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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1974
Page
28
Judith Downey reflects on building a pottery career in the Midwest, embracing a new identity, and planning a Dec. 8 Hello world opening at Downey Savings Bank Pottery. She aims for an annual pottery fair with bluegrass and exchanges as she expands her shop.
Iowa State Senator John Murray told a University of Iowa conference that the alcoholism treatment law was enacted too quickly. The law shifts funding to local centers with 75 percent state and 25 percent county support and places the division of alcoholism under the health department while the Iowa commission on alcoholism sets treatment policy. Murray praised police collaboration with programs in Ames and urged avoiding service duplication while promoting outpatient care and individualized plans.
A 25 year old man grabbed the purse from Sister Dale Martin a 32 year old nun near Iowa Methodist hospital in Des Moines. The assailant wrestled her to the pavement and fled in a car after she bit his hand. The nun lost $27 and was not seriously injured.
Mona Foote of Crescent reports three goats and a dog blocked her path and rammed her car five miles north of Crescent. She asked the owner to pay for damages with no response. Earlier a buck deer attacked a Council Bluffs K 9 cruiser causing about $200 in damage.
Glenn Leggett, Grinnell College president since 1965, is elected vice president at Deere and Co. in Moline. He will oversee corporate communications and is noted for his national reputation as a writer and author of several literature manuals.
British rock group Yes will present a Dec. 7 concert at the University of Iowa fieldhouse, sponsored by the university entertainment commission. Gryphon, another British group with a new album, will open the show. Tickets are $6 reserved, $5 for reserved seats, and $4 general admission, with mail orders accepted.
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