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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1971

Page

5

Immediate Cancer Crusade focuses on urgent education and funding

Moorman and Marion volunteers press a temporary Cedars crusade emphasizing immediacy in cancer education. They plan to leave information at homes to spur quick action, noting 106,000 Americans could be saved with proper funding as leukemia cures improve and research relies on donations.

Cedars Rapids Vernon Marion Moorman Peody Lipschutz Lipschutz Chicago Kcrg-Tv

Cotton Rejects City Personnel Agency Report

William Cotton, executive secretary of the human rights commission, rejected a city personnel report on Tuesday night. He asserted the personnel office has worked closely with the human rights office to draft an affirmative action program for minority hiring.

William Cotton Human Rights Commission Tok Human Rights Office Catton City Planning Department Perry W. Hooks Department of Housing and Urban Development Equal Opportunity Gatton Ment Jhuman Rights Commission

Hitched Ride In Wrong Car

Milan Tilly Casalegno, 26, missed the last bus and rode in a passing police patrol car. A bag raised suspicion. Casalegno admitted stealing from a jukebox after initially claiming items came from a girlfriend’s piggy bank. He was jailed. Officials criticized a planning report as inadequate and feared federal rejection.

Milan Tilly UPL Antonio Casalegno Casalegno Cuins

Delays Posting of Gas Octane Ratings By FTC

The Federal Trade Commission delayed the effective date of a rule requiring gasoline makers to post octane ratings at pumps from June 28 to September 1. The move came as the FTC also revisited an affirmative action program and considered posted readings methods. A city council meeting arrangement was approved, and a list of want ads urged item seekers to call for listings.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Sie FTC

Specialist To Speak In Cedar Rapids Ad Club Meeting

Wichita public relations specialist Hank Parkinson, head of Parkinson and Associates, will address Cedar Rapids Ad Club Thursday night at the Montrose hotel. Parkinson has led over 65 political campaigns in seven years with 56 wins and authored Winning Your Campaign and Organizing Your Political Campaign. Dinner at 6:30 followed by Parkinson's talk at 7:30 after social hour.

Kansas Cedar Rapids Hank Parkinson Parkinson and Associates, Inc Wichita Parkinson Wichita Beacon Wichita Associated Press Democratic National Committee Johnson - Humphrey Irue Montrose Hotel

YMCA Lifesaving Course Opens At Ellis Branch

Reservations for a senior lifesaving eight week course at the Ellis branch YMCA are first come, first served until 2 pm Saturday. Executive Director John Hughes said the class is open to swimmers 15 and older. Sessions run 2 to 5 pm Saturdays. 24 hours earns both Red Cross and YMCA lifesaving certifications. Ellis members pay $5, non members $10.

Ellis Branch Ymca John Hughes Hughes Red Cross YMCA Ellis

Looker Named Head of Linn County Red Cross Committee

Dr Richard F Looker of 241 Beyer Circle Drive SE named chairman of three new Linn County Red Cross committees on members and funds at the chapter level. The board approved attendance for Miss Marie Clancy executive director and Mrs Richard Kirsch director of volunteers at the annual Red Cross convention in Washington DC May 16 to 19.

Richard F. Looker Beyer Circle Drive Linn County The Red Cross National Red Cross Looker Marie Clancy Richard Kirsch Washington, D.C

Civil Law Day speaker Warren J. Rees named for Cedar Rapids luncheon

Iuwa Supreme Court Justice Warren J. Rees of Anamosa was chosen to speak at a Law Day luncheon in Cedar Rapids on April 30. Linn County Bar Association chair Richard D. Holden said the event at the Marion Mortrose Hotel is open to the public and begins at noon. Rees will address the 1971 Law Day USA theme Channel Change through Law and Reason, observed nationwide for the 14th annual event. Holden urged citizens to pursue reforms by lawful means, warning that unequal justice and disruption threaten liberties.

Iuwa Supreme Court Warren J. Rees Anamosa Cedar Rapids Richard D. Holden Law Day Linn County Bar Asso Mortrose Hotel Justice Rees USA Holden Linn County

Doctors Save Stricken Maryland Lawmaker In House

In Annapolis Maryland two physician delegates saved 68 year old Russell Hickman after he collapsed at his desk during a debate on a bill banning rock music festivals. Drs Torrey Brown and Aris Allen massaged the heart and performed mouth to mouth resuscitation until his heart beat resumed. Hickman recovered to fair condition and the House adopted a resolution praising the doctors as its 1971 session ended.

Annapolis UPI Maryland House of Delegates Russell Hickman Maryland Torrey Brown Aris Allen Hickman Allen Brown Fair Randition House

Antique Cars to Be Displayed at Kirkwood Open House

Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids will host an open house on April 26 with a display of classic and antique cars inside the automotive shops at Linn Hall. Visitors can tour facilities on Bowling Street SW and see exhibits from photography, agriculture, and college programs, with information for high school students and parents. The event theme is Crossroads of Opportunity.

Kirkwood Community College Bowling Street Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Rockford Road Neil Klinefelter Kkwood Linnhail Kirkwood Agriculture Department

Cigarettes Stolen From Cincinnati Police Office

In Cincinnati a theft case escalated as 125 cartons confiscated as evidence were later found missing from a central police station tear office after someone squeezed under mesh wire and escaped with 135 cartons. No suspects identified.

Cincinnati UPI Central Police Station

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