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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1975
Page
8
Marion offices will be closed Monday for Veterans Day while the public library remains open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sanitation crews observe the holiday. next week’s pickups stay on the normal schedule. Edison Pharmacy operates 8 30 A.M. to 6 P.M. Monday through Saturday. closed Sundays. Emergency line 377 1616.
A seventh man was arrested in connection with a July drug factory discovery at a north Tama county farmhouse. Russell E. Ryder, 20, Grinnell, surrendered Friday and is charged with manufacturing delivering or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver controlled substances. His preliminary hearing is set for November 6. Ryder posted 10 percent of a $2,500 bond. His brother Jonathan Ryder, Mason City, surrendered Tuesday in connection with the incident.
Rabbi Baruch Korff reports Nixon's San Clemente recovery aided by about 10,000 donations from every state, including a $7 gift from a third grade class. Korff says Nixon will not travel until health improves and memoirs are finished.
Ronald Mannion of West Union and Donald Rahe of Oelwein were sentenced to 90 days in Fayette county jail after district court trials on charges of parole violation.
A listing of local churches with service times and leaders. Marion Churches includes Antioch Church of Christ Bethel Baptist First Baptist Grace Baptist Squaw Creek Bapt ist Robins Faith Bible St Joseph s Catholic Marion Christian Church of the Brethren Church of Christ Ascension Lutheran Lutheran Resurrection St Paul s Lutheran First United Methodist Prairie Chapel United Methodist First United Presbyterian Reformed Presbyterian Church of God Seventh Day United Seventh Day Brethren with pastors and sermon topics where provided.
Morrow County Court issued a bench warrant and $59 fine against Evel Knievel for a 72 mph Interstate 71 infraction on Oct. 14 after he failed to mail a traffic bond on time. A business manager said a $59 payment was en route and the matter was resolved.
Washington reports the Soviet Union began receiving 1.2 million metric tons of U S corn from Cook Industries Continental Grain and Cargill marking a resumption of grain sales after the end of the embargo. Officials say additional sales may follow as Soviet harvests slump and U S firms eyed further shipments. The deal comes as Moscow may need up to five million more tons and total American exports could reach 17 million tons this season.
Nickolas Cottrell 38 associate professor of psychology at the University of Iowa was found dead in his Lafayette Indiana apartment where he was visiting Purdue University this semester Autopsy pending He is survived by former wife Elinore and three children Monica Andrew and Curtis all of Iowa City and his mother Alice Cottrell Menlo Park California The body will be cremated at Soller Baker funeral home Lafayette with ashes to be shipped to Menlo Park California.
Ronald Kulper, 19, Garnaville, escaped injury when his car left a gravel road three miles south of Garber and burst into flames after he kicked out a window to escape minutes before the vehicle exploded. He faced a charge of fails to have his vehicle under control.
The column argues against borrowing 25000 to invest in stocks, noting mortgage interest deductions and tax effects. It favors dollar-cost averaging, growth stocks, and balancing tax-exempt bonds with equity, with scenarios for retirees and midlife investors and guidance from Sam Shuisky.
Susan McCormack of Iowa City is named customer services representative for the Cedar Rapids postal area. She will liaise between the postal service and major business mailers and handle express and other services. McCormack has a year and a half with the postal service and previously worked as a clerk at the Iowa City post office.
Jeffrey Kacena, 22, of 1504 K Avenue NE, was arrested by Iowa City police at 4 40 a m Saturday after a fire escape incident outside a University of Iowa sorority house. He faced a criminal trespass charge and, after a search, an additional charge of possession of a controlled substance.
Ronald L. Bates of Dema rest New Jersey, a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance after a Cedar Rapids airport search found marijuana and cocaine in his carry-on. Bates posted a $625 bond and was released. The dance company had performed at Coe College earlier in the week.
Susan M Kowalski and Roy Jameson named to the nine member aviation advisory committee for the Iowa department of transportation. The panel will analyze aviation problems in Iowa and seek solutions with first meeting in Des Moines later this month to set goals for the current fiscal year.
Stephen Oliver Prior, 23, of 1640 A avenue NE, was charged with two counts of forgery. He cashed forged $68 checks at the Eagles food store on October 1 and the Log Cabin tavern on October 4 from a closed account. He was released to adult corrections services.
Beirut battles intensify as machine gun fire and bomb blasts hit 12 districts before dawn. Mortar exchanges drive residents to basements while a strike targets security forces and factory fires rage, with casualties rising in a city gripped by seven months of civil war.
Hospitalized Kalona Ray Beachy, 60, Kalona, remained in fair condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after injuries suffered Friday in a Washington County motorcycle crash.
A compact listing provides emergency and service numbers for Cedar Rapids. It includes Ambulance, F B I, Fire, Highway Patrol, Police, Sheriff, Medical Society, Foundation Ilee, and Information Referral lines with specific phone contacts and a note to clip and carry the information. The format resembles a quick reference card from the era.
Moroccan diplomats at the United Nations indicate Spain reversed course on granting independence to Spanish Sahara amid fear of an Algerian backed movement. Slaoui said negotiations with Morocco continue as convoys travel toward the border with water bread and chants. He cautioned Spain will guide marchers to avoid land mines if the turnover proceeds.
TIFFIN David B Boydston 22 of Galesburg is charged by Johnson County with contributing to the delinquency of minors and making beer available to minors. Sheriff Gary Hughes says Boydston and 13 juveniles were arrested near Tiffin just before midnight Friday. The juveniles were released to their parents. Boydston was set for arraignment Saturday in magistrate’s court. Today Entertainer Minnie Pearl is 63 years old.
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