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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1978
Page
7
Hiawatha voters approved a 15 year non exclusive cable franchise measure by 141 to 25. The council instructed the city attorney to review Cedar Rapids’ cable ordinance. Council approved paving Chaffee Drive with homeowner assessments and allocated funds for park equipment. Officers training and staffing changes were approved.
A 19 year old Cedar Rapids man charged with stealing $2291 from the First Trust and Savings Bank on March 27 was released from Linn county jail after a hearing before U S Magistrate James Hodges. Joseph Overly fingerprint match led to arrest by FBI and Cedar Rapids police. Bond set at $10000. released to his brother. Case may go to federal grand jury next month. Maximum penalty is 10 years and $5000 fine.
Dean R. Spicher, 57, of 2148 Mount Vernon Road SE Cedar Rapids, said his foot slipped while docking an inboard motor boat at Ellis Boat Harbor around 6 p.m. Wednesday. His leg was crushed between the boat and seawall, leaving him in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital with a fractured right lower leg. He was alone when the accident occurred and a bystander called for an ambulance.
Charles Sharp of 3005 Bowling St. SW filed in Linn District Court for 10 927 08. He says on Nov 7 1977 at Third Street and Second Avenue SE a car driven by Martin Davis rear ended his stopped pickup. He alleges negligence and seeks 604 10 for injuries and lost work, 322 98 for vehicle damage, and 10 000 for pain and suffering.
Weber Lee Patterson Jr., 24, of 1636 Park Towne Place NE, faces a second degree theft charge after police report he stole a 1978 leased Ford from Bob Zimmerman Ford. The complaint was filed Wednesday afternoon.
About 50 members of United Auto Workers Local 1281 walked out Wednesday morning at Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Co., 1200 12th Ave SE. The contract expired at midnight Tuesday and the union spokesman said the strike followed rejection of the last company offer. Company officials were unavailable for comment.
The Cedar Rapids Negro Civic Organization announced the Howard Greenlee Award winner Luana R. Dawson. John P. Mentzer Scholarship Fund winners include Peggy Martin Richard Courtney Mona Yaur Kevin Jacoby Connie Panek Merlene Maltby in first year. Susan Sanders Michael Martin Edith Maxey Elizabeth Maxey Louise White in second year. Joan Driscoll Forsyth Lynette Tanner Julia Balcom Christine Boots and Jennie Balcom in third year. with further fourth-year recipient Christine Boots. The Mentzer winners were announced by Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids, trustee of the fund.
Rawhide Ranch Bavarian Meats will open its retail sales department three miles northeast of Sigourney offering fresh beef and pork red meat products. German sausages with natural casings and specialty items like barbecued hogs and pigs. The shop will operate seven days a week. the processing plant opened May 8 for custom slaughter.
Science fiction enthusiasts attend a national conference in Waterloo June 16 to 18 at the Ramada Inn. The event, co sponsored by the University of Northern Iowa English Language and Literature Department and the UNI Division of Extension and Continuing Education, features renowned authors and scholars with a $35 early registration, rising to $40 after June 14, plus a $10 banquet fee.
Lois Hager, 26, of Waukon died from head injuries at LaCrosse Lutheran Hospital after a car left the road and flipped, killing driver Dennis J. Logan, 27, of Waterloo. Services set for Friday at St. Patrick’s Church with a rosary tonight at Hansen’s. friends may call.
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