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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1978
Page
4
Mary Jane Koutny was installed as second vice president at the 36th Iowa Association of Educational Secretaries convention in Des Moines. The page also lists local ads for events, sales, tours, and services across Cedar Rapids including fairs, dances, jewelry deals, and restaurant specials.
Promotions and assignments include Ivan Schwer advancing in the IH military police corps at Fishbach Germany. UI ROTC field training scheduled for April 22 in the Reservoir Area to simulate combat. Sfc Eugene Morris Jr brings Army History exhibits to Cedar Rapids. Pvt Brian Hillmer completes Defense Information School and heads to Korea after 30 days here. Two Coe College graduates receive Air Force nurse officer commissions, one at Sheppard AFB and the other headed to Lackland AFB after orientation. On this date in 1968, West Berlin saw clashes between students and police after the wounding of Rudi Dutschke.
Atlanta officials warn NOW led boycott of convention facilities could trigger similar actions by other groups. ERA ratification pressure prompts organizers to shun Georgia, risking $50 million in lost bookings and $130 million in future meetings. Georgia Hospitality chief proposes halting legislation as countermeasure.
Iowa City Johnson County Board of Supervisors received a recommendation from County Attorney Jack Dooley to postpone the public defender office for three years. The delay would run until the county bar association completes a study of other counties with defender systems. The board also approved payment of several due bills for health facilities despite budget shortfalls, with overruns blamed on inflation.
A jangling set of quips wonders about New Year wishes and daily annoyances. The reader jokes about a coworker at the Next desk, nervous behavior before in laws arrive, and questions why men grow rough but not taller. It also notes car painting to curb rust and food additives in cereals.
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