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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1975
Page
3
The report includes September weather figures with normal values and forecasts. It lists births at St. Luke's and other area residences, noting several new sons and daughters with dates in September. Additional local notices reference pipes and trees, plus a birth in Billings, Montana.
Classes at Prairie schools will dismiss at 12 30 p m Monday so staff can attend the funeral for Roger Freeman 39 Prairie track coach who died Friday after a fall from a horse after the homecoming parade Afternoon kindergarten is canceled Services are at 1 30 p m at Mt Vernon Methodist Church Burial in Mt Vernon cemetery Friends may call at Baxter Funeral Home in Mt Vernon after 3 p m Sunday
Washington Post quoted reliable sources saying E Howard Hunt claimed he was ordered to kill syndicated columnist Jack Anderson in late 1971 or early 1972. He said the plan involved a poison with no autopsy trace and that the order came from a senior Nixon White House official after Watergate arrests.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription options including Night Edition and Sunday seven issues at 4.294 weeks for 46.00 and 52 weeks 46.00. Afternoon Editions and Sunday seven issues at 4.294 weeks for 46.00. US and territories 70.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in carrier areas. The paper is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. The Associated Press retains republication rights.
Obituary and funeral notices list Robert Luke Thacker 76 of 208 Twentieth Street NE who died Friday after a brief illness. Born November 18, 1898 in Mena Arkansas, he lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years and worked as a salesman for Standard Glass and Paint Co until 1969. He served in the Navy in World War I and was a member of the American Legion. survivors include wife Nelle, two sons John L. of Cedar Rapids and Robert W. of Sylmar, a brother Charles of Mena, Ark., a sister Mrs Leona Bradley of Tulsa, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Stewart Funeral Home, burial Mt Calvary, with calling Monday 2-9 p.m. Additional notices list multiple other funeral services and memorial funds for various individuals across Iowa towns including Mena Arkansas, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Anamosa, Columbus Junction, Postville, Homestead, Grinnell, Manchester, Mt. Vernon, Ossian, Springville, Vinton, Independence, and others.
Herman John Baer aged 21 of 1245 Third Street NW was jailed on a $1,125 bond after allegedly kicking out a squad car window. He faced intoxication and malicious injury to a vehicle charges following an 8 p.m. arrest for a disturbance in the 1200 block of Third Street NW. Baer was reportedly involved in a fight but did not resist officers during transport.
Carl Alt reported a two week old 12 volt battery valued at 72 dollars stolen from his car at his new apartment at 1441 Second Avenue SE early Saturday. He notified police about the theft.
Ferdie Schwab of 921 Old Marion Road NE was treated at Mercy hospital for a gunshot wound to the left thigh after a .22 caliber rifle discharged accidentally at his residence Friday night. He was released after treatment and police noted the bullet passed through the leg. Schwab waited until Saturday morning to seek help, thinking the injury minor.
Panamanian negotiators reported little progress in talks on turning the canal to Panama, citing U S insistence on the right to guard the waterway indefinitely. The U S delegation led by Ellsworth Bunker returned to Washington while Panama’s note cited 25 years as the duration.
An inmate overpowered a guard at the city jail Saturday night and freed three inmates in Council Bluffs. Among escapees were Mackie Smothers, Leonard Coleman, Jerry Hansen, and Carl Pelander, with charges ranging from interstate crime spurts to second degree murder.
Community briefs list Heritage Society board meeting Tuesday at 1 30 p m in the public library Heritage room and a regular meeting Thursday at 9 15 a m in the People's Bank community room Also noted are a Turquoise jewelry ad a Coe College talk by Wayne Phillips a travel ad for Grand Ole Opry Motor coach tour a Linn County Food Bank meeting Monday at 7 30 p m and a Bicentennial commission meeting Tuesday Sept 30 at Hall Home Furnishings plus a purse theft report and other local notices
The piece discusses Oswald's 1963 Mexico City trip and alleged calls to Cuban and Soviet embassies. It notes no FBI follow up, Warren Commission findings of a lone assassin, and CIA remarks about tape records and sources, amid calls to reopen the inquiry.
Agency hired Liu to conduct a study on quality of life comparing state to state. It shows Jersey City at the bottom in social economic health and education but strong in environment. The South scores poorly in health and education while the West upper Midwest and Northeast show high ratings.
A survey outlines weak Republican prospects for the house and senate next year despite a major registration drive led by Mrs. Mary Louise Smith of Iowa. Gallup data show independents at a peak 35 percent, leaning to Democrats two to one, while Kennedy remains the only Democratic figure close to Ford in trial heats. Kennedy says he will not run.
Hieng Heng, a 34 year old Cambodian refugee in Santa Ana, learns practical lessons in American life. After bicycle theft, he gains help from four police departments and the California Highway Patrol and receives a donated bike from an Episcopal church rector. His sponsor notes his resilience and growing sense that people care.
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