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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1979
Page
11
Rep. Dale Hibbs of Iowa City introduced a bill to lower Iowa's legal drinking age from 19 to 18 citing voting and marriage rights at 18. He argues consistency with age rights undermines respect for the law and recalls teachers and parents who resisted higher limits.
INDEPENDENCE Florence Brown 78 charged with drunk driving after officers observed him run a red light with headlights off. He was held pending arraignment. EARLVILLE fire destroyed a garage two cars and damaged a house. Colesburg and Dyersville aided. DECORAH Charles Berg 27 charged with arson in a vacant house fire. STRAWBERRY POINT recreation center to reopen Jan 26 on Fridays and Saturdays. WEST UNION Police Ser. Gene Samek treated after fumes from diesel truck accident. no injuries. IOWA CITY first of three public meetings on closings of Horace Mann Elementary amid declining enrollments. DES MOINES legislature committee approves amendment to guarantee equal rights for women. ERA could go to voters in 1980. 20 YEARS AGO A crippled Trans World Airlines plane skidded to safety in Kansas City.
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