Firefighters Strike Sparks Arson Claims and City Battle
Police say fires during the strike were not random acts but planned arsons, with union officials denying involvement. Mayor Wheeler plans a grand jury review as 800 National Guardsmen assist in fighting about 50 fires. Dismissed striking firefighters face an injunction hearing while pay parity with police remains a key demand, as replacements report smoke injuries.
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Joseph McNamara
Charles Shaer
Kansas City Firefighters’ Union
Joe McMahon
International Union
Charles Wheeler
Wheeler
Jackson Country
Supreme Court weighs campaign costs and key cases
The court moved swiftly on an appeal from Sept 19 addressing claims of rising campaign costs. It let stand a $250000 libel ruling against Charleston Daily Mail over 1968 stories about James Sprouse. The court also considered housing zoning, employment for unwed mothers, and offshore resource ownership rules for Atlantic coast states.
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Charleston
W.va
Daily Mail
West Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals
Charleston Daily Mail
James Sprouse
New Jersey
Mount Laurel
N.J
Mississippi
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Chicago
Richard Eldred
Joseph Woods
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Coast States
Atlantic Coast
Hearst affidavit hearing postponed as psychiatrists assess competence
Patty Hearst remains under court evaluation with psychiatrists and a psychologist to determine mental competence for cross-examination on her affidavit. Her attorneys say a Wednesday hearing was rescheduled from Tuesday at the doctors' request, while Hearst and her parents visit at Redwood City jail and officials deny reports of anti psychotic drug treatment.
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Catherine and
Randolph Hearst
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Calif
Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
John McDonald
Long Island
N.Y
Newsday
Victim Identified in Manitowoc Auto Crash
Cascade resident David D. Schwanke, 21, of Manitowoc Wisconsin identified as the deceased in an auto accident two and a half miles northeast of here on Highway 151 around 11 p.m. Sunday. Darrell Schwanke, 20, of Manitowoc, in critical condition at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque Monday afternoon.
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Cascade
David D. Schwanke
Manitowoc
Wis
Here
Darrell Schwanke
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Grace Scott 85 Dies. Sigourney Resident, Farm Widow
Grace Scott of Sigourney died Saturday evening in Keokuk County hospital aged 85. Born July 26, 1890 near Webster she married Sherry Scott in 1908 and farmed east of Sigourney. Survived by daughter Treva Flanagan of Cedar Rapids and son J. W. Scott of Sigourney. Services Tuesday at Reynolds with burial at Pleasant Grove cemetery.
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Sigourney
Grace Scott
Keokuk County Hospital
Webster
Sherry Scott
J. W. Scott
Reynolds
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
The Gazette Co Cedar Rapids Subscription Details
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Co and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates by carrier 1.05 per week. By mail Night Edition and Sunday 6 issues or 24 weeks 45.00 52 weeks 46.00. Afternoon Editions and Sunday 7 issues 4.29 weekly 46.00 52 weeks. Other states and U.S. territories 70.00 2 weeks. No Mail Subscriptions accepted in areas having Gazette carrier service. AP is entitled to use local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Reas
Sophie Johnson Dies Services Tuesday
Sophie Johnson 82 died Saturday at a Marion nursing home. Born Oct. 10, 1892 in Iowa county, she married Arthur Zimmerman in 1911 who died in 1916, then Clarence Johnson in 1943 who died in 1948. Surviving: two sons, two daughters, three brothers, two sisters, 11 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren. Services Monday and Tuesday at Hoover-Valentine's with Rebekah lodge rites.
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Marengo
Sophie Johnson
Marion
Iowa County
Iowa
Arthur Zimmerman
Clarence Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Guy Gould
Elkader
Floyd Vitek
William Wendel
Blairstown
Irvin
Floyd
Emiline Stanton
Portland
Ore
Blanche Hawkins
Hoover-Valentine’s. Rebekah Lodge
Hoover- Valentine's. Advestment
State Officials Tour Cedar Rapids Transport Facilities
State transportation officials and the legislative transportation and law enforcement subcommittee visited Cedar Rapids facilities including the municipal airport highway and street projects rail facilities and city bus operations. They viewed projects from civil defense helicopters and on a bus tour from the airport to downtown. The delegation planned trips to Iowa City and Dubuque later.
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Cedar Rapids
State Department of Transportation
State Legislative Transportation and Law Enforcement
Civil Defense
Iowa City
Dubuque
Humphrey Signals 1976 Run If Nomination Possible
In Cedar Rapids Hubert Humphrey hinted he would accept a Democratic nomination if offered and run against Ford in debates across the country. He said a declared bid would require more road work and less senate time, while praising his colleagues and blasting the Ford administration as “upside down.”
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Humphrey
Massachusetts
Ted Kennedy
Ford
Senate
Iowa
John Culver
Michigan
Russia
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Culver
Hubert Humphrey
Syracuse
N. Y
Cleveland
Minneapolis
West Coast
Democratic Party
Blouin
Evacuation Alert as British Ships Move Along Coast
News from Newport dated October 6 1775 reports residents alarmed by British ships sailing from Boston. Women and children are hurriedly moved inland within the colony as military tension rises and fear spreads through the town.
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Newport
R.L
Boston
Remarkably effective hemorrhoid treatment advised by doctors
A new medication is described as shrinking hemorrhoidal tissue during infection and inflammation while relieving pain and itch. It is reported to provide hours of relief in many cases, offering notable symptom reduction.
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Town House Motor Inn
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Bradley
Janet Fraser
Monticello
Tom Whitney
Des Moines
Senator Culver
Dick Clark
Washington
Malloy Jewelers
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Perpetual
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