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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1975
Page
7
Marion High School hosts a parents night Monday at 7 p.m. with topics on college goals financial aid and choosing colleges plus college and technical school reps present. Various local political and public notices follow including council campaigns a funeral service two church events an American Legion meeting and classified ads for yard tools and household items.
Cedar Sertoma club announces a new group in the Marion Cedar Rapids area called Sertoma 76. The first meeting is Monday at 6 15 p m at Suburban restaurant with John Dyson speaking. Reservations to Don Baxter or Dave Scott. Hector M Malcolm 56 died Friday after a long illness. He was born Feb 15 1920 in Ayshire Scotland and married Feb 13 1943 in Detroit. He worked as a transit driver for Central Concrete Co Cedar Rapids and was a Detroit Mason. Surviving: wife two brothers a sister. Body donated to University of Iowa medical department memorial fund established Local arrangements Cedar Memorial funeral home.
Local church listings present across Marion with multiple denominations. Entries include Bethel Baptist First Baptist Grace Baptist Robins Faith Bible St Josephs Catholic Marion Christian and others, detailing pastors service times and sermon topics.
Cedar Rapids traffic bureau Captain Louis Stepanek warns that large piles of leaves in gutters can trap children who play in them and may be struck by cars. Drivers should slow and parents should warn children that piles on streets are dangerous. officials fear a serious accident could occur.
Fred M. Bammert age 79, retired employee of Wilson and Co., Cedar Rapids, died Saturday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born July 18, 1896 in Red Wing Minnesota, he married Elva Hopper January 15 1925 in Iowa City. He moved to Mechanicsville eight years ago and was a member of Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church. Surviving: son Melvin. five daughters. two sisters. 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services Monday at 1 30 p.m. at Homer's in Mechanicsville.
Iowa State University officials clash with the Department of Environmental Quality over pollution controls for a new boiler. If higher standards are required, the university may request an additional 600000 to 1000000 dollars, on top of funds already approved by the legislature.
Raymond G. Brown, candidate for Cedar Rapids parks commissioner, denied reports of being discharged from the parks department. He said the rumor is fiction and noted he resigned effective October 31, 1970. He offered access to personal and city records for examination. Brown supported the Czech Heritage proposal on Sixteenth avenue SW, advocating phased development and careful planning. He urged considering expansion of the Sixteenth avenue district and cited the public land between C Street and the sewage plant as a potential site.
Des Moines reports that IRS Commissioner Donald F Alexander called for Congress to pass a Simon draft bill detailing who is entitled to tax information. He acknowledged past leaks but pledged safeguards. He defended cutbacks as not harming enforcement of tax laws.
TV channels listed include 6-WOC TV Davenport 8-WKBT LaCrosse 2-WMT TV Cedar Rapids 7-KWWL Waterloo 9-KCRG TV Cedar Rapids 10-KROC TV Rochester 3-KTVO Ottumwa 12-KAIN TV Iowa City 4-WHBF TV Rock Island 13-WHO TV Des Moines 32-KAIN TV Waterloo.
Des Moines Iowa reforms face space crunch as Anamosa’s 60 to 80 new prisoners per month strain capacity at the 950 bed Iowa State Penitentiary with about 800 inmates. Auger plans funds to reopen a minimum security dormitory near Fort Madison for 100 and a prison farm for about 40 more.
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