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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1975
Page
10
The Iowa Gasoline Dealers Assn. seeks federal and state probes into price irregularities as stations extend hours and sell 70 to 80 percent of allocations. Surplus fuel and new self service models push prices down, with independents and lessees pursuing varied marketing tactics while lawmakers weigh overarching policy.
Disputes over company owned stations and predatory pricing stir Iowa debate as regulators eye tighter allocations. Lessee operators claim major firms push surplus output to cut rates at company outlets, while independents warn of reduced competition. FEA invites tips on potential violations as the industry awaits a federal response.
Dalziel warns that rising company owned stations threaten the traditional service station model. State data show Linn county losses and statewide pump licenses shrinking from 1973 to 1974, with remaining stations handling higher monthly volumes.
Charles Skeeter Rayburn has cerebral palsy and cannot use his limbs yet he maintains a 4.0 college record at Barton County Junior College. He published Poems and Prayers of a Cerebral Palsy and has written about CP issues while advocating for goals beyond daily routine.
Dealers protest rising margins as suppliers push price increases. Paul Hostek of Paul's Sinclair in Cedar Rapids reports a two cent hike in six weeks and warns he cannot sustain profits on two to three cents per gallon. He cites regular at 49.9 cents and a downtown Sinclair at 45.9. Clarence Larson of Larson Hawkeye also comments.
Dr. Thomas C. Slattery associate professor and director of bands at Coe College gains honorary membership in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Beta Kappa chapter cites his excellence aiding the fraternity and music. He is a former Eastman and Iowa graduate, 10th year at Coe, has led Iowa Bandmasters and College Band Directors groups. He has a Dublin flute article forthcoming in DeFord Digest and recently interviewed Dublin Symphony principal flutist Andre Priery during January visit for a Coe off campus program.
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