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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1977
Page
2
A federal appeals court upheld police handling of late 1960s to early 1970s antiwar protests but ordered removal of arrest records for thousands detained in May 1971. It also noted pending appeals on $12 million in damages to about 12,000 arrestees.
Montreal report: 4200 members of the Quebec Provincial Policeman's Assn. return to duty as a legislative committee prepares to study their demand for 24 hour two man patrols. The walkout began last Wednesday with calls for around-the-clock coverage.
Northern Pipeline officials say a 450 mile 24 inch crude oil line from near Wood River Illinois to a Minneapolis refinery will leave land in place with minimal disturbance. Farmers contest claims and plan to negotiate easements while preparing opposition and legal routes.
Pool levels across Iowa and Minnesota towns show minor changes with LaCrosse at 4.8 feet, Lansing 7.6, Dam 9 at 12.3, McGregor 6.4, Guttenberg 4.0, Dubuque 7.0, Davenport 5.4, Keokuk 2.2, and Cedar Rapids 3.10 feet. Overnight shifts range from falls of 0.1 to 0.6 feet as flood stages are noted in brackets.
Washington reports the FDA is considering selling saccharin as a drug while continuing to ban its use in foods such as diet sodas. Commissioner Kennedy will outline details at a Thursday briefing, with possible labeling and advertising controls if sold nonprescription.
Only one bid Tuesday for two new mini-buses for the city senior citizen service. School Bus Sales Co. of Waterloo offered Mercedes-Benz buses at 35167.84 each. The 1975 models are new, in storage with full warranties, and the bid was about 140 over the city estimate. Referred to the Municipal Transit Authority for study.
Vital Statistics notes births at Mercy and St. Luke's including families Packard Nordby Gregory Chau and others in Cedar Rapids and Marion. It lists multiple couples and addresses followed by a series of police or fire calls including a heater fire and smoke odor investigations on various streets Tuesday evening.
Albert Whiteside a 30 year old rider from 512 Fifth Street SE was listed in stable condition at Veterans Administration hospital Iowa City after a 2:35 p.m. Tuesday collision with a car driven by John C. Carroll 17 of Marion near the Eighth Avenue and Third Street SE intersection. Carroll faces a traffic signal violation while Whiteside is charged with violation of a restricted license.
Iowa City West star Steve Waite a 6 9 center signed a national letter of intent to play for the University of Iowa Waite averaged 17.1 points and ten rebounds per game and set a West High record with 68 percent field goals He earned all Mississippi Valley Conference honors and led state 3A tournament scorers with 60 points.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by carrier $1.05 per week by mail Afternoon Edition and Saturday and Sunday morning seven issues $4.29 four weeks $46.00 52 weeks. Other states and US territories $70.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press has exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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