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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1976
Page
4
Iowa prosecutors urge revision of four year old drug control laws to remove the accommodation clause and clarify the meaning of intent to profit. They cite cases where defendants claimed friendship or losses to argue against profit, risking lighter sentences and ongoing drug traffic.
Donations totaling 228 dollars were made to Camp Good Health by Link-Belt Speeder employees and the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 304. Other memorial gifts honor Vernon N. Barrett, Randy and Julie Blum, M. M. Thompson, Alicia DeFore, Grace Apgar, and Mina Hunnicutt from various individuals and groups.
Thirty four Boy Scouts from Marion Fairfax Alburnett and Cedar Rapids were chosen for Linn County Civic day while nineteen Cedar Rapids youths joined Cedar Rapids Civic day. Ray Brown announced selections for the American Legion Hanford post. Scouts will accompany county and city officials to meetings and learn about county and municipal government during the two civic days marking Boy Scout anniversary month February as the 66th anniversary of the BSA.
The Cedar Rapids Performing Arts Commission seeks early memories and artifacts from the Paramount Theater, opened in 1928. They invite residents with photos programs or recollections to contact Dawn Chapman at 366 4690 so a written history can guide the restoration effort.
Cedar Rapids Marion area Chamber of Commerce directors will finalize long and short range priorities for community projects this Friday. A five hour workshop with past presidents shaped planning and emphasized rail facilities, local transportation, highways and legislation. A special committee with government, rail, industry and chamber members studies rail needs amid projected growth and a 100 rail car per day increase. The Friday session follows a luncheon at the chamber office and notes Susan B Anthony was born on this date in 1820.
A conference and retreat on marriage and life styles begins Saturday at 10 a.m. at Camp JoDisECa near Shueyville, sponsored by the Iowa Society of Adlerian Psychology Parents' Forum division. Robert G. Bartholow of Minneapolis will speak. Registration starts at 9 a.m. Saturday with options for conference alone or both conference and retreat.
Cedar Rapids Art Center negotiates spring and summer class series for adults and children, expanding from fall and winter offerings. Attendance surged in winter with 349 enrolled, up 150 percent from fall. Eleven adult classes rose nearly 30 percent, and 106 students joined Saturday youth classes at Marion recreation center.
Pre enrollment reduces openings for the Central YMCA preschool program for three and a half to five year olds. Registration opens Monday on a first come basis. classes run five weeks with swimming instruction and coordination exercises using tiny tot equipment. Peggy Brock, aquatics director, directs contact at the Central Y.
Guests at a construction site hotel in Manaus will be able to choose a wooden hut with a grass roof on stilts in the river jungle about 30 minutes from the main hotel. Light snacks will come from a nearby floating bar, but guests must handle overnight in the jungle by themselves.
A four week class in quantity baking principles for school food service personnel begins Saturday Feb 28 at Kirkwood Community College. Helen Martin will instruct covering quick breads yeast breads pie crusts cakes cookies nutrition standards cost factors and performance. Limited to 45 with tuition 26. Contact Christy Smith at 398-5667.
The Iowa code allows treatment for a defendant if the judge finds addiction or chronic drug abuse. After recovery the case may return to court for disposition. a conviction for delivery for profit may not trigger mandatory sentencing, allowing parts of the sentence to be remitted. A defense attorney urges a hearing on addiction and questions the constitutionality of placing proof on the defendant. Polk County’s Sarcone notes pushers adapt stories to fit profit claims, with younger traffickers, median age 24 or 25, driving good cars.
The Queen Elizabeth 2 adds a dog friendly deck feature on the top promenade near kennels. A genuine cast iron Edwardian lamp post is installed, joking that if the ship were American it would be a fire plug.
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