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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1976
Page
8
Screen schedule fragments show WO Ames and KCRG Cedar Rapids channels with brief listings for 3B WEL teCrose and 9 on telecasts. Des Moines and WHO Cedar Rounds appear as partial station ids in the collage of guide notes.
In Ridge readers learn a bridge hand where locating the queen of diamonds lets a small slam fit. David Bruce, famed life master, used trumps and careful discards in the 1938 Vanderbilt final to force West to reveal the diamond queen, completing the play.
A New York reader asks if Harry Fishbein and John Crawford, who died earlier this year, were among the original 1 life masters. The answer is no. Harry was life master 15 and John life master 19.
In Lecce Italy Raf faele Raimondo was robbed by bandits who took two bags he carried into a bank. Police said one bag held worthless canceled checks and the other Raimondo’s lunch.
Dear Mrs. R asks how to distinguish colds from allergies in chilly damp weather. Use a flashlight to inspect nostrils: red mucosa with crusts and colored mucus suggests infection, while pale bluish white tissue with clear watery mucus suggests allergy. Watch sneezing, mouth breathing, nose rubbing, nosebleeds, and itchy roof of mouth or throat as clues. If symptoms persist, see a doctor for allergy-proofing and possible meds.
Dr Michael S McCabe a 34 year old staff psychiatrist at the University of Iowa psychopath hospital died after being struck while riding a bicycle in Iowa City. He died from internal injuries after being taken to University hospitals. Police did not release the driver’s name citing witnesses and said no charges have been filed. Investigation continues.
Motorists across several areas face spot shortages of unleaded gasoline, mainly along the East Coast. Industry sources describe the shortages as minor and not seriously disruptive.
Police opened fire on demonstrators in Soweto as racial rioting continued for a third day. Rampaging students stoned buses and buildings while black workers stayed home. Seven people had been killed in the prior two days, three by police gunfire, with reports of injuries and ongoing unrest in the township south of Johannesburg.
Milton Chadima, Fairfax board member since 1953, files for a three year term as at large College Community School Board member. He cites education deterioration and calls for broader effort beyond top students. Chadima, farmer and bank insurer official, faces opponents Jack Hayes and Jack Millard in the September 14 election.
Carroll Powell age 31 of 3100 Pebble Drive SW announced his candidacy for a College Community school board vacancy. He seeks greater representation for Bolling Green residents and opposes three day suspensions for smoking. Powell criticizes open classroom concepts and plans to challenge incumbent John Anderson Jr for district two in the Sept 14 election.
Arnold Yanecek of Walford, appointed after Robert Woolstrich’s resignation, files to be elected to the district four for the two years remaining. He is married with four children and active in local church and Masonic lodge. Robert Wahlert of Walford challenges him in the September 14 election.
In West Union Franklin Reyner of district four and Laura Westendorf of Alpha district seven filed nominating papers for the North Fayette Community School District board. They were the only candidates to do so before the Thursday deadline per the school superintendent’s office.
Seven inches of rain in nine hours Thursday night caused 25 deaths with five others missing in the Wanju area, 120 miles south of Seoul. A landslide buried a prayer house on a mountainside, killing fifteen people inside.
Alice A. Davis 35 of 1236 Fifth Street NW becomes the first woman to run for a Kirkwood Community College board of directors seat in its 10 year history. She contests incumbent John Gerber for a three year term as district director, aiming to influence curriculum determinations and policy rules.
Dr Donald G Miller and Dr Daniel B Hunting have completed Mayo Graduate School training in Rochester. Amy Karlin received a bachelor’s from Illinois State University. Douglas McGuire earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Chicago. Miss Davis filed her nomination papers for the Sept. 14 election.
Singapore magistrate's court sentenced Noordin to one year in prison for violently objecting to a two cent toilet fee at Clifford Pier. He invaded the pier master's office and smashed $250 worth of window panes, his record showing six prior convictions on similar charges.
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