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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1972
Page
3
Marion branch YMCA announces fall nonphysical programs including beginning and marathon bridge, oil painting, gun safety, and women’s sewing and crafts. Sessions start Sept 19 to Sept 20 with multiple eight to twenty week courses and advance registration through Sept 15.
Kennedy King college on Chicago's south side proves a milestone for black contractors as the project nears completion. Once shunned by big firms, black subcontractors now handle substantial work, with 20 percent of the $31 million bid awarded to black firms and 49 percent of workers from minority groups. The effort, backed by city colleges, unions, and major general contractors, aims to sustain a skilled Black construction force beyond Kennedy King’s October opening.
An emergency contact list for Cedar Rapids includes Fire 998-5343, Highway Patrol 364-5171, After Hours 963-5629, Police unlisted, Sheriff 398-3521, Medical Society 345-2527. Additional notes appear garbled with unclear names and stray annotations.
Marion man Slaven was charged with possession of a controlled substance and a larceny count in municipal court on Wednesday. The case involved tires allegedly taken from Carson York and other injuries, but the drug charge was dismissed after the witness did not appear. Proceedings took place at 410 McGowan Boulevard La Grange Hills and 805 Sixteenth Avenue Marion.
Danny Stickney of Marion pled guilty in municipal court to reckless driving after a 19 year old incident. The record notes a former street address and references a Hoover era frame of the case with a removed charge as part of the proceedings.
Tommy Dague pled guilty Wednesday to possession of marijuana amphetamines and methamphetamines. He received a six month suspended jail sentence after an arrest on November 12 at a southwest address.
Michael Ralston of 418 Carter Street NW was found not guilty of larceny in a municipal court trial. The charge related to a pop machine at Diask USave Store 1532 Ellis Boulevard NW on July 7.
Elaine Detweiler of route three Cedar Rapids was found guilty in municipal court Wednesday on a charge of assault and battery and fined 20 dollars plus costs. She allegedly assaulted Therese Fisher on May 4.
Los Angeles based California State University, Los Angeles associate professor Dr Antigette Ehrlich reports primate studies hint humans may be less aggressive than thought. Focusing on prosimians like galagos and lorises, she notes females can be as dominant as males and that many generalizations about human aggression lack support. Her night observations use treed cameras to recreate ancient primate environments for 40 million year old ancestors.
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