Legislative issue looms as states legalize a topic
The piece notes the looming explosive issue in the legislature next year despite limited discussion by many senators and highlights recent state actions. It mentions Margaret Hathaway in Cedar Rapids, Camp Sunnyside, and a range of other society items across pages 8 11 12 13 14 18 21 and 23 including alcohol counseling in Cedar Rapids and a divorce case.
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Margaret Hathaway
Cedar Rapids
Camp Sunnnyside
Weather outlook with showers tonight and Friday
The forecast warns of severe showers tonight and Friday. Lows around 70 degrees tonight. Highs Friday reach the mid 80s as conditions improve.
Coach’s system tests rookies by shared locker
A football coach uses a simple method to identify the toughest newcomer by assigning all rookies to the same locker. The tactic aims to observe behavior and resilience under shared space.
Harris becomes first Black Iowa regent on state board
Dr. Percy G. Harris a Cedar Rapids physician and civil rights activist is named by Gov. Robert Ray to the Iowa Board of Regents for a six year term effective immediately. Harris 49 has served as Linn County medical examiner since 1961 and says he will balance his practice with regent duties while focusing on education and minority issues.
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Des Moines
Percy G. Harris
Cedar Rapids
State Board of Regents
Harris
Robert Ray
Dr. Harris
Linn County
Polk County owes Linn $114 643 in overdue tax funds
Polk County faces a $114 643.27 overpayment from the moneys and credits tax replacement fund, six months overdue. County officials say a one mill emergency tax could enable repayment if the state appeal board approves. without relief, Polk’s general fund would be $418,000 in the red by 1977-78.
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Polk County
State Appeal Board
Polk
Baringer
Sarcone
Djibouti Temperatures Highlight Harsh Desert Climate
Djibouti summers exceed 108 degrees as locals joke about hell while mentioning rare shade and water taps running hot. The piece notes 66 degrees as the century low, Djibouti’s independence in 1977, and its strategic location at Bab el Mandeb linking the Suez Canal to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
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Djibouti
Africa
French Somaliland
Issas
Bab el Mandeb Strait
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Indian Ocean
Iowa Storms End Heat Wave With Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms Wednesday night and early Thursday end four days of 100 degree heat in Iowa. The U S Weather Service expects temperatures to stay in the 80s for at least five days. State climatologist Paul Waite notes hot humid spells raise violence risk, while he warns about scientific links between heat and crime.
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Iowa
Paul Waite
FBI reports 9 percent drop in crime in first quarter
The FBI Uniform Crime Reports show a 9 percent fall in overall crime from 1976 to the first three months of this year, the largest quarterly decline in 19 years. Larceny led the drop at 11 percent while robberies fell 8 percent and burglaries 7 percent, with rapes up 5 percent and aggravated assaults up 1 percent.
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Washington
FBI
Assaults Rise Near Taverns in Cedar Rapids Patrols
Police stepped up patrols and detective surveillance after aggravated assaults increased in Cedar Rapids. Asst. Chief James Barnes said the concentrated effort began about 45 days ago in trouble spots near taverns. An FBI report released in Washington highlighted the rise.
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Cedar Rapids
James Barnes
FBI
Washington
Cedar
Defense: Williams Trial Opens With Mistrial Backdrop
Williams also known as Anthony Erthel Williams faces a murder trial in Linn district court over the 10 year old Urbandale girl Pamela Powers. The defense argues the victim was harmed by another person and that Williams is not sterile. Opening statements lasted about five minutes each as the retrial continues after U.S. Supreme Court orders.
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Robert Anthony Williams
Pamela Powers
Des Moines
Williams
Linn District Court
Urbandale
John Wellman
Anthony Erthel Williams
U.S. Supreme Court
Fire at Danbury prison traps inmates killing five
Five prisoners died and 66 were injured when a blaze in a Danbury Federal Correctional Institution cell block trapped about 80 inmates. Fire officials indicated arson was likely, while inmates blamed an electrical fault. autopsies were planned as the blaze was brought under control. Acting Warden Anthony Young praised inmate rescues.
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Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Conn
Fred Tomiano
Anthony Young
Lucky 7s Highlight 7/7/77 Superstition Day
The article notes Thursday 7/7/77 as a day of luck for superstitious folks. It highlights Billy Matz birthday on 7/7/70 and Dion Knapp, age 14, born under sevenfold odds, both called lucky. It also mentions Jennifer Renee Powell born at 10:31 a.m. weighing seven pounds seven ounces at St Luke's hospital.
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Billy Matz
Reynold Matz
Second Street
Marion
Billy
Lucky
Dion Knapp
Raymond Knapp
South Amana
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Street
Belle Plaine
California
Jimmy Powell
Parkview Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jennifer Renee Powell
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