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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1977
Page
9
Community notices list recovery-group meeting at First Christian Church on Third Avenue SE at 1 p.m. and a salon rebranding at Suzanne's Coiffures. Other items include job ads, a charity ice cream social, Cubs vs Cards ticket note, decor classes, a Nashville trip, YMCA noon volleyball, a 40 percent close-out sale, and various church garage sales and dining updates.
Emanual Charles R. Whiteside, 27, was sentenced to up to 40 years in prison by Judge Harold Vietor in Linn County District Court for a second degree murder in the Feb 8 stabbing death of Calvin Love, 24, at Love's 839 Fourth Avenue SE apartment. The case noted his prior felonies and a defense claim of coercion. parole date will influence future prospects. ON THIS DATE in 1975 the Democrats chose New York City for their 1976 convention.
Carla Entringer of the Montrose hotel pleaded not guilty to a heroin delivery charge in Linn County District Court. Her trial is set for October 10 at 9 a.m. Bond is $2500. Merle M. Price of 1521 E Avenue NE also pleaded not guilty to methamphetamine delivery with trial scheduled for October 24 at 9 a.m.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser was pelted with earth and gravel and narrowly missed by a plant during a violent protest against uranium policy. Security forces shielded Fraser as he arrived for a dinner at the University of New South Wales, escaping injury.
Dennis Leone of St. Louis pled guilty to conspiracy in Cedar Rapids federal court related to the 1974 theft of about 1,100 pornographic films from a Chicago warehouse. He received three years probation and is to testify against Cedar Rapids businessman Edward J. Wedelstedt, whose trial on five counts of interstate transportation of stolen and obscene movies begins Monday. A related suit by Tara Enterprises against Cedar Rapids over a theater permit was dropped after the city issued a permit to Wedelstedt's Danish Book World.
Staff from the state conservation commission and Linn conservation board met at Squaw Creek park to study possible state involvement in park development. George Hamilton of the Linn board outlined feasibility, engineering needs, depth and cost considerations. Further meetings are planned and a draft report is expected for senior staff review in late September.
A gunman opened fire along railroad tracks in Hackettstown killing six people before shooting himself. Police report the shooter, aged 18 to 22, fired with a .44 caliber rifle as a helicopter and 25 state troopers converged. Victims were pedestrians along the tracks. identities withheld pending family notices.
Land of Fire Tierra del Fuego is the largest island at the southern tip of South America. It spans 18 800 square miles and was discovered by Magellan in 1520. The Spanish name means Land of Fire due to coastal bonfires. Today the island is partly owned by Argentina and Chile. A decade ago Rep John Culver led a special study mission to the Soviet Union during Labor Day recess.
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