Officials debate danger of tainted marijuana smoke
Officials clash over whether paraquat contaminated marijuana from Mexico could cause irreversible lung damage. Foundation 2 reports dozen calls from concerned public while Linn County and Iowa health officials view it as a personal choice not a public health crisis. experts differ on inhalation risks and testing availability.
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Mexico
U.S
Vietnam
Iowa
Dick Osing
Foundation 2
Tom Meade
Linn County
Osing
Steve Sparks
Iowa City
C R men named in $20 000 suit
Karl R Zaeske sues Steven R Forsyth Cedar Rapids and Donald L Forsyth for 20 000 over a June 19 1976 rear end collision near East Post Road and Cottage Grove SE. He alleges negligence caused injuries medical treatment lost wages permanent partial disability and reduced activity. Jury trial demand.
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Linn District Court
Karl R. Zaeske
Parkland Drive
Zaeske
Steven R. Forsyth
Cedar Rapids
Donald L. Forsyth
Skylark Lane
East Post Road
Cottage Grove SE
Steven Forsyth
Forsyths
Marion firms pursue downtown redevelopment in tentative talks
Negotiations continue in Marion as Marion Square Associates seeks to buy several CBD buildings while the CBD board evaluates plans for downtown restoration. Key players include Scott Olson and Wayne Engle, with First National Bank negotiating sale of its building at Seventh Avenue and 11th Street. The CBD backs an architectural plan after an economic study by Larry Smith Ltd.
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Marion
Central Business Redevelopment Corporation
Marion Square Associates
John Schlotterback
Marion Real Estate
CBD
Scott Olson
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Engle
E and S Electrical Contractors Inc
John Vernon
First National Bank
First National
Eighth Avenue
Motor Bank
Seventh Avenue
11Th Street
James Chesley
12Th Street
Schlotterback
Chesley
Frank Schmitz
10Th Street
Schmitz
Tom Hanson
la Jolla
Calif
Hanson
George Murdoch
Olson
Larry Smith, Ltd
Chicago
Dear Abby column on a son's inertia and tipping customs
A divorced father seeks advice about supporting his 19 year old son who ignores work and studies while living with his ex wife. Abby counsels that force won’t work and urges more fatherly engagement to motivate responsibility. Also a reader asks about tipping a waitress in advance. Abby calls it a bribe rather than a tip and explains tips’ meaning.
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Abby
Lowell, Ark
Stab Victim Sues Mirror Lounge Owners for Damages
Cindy Davies of Marion sues Mirror Lounge at 912 First Ave NW and former owners Wesley J. and T T Schuzle seeking 200000 in damages. She alleges the lounge intoxicated a 17 year old who later stabbed her at 503 C Ave NW on May 12 1976 and that the man was later convicted of manslaughter. Davies seeks compensation for medical costs lost income and interest.
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Linn District Court
Cindy Davies
Marion
Mirror Lounge
First Ave
Wesley J
T.T. Schuetzle
Richard L. Thompson
Davies
C Ave
Thompson
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Coe College
Kim Howard
Douglas Hall
Health unit eyes hospital occupancy guidelines in Iowa
Southeast Subarea Advisory Council of the Iowa Health Systems Agency will consider a proposal setting target hospital occupancy and beds per 1 000 population in Iowa. The meeting at 7 p m Thursday at the Ramada Inn includes reviewing two University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics capital expenditure requests totaling 188 000 and 3 500 000 for west campus utilities upgrades. On this date in 1968 a Richmond Indiana explosion killed 43 and left 11 missing after fire destroyed two blocks.
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Coralville
Iowa
Southeast Subarea Advisory Council
Iowa Health Systems Agency
Ramada Inn
Mayflower Room
University of Iowa
University Hospitals
Richmond
Ind
Arrest in home repair scheme linked to theft charges
Jack Rex Pigman aged 39 of 396 15th St SE was arrested on two counts of theft in the third degree in connection with a March 8 report by Genevieve Peiffer and a March 16 report by Mebel Bernards about paid but incomplete home repairs. Wallace Eugene Kann aged 50 of 1114 32nd St NE was arrested on an assault charge for an April 6 incident involving Kathie Neibert.
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Jack Rex Pigman
15Th St. SE
Genevieve Peiffer
Upland Drive SE
Mebel Bernards
First Ave. NW
Wallace Eugene Kann
32Nd St. NE
Kathie Neibert
Central City
Two Iowans Die In Separate Road Crashes
In separate Iowa incidents, James W. Holthaus 25 of Marengo died when his car struck a washed out bridge on a county road near Marengo at about 3:40 a.m. He was found around 8 a.m. David Franzen 21 of rural Lawler died after his car hit a bridge near Jackson Junction in Winneshiek County and he later died at Decorah hospital.
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Iowa
Winneshiek
James W. Holthaus
Marengo
Holthaus
David Franzen
Lawler
Winneshiek County
Franzen
Jackson Junction
Decorah
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al Ahern
Health Department
Ahern
Anne P. Autor
University of Iowa Department of Pharmacology
Autor
Sparks
Palo Alto
Pharmchem Research Foundation
Romaine Thornton
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
Des Moines
C.R
Pavic
Son
Dad
Abigail van Buren
Los Angeles
Health Unit
Eyes Hospital
Krebs
18Th St. S.W
Wilson Ave
The
Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Howard
First Avenue
Third Avenue
Agin
Topeshier
Ginsburg Jewelers
Lindale Plaza
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