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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1980
Page
6
Post 727 of the American Legion held a Saturday Easter egg hunt at Ellis Park drawing hundreds of children. About 2,000 eggs were hidden with 350 prize eggs among them, as families enjoyed the sunny afternoon and prize winning finds.
A Saturday afternoon fire at 314 Seventh St SE displaced 10 residents in a four unit building. The blaze centered in the Farris apartment on the second floor where a cigarette in a plastic pail is blamed. residents evacuated as seven fire trucks, 150 people gathered. No injuries reported and Red Cross housed victims at Montrose Hotel. Nearby Feb 3 fire nearby affected 32 tenants.
Nine people were arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Linn County late Friday into Saturday. Names include Jerry D. Ashley Ronald E. Bothwell Wayne E. Murray Ida M. Shonka Dennis W. Stewart John G. Crane Mark E. Pond Rodney A. Banes and Robert D. Hall with additional counts including speeding left of center driving on wrong side and possession of controlled substances and equipment violations.
About 35 attendees gathered at the Holiday Inn in Cedar Rapids for an organizational Black Caucus meeting. They prioritized political action and youth employment, aiming to influence delegates and officials to support minority youth programs. Juan Cortez backs unseating Rep. Robert M. L. Johnson in the 26th District. Future meetings will cover voter registration. May 17 is the next date with location TBA. Chism noted no formal ties to the national Black Caucus. Attendees included representatives from the Black Women’s Organization NAACP and the A. Philip Randolph Institute.
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