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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1977
Page
2
Marion Independent schools will postpone a decision on granting graduation credit for band vocal music and physical education until the next school board meeting. The proposal to drop the provision allowing athletes to opt out of physical education was tabled after Supt. C. Robert Bennett requested changes.
The board heard plans for new graphics, entrance hall designs, and cafetorium at the high school with costs around 6 000 to 7 000. Site work and tennis courts are budgeted at about 35 500 and 49 000. Money comes from recreation tax funds. hearings set for Sept 8. Cedar Rapids Cedar Service to repair the roof at 4 997. Bus routes reduced to 191 riders from 350 last year with nine routes and new pickup points.
Pantini contends the contract evaluation rules were not followed. Gilroy reports the athletic director failed to adopt procedures to inform teachers, discuss techniques, or conduct a proper six day conference, with no written results or timely notices.
Linn County Atty. Kopecky urged the board to have law enforcement officers investigate complaints and forward the information to the county attorney for filing charges. The plan would require more deputies, with funding explored for a year.
Cedar Rapids community briefs list church services notes and ads. Temple Judah hosts Youth Speaks program with Rachel Dru ker and Michael Ginsberg at 8 p m. Also shop ads for ALDS Church Garage and Bake Sale, holiday restaurant services, and various local businesses. One obituary notes the death of Claus A. Eggers at 96 in Clinton.
Four persons face drunk driving charges after early Friday arrests. James D. Harris, 17, was nabbed at 1:25 a.m. in the 1900 block of First Avenue East. Howard J. Sampson, 32, was taken into custody at 2:55 a.m. in the 200 block of L Street St. Robert J. Burns, 23, from Marion, was arrested at 3:20 a.m. on the Seventh Avenue overpass. Jerold M. Ahrens, 55, of Rockford, IL, was detained at 2:39 a.m. in the 800 block of Seventh Avenue in Marion.
Robert Kirby, 20, of Strawberry Point, was injured at 12 20 a m Friday when his car struck a parked vehicle in Strawberry Point. He was hospitalized in fair condition at a Dubuque hospital.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates include carrier 1.05 per week and mail priced at 4.29 for four weeks or 46.00 for 52 weeks. U.S. territories 70.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s and lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s forecast with no precipitation. Mississippi river stages Friday show readings for LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk and Cedar Rapids with small rises or no change as listed.
Donna Packingham 31 of 3115 Bramble Road SW was alerted to a Thursday fire at her home by a neighbor. Fire officials say an electric stove ignited combustibles. packingham was injured escaping and is in fair condition at St Luke's. Extent of damage included extensive smoke throughout the house.
The Iowa Commerce Commission schedules a hearing for October 11 on Northern Pipeline Co. of Delaware request to build a 162.4 mile oil line through Muscatine Cedar Jones Linn Delaware Buchanan Fayette Winneshiek and Howard counties. Hearing at Des Moines offices starts 10 a.m.
The notice records several births at various addresses including Aug 26 with a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson Wood and multiple 3rd party births. It also notes August 17 a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zielinski of Howe Indiana, and other births at Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids. Fire and alarm incidents are logged for First Street SE and Bramble Road with brief times and outcomes.
Ruth Helm and Lydie Leipold won first while Grace Eymon and Frank Zeman tied for second with Lorraine Golembiewski and Margaret Blencoe. Rubber bridge winners were Mollie Schroeder first Mary Earley second Helen Martin third and Pearl Smith fourth. Next game at 12 30 Thursday at the church.
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