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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1977
Page
11
Television listings show Cedar Rapids channels detailing daily programs from 6:00 pm through late night. Notable items include ABC Movie How West Was Won, NBC Movie Night Terror, CBS News segments, and multiple classic shows such as Batman, Gilligan’s Island, Bonanza, and Hogan’s Heroes, plus game shows like The Price Is Right and Wheel of Fortune.
Cedar Rapids passed on a $275000 annual premium liability policy with a 10000 deductible and 300000 coverage after the old insurer exited municipal business. Finance Commissioner Hal Schaefer notes the city is without coverage while a special committee seeks options within 30 days. He warns a major lawsuit could burden taxpayers.
Helen Cummings 28 a former Benton county sheriff s employee faces embezzlement by agent charges and a March 21 trial. State Auditor Lloyd Smith reports Benton sheriff s funds are short 9048 with 238 unaccounted checks 8 218 missing funds and overdraft 421 plus 3319 receipts not entered. The Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation is reviewing the case.
Keith J. Brown 27 of 222 Fifteenth Street NE was charged with shoplifting and possession of a controlled substance after marijuana was found during a search at Kmart West on Sixteenth Avenue SW. Fran kie Marie Brown 38 of the iig was also charged. They were arrested shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday.
NTSB led a simulated replay with Mayor aboard to assess the Loop crash that killed 11. Investigators found the motorman had an unobstructed view before impact and that the rear train’s emergency warning was functioning. The test also showed the automatic braking system would engage if the train neared too closely.
Iron Workers Local 89 picketed the Cedar River bridge dam project in downtown Cedar Rapids while George Cramer of Cramer Brothers Construction claims no iron workers are employed. Contractors say other crafts continue work on the six lane I 380 project as past disputes with the Iron Workers recur.
A second charge of receiving stolen property was filed against James Henry Hernden 24 of 865 Oakland road NE Cedar Rapids after his arrest on Saturday for receiving a stolen television. The TV was taken from an area motel and he was among four people connected to motel television thefts in Cedar Rapids. He was also charged in Coralville for a separate Seabeam Coliseum Lodge case.
William S. Nestle, 43, was charged in Ypsilanti with possession of a controlled substance and intoxication after Linn deputies found a bag believed to contain marijuana in his car on a highway south of Mt. Vernon. He remained in county jail Monday on a $625 bond.
Des Moines State Comptroller Marvin Selden Jr is named one of 13 officials nationwide to receive the National Governors Conference Award for Distinguished Service to State Government The award will be presented March 1 in Washington during the winter meeting Selden a 1961 appointee is a Coe College graduate His parents Mr and Mrs Marvin Selden live at 340 Sixteenth Street SE Announcement was made by Gov Robert Ray who nominated him for the award
Randy Johnson of Waukon son of Mr and Mrs Wally Johnson is reported dead after a Sunday discovery at his home. Dr B R Withers Allamakee County deputy medical examiner rules death by own action. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1 30 p m at St Pauls United Methodist church. Friends may call at Martins.
Gale D. Jordan, 27, of Alburnett, was injured when his car crossed the oncoming lane and hit a fence, then went into a field on a county gravel road. He was treated and released from a Cedar Rapids hospital. No charge was filed. William Colburn, 18, of Cedar Rapids, was charged with criminal trespass after refusing to leave Knight service station on Williams Boulevard SW. A warrant was issued for a 20-year-old Cedar Rapids man who failed to appear in Linn district court for a burglary trial. Patrick Kinney faced trial for breaking into a Cedar Rapids residence last Oct. 12.
Linn county supervisors scheduled a February 22 discussion with architects to get cost estimates for remodeling the county jail. Sheriff Orlie Workman reported overcrowding with 82 inmates on the roster and up to 90 over the weekend, well above the 72 capacity. He plans to relocate up to ten inmates to Benton county if no improvement occurs, and estimates remodeling could cost 200000 to 300000 with a public referendum if over 250000.
DES MOINES Iowa Senate passed several small measures in the fifth week opening without opposition. A bill abolishes the World War II era war surplus commodity board seen as outdated. Another approves use of non revenue sharing federal funds for county building replacements with no local match required. Public hearings for $75,000 or more were mandated, an attempt to set the threshold at $50,000 failed. Both measures move to the Iowa House.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly breaking into May's Drug at 3113 Sixteenth Avenue SW to steal drugs. Police say he gathered assorted drugs valued at 160 dollars and he was charged with breaking and entering. ON THIS DATE in 1956 Autherine Lucy, the first Negro admitted to the University of Alabama, was expelled for accusing officials of conspiring in riots during her court-ordered enrollment.
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