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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1972
Page
13
Illinois Central Gulf freight train derailed eight cars about 2 a.m. Tuesday a mile south of Blairs Ferry road near Hiawatha. The train ran from Manchester to Cedar Rapids when derailment occurred in the middle of the consist. Cargo rolls of cardboard were not badly damaged though cars and several car lengths of track suffered heavy damage. No injuries reported.
Iowa highway officials announce telephone road condition reports to start Wednesday. Reports will be available via state numbers, updated five times daily through next April 1, listing contacts in Ames Atlantic Belmond Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Des Moines and other cities.
City crews fought a stubborn blizzard as Wayne Murdock, city superintendent, estimated four to twelve inches of heavy wet snow fell overnight. Plows and 50 percent of workers operated from Monday morning into Tuesday, while salt and sand battled slick streets and wind driven drifts.
A Cedar Rapids man seeks to stop a proposed adoption filed in Linn County District Court. Carla Waller, currently serving in the armed forces and residing away from Cedar Rapids, alleges the child to be born this month at a Lutheran home is his and seeks custody. The petition also asks a temporary injunction to prevent the mother’s parents from removing the child and to bar the Lutheran Home Finding Society from taking permanent custody.
Kirkwood plans special evening sessions for adults wishing to pursue arts and sciences education. About 650 people enrolled. sessions run 5 30 pm Wednesday and Thursday at Linn Hall cafeteria. Registration for the term is Nov 27 and 28 with classes opening Nov 29.
Parker Quinton held a modern record by collecting 53 different credit cards honored at 55 stores. A Peoples banker introduced Master Charge and BankAmericard as more efficient options for thousands of merchants nationwide. His first use of the new cards was to buy a smaller wallet.
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