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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1977
Page
6
Photographs capture the intensity of the Fairfax arm wrestling competition held during the Hey Days celebration. Contenders display focused expressions as Kevin Kloppfer, 21, of 1460 Meadowview Drive, Marion, competes among rivals in a close, action packed sport segment.
Local youths received three $200 scholarships from the Czech Womens Educational Society, awarded to Susan Drahozal, Deborah Nost, and Ann E. Nemec. A string of small ads notes a magician at Stuart's Frontier Inn, thefts of siding and a boat motor, a clock and stereo theft, a TV theft, community events, meetings, and upcoming transportation charters.
Senator Edward Brooke argues that UN Ambassador Andrew Young should restrict his influence to implementing U.S. foreign policy rather than trying to shape it. The Worcester report notes tensions over how much direction Young should provide.
Second District Congressman Michael Blouin won federal help allowing Cedar Rapids to receive up to $1 million in EDA funds to create local jobs in two poverty pockets. The city narrowly qualified after Blouin challenged a higher unemployment threshold, with projects likely including paving and sidewalk reconstruction in the targeted census tracts.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1362 re elected Pat Marshall as president and elected Gary Heald as business manager Frank Reynolds vice president Helen Kloubec recording secretary Dean Johnson financial secretary Ed Crotty treasurer and seven executive board members Toby Arnold Rosie Behel Bob Burnham Jewell Fergu son Norm Sterzenbach Earl Tharp and Mary Zacek Ballots were mailed June 1 counting finished Friday with certification due Monday.
Gazette readers begin the week with a local feature and the first of several Advice for You pages. Local, state, and national pages lead with top stories after weekend highlights, plus comics, a daily crossword, and a horoscope in the want ads.
James Barnes of Springville Murray Gibson of West Branch Everett Hemsley of What Cheer and Russell Slade of Coralville received Governor's meritorious service awards at the 53rd annual Iowa State Fire School at Iowa State University.
About 200 people gathered in the Fairfax bank parking lot for the Hey Days wrist wrestling event featuring Mildred Choplick. Choplick, 29, a world and two time national champion, won the women’s heavyweight title as Cedar Rapids and Swisher participants competed in weight classes.
Miriam Rogers of 327 Thirtieth Street SE earned a B.A. cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis. Shawn Doyle of 2355 Blake Boulevard SE Tim Cross of 1027 Clifton NE and Joseph Lake of 207 Lamplite Lane SE graduated from St. John’s University in Collegeville Minnesota with Cross earning honors. Mount Audeh of 3864 Lost Valley Road SE earned a B.A. in biology with distinction from Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota.
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