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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1976
Page
4
South misplays a diamond finesse after an overstatement about cigarettes and temptation. North criticizes the choice as unwise, noting the overtrick was possible but not the contract aim. The article then explains point counting and adding extras for short suits to gauge game and slam chances.
Theater listings show IOWA theaters presenting The Gumball Rally at 2 3 55 and 5 50 and 7 50 9 45. WORLD and TIMES feature The Shootist The Omen and The Gator with multiple showtimes. City Clerk Steve Odem plans to resign Sept 8 to become Newton administrator assistant amid council mayor power dispute.
Willie Williams, 18, of 504 Tenth Street SE Cedar Rapids, charged with raping a 15 year old girl early Tuesday. He is held in Linn county jail in lieu of $10,000 bond after allegedly grabbing the girl in the 500 block of Ninth Avenue SE at about 2 am. Williams had previously been released from the county jail after an assault on Patty K Van Deusen of 1133 Ninth Street NW, who escaped after he struck her in the 500 block of Tenth Street SE. he faced an earlier assault with intent to commit certain crimes charge.
Police found a man sleeping by a tree in the front yard of 1218 Thirty third street NE. He provided different names when asked. He attempted to flee, bumped a car, and fell. He was arrested for intoxication and resisting an officer and booked into Linn County jail on a $250 bond.
A damaged bridge card fragment shows four players North South East West with vulnerable status. The partial bidding sequence includes a 2 level bid and a penultimate opening, indicating a tense contract situation and potential play.
Cedar Rapids city council debates a proposed season golf fee rise from 35 to 60 dollars for seniors. Protesters say the 73 percent increase hits fixed incomes hard. a 50 dollar level is urged. Parks official notes slower rises for older golfers as courses seek self sufficiency. Council to revisit fees.
Lightning sparked three fires in Eastern Iowa during a rain storm with heavy rainfall totals. A mobile home near Strawberry Point was destroyed. a Van Fleet farm barn burned with livestock and hay losses estimated at 30 000 dollars. A high school fire near West Union caused unknown damage. electrical lines ignited, and alarms failed during the storm. In Linn County court, several defendants pled guilty to drug possession and related charges, with fines jail terms and deferred sentences in a mixed docket surrounding controlled substances and drunken driving cases.
Darryl E. Pettit aged 21 of 2551 Glass road NE faced a Monday charge for robbing George Pryor of an $160 watch and $53 on August 11. Also charged last week were Robert L. Santee and Sandra Mae Bowdish in the same incident. Pettit held in Linn county jail on $10,000 bond.
Gerri Vaughan reports five men in their 20s robbed her Monday night in an alley between Fourth and Fifth avenues SE. A man knocked her down and another stepped on her arm as her purse containing about 80 dollars was taken. The suspects fled on foot.
Four residents were injured in three single vehicle crashes since Sunday in Cedar Rapids. Liliane Springman, 46, was admitted with a pelvic fracture after backing from a private driveway and hitting a tree. Jason Kehoe, 2, treated for injuries and later released. Cathey McNabb, 25, treated after riding into a chain barricade at Seminole Valley park. Sharon Kruger, 22, treated after stepping in front of a car driven by Larry Gosnell. no charges filed.
Robert Camp reported to Linn County sheriff that three rifles valued at 470 dollars were stolen from his locked pickup camper in downtown Palo on a Friday. Lawyers for a dozen anti war witnesses stalked from a House Committee on Un American Activities hearing after one lawyer was dragged from the room by police.
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