri power at diplomatic tables claiming 22 billion dollars of farm products shipped last year and near parity with oil imports. He criticizes knee jerk reactions to selling to Russia and notes grain sales to China passed quietly. Ford officials including Coleman Mathews Zarb Train Seidman Baroody appear at open government conference.
President Ford spoke to mayors at the North Shore Hilton as security tightened in Chicago after two women menaced him in California. Secret Service said Ford had no connection to the incident with Thomas Weber Nessen wrestled by Skokie police Sgt. Philip O'Keefe. Ford urged support for extending the general revenue sharing program.
FBI officials probe an unconfirmed assassination threat involving three men traveling from Montreal to the United States. The target, President Ford, and Japanese Emperor Hirohito were to meet in Washington after Hirohito's visit to Williamsburg Virginia.
Chief Wallace LaPeters reports Cedar Rapids burglaries fell from 868 in 1974 to 768 in the first half of 1975 and auto thefts decreased from 293 to 268. He credits patrols, faster responses, and citizen awareness, noting crime rates reflect reporting, not necessarily more crime. Des Moines crime rose 3.6 percent to 6,456 in 1975.
Sheriff Grant says jail population has surged with releases to community court services and cases where defendants are let go on promise to appear. He warns Linn County may need a new jail or expanded facilities as overcrowding strains space and violated jail standards.
Linn County officials from around Iowa will meet with Department of Revenue staff Friday during the Iowa State Assn. of County Officers meeting to discuss the state's property valuation equalization order. Linn ag land values rose 51 percent and residential values 27 percent in Cedar Rapids and 35 percent elsewhere in Linn County.
Daniel L. McLeer, 34, of Monticello, is charged with drunk driving by the Linn County Sheriff’s Department. He was arrested Tuesday night on Highway 30 west of Mount Vernon.
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