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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1977

Page

11

Linn-Mar Plans Calendar Distribution and Goals

The Linn-Mar district announces 1977 78 activity calendars will be distributed Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. by Boy Scout troop 580 and St Pauls United Methodist youth door to door. rural residents will receive mailings. If not received by Sept 6 contact the community relations office. The calendar highlights language arts science and fine arts goals and lists district activities.

Boy Scout Troop St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Linn-Mar Pat Kress Barbara Bukvich Marylou Edaburn Barbara Flint Marlys Hoon Luanne Hoffman Harold Hulleman Marilyn Iliff Freda Murphy Pat Nolan Carol Prehm Grant Wood Area Education Agency

Classes Set At St Josephs Catholic School

St Josephs Catholic school begins Thursday at 9 a.m. with six new teachers JoAnn Bopp Kathy McCue Angelika Sternowski Tom Donnelly Carolyn Brickley Sister Alexia Ryan and a first kindergarten class of 30 students. Enrollment is expected to reach 335 for K-8.

St. Joseph’s Catholic School JoAnn Bopp Kathy McCue Angelika Sternowski Tom Donnelly Carolyn Brickley Alexia Ryan St. Joseph’s

Car-Truck Crash Injures Woman. Driver Charged

Lois Somerville 41 of 1510 Ninth Avenue was hospitalized with a neck injury after a rear end collision at Seventh Avenue and Thirteenth Street. Bernard Wedlund 44 of 1535 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids faces charges for failure to control. he faces Marion magistrate court on Sept. 2.

Seventh Avenue Thirteenth Street Lois Somerville Ninth Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital Bernard E. Wedlund Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Wedlund Marion Magistrate’s Court

Marion Public Library Announces New Childrens Room Hours

The Marion public library will set new hours for the children's room starting next Monday. The room opens at noon and closes at 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, with Saturday hours from 10 a.m. to 5 30 p.m.

Marion Public Library

Black Woman Sues Over Discrimination Loses Bid

Barbara Copeland, a computer programming specialist with the U S Community Services Administration, was ordered by U S District Judge John Pratt to reimburse government costs after a bias claim was found to be filed in bad faith. Pratt said the suit was an abuse of the judicial process and could force Copeland to pay about four thousand dollars in defense costs.

Washington U.S. Community Services Administration U.S John Pratt Pratt Barbara Copeland

Girls Choir Tours South America

Aidas the Canadian-Lithuanian girls choir begins its first South American tour with stops planned in Argentina Uruguay Brazil Colombia and Venezuela. Lithuanian born Vaclovas Velikaitis directs the group whose name means echo in Lithuanian. Repertoire spans Lithuanian songs arias from operas and songs in English French German Portuguese and Spanish.

Buenos Aires Argentina UPI Aidas Uruguay Brazil Colombia Venezuela Vaclovas Velikaitis Canadian Opera Company

Des Moines Governor Signals Possible Aid for Abortions

Governor Robert Ray suggested the state could consider limited public assistance for abortions for the poor after reviewing available services. He stressed any aid would follow legal and ethical bounds and only where a woman cannot afford her legal right, while noting Medicaid excludes dental and elective procedures and that additional funding would be expensive.

Des Moines Robert Ray Ray State Department of Social Services

Regulation Unit To Hear 149 Relocation Case

The Iowa Transportation Regulation Board, an IDOT unit, will hear challenges to the proposed relocation of highway 149 in Ames. IDOT has approved a route between Interstate 80 and highway 6 for the Amana colonies, but farmers seek reversal. A court injunction blocks progress while a district judge ordered a hearing. The project has faced a one year delay.

Ames Iowa County Transportation Regulation Board Iowa Department of Transportation IDOT Idot Commission Amana Interstate 80 Highway 6 Victor Preisser Regulation Board

Rape Case Dropped in Oelwein

A 23 year old Oelwein man, Gary Williams, had rape charges dropped after the alleged victim, a 16 year old girl, chose not to press charges. The case was dismissed after the decision. In 1972, Argentine security forces arrested hundreds of leftist group leaders following student riots in major provinces.

Oelwein Gary Williams

Iowa approves major I 380 and Highway 30 projects

The Iowa Department of Transportation commission approved two large Eastern Iowa road projects. A 7.8 mile segment of Interstate 380 through Waterloo and Cedar Falls costs 175 million with rail relocation at 36 million. total state and city funding add 67 million and 6 million respectively. The Highway 30 plan limits work to two lanes beside the existing road after farmers sought changes. Right of way buying starts 1981 with paving after 1982.

Ames Iowa Department of Transportation Commission Iowa Waterloo Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Benton Linn

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