Three New Members Elected to Mercy Board
Three new trustees were elected to the Mercy Hospital board at the annual meeting. Robert J. Bevenour Alex A. Meyer and James F. Seifert fill vacancies created by resignations. Hospital administrator Sister Mary Lawrence Hallagan cited patient increases and new programs to improve care and awareness. A CAT scanner purchase and ten new physicians were among year end developments. B L Anderson was re elected president William Crawford vice president and re elected secretary and treasurer were H A Schimberg and Sister Mary Ann Becker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital Board of Trustees
Robert J. Bevenour
Fox Meadow Drive
Nissen Corp
Alex A. Meyer
Amana
Amana Refrigeration, Inc
James F. Seifert
Indian Hillroad SE
Seifert’s, Inc
R. Bruce Sampsell
R.W. Rinderknecht
John M. Welch
Mary Lawrence Hallagan
Sister Lawrence
Hall Foundation
Lawrence
B.L. Anderson
William Crawford
H.A. Schimberg
Mary Ann Becker
Safety Town Course Readied for Area Tots
An annual traffic safety program for preschool and kindergarten children runs July 12–16 and 19–23 in Kingston stadium northwest lot. Linn County kids learn street crossing with a mini city layout and pedal mini cars while police and civic groups staff two daily sessions at 9 am and 1 pm. Parents may attend, and all Linn County children not yet in first grade are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston Stadium
Linn County
Michael E. Birmingham
Police Safety Education Bureau
Police
Traffic Engineering Department
Recreation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Marion Police and
Highway Patrol
Birmingham
Supreme Court Rulings Listed Iowa Opinions
DES MOINES AP The Iowa supreme court issued Wednesday opinions in several cases. Warren county et al v judges of the fifth judicial district concerns magistrate positions and was dismissed. Poweshiek county district court State v Carrier affirmed. Linn Stanek v Stanek alimony provisions affirmed. Linn Geneva Corp v Cedar Rapids board of review real estate tax assessment affirmed. Tama State v Query breaking and entering affirmed. Johnson v McManus possession of marijuana reversed and remanded. 30 years ago atomic bomb test scheduled by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Warren County Et al
Fifth Judicial District
Poweshiek County District Court
State
Carrier
LINN
Stanek
Geneva Corp
Cedar Rapids Board of Review
TAMA
Query
Johnson — State
McManus
New traffic pattern at Hawkeye Downs for fairgoers
Hawkeye Downs adopts a one way in and one way out flow for the All Iowa fair. A free downtown bus run by Merchants National Bank will shuttle visitors to the grounds. Officials say the opening of I 380 south should ease Sixth Street SW congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Downs
Merchants National Bank
Sixth Street
NEA to Honor Retired Cedar Rapids Teacher
Louisa Peak a retired Cedar Rapids Community school district teacher is honored at the NEA representative assembly in Miami for significant contributions to teaching through her involvement in education association activity. Also honored is Nancy George of Iowa City, president of the Iowa State Education Association, currently on leave from her teaching position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Peak
Cedar Rapids
National Education Assn
NEA
Miami
Miss Peak
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Education Association
Iowa
Nancy George
Iowa City
Iowa State Education Assn
Woman charged after train collision at Fourth Street tracks
Martha Tableson, 27, of 641 Eighth Street SE, was charged with failing to stop for flashing signals after her car was struck by a southbound train at the Fourth Street tracks on Sixth Avenue SE. She remained in good condition at Mercy Hospital Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Tableson
Eighth Street SE
Fourth Street
Sixth Avenue SE
Tableson
Mercy Hospital
Third Rise in Price of Raw Farm Products
Washington report notes June prices for farm goods rose for the third straight month led by soybeans corn and hogs with cattle apples and hay offsetting gains. USDA cautions retail food costs may rise 2 to 5 percent this year despite bumper grain crops and ongoing indicators of price volatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby schedule set for record entry
The 1976 Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby pins down a July 11 race day on Fifteenth Street SW near Kingston Stadium with 93 entrants, including 12 girls. A Bicentennial trophy for best paint wins, and winners advance to the national finals in Akron on August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jaycees
Fifteenth Street
Kingston Stadium
Willard Brown
Soap Box Derby Assn
Brown
Akron
Ohio
Pierce
Sudanese President Meets UN Secretary General in New York
President Jaarar el Numairi of Sudan met with Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim in a 30 minute talks at the United Nations. They reviewed the situation in southern Africa and other matters of mutual concern as part of the official visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Jaarar el Numairi
Sudan
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Africa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercy Board
School of Nursing
Supreme Court
United States
Travel & Transport, Inc
P.O. Box
Lindale Plaza
C.R
C.R. Soap Box Derby
John Pierce
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Ballpark
Cedar Rapids Giants
Harmony Hawks
Bob Weaver
Tees Ees
Ave
Edgewood Read
7Th Ave
Marion
Omulekoffs
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