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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1971
Page
23
A Mother's Day weekend in Iowa saw multiple fatal traffic crashes. Eight Iowans died on state roads, with four more in out of state incidents, including a Waterloo child, a Muscatine woman, and several Council Bluffs and Clare residents.
A 60 mile antique fire engine race Sunday drew teams from Rockton Alabama to Cedar Rapids Iowa with engines dating to 1928 to 1936. Jerry Riness of Prairie du Chien won in a 1936 Ford fire truck with a 3 hour time and a noon start at the Prairie du Chien fire station.
Richard Wesley Ball, 20, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, arrested in Waikiki by FBI agents on Feb 2 burning of the University of Hawaii ROTC building. Indicted on damaging U.S. government property and threatening a witness. bail set at 50000. ball not a UH student. investigation ongoing.
DES MOINES Gov signs bill limiting county hospital commissions authority to order mental illness tests at state institutes. Tests determine need for treatment. if indicated, individual could be committed, effective July 1.
Warren McEleney of Clinton, president of the National Automobile Dealers Assn., urged dealers to push safety and reduce pollution through customer instruction, better vehicle inspections, service, and stricter license exams. He supported odometer tampering laws, a federal title standard to curb theft, dealership upgrades, and mechanic certification standards. The group backs uniform motor vehicle titles and stronger highway enforcement.
Burlington AP reports U S Senator Harold Hughes told a peace rally that there is no honor in prolonging the war in Southeast Asia and no honor in sacrificing lives. He urged binding society’s wounds and making America strong again.
Washington Senator Frank Church announces a Senate aging committee hearing to be presided by Senator Jack Miller in Des Moines at the Veterans auditorium during the Iowa State Conference on Aging. The final session aims to seek practical solutions for senior citizens with public access allowed. the conference starts earlier that day.
Iowa legislators debate shrinking Gov. Robert Ray's $616 million budget for the next fiscal year. Revenue projections fall short, with Rankin estimating about $557 million and talks of cutting spending to around $600 million. House plans to fund a school foundation via tax changes face complex pluses and minuses, while Senate action looms.
The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Eugene Ormandy will perform a Festival of Concerts at Iowa State University with five concerts in the Stephens Auditorium and a Vladimir Ashkenazy recital. Soloists include Veronica Tyler and Gary Graffman, with Iowa groups joining for two performances. The ensemble arrives Tuesday, stays in Ames, and visits Amana farms before a 12:30 rehearsal Saturday.
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