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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1976
Page
18
OraLee Grabau, a Linn-Mar elementary teacher since 1951 with roots in a rural school, will be honored at a 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday reception at Novak Elementary Gym. The longtime educator, now completing 40 years, reflects on district changes and her enduring zest for teaching.
Rainbow Assembly will hold open installation of officers Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the Masonic temple. Officers to be installed include Sandy McGovern as worthy advisor Valarie Kramer as worthy associate advisor Marlene Maltby as charity Lorrie Kinkead as hope and Kim Johnson as faith. Garage Sale Saturday at 3061 27th Ave Marion.
Friday hearings in Marion magistrate court list six traffic offenses with defendants and fines. Karla J. Briles of Fourth Avenue paid $20 for speeding, Ike F. Steitzer of Country Club Drive $30 for speeding, Kevin B. Doyle of East Post Road $15 for no right turn on red, Peggy A. Hedlund of Southern Street SW $15 for permitting an unauthorized driver, Byron Hinton Jr of Twentieth Street NW Cedar Rapids faces traffic signal violation, and Terry A. Hull of I Avenue NE Cedar Rapids $10 for studded tires.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Senate adjourned for the weekend without ruling on a petition to bring a bill raising the drinking age from 18 to 19 to the floor for debate. Senate leaders raised ethics questions while two signers asked to be removed, leaving the petition potentially insufficient to calendar the measure.
Ronald Kiefer of Dixon Illinois was found guilty by a Clayton County district court jury amid missing prosecution evidence which had been stolen. Kiefer, 38, Free on bond pending sentencing on breaking and entering, faces further trial related to charges against Gary Hary and Connie Dement. The trio were arrested in Edgewood January 4, 1974, with antiques traced to the Jane Neylan farm near Elkader. Most items were recovered or stolen before the trial. A music history book and a bed fragment were not taken. jurors complained the lack of evidence complicated the verdict.
Gov Robert Ray planned a busy Saturday with four public appearances. He would receive an honorary Doctor of Laws at Drake University in Des Moines at 11 a.m. and deliver the commencement address to the University of Northern Iowa class at 2 p.m. in Cedar Falls. Earlier, he spoke at the Heartland Toastmistresses conference in Des Moines at 8 45 a.m. and closed with a 7 p.m. Boy Scout ceremony at Camp Bertram in Peterson.
Iowa lawmakers completed legislation to cut speeding fines for up to ten miles over the limit from twenty to ten dollars. The bill, approved 88 to 0 by the House, moves to Governor Robert Ray and would permit paying fines or posting bail with credit cards in routine traffic cases.
Iowa lawmakers considered HF 1534 to exempt area vocational school centers in large counties and HF 796 on tuition support by school districts. HF 1460 would strike Annie Wittenmyer Home references. HF 1498 creates historic preservation districts. HF 1546 alters industrial commission powers. SF1333 and SF1334 allocate capital and agency funds. SF1335 funds planning and state offices. Other items include federal-aligned water standards HF1477 and DEQ pollution rules, plus livestock feedlot rules extended and court services department creation HF1580.
In Fayette county district court Judge Roger Peterson of Waterloo sentenced two men on drunk driving charges. Jimmy Ray of Waterloo was fined 300 dollars and costs. William Oliver Ramsey of Waterloo received a suspended 90 day jail term and one year probation. Both must attend a drinking drivers program and faces license suspensions for an indefinite period.
Dr. James Stiles of 2556 Indian Hill Road SE was elected president of Linn County Medical Society at the annual meeting on Thursday night. He has worked with alcohol and drug dependent patients at Reality10 and Mercy hospital detox center, succeeding Dr. Carl Aschoff. Other officers include Dr. Sedlakek as president elect, Dr. Kirsch as vice president, and Dr. Galbraith as secretary treasurer.
A second joint conference committee was appointed Friday to resolve differences between the Iowa house and senate on rewriting the criminal code. Senate members remain Glenn Ottumwa Rodgers Adel Willits Des Moines Kelly Sioux City Ramsey Osceola. House members include Jesse Des Moines Nielson Altoona Oakley Clinton Gentleman Des Moines Branstad Lake Mills replacing Kreamer.
RICHMOND Virginia Allied Chemical Corp and the city of Hopewell pled innocent Friday to federal charges they allowed Kepone to be discharged into the James River. Life Science Products Co and six individuals face over 1400 charges with arraignments delayed to May 21 for permanent lawyers.
DETROIT AP Henry Ford II aged 58 chairman of Ford Motor Co suffers a heart disorder and says he will not undergo open heart surgery after the annual stockholders meeting He refused to say whether doctors recommended the procedure
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to create historical preservation districts by a 38 to 2 vote. Residents could petition the state historical department to hold a referendum on preservation, with a five member commission to oversee projects and changes within the district. Termination could occur after two years by a district vote.
Multiple probate items list wills admitted to probate in Linn County and Cedar Rapids. Executors named include Peoples Bank and Trust Company, Helen Dora Gatens, The Merchants National Bank, and various administrators. Notices require creditors to file claims within six months and actions to set aside wills must be filed in district court. Public notices also cover incorporation of Charn, Inc. and a divorce-related petition in a separate filing.
Weekend business notice shows monthru hours from Friday 8 a m to 5 p m and Saturday until 12 noon for the Spm idonion office in Bam with display advertising services listed and hours specified.
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