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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1976
Page
4
A parent asked the College Community School District to require a daily moment of silence and pledge at the start of each school day. The board tabled the request while awaiting a district wide survey on this and other issues.
Five drunk driving cases were handled by the First Avenue division of Linn district court. Randolph Hale 40 pled guilty to a Sept 16 charge and was fined 350 dollars. Craig Simmon 1241 Forty second Street NE pled guilty to Sept 30 charge and was fined 300. John Reding 160 Eastview Drive NW was fined 300 and costs and sentenced to eight days in jail with seven days suspended for an Aug 22 charge. Tim Ezard address unknown pled guilty to Oct 16 charge and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. Ernest McElmeel Jr Monticello pled guilty to Sept 7 charge and was granted a deferred sentence. 10 YEARS AGO The Iowa board of health announced it would ask the 1967 legislature to pass an air pollution control law.
Local 1349 members of the United Auto Workers ratified a two year pact with Johnson Gas and Appliance Co after the old contract expired. Immediate 30 cent hourly raise with 25 cent increase year two plus cost of living adjustments and a new pension plan. Company to add two holidays and expand insurance and vacation benefits along with a prescription drug plan. About 60 employees work there, 35 in the bargaining unit.
Mike Kennedy is elected president of the Oelwein Chamber of Commerce. Officers include Bob Arthaud first vice president Bob Henderson second vice president and the Rev Paul Sommerville Norman De Long Gordon Eide and Randy Parks as directors.
General Assembly adopts ten measures condemning apartheid and calling for arms, trade, and sports embargoes. Resolutions denounce Israel’s cooperation with Pretoria and affirm liberation movements as authentic representatives. U.S. abstains or votes against several declarations while vetoed Security Council arms ban proposals previously.
Nine men were elected to the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors for a three year term starting Jan 1. The directors include Martin Andreas ADM Corn Sweeteners Bernard Cooper Petroleum Equipment Service Hal Haines Perpetual Savings and Loan Dr John Huey Cedar Rapids orthopedic surgeon John Lidwall Iowa Manufacturing Bill Munsell Creswell Munsell Schubert and Zirbel Edward Saucer Farmers State Bank Marion James Seifert Seifert's and Ronald Walder Collins Radio producer operations.
About 3,000 customers in Hiawatha Center Point Midway and Lafayette lost electricity for about 1 hour 15 minutes late Tuesday. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co spokesman said power was cut from 10 43 p m to midnight and the cause was an undetermined problem at a sub station in Hiawatha.
Postville city council authorizes submitting to the federal bureau of outdoor recreation for funds to repair tennis courts. Project cost is estimated at 30000 dollars with 15000 dollars sought in federal aid. Council also agrees to seek rezoning around the community, an effort involving four counties.
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