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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1977
Page
5
Assistant Chief James Barnes issued a warning about two confidence games, the pigeon drop and insulation con, cautioning residents to report suspicious activity to the police or a lawyer friend. Descriptions note the found money setup and a staged legal consultation to claim the cash in 30 days.
Police warn of a long running scam where suspects take good faith payments and residents end up with shoddy work and higher costs. Authorities say warming and energy concerns drive vulnerability as con artists push inflated prices for subpar insulation and faulty promises.
U S District Judge Edward J McManus issued a protective order to keep industrial trade secrets confidential in a $6 million anti trust suit filed by Kinze Manufacturing Inc president Jon Kinzenbaw against Deere and Co and a North English dealer The suit accuses Deere of illegal practices by restraining sales to push purchases of other Deere products and McManus ordered confidentiality for key trade secrets during the proceedings
There are openings in the All Iowa fair talent contests running June 25 through July 4 for ages 2 to 12 and 13 to 21. No professionals, acts limited to five minutes and five members, daily cash prizes, final winners get 175 dollars and an expense paid trip to Des Moines in August, total prizes 1150 dollars. To enter call Betty Berry at 363-8422 after 5 p.m. weekdays or weekends.
Fugitive financier Robert Vesco seeks asylum in Panama per La Republica. He asked to reside in Chiriqui, border area with Costa Rica, offering investments in ranching and other enterprises if permitted to live there.
A magistrate court lists numerous speeding penalties with names and addresses, each person fined amounts ranging from 10 to 40 dollars plus costs. Other infractions include driver's license violations improper equipment and failure to yield with assorted defendants and local residences.
Sri Lanka ambassador Neville Kanakaratne urged richer nations to help poorer ones, saying two billion people face hardship and stressing global interdependence. He spoke at Cedar Rapids airport before a talk at the University of Iowa about shared duties and the world’s economy.
Second District congressman Mike Blouin protests an EDA rule that blocks Cedar Rapids from Public Works Employment funds. He notes Cedar Rapids’ 3.75 percent unemployment falls below the Iowa 3.91 percent state average, but would qualify for 6.5 percent tests under older rules. The 8.5 percent threshold lowers eligibility, trimming a potential $1 million set aside.
The Fourth annual adult seminar of First United Methodist church runs this summer Sundays at 9:45 a.m. in the main sanctuary during June and July with lectures by named pastors and scholars from Marion, Lisbon, Temple Judah, Linn County jail, and Cornell College Mt. Vernon. A coffee precedes at 9:30 in Fellowship hall.
Iowa City university report disputes Johnson county medical examiner findings on May 16 death of William C. Nutt 30. Nutt died at the dental sciences building after an electric shock claim. university says no electrical fault or exposure occurred and autopsy was not performed. Bureau of labor citation for safety gear violation stands for possible $630 fine with a June 24 challenge deadline.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates by carrier 1.05 per week by mail Afternoon Edition and Saturday and Sunday morning 7 issues 4.29 four weeks 46.00 52 weeks. Other states and U.S. territories 70.00 52 weeks. No Mail Subscriptions accepted in areas having Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches for republication.
Two Marion churches announce summer worship changes. Marion Christian Church sets 8:15 a.m. worship with Sunday school at 9:30 and adds 7:30 p.m. Thursday service. St. Paul’s Lutheran holds 8:30 a.m. worship with 9:45 Sunday school and a Monday through Friday vacation church school 9:30 a.m. to noon for ages four to six.
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