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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1977
Page
2
Edward Cole, former General Motors president who shaped the Corvair and pushed air bags and rotary engines, died in a plane crash Monday in Kalamazoo Michigan. He was 67.
UPI reports Vice-president Mondale will meet South African Prime Minister Vorster in Vienna around May 18 to push negotiations on majority rule in Rhodesia. The move signals U.S. African policy oversight by Mondale for President Carter.
The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold an executive session with Lunda Construction Co. to examine how the apparent low bid for the Cedar Rapids ash pit bridge complex was computed. The test case involved foreign firms bidding and seeks to assess foreign competition impact on pricing.
White House energy adviser James Schlesinger told the Senate committee not to tamper with President Carter's energy program. He warned that choosing exemptions would burden some groups while stressing the plan's fairness. He endorsed a standby gasoline tax up to 50 cents per gallon to spur national energy goals.
Margaret Hickman of Champaign Illinois has been named to Coe College fall term dean's list for achieving high academic standards. Students on the honor list carried a full course load and maintained a 3.5 grade average.
At 10 a.m. wind from the east at 12 mph. sun rose Wednesday at 5 59 and will set at 8 08. Year ago today high 59 low 31 with no precipitation. Forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, then clearing Saturday. Highs in 70s to 80s and lows 50s to 60s. Coralville Lake pool level. Mississippi River stages listed for LaCrosse 4.7, Lansing 7.5, Dam 9 12.7, McGregor 6.8, Guttenberg 4.4, Dubuque 7.4, Davenport 4.9, Keokuk 2.6, Cedar Rapids 3.01 with slight declines.
Birth notices list a son born May 2 to Mr and Mrs Bruce Kais er at 1632 Eleventh Marion and a son to Mr and Mrs Dennis Allard route 3 Cedar Rapids. A son born May 2 to Mr and Mrs Robert Arnold 450 Hilltop Drive SW and a son to Mr and Mrs Richard Ritchie 1964 Second Ave SE. At Cedar Falls a son born to Mr and Mrs Dave Steffel April 28. Steffel's wife Lola Jean Long is granddaughter of James Akers Jr Tower Terrace Marion. Also listed are five daily incident notes for local addresses including gas and stove incidents and a traffic collision.
Victor H. Scoville 26 of Magnus hotel faces malicious injury and three counts of assault after a disturbance at Legion Lanes around 10 30 p m in which a snack bar was damaged. Ronald F. Cooper 18 of Mt Vernon road SE was charged with malicious damage for damaging a door at Miller's automotive service on E avenue NE about 10 p m Monday.
The Iowa Senate approved a certificate of need bill by 32 to 15 to curb hospital over-building and save about 28 million dollars in federal funds. The measure shifts to the House for a major amendment and would create a five member state health facilities council with strict conflict rules.
City Attorney Dave McGuire was asked to draft a revised ordinance regulating indecent behavior after two dancers were dismissed. The council cited vagueness and undefined terms in the current law br. Mayor Canney questioned whether a 1974 state law preempts local obscenity rules, but McGuire said it does not apply to behavior.
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