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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1976
Page
5
Extended forecast calls for mostly clear skies Friday, with a chance of rain on Saturday and Sunday. Highs in the 60s and lows from the mid 30s to low 40s. Station readings show varying river and lake levels with notable rises and falls at several locations. Coralville Lake is mentioned among water bodies tracked.
The Daily Record lists multiple Cedar Rapids marriage licenses and dissolutions, with licenses for Mark Doudney and Deborah Knipfel among others and dissolutions for Delbert Ray and Mary Patricia Armbrecht. It records fire, defective dryer, resuscitation call, and a large set of traffic and parking fines across several city streets and addresses.
In Olympia Washington construction near Secretary of State Bruce Chapman quarters raises a dust problem. Staff wear light blue surgical masks as 1700 yards of concrete and 400 tons of reinforcing steel are used in a 3 million dollar project to reinforce walls. Dust is mitigated with partitions fans and wetting surfaces. Chapman sometimes wears a mask when visiting staff. A photographer's visit prompts a staffer to note they do not need to smile.
Cedar Rapids city council approved changes to all parking rules on First avenue west from First to Seventh streets. The update aligns with the widened avenue near the Interstate 380 corridor and allows parking only on the north side between Fifth and Sixth streets while banning parking elsewhere along the block.
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with ages and origins, including Laura Walker formerly of Cedar Rapids, and Lexie Arnold of Cedar Rapids. It covers service times, burial places, addresses, and family survivors in Iowa. Additional memorials note Lucille Smith, Mable Munsell, and other local residents with funeral details and church affiliations.
A Cedar Rapids man Mark Armstrong 2012 Third Avenue SE pled guilty to 15 counts of disobeying a stop sign and one speeding charge. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with seven days to be served and 23 suspended plus court costs. The same court addressed nine drunk driving cases and deferred sentences for several defendants.
The city council approved the rezoning of 2753 First Avenue SE despite neighbor protests led by John Kleitsch who delivered a 37-signature petition. The change would permit an art gallery and picture framing business, reportedly the first on that block.
The Iowa Senate rejected several house provisions on parole, life sentences, and minimum terms. Critics argued minimums hamper rehabilitation while support cited tougher penalties for violent crimes and narcotics. The debates included penalties for marijuana possession and limits on records for youth offenders.
Doctor Macdonald notes spread from the original site and cites ongoing studies with larger patient groups. He predicts the new multidrug chemotherapy will aid early stomach cancer as it has in breast cancer, where relapse rates run 5 to 10 percent in three years.
Judge Osmundson in Linn County orders reporters and the public to publicize no juror names or addresses and forbids juror photos until discharge. Governor Ray calls the measure a delicate balance between justice and public protection but notes concern for the public’s right to know. Jacoby is a member of a motorcycle club. this is Osmundson’s first murder trial since the Peterson manslaughter case in Fort Dodge.
Carter dominates Indiana Georgia and Alabama votes with large margins while Wallace hedges on backing Carter. Reagan leads GOP votes in Indiana and Alabama as Ford trails with slim margins. Wallace shifts toward supporting Carter but says the nomination remains unsettled.
A Cedar Rapids federal court jury awarded $25,000 to Francisco Aguilar a Juarez Mexico man for injuries from a 1973 automobile mishap. He claimed he was backing a car out of a ditch near Waterloo when the vehicle backed over him. Defendants Santiago Flores and Elgin Venega both from Grundy Center faced the suit. Aguilar sought $150,000 from each.
George Scott aged 37 of 874% Seventh Avenue SW was charged with prohibited acts after attempting to fill an invalid prescription at Claxton Pharmacy Cedar Rapids police arrested him at 5 35 p m The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Cedar Rapids location.
The city council awarded E and S Electric the contract to install 20 additional lights at Veterans Memorial stadium. The project costs 6438 dollars funded from revenue sharing. The council also approved paying 2512 dollars to T and K Roofing for a new grandstand roof coating.
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