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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1973
Page
2
Cedar Rapids Community board approved a ten year joint use agreement authorizing Palo elementary facilities including the auditorium gymnasium and access corridors for community activities. The town will provide supervisory personnel. administration rests with Palo mayor anddistrict secretary, pending Iowa State Board approval.
Cedar Rapids Community School District moved on first reading with a policy on district philosophy and goals while eight other policies were updated. The proposed Reason for Being policy failed to pass and was sent back to the representative council for further discussion after two years of debate. Board members debated whether the education purpose should emphasize total self fulfillment and potential, with Severn opposing the wording and Lipsky appointing a negotiating group to meet the delegates from the representative council.
Washington high school no vice team placed fourth at a Midwest debate tournament in Newton. The squad finished with six wins and two losses behind coach Rich McDonald. Team members were Sara Johnson Linda Schneider Tom Genereux and Bob Bill.
Six property owners near Tyler school urge the Cedar Rapids Community School District to acquire their parcels between Fourteenth and Fifteenth avenues SE for a parking lot. The triangular site lies across Seventh Street from Tyler, bounded by Twelfth Avenue and Fifteenth Avenue SE.
FDA recommends bottled water be regulated by the same public water quality standards. A 1972 survey found eight of 85 samples contained coliform bacteria from human waste. If adopted, bacteriological chemical and radioactive limits would apply to bottled water nationwide.
David A. Goldsmith, 22, of Mount Vernon Road SE, was arrested on a charge of making a false report to police after he left the two car collision near Third Avenue and Park Court SE and claimed his car had been stolen. He was released after signing a summons to appear in court. The incident followed a noninjury crash with no further details.
DES MOINES UPI Pro measures to allow medical centers in three counties and repeal the meat inspection fee were among the first bills introduced in the 85th Iowa General Assembly. Sen. Miniette Doderer would lower eligible county population to 70 000, adding Johnson Pottawattamie and Dubuque counties. Rep Harold Fischer seeks repeal of the $5 license for meat inspection in restaurants and grocery stores. Doderer says current law blocks centers under 100 000 population and cites Johnson County Health Assn. Director Lyle Fisher on better coordinating health services.
AP reports Rep. Arthur Small of Iowa City urged changes to the Town House rules to ensure time for study before floor action. He asked for at least one day's advance notice before any bill is called up and that amendments be printed and circulated at least a day in advance. He cited insufficient time in the last session for proper consideration.
Linn county board of health gave Waubeck tavern owner Lester Heasty until February 6 to show progress or lose the right to operate. The tavern remains open on a tentative basis as inspectors reported no permit renewal since 1973 and no plans for a new structure, septic, or well. A probationary permit was granted until February 8 with orders to secure firm construction contracts and anticipated completion dates. The board also named new officers and approved committee appointments while discussing disposal equipment sales and county data processing integration.
Roy Wilkins national director of the NAACP opened the sixty fourth annual meeting in New York with a sharp attack on President Nixon. He said the black community is under siege in 1972 and cited a lack of moral leadership in the White House along with reduced housing subsidies and weak civil rights enforcement as seeds of potential national disaster.
Buchanan County officer reports 35 year old Quesqueton man Hooker pled guilty to possession of a deer during a closed season. He was fined $100 with venison seized and awarded to the Buchanan County home. case arose after an investigation by Jim Beeker.
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