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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1977
Page
2
The state senate gave final approval to a bill banning the sale in Maine of aerosol sprays that may deplete the ozone layer. If Gov. Longley signs, the ban takes effect Jan 1, 1979, making Maine the fourth state after Oregon New York and Michigan.
Six ships broke the 10 day Protestant strike at Port Larne as crews faced intimidation warnings. Strikers jeered on the docks as ferries entered Northern Ireland's major port for the first time since the strike began.
In South Boston the start of classes was delayed an hour after a dynamite stick was found outside the main building. Fighting erupted as classes began with some students sent home. police reported no arrests.
A Linn County jury of twelve began deliberations after closing arguments in the murder trial of Immanual Charles Whiteside. Whiteside testified he acted in self defense when Love allegedly attacked him over marijuana, with witnesses describing a chaotic confrontation at the Love apartment on February 7–8 and around 839 Fourth Avenue SE.
James Darrell Mozingo, 26, Lisbon, was charged with uttering a forged instrument after allegedly opening new checking accounts at Farmers State Bank in Alburnett and City State Bank in Central City using bad checks. Deputies said the incidents occurred recently and led to the charge.
Thirty years ago President Truman accepted the resignation of Dean Acheson from the post of undersecretary of state amid a shifting wartime or postwar diplomatic cabinet.
Coralville Lake and Mississippi river stages reported for Thursday with flood brackets. LaCrosse 4.8 feet up 0.1, Lansing 7.7 feet, Dam 9 12.2 feet up 0.1, McGregor 6.4 feet up 0.1, Guttenberg 3.6 feet down 0.1, Dubuque 7.0 feet, Davenport 3.9 feet up 0.1, Keokuk 2.0 feet, Cedar Rapids 3.14 feet down 0.03.
Cindy Crawford Jordan, a former Cedar Rapids resident and one of four children adopted by actress Joan Crawford who died at 69, was divorced in March 1976 from her husband John of 1641 Nineteenth Street NW. She worked in Kmart shoe departments in Cedar Rapids and Newton before moving to New York with family to arrange the cremation per Crawford's will.
What Cheer volunteers elect Mark Riffel chief of the fire department. At the same meeting Bill Northup is named first assistant chief, Sam Kitzman second assistant chief, and Terry Burger secretary.
Birth announcements show a May 11 birth at St. Luke's for a son of Donald F. Wittenburg and a daughter for Edward Wilhelms in At kins, plus a son for Gordon Kranbeer and a daughter for Rickey Colbert in Marion and Toddville. DeKalb Illinois reports a son for Rodney D. Engstrom. marriage licenses issued to Riis Scott, Puffett Schubert, Patton Hopkins, and Nelson Becker. Fires include a 3:45 p.m. accident assist at C avenue and Crimson drive NE and a 7:55 p.m. grass fire on Rogers road NW.
Cedar Rapids recreation commission prepared to hear a report on leakage at Cherry Hill park pool. Recreation Director John Foens said plastic pipes under the pool bottom have broken in 13 spots since opening this season. Repairs cost about 5000 dollars.
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