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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
5
Sioux City AP report covers a congressional hearing where independent truckers urged simpler rules. Larry Seckington of Iowa argued that truckers face 33 different stamps while automobile drivers need far fewer. They proposed uniform registrations, higher weight limits, and anti trust relief to aid independent haulers.
Sen. Minnette Doderer of Iowa City says she would like to run for governor in 1978 and will decide next fall after assessing support. She notes fewer women are delegates now but more women seek legislative seats. she also condemns the Wayne Hays Elizabeth Ray affair as a misuse of tax money.
Alan Jones and Wayne Thompson push toward St Louis after reaching Muscatine Iowa and Burlington Iowa marks in their 700 mile Mississippi River swim. Jones, a marine captain from Quantico, and Thompson, 33, aim to finish June 14 and plan future Gulf of Mexico swims. Jones fights leg infection from poison ivy and river pollution.
Arlene K. Smith, 29, waived extradition and was detained by Wyoming authorities after a murder warrant was issued for the Des Moines truck driver death. Thomas Burgett, 43, was found May 23 along Interstate 80 near Point of Rocks, shot five times and dumped, identification made via Iowa BCI fingerprints.
Authorities searched Monday for two Iowa state penitentiary inmates who walked away Saturday evening from a medium security farm. Edwin Butler 35 Chariton and James Collins 27 Des Moines served five and ten year terms for attempted breaking and entering. The men were working as prison trustees and it was unknown if they carried weapons.
Kirkwood Community College will run summer golf and tennis classes in Center Point. The eight week courses start June 14 at 6 30 p.m. in the high school gym and June 16 at 6 30 p.m. in the gym. Contact Eileen Neenan at 849 1844 for details.
Ka thy Sallis 29 found guilty of first degree murder in the Jan. 18 shooting death of her husband Charles Sallis 31 whose body was found in a culvert under I 80 near Neola A Pottawattamie county district court jury convicted Friday night Sentencing is set for June 21 Assistant County Attorney David Richter said she wanted someone to kill her husband.
A crop spraying helicopter crashed two miles west of Dallas Center Iowa causing a power outage for about an hour. Pilot Gary Williams of Des Moines was uninjured. The same craft was involved in a similar accident near Norwalk last year.
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