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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1971
Page
17
Couple Honored at Family Dinner for 48th Anniversary Mr and Mrs John Hackert 462 Seventh Avenue were honored at a family dinner Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ted Davin 1840 Hillview Drive with 24 friends and relatives attending Mr Davin also honored on his birthday.
Marion youths travel to Brisbane Australia for YMCA Americans Abroad trip with June 15 to August 10 dates and host families in Brigbane Pella Cedar Rapids and Dubuque while Virgil Logsdon 51 passes away at Cedar Rapids hospital leaving a Marion family. The issue also lists YMCA activities and a local car fire at Wilbur Asher residence and a hospital patient at St Luke's. Community notices include hospitalizations, visits, and a dental surgeon obit for Dr Samuel Osdoba of Iowa City.
In Iowa City police court on Monday morning five defendants Frank Conway James Dulkiewicz Billy Steig David A Stoner and Gerald Lehrman were discharged on charges of disorderly conduct linked to the May disturbances at the University of Iowa. Judge Joseph Thornton dismissed the cases for lack of evidence and failure to identify suspects by arresting officers.
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New York AP report notes humor experts contend business talks fail to engage audiences and slow economy. Gagwriters offer tailored original gags on inflation crime taxes and more for a fee to sharpen points and keep listeners awake.
The U S Supreme Court largely sustains state hit and run statutes holding drivers must stop and identify themselves after accidents. Justice Harlan dissents in part, while the court vacates a California ruling and allows Byers to face charges. The decision also upholds free speech leaflets in a Chicago area case and covers other rulings on draft evasion and obscenity seizures. In Japan, 1970 fire deaths reach a record 63,787 with $225.3 million in losses.
New York AP wire entries quote Hal Boyle and others on women's liberation with jests about marriage, independence, and equal rights. Dialogues feature husbands, fiancés, and workers debating suffrage, pay, and public demonstrations in a satirical tone.
AP reports Foremen say two fires broken out Saturday at Emory United Methodist Church and Rodman Street Baptist Church, destroying parts of both structures. Estimated total damage about 2.55 million dollars. Fire started in central areas. initial loss at Emory Methodist about 1.7 million. Rodman Street Baptist about 850 thousand. Pastor George Bowick estimated damage at 850 thousand.
Secretary John Chafee announced a Navy amnesty program for sailors who admit prior drug use and seek rehabilitation. The policy would apply only to pre admission use and offers discharge under honorable conditions if the individual later reoffends or fails to quit. The announcement was made in San Diego during a Navy League convention address.
Des Moines Iowa Governor Robert Ray urged raising the state superintendent of public instruction salary from 23000 to between 27000 and 30000 dollars. He noted other superintendents earn up to 39000, and said a new hire may replace Paul Johnston who plans to step down. The board appoints the superintendent with Senate confirmation amid expected battles.
The AP Bureau reports more than 25 million youths could vote for president for the first time in 1972, a record. About 1 million of them gain enfranchisement due to last year’s law lowering federal voting age to 18. The under-25 group would be about 18 percent of the total electorate, with 140 million eligible nationwide.
Boston based UPI report says Senator Ed Muskie of Maine leads among New Hampshire voters in the early 1972 Democratic presidential primary polling. The Globe poll of 1,021 residents taken April 12 to May 8 shows Muskie at 4 percent, Kennedy at 2 percent, Humphrey at 14 percent, and McGovern with a percentage not specified.
The petition of Michael Havens seeks divorce from Cheryl C Havens on grounds of breakdown of the marriage. The court may issue a decree and grants custody of minor children and other equitable relief. Respondent must appear by June or default will be entered.
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