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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1978
Page
8
Iowans on Memorial Day can expect slight increases in gasoline prices with any rise limited to self service pumps. AAA Iowa reports 31 percent of station owners plan 2 cent hikes while only two stations may cut prices.
The Iowa Department of Environmental Quality committee heard that federal funds will not be cut for hazardous waste planning despite the Legislature not approving a disposal bill. DEQ officials cautioned that without state authority, enforcement would come from federal standards in 1980, urging action next year to attract in-state disposal business.
Sen Dick Clark plans a series of appearances starting with a Memorial Day weekend address at Elkader Central High School flight night. He will hike nine miles to Marshalltown, ten miles the next day, attend a Democratic rally for Dick Myers at 5:50 p.m. in Iowa City, deliver a Panora Memorial Day address, then trek seven miles from Tama to Highway 212. He will meet reporters in Des Moines Ottumwa Fairfield Mount Pleasant and Burlington Tuesday.
Gov. Robert D. Ray leads campaign spending with 114000 plus dollars raised and 71247 spent in five months. Donovan Nelson is his lone GOP primary challenger from Newell. On the Democratic side Tom Whitney and Jerome Fitzgerald report lower totals with Whitney raising about 47280 and spending 43321 while Fitzgerald gathers 35400 and spends 29392.
An armed man robbed Key City Bank in Dubuque just before 5:30 p.m. He wore mirror sunglasses a blue T shirt and a striped railroad cap and fled on foot. Police described the haul as not substantial.
Des Moines Gov. Ray announced Marvin Selden will resign as state comptroller in July after 18 years in the post under four governors. Ray praised Selden as a faithful servant who safeguarded the budget while noting recent controversies, and Selden cited career milestones including a major accounting reform and the state’s data processing center.
IPBN producer Daniel Miller and cameraman John Leiendecker may keep a $5,000 top prize from the 1977 Media Awards for Advancement of Economic Understanding. The board approved a policy allowing staff to retain cash awards after questions from state officials.
Iowa State Sen. James Redmond was found guilty of interfering with police duties after insisting on being present when Urbandale police questioned a client, Ramona Muse. Judge Norman Elliott set sentencing for June 9, with a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail or a $100 fine.
Unionized workers at the Rath packing plant in Iowa rejected a company proposal for pay and benefit cuts and a week’s vacation waiver. Meatcutter Local P46 President Lyle Taylor said the labor agreement must be preserved while seeking long term loans and a possible mora torium on loan payments with Sen. Dick Clark in Washington. Rath employs about 2,600 workers in Iowa.
In 1973 Parade preview, Skylab One astronauts prepared for a month aboard the orbiting station. The feature also highlights a piece on what the article calls the world’s most unwanted children. The juxtaposition reflects 1970s social concerns and space exploration coverage.
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