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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1978
Page
7
Marion police report final loss at 20339 dollars for the Bandag Tire Co burglary. The figure covers 90 tires 161 inner tubes two adding machines two desk calculators two tire rims and an impact wrench. A truck used to haul the loot was found later at an abandoned Marion dump.
A small milk shed on the Donald Thompson farm four miles northwest of town was destroyed by a fire Saturday afternoon. Firemen cite an unattended trash fire near the shed as the cause. Robins Art Circle holds its annual picnic Wednesday at 11 30 a.m. at Thomas Park. Kiwanis Hiawatha Trails breakfast set for Tuesday at 7 a.m. at the Town House. John Grover sells home at 432 Sixth Ave to Duane Meihost of 320 14th St. Grovers move to 3724 Sprucewood Drive NE Cedar Rapids. Possession given May 30. Sale handled by Kensinger Associates.
Marion police disclosed an early morning burglary at Lange’s 66 Service Station on Seventh Ave. Thieves took 600 dollars in cash and checks from several drawers after breaking an overhead door window. Ten city thefts were reported last week including four burglaries and two criminal mischief cases. Two juveniles were arrested for shoplifting in one case.
Marion police report Larry Slaymaker age 25 of 339 Ninth Street was charged Friday night with illegal parking and resisting arrest after being found double parked in front of the OK Lounge at 1075 Sixth Avenue. He was asked to move the car and later found still parked in the same spot. YMCA activity schedule lists non aquatic youth and preschool gymnastics and skateboard at 9 a.m. and multiple tennis, baseball, archery, and swim sessions through the afternoon.
Otis Smith, vice president and GM general counsel, says lawyers face sharper, harsher attacks than in recent memory while defending the profession. He urges self examination, notes rising training and service to the poor, and suggests a Medicare like plan for legal needs of seniors. Smith recalls his career path after losing an election on the Michigan bench.
U S District Judge Edward J. McManus permanently barred Waterloo from enforcing its solicitor license ordinance. Moonies the Unification Church had argued the ordinance gave city officials overly broad power in fundraising and the suit followed a temporary restraining order that allowed the church to raise money.
Briefs list honor roll student Penny Stewart at Chadron State College and a mix of local ads. Items include Star Wars room coverings, coin and jewelry buy offers, tennis club promos, piano entertainment, car sales, limousine rental, carpet sale, and various community events and business services in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas.
In Tokyo, Wang Tian Hang of China's Agriculture Bureau says annual food output now 286 million tons and will reach 400 million by 1985. He argues Chinese crops may equal or surpass those of industrialized nations by century’s end during a Chinese agricultural mission visit.
A reflective aphorism cites Plato asserting that no evil can befall a good person in life or after death, offering timeless moral reassurance. The note frames ancient philosophy as a guide for enduring hardship with virtue.
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