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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1978
Page
7
A monarch butterfly perches near a hemp plant as wartime hemp farming in Iowa is recalled. The article recalls thousands of acres planted for rope during World War II and notes modern wild growth the plant now attracts few pot smokers due to low potency.
A Scott County sheriff's deputy, Sgt. Carl Simms, was found unconscious under his patrol car near Donahue after stopping a blue pickup believed to be driven erratically. He was in fair condition at a Davenport hospital. the truck fled as officers responded and Simms later regained consciousness.
The Des Moines Register reports on the sixth annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa with 371 miles left to finish. Participants including Tim Mulholland, 19, Malvern, describe soreness and the hunt for better seats and even a cure for pain while continuing the 69 mile day through western Iowa.
Reporter describes a long bicycle trek starting before dawn from Sioux City to Washta and Humboldt 55 miles east, with riders sharing water, lemonade roadside, and cheers from farmers. A rider on an old fashioned highwheel appears fresh, while many endure soreness after gruelling hills. A separate 30 years ago item mentions a Soviet agent naming two U.S. officials as wartime informants.
Six people died in traffic accidents across Iowa over the weekend. Michael Wadley aged 11 died in Indianola after a motorcycle collision. Leslie Grant, 76, of Centerville, drowned when his car went into the Centerville reservoir. Others killed included Michael Kemp, 16, near Atlantic. Kenneth Clark, 21, Indianola, in a hit and run. Matthew Converse, 14, Sumner, in a motorcycle collision. and Kevin Witt, 18, Goose Lake, in Clinton County.
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union urged the State Board of Regents to stop censoring student mail at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs. ICSU cites invasion of privacy and a chilling effect, noting officials sometimes read outgoing and incoming letters. A regents committee was appointed to study the report.
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