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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1977
Page
4
The budget message details general revenue for the year ending June 30 1978. For the first half of the next biennium projections total 1.325 billion dollars with about 552.5 million from individual income taxes. Miscellaneous taxes amount to 170 thousand dollars and miscellaneous fees to 11 million dollars.
President Ford's fiscal 1978 water resources budget earmarks 51,122,000 for Iowa with 33,300,000 for construction. Major outlays include 7.2 million flood control at Waterloo and 6.5 million at Clinton, plus 5.1 million at Saylorville Lake and 4.8 million on the Missouri River levee system shared with Kansas Missouri and Nebraska.
Traffic accidents on Iowa highways over the weekend killed at least three. Dorothy Thompson, 61, Farmersburg, died after being struck on highway 1852 while crossing in front of her home. She had just left a vehicle towed by a Monona wrecker when the crash happened. Gregory First of Monticello was identified as the car driver. no charges were filed. Thomas Marsh, 18, Lawton, found dead in a creek bed after a car ran off a Woodbury county road east of Sioux City. Steven Von Bank, 22, Fairmont, Minn., died when his car hit a truck on Iowa 9 north of Maple Hill in Emmet County.
DES MOINES Iowa UPI The state Democratic chairman Ed Campbell says Gov Robert D Ray has served too long nine years and relies on polls and editorials. He criticizes Rays two year budget plan calling for restraint and asking for Democratic input while outlining a 2 year $2.74 billion budget with $1.35 billion next year and $1.39 billion in 1979.
SIOUX CITY Iowa The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America may call a strike at IBP including the Dakota City plant if a new contract is not reached by the Saturday deadline This would be the third IBP work stoppage in eight years with past strikes causing violence and plant shutdowns while Sioux City remains the region's largest employer with about 3.5 percent of the workforce.
The fatal shooting of a rural Colo man early Saturday was ruled a murder by Story county officials. The victim, 28, died of a gunshot wound to the head. His wife, 24, Barbara, was questioned and released pending further questioning as authorities consider possible justifiable homicide.
The Waukon city council names Tru man Sliter city clerk and Diane Sweeney deputy clerk for 1977. Other officers include Tom Stone police chief, Loren Fiet, Everett Waters, Kerry Darling, Delbert Dittman as police, Dr. William Withers health officer, Lester Larson street superintendent, Joseph Kroack shop mechanic, John Campbell and Kirk Mowat street employees, Francis Kessel water superintendent, and Don Haler John Gilson and Alton Marti in the department, Alice Connor custodian.
In a three part series Iowa Daily Press explores alcoholism in Iowa. Wayne Svoboda notes the stigma around admitting an alcohol problem and reveals state estimates of alcoholics. He cites changing gender dynamics and discusses the impact on families and road safety amid Iowa's 286 alcohol related deaths last year.
UPI reports Des Moines diners faced a wide coffee price range over a weekend with two restaurants charging 40 cents a cup at the Pantry Hotel Fort Des Moines and Howard Johnsons. Grace Thoms of Grace's Tee Pee kept a dime price.
A farm price outlook meeting is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. in West Union at the North High Little Theater. James Jensen, Northeast Iowa extension management specialist, will discuss projected 1977 production costs, new market strategies, storage costs, and the outlook for crops and livestock, sponsored by the North High Vocational Agriculture Department and Fayette County Extension Service.
Des Moines notes Rep Les ter Menke celebrates birth of grandson Karl Dietrich Menke born Jan 5 by giving out nine pounds of candy to House members. He had planned six and a half to seven pounds but the nine pound birth prompted a bigger treat. Karl is son of Dan and (illegible) Menke of Calumet and nephew of Timothy Menke of Cedar Rapids, arriving on the 87th birthday of great grandmother Clara Menke of Cherokee.
Des Moines AP reports at least 22 Iowans would benefit from a blanket amnesty plan for draft dodgers. Five face failure to report charges. 17 others from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines are listed. Some were dismissed after becoming Canadian citizens. about seven fugitives remain in northern Iowa. Roughly 450 Iowans are deserters. Names and ages of the individuals are listed.
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Co, this Cedar Rapids daily and Sunday paper lists address at 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406. Subscription rates: $1.05 weekly by carrier, $4,294 weeks for 7 issues, $46.00 52 weeks. outsides states $70.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions where Gazette carrier service is available. The Associated Press has exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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