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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1976
Page
2
Preschool story hours at Kenwood branch 9:45 to 10:15 am and Main library 10:45 to 11:15 am at First Presbyterian church. Various ads note lost items, stolen meters, missing money, repairs, and upcoming local events and tours around Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
Several hundred Iowans gathered on the statehouse steps to press the legislature for 110 million dollars in road funding. The group, led by the Iowa Good Roads Assn, urged 25 million from the general fund for road work, higher registration fees, and a gasoline tax tied to fuel price, aiming to raise about 60 million annually. Governor Robert Ray noted Democratic support for diverting some funds from the general fund.
The Iowa legislature debated higher education funding, keeping the regents at 176.1 million while adjusting allocations for area schools, the department of public instruction, and state facilities. Notable changes include increases for the regents, College of Osteopathic Medicine audit, and several area colleges with regional allocations listed.
16 year old girl Miss C Godber of 166 Sunrise Drive NW remained in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital after a Tuesday afternoon crash at West Post road and Midway Drive NW. Gregory Thompson 18 of 5720 Johnson Avenue SW drove the car and was treated and released for injuries. The bus driver James Sneed 29 of 1103 Thirty Fourth Street NE was not charged. A second Tuesday wreck on Sixth Street NW near K Avenue injured Thomas Lavelle 29 route 1 Cedar Rapids. He received treatment at Mercy hospital for contusions and abrasions. no charges were filed.
Des Moines reports show plans to rush a reform bill through the Iowa House stalled as the chamber delayed consideration of Senate changes. Speaker Dale Cochran said a vote is expected Wednesday afternoon amid partisan jockeying over a state take over of voter registration services and private firm Iowa Data Processing concerns. Senate Republicans and GOP officials met to discuss the amendment, while Iowa Data’s Stan Zegel urged a hearing to present facts.
A petition with nearly 1,200 signatures was presented to the Cedar Rapids city council urging reductions in proposed hikes to recreational fees. Paul Crawford noted the impact on youths, with 283 students and 894 taxpayers among signers. The mayor said the petition will go to the recreation commission which sets fees within council budgets.
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