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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1978

Page

9

Three Kent protestors found guilty in contempt case

In Ravenna Ohio three Cleveland men Daniel Thompson Jeffery Singer and Thaddeus Jurczynski were found in contempt of court for a Kent State University protest last summer. Each was fined 50 dollars but chose five days in county jail instead. Contempt charges against Martin and Sarah Scheuer and Ann and Albert Canfora were dismissed.

Ravenna Ohio Kent State University Daniel Thompson Jeffery Singer Thaddeus Jurczynski Cleveland Portage County Common Pleas Court Joseph Kainrad Kainrad Martin Sarah Scheuer Boardman Ann Albert Canfora Barberton

Kent State protest recalls 1970 campus shootings

The text recalls the Kent State killings when Ohio Guardsmen fired on students, killing three and injuring eight. It notes a July 12, 1977 protest by the Scheuers the Canforas and about 200 others near a gym site, despite a court order, with about 70 contempt charges filed.

Kent State Ohio National Scheuers Canforas

Begelman Charged With Forgery In Columbia Funds Theft

Former Columbia Pictures president David Begelman faces four counts of forgery and grand theft for allegedly diverting about $40,000 from the studio through forged checks. The district attorney says the forgeries ran Jan 1975 to May 1977, including amounts attributed to Cliff Robertson Martin Ritt and Pierre Gruleau. Begelman resigned last year amid prior admitted misappropriation and has since worked as an independent producer under a new contract. He is due for arraignment in Burbank early next week.

Los Angeles Columbia Pictures David Begelman John van de Kamp Begelman Columbia van de Kamp Cliff Robertson Martin Ritt Pierre Gruleau Ma Maison Hollywood Robertson Burbank

Doctor Charles Best Dies at 79 in Toronto

Dr. Charles Herbert Best, American born co discoverer of insulin, dies at 79 after a ruptured abdominal vessel. He had been in critical condition since being rushed to Toronto General Hospital on Sunday. His death comes hours after learning his 46 year old son died of a heart attack.

Toronto UPI Charles Herbert Best Toronto General Hospital

Steelmakers narrow price hike across major producers

United Press International reports several steelmakers including Bethlehem Republic Inland Jones & Laughlin matched a 1.5 percent rise of $5.50 a ton, aligning with National Steel. CF&I later matched U S Steel and Wheeling-Pittsburgh at $10.50, citing coal settlement and energy costs. U S Steel signaled openness to further adjustments in 1978.

Bethlehem Steel Corp Republic Steel Corp Inland Steel Corp Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp National Steel Corp White House U.S. Steel Wheeling-Pittsburgh UMW National Steel George Stinson

Space shuttle maiden flight likely delayed past schedule

NASA chief Robert Frosch told a congressional subcommittee the shuttle faces engine problems and has less than a fifty percent chance to fly in March. He projected June 1979 as the milestone target and noted unofficial hopes for a three month earlier launch. The shuttle will use three main engines and an external rocket for ascent.

Washington U.S. Space Agency Robert Frosch Congressional National Aeronautics and Space Administration Earth Shuttle

Recovery group and notices fill local briefs

A C R news brief lists a Monday recovery group meeting at First Christian Church with topic The Will to Bear Discomfort. It also notes dean’s list recipient Karen M Askren at Wheaton College and multiple event and service ads including bus tours concerts and open houses with dates and contact numbers.

First Christian Church Third Ave. SE Karen M. Askren Skyline Drive Wheaton College Wheaton, Ill

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