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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1978
Page
10
Cedar Rapids residents discuss two incidents at a meeting. May 20 outside Brown Derby tavern left civilians and officers injured with black arrestees on the scene. June 10 outside 2306 Rompot St involved white civilians and officers with injuries reported.
Witnesses interviewed last week fed statements for a Tuesday gathering amid concerns police used excessive force in Brown Derby and Rompot incidents. Officials described officers as using necessary force while noting injuries to officers and suspects. Residents cited a hostile environment and demanded review of procedures and regulations.
A Williamsburg man, Nicholas Driscoll, was struck with a dog-leg tire iron after exiting a restroom near the 1380 rest stop south of Cedar Rapids. He reported the thief fled in a car after taking $3 from his wallet. deputies described the suspect as white, six feet tall, 180 pounds, sandy blond hair, wearing a baseball cap. Driscoll received head injuries and was treated at a Williamsburg clinic. no arrest had been made by noon.
West Union city and hospital officials Tuesday indicated the Palmer Memorial Hospital addition will be built. Farmers Home Administration loan surpluses from other states could total about 2.73 million dollars for the facility. The loan would run 5 percent over 30 years upon approval and fund a 20 bed nursing wing dining areas and remodeling the 1949 building for a new surgery area.
Manchester will pay 5500 dollars toward installing automatic flashing lights at two Illinois Central Railroad crossings in the city. The measure funds safety improvements and reduces risk at busy crossing points.
The article notes the summer solstice at 1:10 p.m. marking the start of summer with 15 hours 15 minutes of daylight. It cites the sun's northward tilt, Earth's axial tilt of 23 degrees 27 minutes, and mentions fall begins September 23 and Cancer ends today in the zodiac.
A federal court decision ends emergency food stamp practices and opens eligibility to people who applied or asked about stamps since August 5 1974. Eligible individuals need not be currently eligible and should contact Linn Department of Social Services or the Food and Nutrition Service Regional Office in Denver for details.
Proceeds from a concession stand at What Cheer’s Fourth of July celebration will fund building a new civic center. The town previously lost the old civic center to a May 1977 fire.
The New Minowa Players Community Theater of Decorah will stage Applause at Decorah Junior High School on June 29 30 and July 1 7 8 starting at 8 p m Tickets available at Rambo Pharmacy and Kephart's Music Center Decorah Adults 350 Children under 12 150 Senior tickets 1 cheaper for the June 29 show Information line 382 3684
Cedar Rapids police arrested David Tesar, 31, on third degree theft related to insufficient fund checks in April. Jan A. Stalnaker, 41, of Denver, Colorado, was arrested on a warrant for third degree theft. Police had no further details.
Voters in the North Fayette Community School District may see one or two measures on the September school board ballot. The board approved placing a measure to authorize selling the Hawkeye district house and will study a potential property tax levy.
A concise item argues that success or access can come without size or scale, highlighting that determination, strategy, and resourcefulness can overcome lacking scale. It emphasizes practical steps and mindset rather than institutional power.
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