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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1975

Page

12

Man Fleeing Police Faces Six Charges After High Speed Chase

Eldridge Eugene Prince, 26, of 4104 Sixteenth avenue SW, chased from Express Way Tavern to Eighth avenue and Ninth street SE at speeds up to 70 mph. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance, resisting, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, two counts of disobeying a traffic signal, and speeding violations. Police later said no shooting occurred. the incident stemmed from a tavern fight. Bond set at $1,900.

Eldridge Eugene Prince Sixteenth Avenue Third Street Prince Eighth Avenue Ninth Street SE Eighth Avenue SE Wesley Schwetzle First Avenue NW George Scherrer Gordon Avenue NW Albert Green Elphth Avenue

Noise and traffic cited in Zoning Fight over day care center

Protesters citing added noise and traffic spoke at a public hearing on LaDonna Rich’s request to rezoning 200 Carter Street NW from R-2 to R-T to allow a day care for about 25 children. Opponents warn of hazards to schoolchildren and falling property values while supporters argue traffic will not disrupt walking to school. The council is due to act within two weeks.

Carter Street NW Ron Mitchell Daystreet NW LaDonna Rich Third Avenue Hoover Elementary Mitchell Planning Commission Rich

Magistrate Hears 3 Linn Cases

In Des Moines a bill was filed in the Iowa house to bar an area vocational school from expanding its curriculum to qualify as an area community college. Rep. Robert Kreamer urged the measure to prevent proliferation of attendance centers offering college parallel courses.

Des Moines Iowa Robert Kreamer Collees Calmar Kirkwood Cedar Rapids

Walker Fire at Coleson Residence in Center Point

Center Point reports a Sunday fire near the Coleson residence destroyed the Willard City home. The present owner and victim was William Coleson, with the Coleson family losing all belongings. The blaze was discovered about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, earlier reports had misidentified the site.

Center Point Walker Willard City Ciha Willam Coleson Coleson

Coe Novice Debaters Capture Division Honors

Coe College novice debate teams took first and second in their division at the Gateway Invitational at the University of Missouri St. Louis. Steve Schneider won first place speaker in the junior division, Jim Allen earned fifth, Bruce Howard seventh. Team members were Steve Schneider James L. Allen Bruce Howard and Keith English.

Coe College University of Missouri At St. Louis Steve Schneider Jim Allen Bruce Howard James L. Allen Keith English

McDonald Assails Plan for Annual State Appropriations

DES MOINES AP Democratic plans to move Iowa to annual appropriations could create a professional full time legislature, said Republican State Chairman John C McDonald on Tuesday. He called the proposal a gimmick and a charade that would harm taxpayers and promote confusion versus a standard biennial system.

Des Moines John C McDonald Iowa McDonald Congress

Senator Seeks New Charters for CIA and FBI Probe

Senator Charles Mathias on the Senate panel pursuing reforms to the U S intelligence community said the drive is to draft new charters for the CIA FBI and other agencies The panel led by Frank Church also heard talk of personnel and secrecy rules with Miller the staff director a former State Department veteran who worked on Vietnam issues.

Washington Senate U.S CIA FBI Charles Mathias Rmd Charles Rangel DN Y Congressional Black Caucus Herald Mathias Senate Committee Frank Church Idaho House Judiciary Committee William G. Miller Tary Miller State Department Iran

Liquor Pirates Lose Boat After Mill Creek Heist

In Cincinnati burglars paddled a flatboat up Mill Creek to National Distilleries, beached it, broke into a liquor trailer, and fled on foot with about 1260 dollars worth of liquor as police arrived. The incident followed alarms. On this date in 1974 thirteen nations began a conference in Washington on energy problems.

Cincinnati Mill Creek National Distilleries Nalions Washington

Family Goose Wins Reprieve From Town Board

In Pacifica California the Animal Advisory Board voted to allow Elmo the 15 pound goose to remain a household pet. Elmo had previously been deemed a wild goose by the Humane Society after biting the mailman. The board tabled an ordinance that would force his release or euthanization and required no further action beyond keeping him in the yard.

Pacifica Calif Robert Maguire Animal Advisory Board San Francisco Maguires Elmo The Humane Society

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