Pilot refresher course Thursday at Prairie Junior High
A general aviation refresher meeting for area pilots will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Prairie Junior High School lecture hall. Roger Clark of the Cedar Rapids flight service station says spring brings accidents from rust and inactivity, so refresher training is useful for all pilots. Ped Powers will report on 1977 aviation accidents and demo vertigo, with a film on mountain flying and talks on density altitude and thunderstorm flying. The event is free and open to the public.
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Prairie Junior High School
Roger Clark
Cedar Rapids
Federal Aviation Administration
Ped Powers
Des Moines
Burglary charge in Stickney's Scoreboard case
Terry Lynn Dippel, 21, of 700 35th St., charged with burglary after entering Stickney's Scoreboard, 740 Tenth St. Police say he tripped the burglar alarm. he is jailed in Linn County. Also noted are local school board and civic meeting schedules for Linn-Mar and Marion entities this week.
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Terry Lynn Dippel
35Th St
Stickney
Tenth St
Dippel
Linn County
Marion Chamber sets two meetings this week
Marion Division Chamber of Commerce schedules two meetings this week. The executive committee meets Tuesday at noon at Indian Creek Country Club and the board meets Friday at 7 30 a m in the chamber offices at 760 11th Street. Dr Daniel R Trimble relocates his dental practice to 760 12th Street Marion. Advancement Kiwanis Hiawatha Trails Club meets Tuesday at 7 a m at the Town House.
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Marion Divison
Daniel R. Trimble
12Th St
Marion
Kiwanis — Hiawatha Trails Club
Seven charged with drunken driving over weekend
Seven individuals faced drunk driving charges after weekend arrests. Carl E. Hobbs, 28, faced additional possession of a controlled substance charge after arrest near Second Avenue and First Street SW. Audrey M. Penne, 47, was arrested in Hiawatha for drunken driving. Ralph E. Bright, 45, was booked on Highway 30 for drunken driving and speeding. Bill A. Rider, 20, was taken into custody at Hardee's in Marion. Michael J. Dvorak, 18, arrested at First Avenue and Ninth Street SW. Lyle W. Sparrgrove, 45, Marion, charged with failure to maintain control following a Saturday arrest. Joseph R. Crow, 44, arrested after hitting a parked car and charged with striking an unattended vehicle.
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Carl E. Hobbs
Ave. NE
Second Avenue
First Street
Audrey M. Penne
Bali Hai Estates
Hiawatha
Robins Road
Clymar Street
Ralph E. Bright
Vinton
Stoney Point Road
Bill A. Rider
Blake
Michael J. Dvorak
First Ave
First Avenue
Ninth Street
Lyle W. Sparrgrove
25Th St
Marion
L1th Street
A Avenue
Joseph R. Crow
C Ave
Third Avenue SE
Berrigan Attacks Warmakers During Cedar Rapids Visit
Catholic priest Daniel Berrigan spoke at Coe College calling for action against nuclear arms and poverty. He criticized Carter and Nixon, tied his protest to the Pentagon blood and ashes action, and said he supports two men he calls political prisoners in Omaha. He teaches poetry resistance in New York and works with Coalition for Survival.
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Daniel Berrigan
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Neb
Carter
Nixon
Berrigan
Coe College
Gage Union
Catonsville
New York City
Yale
Coalition For Survival
Pentagon
Berrigan Links Nuclear Arms to Government Secrecy
James Berrigan asserts that arms secrecy protects nuclear programs and police power at the Pentagon and White House. He criticizes national media for fear and notes limited coverage of protests and his own readings at LaSalle High School to raise funds for imprisoned activists Rice and Poindexter.
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Pentagon
White House
Berrigan
New York Times
LaSalle High School
Catonsville Nine
David Rice
Ed Poindexter
Nebraska
Lincoln
Omaha
Lincoln Journal
Amnesty International
Rice
National Committee To Combat
Readers Theatre revisits Catonsville Nine gunning down the silence
A Saturday audience heard Father Daniel Berrigan and seven others reenact the 1968 Catonsville nine action to destroy Selective Service records and the subsequent trial The performance highlighted ongoing relevance of antiwar protest and civil rights issues amid lingering debate over law and morality.
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Father Daniel Berrigan
Catonsville Nine
Fathers Daniel
Philip Berrigan
Catonsville
Father Berrigan
Vietnam
Iowa form solar energy association in Ankeny
Ankeny hosts the weekend formation of the Iowa Solar Energy Association with officers chair Dr. Donald L. Spencer vice chair Roger D. Hadley secretary Mack A. Lewis treasurer Patricia Sue Gwinn and directors Clifford P. Streed and Dr. Paul Sidles The group acts as an information center for architects contractors and individuals seeking solar energy data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankeny
Iowa Solar Energy Association
Donald L. Spencer
Iowa City
Roger D. Hadley
Cedar Rapids
Mack A. Lewis
Sioux City
Patri
CIA Sue Gwinn
Clifford P. Streed
Mount Vernon
Paul Sidles
Ames
Spencer
University of Iowa
Notable Natural Facts From Diverse Realms
A mouse’s running sound helps a barn owl track prey. Nicaragua lies between the Caribbean and Pacific with 200 miles of coast on each flank. The first hydrogen balloon ascent occurred in Paris in 1783. A king crab once weighed about 25 pounds and spanned five feet across the legs, per National Geographic.
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Central American Republic of Nicaragua
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Paris
National Geographic
Cascade crash victim in critical condition in Dubuque hospital
A 19 year old Cascade man William Hughes is in critical condition at a Dubuque hospital after a one car crash on a Dubuque County black top road near Farley. His vehicle reportedly left the road and struck a bridge.
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Cascade
Dubuque
Dubuque County
William Hughes
Black Top
Farley
Staab Attends National Retail Advertising Seminar
Tony Staab of The Gazette joined 34 other attendees at a Retail Advertising Managers Seminar held by the American Press Institute in Reston Virginia. The event drew 35 participants from 20 states plus the District of Columbia to discuss sales motivation research standards and newspaper advertising production. Staab 43 joined The Gazette in 19.
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Tony Staab
The
Gazette
American Press Institute
Reston
States
District of Columbia
Staab
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John Mcivor
Linn-Mar Board
Linn-Mar Board of Education
Educational Services Center
Marion Board
Marion Independent Board of Education
Longfellow Administration
Lions
Marion Lions Evening Club
George Lowe
Robert Mitchell Women’s Relief Corps
Amercan Legion Building
YMCA
Marion Ymca
Linn-Mar
Hardee
Mary Burke Gazette
Kedly Opidsie
den National Media
South Bronx
Iowa
Hadley
Change
Everett
Hitbrunner
St. SE
Wren
Duzette
10Th Street
Eee Country Stores
Dairy Maid
Center Pt. Rd
Edgewood Rd
Sixth St
Mt. Vernon Rd
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