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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1976

Page

3

Weather and Birth Notices From Marion Area News Briefs

Extended forecast calls for fair, cold weather with teens Friday and weekend highs in the 20s. Multiple birth notices record December births for Gary Myers, James Casteel, Richard De Wulf, Earl Sheets, Gerald Zaruba, Darwin Poock, Monte Waldorf, Dewey Treanor, Gary Mueller, Thomas Thurman, and others. Police logs list traffic citations, intoxication fines, reckless driving, parking, and other violations across Marion and nearby towns with names and addresses.

Gary Myers Twenty-eighth Avenue James Casteel Pinegrove Drive Richard de Wulf Tipton Earl Sheets Bever Avenue Gerald Zaruba Twenty-seventh Avenue Darwin Poock First Street Monte J. Waldorf B Avenue Dewey L. Treanor Hertz Drive Gary L. Mueller Twenty-second Avenue Thomas Thurman Seventh Street Marion

GOP Takes Three Seats as Democrats Gel in Iowa Senate

DES MOINES The outcome of Tuesday special elections leaves Democrats with a 26 24 edge in the Iowa Senate while Republicans gain two seats. Senator Kinley laments the narrow majority as Republicans, led by Calvin Hultman, celebrate potential control. Governor Ray notes similar historical patterns and hints at implications for the next two years.

Des Moines George Kinley Kinley Iowa GOP Senate Chamber Calvin Hultman Red Oak Hultman Floyd Millen Farmington State House Ray Robert Fulton Waterloo Francis Messerly Statehouse

Drunk Driving Cases In Linn District Court

Linn Court in First Avenue division heard multiple cases. Larry Chavez of 860 Twelfth Street NE pled guilty to a Sept 17 drunk driving charge while on probation for a Sept 20 1975 offense, fined 300 dollars plus costs, six months sentence suspended for the latest violation, and 50 days jail with 30 suspended for probation breach. John Redmond of Marion faced a Nov 14 drunk driving charge with a deferred sentence. Martin Price of Palo had a drunk driving charge dismissed from Nov 13. Steven Clarke of Central City pled guilty to a July 9 suspended license driving charge, seven days in Linn county jail with four days suspended. Edward O Grady Jr of Ames had a December 21 trespassing charge dismissed related to Transamerica Investment Corp.

First Avenue Linn District Court Larry Chavez Twelfth Street John Redmond Route Two Marion Martin Price Palo Steven Clarke Central City Linn County

Custodians Ratify 1977 78 Contract At Cedar Rapids Schools

Cedar Rapids Community School District custodians ratified a 1977 78 pact via federal mediator ending an impasse. The agreement raises salaries 6.4 percent plus fringe benefits costing about 2.5 million dollars next year. Local 55 heads Emory Sample praised the process and outcome.

Cedar Rapids Board of Education Steve Muller Iowa IPERS Service Employes International Union Emory Sample Sample

Autopsy Finds Indeterminate Death for Cedar Rapids Man

Edward Bruce 53 of 839 Fourth Avenue SE died after an early morning incident at his Cedar Rapids residence. Autopsy showed inoperable left lung malignancy and heart disease with bruises. cause of death undetermined. Investigators seek information on relatives.

Edward Bruce Fourth Avenue SE Bruce Fourth Avenue Mercy Hospital Atlanta Cedar Rapids Turner Chapel East

Carter weighs welfare reform delay amid budget limits

President elect Carter signals possible postponement of welfare reform and defense savings while stressing a simpler welfare system could cut costs. Cabinet restructuring and Mondale’s expanded role spark questions about leadership, with officials noting budget constraints and political scrutiny. Griffin Bell faces criticism over private club memberships.

Special Elections in Scott County for County Supervisor Post

The 11th senatorial district spans Delaware Dubuque Jackson and Jones counties. County by county tallies show Bisenis Hennessey vote distribution across those counties. The 22nd representative district shares the same four counties and details follow for Shimanek Kula vote totals.

Scott County Delaware Dubuque Jackson Jones Counties Bisenius-Hennessey Bisenius Hennessey Jones

Salary Increases Approved For College Administrators

Administrators in the College Community school district won 5.1 percent salary and fringe benefit boosts for 1977 78 after a board vote following a closed personnel session. Total cost about 13 919 dollars. The board also approved a nonbinding engineering study by Engineering Associates on a central heating plant to serve all district schools. The plan could lower fuel costs if funded and phased in with new master planning. cost not to exceed 4800 dollars. Enrollment projections show a potential 1.9 percent drop next year and eight percent over five years, alongside a high reliance on salaries for total budget. The district also accepted Climate Engineers bid of 1 947 dollars for a ventilation fan in the junior high faculty lounge and a smoke damper system in the industrial arts dust collection area.

College Community Board of Education Engineering Associates Grant Wood Area Education Agency James Bayne Bayne Climate Engineers Industrial Arts

Vandals Damage Mobile Homes at Rollin' Home Sales

Police reported about 3000 in damage to seven mobile homes at Rollin Home Sales 381 Hawkeye Downs Rd SW. Vandal(s) cut and damaged furniture including sofas mattresses chairs tables and a lamp shade. two chests of drawers were jumped on. No arrests announced.

Rollin Hawkeye Downs Road

Break In Cases Two 15 Year Olds Charged In Springville

Two 15 year old boys from Springville were charged with breaking into several local businesses over the weekend and implicated in multiple acts of malicious damage. The youths have been released to the custody of their parents.

Springville

City invites applicants for Cedar Rapids chief of police

The Cedar Rapids civil service commission announced an examination for the city’s next police chief. Resumes or applications are due by 5 p.m. in February. Salary ranges from 19 724 to 24 972 annually with ten years in public law enforcement and five years in a command post. A bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission Gareth Clift Ed Colton Wallace la- Peters

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