Television Listings for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Friday Night
Local guide lists prime time and late night broadcasts across Cedar Rapids Des Moines Rock Island Davenport Moline Waterloo and nearby areas. Program entries include news movies comedies dramas sports and late night talk shows with channel and time stamps.
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WMT
Cedar Rapids
WHBF
Rock Island
WOC
Davenport
KWWL
Waterloo
KCCI
Des Moines
WQAD
Moline
KTTC
Rochester
KIIN
Iowa City
KRIN
Hiring Policy Investigation Set Monday in Cedar Rapids
An investigation of a racial discrimination complaint in Cedar Rapids police hiring policies will begin next Monday. Safety Commissioner Ed Colton said a LEAA representative will begin interviews at 2 p.m., with a civil service commission meeting at 3 p.m. The claim says minority applicants faced stricter criteria, including driver’s license requirements and limited opportunity to share educational background.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Colton
Colton
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Iowa
Manchester Driver Charged in Accident
Janet DeWoody a 40 of 325 Third Avenue Marion and 15 month old Todd DeWoody were treated and released from St Luke s hospital after a Tuesday morning crash on Highway 13 north of Central City Linn County deputies charged Richard Brockmeyer 30 Manchester in connection with the collision that struck a trailer loaded with canoes being hauled by Mrs DeWoody Also note Okinawa was returned to Japan on this date in 1972 after 27 years of American rule
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Janet DeWoody
Third Avenue
Marion
Todd DeWoody
St. Luke’s Hospital
Highway 13
Central City
Linn
Richard Brockmeyer
Manchester
Trial set for Linn Deputy in jail beating case
Linn District Judge Ansel J. Chapman set July 5 as the trial date for Linn Deputy Sheriff Donald L. Wharton on a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. Wharton, 28, entered an innocent plea after being charged May 6 1977 for an incident May 7 1976 at Linn county jail involving Robert E. Robideau amid federal murder case background. Robideau was acquitted. Wharton released on his own recognizance. sheriff says no suspension pending case.
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Linn
Ansel J. Chapman
Donald L. Wharton
Wharton
Robert E. Robideau
Robideau
FBI
Pine Ridge
S.D
Eugene Kopecky
State Ombudsman
Arrests Made in City Truck Theft Case
Michael A. McNair age 19 and Jeffrey A. Taber age 18 were charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. The city owned pickup was reported stolen at 2 a.m. from the 500 block of Third Avenue SE.
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Michael A. McNair
Jeffrey A. Taber
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Third Avenue SE
ABC Wins Most Daytime Emmy Awards
ABC dominates the daytime Emmys with 10 of 19 awards led by Ryan's Hope as best daytime drama and Helen Gallagher as best actress. The American Woman portraits in courage also wins best program with multiple honors for its writers and Lois Nettleton. PBS picks three children’s trophies, while CBS and NBC win the remaining honors.
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New York
UPI
ABC
Goliath
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
PBS
CBS
NBC
Ryan
Helen Gallagher
Lela Swift
Lois Nettleton
Merv Griffin
Syndicated
Val Dufour
Bert Convy
Phil Donahue
Zoom
Electric Company
Barbs By Phil Pastoret on Everyday Outdoor Musings
A column by Phil Pastoret blends light humor about modern listening habits with reflections on outdoor life. The piece notes how humans carry golf clubs and balls for a day outside and muses on timing in daily routines. It also pivots to practical garden prep and reclaiming tools from a neighbor.
Naked gunman shoots man to death in barn area
Wake County sheriff deputy L W Kelly said Roger Lee Porter, 30, was charged with murder after shooting Frankie W. Brittle, in his 20s, who was wounded in the stomach, shoulder and back and died at a Raleigh hospital. The suspect was arrested at a barn near the scene and offered no explanation.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Wake County
L.W. Kelly
Roger Lee Porter
Frankie W. Brittle
Raleigh
Kelly
Youngest Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Lynch Jr and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina were 26 at signing. On this date in 1972 Okinawa was returned to Japan after 27 years under American rule.
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Thomas Lynch, Jr
Edward Rutledge
South Carolina
District Judgeship For Belle Plaine Man
Gov. Robert Ray announced two new Iowa district judgeships, including the first woman appointed to a district court bench. Margaret Stevenson Briles, 52, Bettendorf, joins District 7 and Harold Swailes, 56, Belle Plaine, joins District 6. Both terms run through 1978 with retention votes for six more years. Briles is counsel for Davenport. Swailes is a Belle Plaine attorney, ex-mayor, veteran, and father of three.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Ray
Margaret Stevenson Briles
Bettendorf
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Muscatine
Scott
Harold Swailes
Belle Plaine
Benton
Johnson
Jones, Linn
Tama
Stevenson
University of Chicago Law School
Donald Briles
Davenport
Bettendorf School Board
Scott County Zoning Board
Bettendorf Library Board
Scott Mental Health Center Board
Swailes
University of Iowa Law College
Prac
Ticed
Masons
Rotary
American Legion
Jean
Lynne Brady
Cedar Rapids
Ray
District Court
Luther Graduation Ceremonies May 22
About 400 Luther college seniors will receive degrees at the fieldhouse in Decorah on May 22 starting 2 30 p m. Dr. Thomas Tlou ambassador of Botswana to the United Nations will give the commencement address. Weekend events include the President's Concert May 21 at 7 30 p m featuring the Luther college band Nordic choir and Luther orchestra. The baccalaureate service is May 22 at 10 a m.
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Decorah
Luther College
Thomas Tlou
Luther
African Republic of Botswana
United Nations
Nordic
Luther Orchestra
Textile Boycott Meeting Monday by Hawkeye Labor Council
The Hawkeye Labor council AFL CIO sponsors an informational meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in Teamsters hall 5000 J street SW about the labor backed boycott of J P Stevens. Jim Anderson regional representative for the Clothing and Textile Workers union will present a film and talk. The group plans local actions including store canvassing retailer meetings handbilling and informational picketing of stores selling J P Stevens products.
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Hawkeye Labor Council
Aflcio
J.P. Stevens
Teamsters Hall
J Street
Jim Anderson
Clothing and Textile Workers Union
New Head Nurse Carolyn Hagen Named at St Luke's NICU
Carolyn Hagen RN is named head nurse of the neonatal intensive care unit at St Luke's Hospital. A 1961 graduate of Iowa Methodist School of Nursing won the Blank award for pediatric nursing. She studied at Mt Mercy College and Drake University and plans further perinatal nursing study. Hagen previously served as assistant instructor of pediatrics at St Luke's School of Nursing.
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Carolyn Hagen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kathryn Smyth
Hagen
Iowa Methodist School of Nursing
Des Moines
Mt. Mercy College
Drake University
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids Bridges Cleared By National Standards
Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips said all 24 Cedar Rapids bridges meet national inspection standards after a letter from the state highways division citing a federal study. The review covers inspection frequency, maintenance, load limits posting, and overall bridge condition.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Highways Division
State Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Panel Cuts Gas Tax Hike To 1/2 Cents
DES MOINES AP The senate budget sub committee on transportation approved a bill lowering the proposed gasoline tax hike to 1.4 cents per gallon and diesel to 2 cents per gallon. The measure, tied to a house bill, passed 8-1 and advances to the senate ways and means committee with potential amendments.
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Panel
Des Moines
Senate Budget Subcommittee
Senate
Ways-Means Committee
Iowa Department of Transportation
Victor Preisser
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