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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1976
Page
5
Colton issued a Friday statement apologizing to the Cedar Rapids police for off-hand comments amid a shooting discussion. He said he had no justification for the remarks, did not receive reports from the police, and expressed regret that his words added to officers' frustrations while praising their efficiency and dedication.
Police notary idea would let officers take sworn statements at the scene. Ed Colton says on-site affidavits could cut trips to stations, improving relations and speeding complaints in misdemeanor cases. initial plan targets 20 officers at about $12 each.
Edward Jackson, 36, of 2405 McCarthy fond SE, pleaded innocent to a single count of murder in the April 30 shooting of Kathleen Joslin at the same residence. Judge Laula Schultz set the trial for June 21 at 9 a.m. Joslin was wounded in the neck and underwent surgery at Mercy Hospital and was listed in good condition.
Edgewood police charged James Thorn of Edgewood with drunk driving after he lost control of a truck at the Highway 9 and 74 intersection. The vehicle overturned but Thorn was not injured.
Alan Roy Speidel, 25, of 1023 Twenty sixteenth street SE, charged Thursday with lascivious acts with a child. Police arrested Speidel at 6 10 p m in connection with a report by a six year old on May 4 in the southeast quadrant. Three men charged with drunk driving after erratic driving by Cedar Rapids police. Dennia Ward, 30, of 1519 Fourth avenue SE, arrested 11 04 p m at Third avenue and Tenth street SE. Willam Schminkey, 24, of 828 Fourth street NW, arrested 1 30 a m Friday in the 1500 block of B street SW. Jacob Sagers, 42, Central City, arrested 2 20 a m at Sixteenth avenue and Sixth street SW.
SAN FRANCISCO The board of supervisors says it has accepted a proposal to end the 38 day city craft workers strike that crippled transit. The plan calls for a 1 member committee of labor and city reps to study the dispute and, if accepted, would mean an immediate return to work.
A Cedar Rapids man identified as William E. Brown, 31, of 1653 E Avenue NE, was found guilty by a Linn County jury on April 6 of two counts of possession with intent to deliver heroin. Linn District Judge Robert Osmundson sentenced Brown Thursday afternoon to one year in Linn jail and a $1,000 fine after police found heroin at his residence under a search warrant.
UPI reports Geoffrey Moore, nine, son of actor Roger Moore, will play a top role in his father’s new movie Sherlock Halmes In New York. The item notes a 1833 birth date for German composer Jo hannes Brahes.
Three Nash Finch Co employees were charged with embezzlement by agent in Linn County. Calvin Lynn Paup of Mechanicsville, Jerry David Montgomery of Hiawatha, and Perry Eugene Schoff of Lisbon were arrested near the 1201 Blairs Ferry road NE warehouse. Police found stolen merchandise in their vehicles and set bonds at $5,000 each. Today poet Archibald MacLeish is 84.
The article notes the historic proposal by the government to pull back all British land, sea, and air forces from Egypt, detailing the plan and its implications at the time.
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