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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
14
Kirkwood Community College board approved a 7,661,584 general fund budget for 1972-73 at a regular meeting. The total maximum expenditures reach 8,400,896 including schoolhouse and tort liabilities. Federal funds may raise or lower final costs if awarded.
Kirkwood board reviews an architect report for a proposed building southeast of Linnhall with ground floor 20 to 25 feet above Linn hall. Plans include first floor receiving, student spaces, a two story lobby, coffee house, dining, bookstore, study areas, art facilities, meeting rooms, and parking. Costs rising 40 percent since Linn hall and funding via a three quarter mill school levy.
Lyons, 1, of Postville, in good condition with a head injury at a hospital after a one car crash on a gravel road south of Postville Thursday. He was a passenger in a car driven by Barbara Rekow, 17, of Luana, who was charged with failure to have her car under control. Hoy Blatter, 30, of Nichols, listed in fair condition at University ante after an accidental gunshot wound to the leg.
Kirkwood Community College board approved low bids on inhalation therapy equipment electronics for internal cable TV office gear and an iron worker. Two cases required higher bids to meet specs. The board also second read revised residency tuition policy. Admissions head Jim Miller reported fall 1972 total 1 581 as of Wednesday. Contracts extended Aug 19 to Sept 15 1972 for nine staff per federal funding timing.
A continued price surge hits farm products with live poultry up 15.1 percent and eggs 11.2 percent. Processed foods and feeds rise 1.6 percent, with meats and dairy up 3.8 and 2.1 percent respectively. Employment shows a real gain of 800,000 to 83.4 million, while unemployment falls 250,000 to 5.1 million. Unemployment rates edge down for men to 4.9 percent, up for women to 6.7 percent, and teenagers rise to 14.8 percent.
Gaylord A. Sacora of Center Point was charged by Cedar Rapids police with lascivious acts with a minor. The 51 year old allegedly abused a 14 year old girl Thursday at Noelridge Park. He posted $1000 bond and was released.
The State board of public instruction affirmed earlier school board decisions against Michael Roe who was dismissed from the Iowa City Community school system. The board ruled the board acted properly under section 279.24 and Roe had a chance to defend himself. It also held that any writing on classroom walls could violate state law and that Roe showed disregard for state laws in performing his duties.
Observers with experience on North Vietnamese and Viet Cong affairs note unusually harsh killings in Binh Dinh province amid the current offensive. They consider revenge against former party members aligned with Saigon, inter party power struggles, or a clash between northern and southern factions. Other captured regions show fewer executions, with Binh Dinh’s rapid district fall highlighted by officials as a key factor.
After the fall of northern Binh Dinh in April, Saigon forces delayed attempts to retake the area for nearly three months, allowing the communists to implement their program among more than 200,000 residents. Across captured zones, fighting eased only in parts like Loc Ninh, while executions were reported in Quang Tri and An Loc as civilians fled.
Three injuries from Cedar Rapids traffic incidents prompted hospital treatments but no admissions. Teen driver John Krejci, 16, struck a pole on Bel Air drive SE after a right turn, charged with failing to keep vehicle under control. Joyce Treka, 36, treated for leg lacerations after her car hit a light pole. Jameson, James A. Sullivan, 44, treated for bruises and abrasions from a car truck collision on Fruitland boulevard SW. Police noted no unusual exposure.
A driver swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle and struck a parked car owned by Ronald D. Palmer at 208 Fruitland Boulevard. The truck then rolled onto its side. Sullivan was cited for failing to keep his vehicle under control.
Peter Stravropoulos, 20, of 2705 Fourteenth Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police on a Cedar Falls warrant charging defrauding an innkeeper. He allegedly failed to pay a July 29 bill at a Holiday Inn motel in Cedar Falls and was later released on a $100 bond.
Classified line urges readers to place want ads to attract buyers with a phone number 398-8234 for contact.
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