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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1978
Page
5
Dr. Frederick C. Bloch of the University of Iowa ophthalmology department will be the first American to receive the Gold Medal of Favarola at the Italian Ophthalmological Society meeting in Amalfi June 22-25. He will deliver an Italian presentation on eye cancer.
Dredgers near the Quad Cities report a plentiful clam harvest for the first time in over three years. Clams bring about seven cents a pound or $140 a ton, with typical catches around two tons per productive day. Local crews note replenished beds and rising shell demand from Japan, while predicting the peak may be brief.
Two Cedar Rapids residents go on trial in Linn District Court on separate but coinciding dates. Mary Luter, 32, faces two counts of assault with intent to murder from a December 25, 1977 motel shooting that wounded Ray Cooper and Denise Sanders. Ray Cooper, 23, is tried on terrorism for firing several shots February 18 into a house at 714 10th Ave SE, listed as Luter's address. Luter's defense aims to show no intent to kill in the Christmas Day incident.
Five year old Michelle L Melley ran into a car driven by Duane T Carr at 14th Street and B Avenue NE. He is 45 and lives at 1829 D Avenue NE. The accident occurred at 3 30 p m Sunday. No charges were filed.
canvass of last Tuesday's Democratic primary left the Patchett win intact. Linn County tallies were 292 for Patchett and 452 for Petrick with no shifts. Johnson County figures, while not final, stayed within the 13 vote margin. Local canvass found no changes in any other race.
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