Colton Named State ASBDA Stanbury Award Winner
Colton Steve Colton director of bands at Linn-Mar High School is the 1977 state winner of the ASBDA Stanbury Award for young band directors with five to ten years of teaching. He is a Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School graduate with degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and previously taught in the Turkey Valley and Sumner districts.
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Steve Colton
Linn-Mar High School
Asbda-Stanbury
American School Band Directors’ Association Inc
Colton
Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids
Luman Colton
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Turkey Valley
Sumner
CPR Classes Begin at Marion Fire Station
CPR for the public starts February 14 at Marion Fire Station 600 Eighth Ave with 2 hour sessions at 9 am 1:30 and 7 pm on Feb 14 21 and 28 enrollment is limited to about 10 per class residents may call 377-8237 for details and registration. Water Board trustees meet Monday at 7 pm in City Hall council chamber.
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Marion
Eighth Ave
Water Board
Marion Water Board of Trustees
Cedar Rapids briefs and local notices roundup
Local briefs report students on Ottumwa Heights College dean’s list Patricia O’Brien and honorable mention Linda Fisher. Business and social items include Theta Night at Town House with discounts, floral and gift offerings, and upcoming events at Emerald Knights G a mes and St Matthew’s Church. Election of two members to Cedar Rapids Marion Chamber committee and a combined ad section lists auto filings, insurance, and local sales.
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Patricia O’brien
B Ave
Ottumwa Heights College
Ottumwa
Linda Fisher
Chatham Road
Elaine Armstrong
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Susan McCormack
Cedar Rapids
Business-Consumer Bureau
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Military Briefs North Carolina Air Force and Army honors
Marine Cpl. Johnny J R DeMuth based at Camp Lejeune and his wife Sharon is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Gay of Central City. Steve E Vangen begins active Air Force duty at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas. Steven D Hamilton enlists in the Air Force Delayed Enlistment Program. Kenneth D Snydergaaard enlists in the Delayed Enlistment Program. Clayton J Clark begins Air Force active duty in San Antonio Texas. Bryan T Lawler promoted to captain at Minot AFB North Dakota. Earl E Gillespie arrives for duty at Zaragoza AFB Spain as aircraft maintenance technician. Gregory A Hartenstein promoted to airman first class at Minot AFB. Rex A Miller named Outstanding Airman of the Quarter at Vandenberg AFB California. On this date in 1789 George Washington elected first president.
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North Carolina
Cpl
Johnny J.R. DeMuth
Sharon
Marvin Gay
Central City
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Steve E. Vangen
Roy Vangen
Third Ave
The
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Steven D. Hamilton
Linnview Drive
Marion
James L. Hamilton
Kenneth D. Syndergaard
Dale Syndergaard
Route 3
Clayton J. Clark
Albert R. Clark
Oxford Junction
Bryan T. Lawler
Richard C. Lawler
Janet
Thomas Nereim
Iowa City
Minot Air Force Base
N.D
Spain
Earl E. Gillespie
William R. Gillespie, Gladbrook
Zaragoza Air Base
Gregory A. Hertenstein
Barbara Hertenstein
Strawberry Point
Minot
Rex A. Miller
Verne E. Miller
Norway
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Rush accuses Turner of violating oath over canal fight
State Sen. Bob Rush says Attorney General Richard Turner violated his oath by using Iowa funds to oppose Panama Canal treaties. Rush notes Turner campaigned to defeat the treaties, joined a Supreme Court challenge, and faces scrutiny over state power versus federal treaty jurisdiction.
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Fort Dodge
UPI
Bob Rush
Cedar Rapids
Richard Turner
Rush
Turner
Robert Ray
Bush
Iowa
KWMT
U.S. Supreme Court
Omar Torrijos
Washington
Congress
Senate
Carter
Supreme Court
Asia
Pacific
James Redmond
Fresno Police Sgt. Ger ald Lawless Run for Sheriff
Fresno California AP reports June primary candidates include police Sgt Gerald Lawless for the Fresno County sheriff race with other contenders and local political context.
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Fresno, Calif
Fresno
Gerald Lawless
Family ties dominate Braselton election slate
In Braselton Georgia on election day all candidates ran unopposed and were related. J L Braselton won a 22nd straight one year term as mayor while cousins H F H E H B and H H Braselton retained their city council seats in a family driven result.
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Braselton
J.L. Braselton
H.F
H.E
H.B
H.H. Braselton
Court appointed attorneys to be paid higher fees in Sixth District
Judges in the Sixth Judicial District will raise fees for indigent defenders under the new Criminal Code. The new method empowers the case judge to set fees based on time spent and other factors, with hourly rates to be drawn from community norms, roughly $40 to $55 in Linn County. The county previously capped out-of-court at $20 and in-court at $30 per hour.
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Sixth Judicial District
Harold Vietor
Vietor
Linn County
Jones County
Victor
Supreme Court
Linn Board of Supervisors
Lawsuit filed in Pettit murder case
The Pettit estate sues Donald Kness for 100000 in Linn County District Court alleging willful deliberate and malicious shooting in the Jan 10 1976 Pettit death at a Hiawatha tavern. Kness 37 of Cedar Rapids is serving up to 25 years after second-degree murder conviction.
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David J. Pettit
Donald Kness
Pettit
Hiawatha
Linn
Kness
Cedar Rapids
Abdouch Leaves Cedar Rapids Nature Center for National Wildlife Federation
Curtis Abdouch director of the Indian Creek Nature Center Cedar Rapids will depart at month end for a newly created post with the National Wildlife Federation in Washington DC. He will edit and educate for Ranger Rick and coordinate nature clubs and field work with schools. A successor is being sought for the six acre southeast Cedar Rapids center. Abdouch, its first director since December 1973, previously served Fontenelle Forest in Nebraska and holds degrees from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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Curtis Abdouch
Indian Creek
Cedar Rapids
National Wildlife Federation
Washington, D.C
The
Wildlife Federation
Abdouch
Rick
Abdoudi
Fontenelle Forest
Nebraska
University of Nebraska At
Omaha
Bald Eagles Surge Along Mississippi River In Record Numbers
Davenport based observers report more than 300 bald eagles along the Mississippi between Clinton and Muscatine this winter. Iowa Ornithologists Union secretary Peter Petersen notes the rise reflects a breeding comeback since the 1968 DDT ban, supported by Elton Fawks of East Moline as river count chairman.
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Davenport
Iowa
Mississippi River
Peter Petersen
Iowa Ornithologists Union
Clinton
Muscatine
Elton Fawks
East Moline
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Marion Independent Board of Education
Longfellow
Cedar Rapids Briefs
Tonite
Town House
Toman’s
2Nd Street
Pierson’s Florists
Evy
Steve Krantz
Emerald Knights
Montrose Hotel
David
St. Matthew’s Church
First Christian Church
AllCar
MoPar
Handler’s
Second Avenue
7Th Street
2Nd Ave
Lefferts
Ruth’s Knit and Needlecraft
3Rd Ave
Fredric J. Sloan
M.D
Office For Medicine and Surgery
Paramount Building
2Nd St
Ave
George Washington
United States
UPI Photo
67Th Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines
Lawless
Free Estimates
Jim Brotzman
Cedar Sewer & Drain Cleaning Service Inc
Nature Center
Mighty Eagles
Crewel
Ruth’ Needlecraf
Round House Paper Stock Co
Round House Paper Stock Company
4Th St. N.E
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