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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1978
Page
22
Detective author Joe Wambaugh says he started his own production company and will fund The Onion Field movie himself. He warns he will return to his old police job if the venture fails to break even.
More than 22 500 students return to classrooms in Bridgeport as the city approves a two year contract after 260 jailed teachers are released from a National Guard camp. The deal includes a 6 percent wage increase this year and 7.5 percent in the second year plus increments and a no reprisals clause.
Seattle 33 year old Joseph Heller, deaf and unable to cry out, spent three days crawling in a dust filled warehouse as he followed a 75 foot trail in the elevator shaft. Police and Harborview Medical Center said he suffered numerous fractures but was in serious but improved condition.
A 19 year old man from Melvindale walked into Ford Motor Co Woodhaven stamping plant after being rejected for a job. He worked three days as a head stacker before being discovered and dismissed. He has since received a $218 paycheck and several job offers after his story circulated. He plans a factory interview sparked by newspaper coverage.
UPI reports Consumer Product Safety Commission will focus on 24 programs deemed most important. Susan King says the agency tried to address too many products and problems and will concentrate on power mower safety outdoor TV antennas CB radios gas heaters chainsaws benzene and cellulose insulation. She notes 495 deaths in 1975 76 from CB antenna installation and that bicycles and skateboards cause injuries depending on how used.
Maryland National Bank seeks to cancel Master Charge membership for Alpha Sentura Business Services Inc and 10 associated stores in Washington Baltimore and Fayetteville N C citing the businesses sales. Alpha Sentura claims the move constitutes moral judgments and violates free speech while asserting increased business since obtaining the card.
A 51-year-old woman, Glada Fern Hibbard, told police she had shot her family. Investigators found her husband Thomas 58, daughter Deborah 16, and son Duane 12 dead from a single .22 caliber pistol. Hibbard likely killed herself with the same weapon. No motive was given.
Neighbors say the Hibbards lived in the house for over 20 years. Hibbard was a film handler for Alexander Film Services and Mrs. Hibbard worked at the Fort Carson Army post library. Duane slept on a sofa. liniment and tissues suggest illness. Police took bodies to the El Paso coroner.
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