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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1974
Page
15
DES MOINES AP Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department raised prices on 891 liquors in state stores to cover higher supplier costs especially freight. Notable jump seen for a red wine labeled B and G St. Emition rising from 441 to 744 per fifth, while other prices rounded to simplify bookkeeping.
W C Coppess a 52 year old Ely man and North Western railroad employee died on arrival at Mercy hospital after falling from a moving locomotive at about 830 near the intersection of Sixteenth avenue and Tenth street SE. Police identified the victim and planned an autopsy as the cause of death was not yet determined. Coppess had recently returned to work after a month illness and was a switchman.
Cedar Rapids fire fighters union has sent a notice to Mayor Donali Canney requesting a wage and fringe benefits renegotiation meeting. Local Cedar Rapids Fire Fighters Association president Carol Hayes says officials believe the city and union should discuss terms amid changes in compensation. The call comes as the Fire Fighters Association pushes for adjustments tied to recent pay and benefit grants.
Gordon H. Benson a 51 year old salesman from LaCrosse Wisconsin collapsed in his car at the intersection of Poulih Avenue and Third Street shortly before 8 43 am Thursday. Tinn County medical examiner said Benson died of an apparent heart attack. Targeting local help lines note included want ads crop up with a contact number 498 8234.
A fragmented Cedar Rapids notice lists emergency numbers for Ambulance 36-7454, Fire/Medical at 402 248 7210, Police 398 5851, Sheriff 398 3521, and related department lines. The page shows scattered digits and stray text indicating a public safety contact directory.
The Her bert Schaffron case on alleged garbage hauler takeover schemes is postponed again. Justice Warren Rees stays proceedings to allow two high court judges to review defense and state arguments. written briefs due by March 6. The defendant faces false pretenses and conspiracy charges linked to Linn and surrounding counties.
A garbled report links Jilial Schaltron to organized crime members amid a probe into the garbage hauling business as a target of investigations in Erie.
Washington AP report says substantial price increases for plastics rubber and synthetic fibers loom as the Cost of Living Council lifts most price controls on Petrochemical feed stocks. Government notes removal of Phase 4 controls may push wholesale tire prices up about 250 million dollars. Five large tire makers agree to cap wholesale increases and limit retail hikes to four percent through August 1.
Masked gunmen sprayed machinegun fire at a construction site, killing two and wounding several as workers sheltered. A separate letter from seminary students criticized faculty and sparked controversy, with protests and calls to withhold classes as tensions rose over faculty dismissal and doctrinal disputes.
A group of fifth grade pupils from Arnold School in Newport Kentucky sent President Nixon rhinestone cufflinks and a tie clasp featuring American flag designs. Their teacher Steve Schwein helped deliver the gift asking Nixon to wear it during the State of the Union as a sign he believes in Americans like the students in room 12 do.
Dah j Jacobs, 22, of Springville, is charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury after a deputy, Gene Parks, was struck with a sled during an early Thursday incident. Parks followed an erratically driven car, asked for a license, and was reportedly struck after a confrontation and a pursuit on ice. Parks suffered bruises and was not hospitalized. preliminary hearings and arraignment occurred as the driver faced license suspension charges.
A 1967 sequence notes mailings and delayed deliveries, including a certificate mailed July 26 1967 for DAllessanfo and a request for a copy of a vital document. It reports DAllessanfo traveling to Pompei to obtain the needed copy while other family items are advertised for quick sale via a classifieds line.
A state road commission in Iowa updates its meeting policy with a new schedule and agenda timing. The listing shows traveling dates across months including March, April, May, and other months with tentative days and dates for official sessions and hearings.
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