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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1977
Page
5
A quirky memoir style piece describes a basement roommate cricket that turns out to be a ventriloquist. The narrator fumbles attempts to evict the clever insect while debating luck and the idea of a pet cricket for the children.
The Emerald Knights drum and bugle corps from Cedar Rapids after a two week tour in Colorado and Minnesota placed fifth in the American Legion national competition with 77.50 points. They also finished 30th at Drum Corps International in Colorado and seventh at the Veterans of Foreign Wars event in Minneapolis. The group logged over 8,000 summer miles as they travel between district shows in Michigan and Wisconsin and now invite youth ages 14 to 21 to join through President Bob Davisson.
Independence police arrested Leslie Perry 26 of Lime Springs and William Green 30 of Cascade on marijuana possession charges after a routine traffic stop. The incident occurred in Independence. Authorities filed the charges following the stop.
A six month rule by the Iowa beer and liquor control department adds two extra hours of service to the Center Point road NE store, opening at noon and staying open until 10 p m Monday through Saturday. Other area stores retain their current hours.
Gov Robert Ray asked SBA to declare Linn and Marshall counties disaster areas after severe storms on August 15. The move would allow residents to access long term low interest loans. Estimated damage totals were about 1 million dollars in Marshalltown and 130 thousand in Cedar Rapids.
A building materials advertisement corrects panel availability. The hardboard panels are not in Carolina or Briar but are available in Bone Coco and Spice. The notice regrets any inconvenience to customers.
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