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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1981
Page
2
The notice reports two Mount Vernon youths, Mark Bigger 12 and Brian Rockrohr 13, killed by trains. It lists their birthdates, school affiliations, survivor relatives, and funeral details. Other obituaries follow for Marcella Benesh 72 and additional local residents with service times, cemeteries, and memorials.
The College Community School District will change bus pickup points for students living in the Selzer Addition to two new spots on Selzer Addition Road for safety reasons. The move follows a petition from residents and comes as officials review a revised truancy policy and transportation options for non public students.
One year earlier Ronald Reagan charged President Carter with negotiating in the press over the release of American hostages in Iran.
Iowa officials accepted guard demands to avert a strike after Fort Madison prison inmates held six guards hostage for two hours. Changes include more guards, cell confinement, banning hobby tools, and new security measures while officials debate a prison duty continuum for guards.
Martin W. Ukpong, 28, was pulled over on I 380 at 3 15 p m for 70 mph. He refused to sign the ticket, officer Goodwin stated he would arrest him, and Ukpong struggled. He was knocked to the ground, handcuffed with aid, then held on in jail on 450 dollar bond with charges of speeding assault and interfering with official acts.
Iowa's 15 community colleges enrolled 37,596 students this fall, surpassing the 31 private colleges and universities in the state. The University of Iowa leads with 26,464 students. total private plus tax-supported enrollment is 143,478, up 2.8 percent from 1980. The shift toward community colleges has been ongoing for several years.
A single vehicle crash on County Road W-66 about 8 45 p m Tuesday near Iowa City killed one person and sent another to University Hospitals. Names and details have not been released by the Iowa Highway Patrol at press time.
Tama County District Court Judge Harold J. Swailes revokes the probation of Michael W. Sams 21 of Marshalltown and orders him to serve a 10 year sentence from earlier this year for a second degree burglary. The revocation follows violations while Sams was at Linn County Community Corrections Center Cedar Rapids. The charge stemmed from a Dec 28 1980 break in and theft at the Coast to Coast store in Toledo.
The Mon day Gazette corrects items including a Friday meeting for the Eastern Iowa Sales Association at noon Oct. 30 at the Sirloin N Brew with speaker Gene Abeldinger of Nash Finch Co. It notes errors in reported addresses for Karen Rae Wortman and others and states the newspaper will publish corrections when needed.
Linn County commissioner Merle L Kopel reminds residents that Friday is the last day to change names or addresses or register to vote ahead of the November 3 municipal election. The Voter Registration Office will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 930 First St. SW, with absentee voting available for those away from their precincts. Regular hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Eastern Iowa high school juniors and seniors will participate in the 13th Cedar Valley Science Symposium at Wartburg College in Waverly. Students from Jesup, Mechanicsville, Marion, Monticello, Solon, Vinton, South Winneshiek, West Delaware, Dundee, Manchester, Earlville and Western Dubuque will pursue advanced topics in biology, chemistry and physics.
Gloria Steinem notes Hollywood now willing to assign romantic roles to middle-aged actresses, contrasting past stereotypes. She cites male icons like Clark Gable and Cary Grant as examples of enduring stardom beyond age 40.
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