Cochran Denies Demos Have Budget Cut Problems
Des Moines Speaker Dale Cochran rejected reports that Democrats face budget cut problems in trimming up to 40 million from Governor Ray’s 1975 76 proposed budget. He said Democrats are not planning to reduce the extra 9 million for the public school foundation program while Republicans push for tighter spending across higher education.
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Des Moines
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Robert Ray
Cochran
Public School Foundation
Ray
House
Senate
George Kinley
Kinley
Governor Opposes Property Tax Freeze as Ill Advised
Des Moines Iowa Gov. Robert Ray warned a state property tax freeze would be ill advised until cities and counties find replacement funding. He urged a study of financing local government and cited past state efforts and federal revenue sharing concerns.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa League of Municipalities
Willard Sanders Dies at 59 in Palo
Palo resident Willard Bruce Sanders 59 died Monday at a local hospital after a sudden illness. A WWII veteran and Iron Workers Union member, he was born Feb 21 1916 in Vinton and married Viola Usher on Mar 12 1937. He survived by wife, son Michael in Palo, daughter Rosann in Brainerd, five brothers and two sisters. Services Wednesday 10:30 am at Turner chapel west with burial at Palo cemetery and American Legion military honors. visitation until 10 Wednesday. casket not opened after service.
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Palo
Willard Bruce Sanders
Linn County
Vinton
Viola Usher
Cedar Rapids
Iron Workers Union
Palo American Legion
Michael
Rosann
Brainerd
Minn
Ada Heiseman
Independence
Mary Glick
Kansas City
Donald
Fairfax
Harold
Denver
Wesley
Cole
Louis
Jay
Turner Chapel West
Palo Cemetery
American Legion
Turner’s
Rule Employees Violate Law If Liquor Accepted
Des Moines Iowa. Assistant Attorney General Darby Maria Corden ruled that anyone enforcing or administering Iowa liquor laws would break the law if they accepted gifts of liquor or food from a distiller. The ruling responded to former House Republican Leader Edgar Holden and cited a Seagram Distillers party in Des Moines offering free food liquor and a meeting place for 275 state liquor stores personnel.
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Des Moines
UPI
Darby Maria Corden
House
Edgar Holden
Davenport
Holden
Seagram Distillers
Beer and Liquor Control Department
Contractor Sues Cargill For Accident Damages
Darrell L. Marks of Cedar Rapids files a $75,000 federal suit alleging injuries from a May 9, 1973 incident at Cargill east soybean plant on Seventh Street and Dewey Avenue NE. He, an independent contractor, says a pile of wooden grain doors collapsed, fracturing his leg while performing concrete work. Defendants listed: Cargill Inc, Milwaukee Railroad, and Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau.
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Cedar Rapids
Cargill Company
Seventh Street
Dewey Avenue
Darrell L. Marks
Circle Drive
Cargill
Marks
Cargill, Inc
The
Milwaukee Railroad
Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau
University Medical Staff Member Dies in Alabama
Dr. William R. Wilson 50 died after heart surgery at the University of Alabama medical center in Birmingham. He was a professor of internal medicine and pharmacology at the University of Iowa and directed the clinical pharmacology division at University hospitals. Surviving are his wife Charlotte and son Jeffrey of Iowa City and brother Gordon of Rochester New York. Burial Tuesday will be private. memorials to the UI Foundation.
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Iowa City
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
William R. Wilson
University of Alabama Medical Center
Birmingham
Wilson
University of Iowa
University Hospitals
Charlotte
Jeffrey
Gordon
Rochester
N.Y
Beckman- Butherus Funeral Home
U. of I. Foundation
Month Drug Probe Climaxes in Arrest
Iowa City man Scott Frederick Nadler 21 was arraigned on drug charges after a month long investigation. He was charged with delivery of five pounds of LSD to an undercover state narcotics agent and allegedly turned over a large quantity of cocaine. Nadler was released from Johnson County Jail Sunday. The probe could yield more arrests.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Scott Frederick Nadler
Nadler
Harpers Ferry Men Arrested On Drug Charge
Two Harpers Ferry men John Schulte age 20 and Robert Kelly age 21 were arrested by Crawford county authorities on possession of a controlled substance. Drugs were reportedly found in their car abandoned on the Bridgeport bridge. They were released after posting $100 bond each.
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Harpers Ferry
John Schulte
Robert Kelly
Crawford County
Wis
Bridgeport Bridge
John Francis Topping Dies at Manchester
John Francis Topping 35 died of a heart attack at his home in Manchester Sunday. He worked for Bennett Explosives and led the Manchester American Legion Post 45. He also belonged to the Knights of Pythias. Survived by Sharon, Kimberly, Shawn, three sisters and three brothers. Services Wednesday at 1:30 at Shelly's with visitation after 7 p.m. Monday.
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Manchester
John Francis Topping
Bennett Explosives
Manchester American Legion
Knights of Pythias
Sharon
Kimberly
Shawn
Kenneth Kucera
Rose Mead
Calif
Lois Wade
Cedar Rapids
Don Trumbull
Norway
Kenneth
Robert
Santee
Darwin
Shelly
Cedar Rapids Arts and Community Notices Highlights
Readable briefs show an art show at Coolidge school on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. with student demonstrations and craft sales plus a May 11 Fun Evening at Regis High School Gym. Public notices include a Mother’s Day gift idea, a Civitan district election, and local theft reports across Cedar Rapids with several venues and addresses named.
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Coolidge School
Iowa Highway Patrol to Hire More Minorities
The Iowa highway patrol welcomes its first black trooper this month as the DPS expands hiring of minorities and women. Lawmakers push to add 20 troopers with a requirement that 10 be women or minorities. Progress includes 10 of 28 examiners being women and one black narcotics agent in training.
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Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrols
Department of Public Safety
William Hargrave
D-Iown
DPS
Robert Holetz
Holetz
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Robert Thomas
Vinton
North Carolina
Anamosa Youth Killed When Struck by Ball
Mitchell Ryan Norton five year old son of Mr and Mrs Allen Norton died Sunday morning from chest injuries after being struck by a baseball while playing. He is survived by his parents a brother Chad grandparents and great grandparents. Services are set for Tuesday at 2 at Goettsch's.
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Anamosa
Mitchel Ryan Norton
Allen Norton
Chad
David Gray
Neil Norton
Charles W. Gray
Des Moines
Goettsch’s
Sees Light at Friend's House Scares Burglar
A passerby spotted lights on at the David McCright residence and interrupted a break in at 10 p.m. Saturday. Thieves had ransacked the home formerly owned by the McCrights, taking 700 dollars in items including cash, records, jewelry, an antique pocket watch, rug, and rubies. A single young white male fled the scene.
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Robert Hathaway
Iris Avenue
David McCright
Johnson Avenue NW
Hathaway
County Revenue Sharing Meetings Set for May 13
Three meetings scheduled for 7:30 p m May 13 invite Linn county residents to comment on allocating 1 320 507 dollars in federal revenue-sharing funds for the year starting July 1. Sessions will be at the county shop west of the county home the county health department and the joint county school building. A supervisor will lead each meeting and outline federal expenditure guidelines and categories from prior allocations.
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Linn County
County Health Department
Center Point Road
Joint County
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription rates for Night Edition, Afternoon Edition, and Sunday editions. Rates vary by length and delivery area with weekly, biweekly, and annual options, and some regions not eligible for mail subscriptions. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Willard Sanders
St. Michael's
St. N.E
Litton
Jerry Boddicker
Charlotte Olson
Travel and Transport
Jody L. Keener
Twenty-sixth Street
Coe
David C. Ford
Civitan International
Immaculate Conception School
Kenwood School
Immaculate Conception
Kenwood
McKinley Jr. High School
Kirkwood
Europe
Center Point Rd
N.E
Alateen
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
Trinity United Methodist
Allen Koepke
Wesley Hall
Sherry Lindeman
Eighteenth Street SE
Aragon Tap
Second Avenue SE
Ambassador Lounge
East Marion
Adv
Sertoma Club
Elks Club
Baresh Rental
Dale’s
Diane Ulch
Fourth Avenue SE
Ear J. Shears
First Street
Walter Souder
Nineteenth Street
Dows Fine Arts Center
Coe College
10Th Street
Kim Krizan
R Avenue NE
Raymond Kuriger
K Avenue NE
Harding Junior High Bus Association
Wright Parents Association
Ernest Frank
6Th Ave
S.E
Anton Frank
Earling
Iowa
Klinger Paint Co
DAV
Memorial Coliseum
E Ave
N.W
Temple Judah
Lindsay Lane S.E
Bever Ave
32Nd St
Tom Bever
Timothy McClean
Southland Street
Seventh Avenue SE
Hoyt Thomas
D.C
Iowa Theater Building
Pierson’s Florist
Avenue Floral
Jose M. Vasquez
Washington Avenue
Mother
Rose
Marion
Mt. Vernon Rd
Citizens Band
Gordon F. Jacobsen
K Street
Otto W. Gode
Highway Patrol
O’halloran-Hargrave
Olin
Weavers Fine Meats
34Th Street
Dobson’s Fine Meats
42Nd Street
Meat Dept
Friend
Mason Dry Cleaners
5Th Ave. S.W
Ng Vie See
Ed Nelson
Randall Carver
Barbara Sigel
Joan Winmill
Gorden Rigsby
Billy Graham
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