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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1977
Page
4
Romayne King of Des Moines lands his hang glider in a snow filled field near the Say lorville dam as a brutal wind chill nears 70 below. Farm children Mike Schaefer aged 10 and Lynda aged 12 from near Rockwell assist with chores at night.
A group of Iowa assessors attacked Gov. Ray's proposed 5 percent district wide cap on property valuation as confusing costly and possibly unconstitutional. They warned of public confusion and complex bookkeeping while urging statewide limits or replacement taxes for meaningful relief.
Des Moines reports confirm heroin usage expanding from big cities into smaller Iowa communities. G Hank Mayer, director of the state narcotics enforcement division, notes rising cases and outlines local assistance task units to boost education and enforcement while targeting major supply sources.
Rep. Floyd Millen of Farmington complains to the Iowa House that the chamber will not print his preferred stationery and calls for abolishing the chief clerk post and the administration committee. He labels the clerk a yes man to Speaker Cochran, while Cochran and others deny it and note Millen is a Republican. Millen jokes about taking bids for new stationery.
The Vinton city council approved a option to purchase 11.5 acres near Vinton for a proposed wastewater treatment plant at the Marietta Miller farm about a mile south of town costing 34500 dollars. A public hearing on revenue sharing funds followed.
A free cardiac clinic for children and youths with rheumatic fever or heart problems will take place in Dubuque on March 9 and 10. Iowa State Services for Crippled Children director Dr. John MacQueen says Iowa University cardiologists will perform examinations, including lab and X ray services, for residents of Clayton Clinton Delaware Dubuque Fayette Jackson Jones and Linn counties.
Iowa State Rep. Terry Durland proposes lowering the age to 18 for state senator and representative seats via constitutional amendment. He argues 18-year-olds vote and serve in wars, pressing for a test of maturity versus tradition. Rep. Gilloon adds a quip about progress versus effort.
Des Moines Iowa Governor Robert Ray proposes higher hunting and fishing license fees to help balance the budget. Resident fishing licenses would rise from four to six dollars, hunting licenses from five to six, and combined licenses from eight to eleven. Nonresident hunting licenses would go from twenty five to thirty five, trapping licenses from five to ten, and turkey licenses from ten to fifteen. The Iowa conservation commission requested the increases, with wildlife chief Robert Barratt saying funds are needed to continue programs.
Three New Sharon residents were arrested on charges of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Edith M. Lempke 18 Thomas E. Sowle 19 and Wayne Sowle 22 are jailed in Mahaska County on $5,000 bond each.
Senate sponsor Sen. Richard Ramsey proposes up to 500 dollars penalty for retailers who refuse to sell at advertised price or quantities. The measure sets minimum 100 dollars and allows ten times the ad price in cases of bait and switch, with small firms under ten employees exempt. Ramsey cites consumer frustration over out of stock advertised sales and vows enforcement in small claims court.
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