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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1975
Page
35
Board members discussed who bears liability for non-public school students receiving public services, including transport moments and service provision. Budget cuts and staff changes were reviewed for media and special education, with potential shifts in funding and personnel.
In Washington prosecutors staged a low key courtroom protest after Judge Howard Corcoran sentenced Ralph Cummins, 63, of Fairfax, Virginia, to two to six years for conspiracy and bribery. They urged tougher penalties for white collar crimes and cited Cummins long scheme yielding over $1,000 monthly for 34 years while earning a $30,000 annual salary.
Federal grand jury indicts Sara Jane Moore on charges of attempting to murder President Ford on Sept. 22 1976 in San Francisco California. The defendant known as Sara Jane Assberg faces federal counts and is under psychiatric exam to determine competence.
Magistrate court records show Raymond Halstead pled guilty to drunk driving and received a suspended six month jail term. Edward Burnell pled guilty to unlawfully carrying two rifles on a motorcycle and was fined $20 plus costs. Gary Wells had a charge of no vehicle registration dismissed in the interest of justice.
A federal appeals court ruled Atlanta's public school desegregation plan valid though over 60 schools remain predominantly black. It found the plan advances equal educational opportunity while acknowledging persistent racial imbalances and potential for appeal to the Supreme Court.
In Beverly Hills Norwegian Americans hosted a banquet for King Olav of Norway at the Beverly Wilshire hotel drawing hundreds of attendees. Vidkun Quisling, who aided Germany in occupation, was executed by firing squad at age 58.
Vinton City Council approves a timetable for a new waste water treatment plant likely to take two to three years to complete. Phase I has begun with bids possible in a year and an estimated year more for construction. The plan includes an interceptor to relieve four lift stations and a switch to the uniform building code, including relaxed limits on story heights with fire protections.
Former Attorney General John Mitchell told the Senate Intelligence Committee he was never told of a mail opening program by the CIA or FBI. He said he discussed mail with Richard Helms but believed it referred to mail cover operations, not reading letters.
Leon Jaworski, the former Watergate prosecutor, tells reporters Nixon would be better off dead than facing the scandal. He says a pardon implies guilt and notes Nixon was never indicted as impeachment was being considered by the House.
The second board endorses a statewide PM radio network joining four FM stations at three state universities with new outlets at Sioux City Council Slutty and Fort Dodge. Plans seek 30 000 to design the interconnection and 60 000 to match 180 000 federal funds for a 100 000 watt Sioux City station operated by Western Jews Tech. Estimated total cost 650 000 to 1 080 000 and annual running costs 3 081 000 to 1 431 000.
Philadelphia AP reports New York City cannot collect 40 million dollars in back taxes from Penn Central after a ruling by U S District Judge John Fullam. The bankrupt railroad had not paid city or state taxes since 1970, marking a notable corporate failure in U S history.
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