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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1978
Page
8
DES MOINES The anti smoking bill amendment mixup prompts Sen Craft to joke Who's on first Lt Gov Neu recognizes the wrong senator prompting a correction and a quip. A reader complains about truckers CB chatter predicting heavier truck weight limits while leaders say the measure isn t advancing this year.
Two separate crashes on icy southeastern Iowa highways killed four people, including Cora Williams 65 of Davenport and Dean Davies 53 of Mason City. Williams died when her husband Frank 60 lost control on U S 218 north of Keokuk colliding with Joseph Van Gompel 77 of Kimberly Wisconsin. Davies died near Mount Pleasant when his car hit Warren Burkholder 25 of Crawfordsville.
Marion High School announces the musical George M! to be performed April 6 7 30 pm in the auditorium with Tom Vernon as George M and Ron Pool Lynn Roby and Michelle Warnke in the core family roles Other cast members include Tracy Warnke Cheri Morgan and more The production lists songs such as Give My Regards to Broadway Over There and You're a Grand Old Flag. Educational staff includes Jean Anderson as music director Cynthia Boyer drama director and Walter Bergman as pit band director. Admission will be charged.
Three scholarship funds aid Marion High School students and graduates. The John Scarborough Miller fund targets Marion residents entering Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant with a filing deadline of April 15. Four $1,000 Senninger scholarships are awarded annually with a deadline of April 21. Mentzer scholarships, from a trust, have no specified amount and also close April 21. Applications are in the principal’s office. Kiwanis-Hiawatha Trails breakfast is set for Tuesday at 7 at the Town House. Taxes are payable by March 31 at Farmers State Bank with tax slips. Jack Shepherd Auctioneering of Cedar Rapids listed.
A petition by Senate clerks, all women, circulated during a debate on aid for poor women seeking abortions. The signers say many clerks were assaulted and some raped, a claim linked to the session over abortion policy. The Senate voted to restrict abortion aid to limited cases including rape.
An Iowa Senate debate over an amendment is marked by a dissenting remark that 12 year old girls should run faster to avoid rape. An anonymous clerk circulated a plea urging compassion and recalling victims, urging senators to remember rape affects women here, including daughters, and to consider victims among them.
Gov. Robert D. Ray names five citizens to probe criticisms of the Iowa Commission for the Blind. The group will hear Iowans, review procedures, and report recommendations to the governor. Members include David O. Shaff Marilyn Staples Nolden Gentry Christine Hansen and Dale Miller. The first meeting was set for 4 p.m. Tuesday in Ray's office.
Energy Alternatives Let the Sunshine In brings a solar energy workshop for Area 10 administrators and school board members at Highlander Inn near Iowa City. Sessions cover Scattergood School data, Marion Independent solar projects, grant options, and an evening talk by James Schoenfelder on future school buildings.
The Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Commission voted to buy 600 bourbon decanters featuring a 15 inch Elvis Presley likeness with a music box playing Love Me Tender. Made by McCormick Distilling Co, the decanters cost 58.30 dollars each and will appear in five or six large stores in May.
Four persons faced drunk driving charges after weekend arrests. Don P. Webster, 31, was taken into custody at 12 15 a.m. Sunday on County Road E36W near Highway 150. Randall J Olson, 22, of 1252 14th Ave Marion, arrested 1 40 a.m. Sunday at Center Point and Blairs Ferry. Richard D Morris, Casper Wyoming, arrested 11 59 a.m. Saturday on Highway 150 north of Center Point and charged also with resisting arrest. Richard W Gilmore, 23, arrested 4 55 a.m. Sunday near Edgewood Road and 42nd Street NW.
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