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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1980
Page
8
An overnight Iowa storm prompts Pat Johns to tackle a familiar chore on Blake Boulevard SE as residents brace for harsh winter conditions.
Gov. Ray named Charles R. Wolle and Richard Branco district judges for Judicial District 3-B. Wolle, 45, Sioux City attorney and Morningside College director, fills the unexpired term of Judge George F. Davis. Branco, 54, former Ida County attorney, succeeds Judge David Blair. District covers Crawford, Ida, Winona, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury counties.
The Milwaukee Road revises maps in bankruptcy to keep northern Iowa lines in play. The north line from Marquette to Sheldon and routes into Minnesota from Calmar and Mason City are shown as active, not abandoned. Officials note the core system may still exclude some lines.
At about 2 a.m. on County Road W-38 five miles north of Decorah a car driven by Gary Schick 21 of Marion lost control on ice and flipped twice into a ditch. Passengers Steve Schick 19 of rural Decorah and Kim Qualey 19 of Austin Minn were taken to Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital where Qualey was treated and released and the Schicks admitted. all were in good condition this morning.
Iowa legislators urge rapid action on utility rate increases as they weigh reforms. Senators Holden and Ramsey back faster Commerce Commission decisions and possible caps on advance collections, while representatives differ on radical changes. The AP survey highlights pressure from both lawmakers and the commission amid debates over pancaking and timing.
Rep. James Leach says altering census methodology midstream risks flawed counts and dramatic political consequences. He cites Detroit's population revision and potential statewide redistricting delays that could produce one party delegations and statewide runoff effects in upcoming elections.
Eight property owners adjacent to Clinton Community College filed a lawsuit to revoke building and flood plain permits for five new homes as part of a 43 unit low income housing program. They contend permits were issued without proper site suitability analysis and fear flooding to their yards and basements. Judith Canady led the complaints questioning federal funding use in the flood plain.
Clinton County District Judge Charles Pelton urged three DeWitt couples to reason over a 5 foot strip of land and a barbed wire fence after a contempt action by Lyle and Elaine Clark. He noted rural quarrels over a fence can be aggravated and extended.
William Woods, 18, of rural Oxford is listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a Tuesday handgun accident. He reportedly shot himself in the thigh while cleaning a .22 caliber pistol at home around 4 30 p m and was transported by ambulance with the bullet still imbedded.
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