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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1976
Page
2
The board kept the national anthem and pledge in use and approved a plan to poll all district parents about individualized instruction under PLAN. A majority backed surveying all parents despite cost and response concerns, while some favored a random sample of 500 with separate reporting.
Two boys ages 15 and 16 were caught shoplifting tobacco at the Me Too store on 1603 J Street SW Tuesday. One boy threatened to burn the store and police station, and officials found drugs and syringes on him. They also threatened to assault a witness, manager, and responding officer. three youths entered, but two were seized and turned over to juvenile authorities.
Two men faced drunk driving charges in separate early morning arrests. William H. Hughes, 40, of Solon, was taken into custody at 2:19 am in the 2600 block of Sixth Street SW. Randall J. Sprague, 22, of 1818 Eastern Drive SW, was arrested in the 500 block of Marion Boulevard in Marion at 1:07 am. Neither arrest followed a traffic crash. On this date in 1659 two Quakers, William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson, were hanged for returning to the Massachusetts Colony after being banned.
Linn county vaccination coordinator Norma Kirsch says volunteers are urgently needed for public flu vaccination clinics in Cedar Rapids and Marion on Thursday Friday and Saturday. No special training is required for four hour shifts and interested people should call 363-6089. By Tuesday night more than 28 000 people had received the vaccine with the largest group aged 24 to 44. Booster shots for ages 3 to 17 and possibly 18 to 24 will be offered later, with boosters expected in early December.
Edward J. Wedelstedt lost a $122000 suit against Roland L. Hiemstra and Keith V. Clark over stock in Mid-America Nurseries. In Linn district court Judge August Hansell ruled the claimed $257000 for 5000 shares and the asserted $90000 net yearly income were opinions, not facts. Wedelstedt sought return of payments and contract rescission.
Roscoe McCauley, 44, of 1511 Fifth Avenue SE, remained in serious condition Wednesday morning at St Luke's Hospital with a chest bullet wound. He had been listed in critical condition Tuesday. Patsy Jean Pooler, 38, was charged with attempted murder in the shooting.
Vi olet Rogers a 63 widow reports a near miss burglary at her home on Thirty-third Street NE. She woke at 9 p.m. Tuesday after a knock, saw a figure flee west, heard a back door crash, and then the intruder left while she spoke to police. No theft or major damage occurred.
A Cedar Rapids federal court trial of eight defendants on hashish importation and distribution charges was not begun as scheduled because all defendants agreed to plead guilty. Indicted in 11 counts were James Smith, Charles and Jane Beith, Thomas Laughnan, Gerald Husby, Cynthia Adams, Lewis Schiern Jr, and Eric Houghton. Also continuing was Robert Ransom, a former Linn County REC accountant, charged with five counts of fraud for alleged embezzlement of 4703 dollars.
A northeast city resident reported three men posing as gas company workers. She asked for IDs. one man flashed one she could not read. They summoned her to the basement to check a neighbor’s basement and talked of returning in about a week or next spring before leaving in a yellow emblem marked truck.
Two Cedar Rapids youths ages 15 and 16 were found atop the Northwest Medical clinic at 75 Short Street NW early Wednesday. A large roof hole and a crowbar inside tied them to a breaking and entering incident, and they were charged with delinquency by breaking and entering.
Rex Reynolds, 34, of 509 Fifth Avenue SE, was charged with assault and battery after kicking a police officer in the leg. He was taken to Mercy hospital detox center where he threatened to leave once police departed, then transferred to Linn County Jail where the altercation occurred.
A Linn County jury found Stephen C. Hammond, 26, guilty of delivering for profit about 50 pounds of marijuana to a state crime bureau agent for roughly 13000 dollars. The defense argued no profit and that the delivery did not occur in Linn County. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 24 before Judge August Hansell. Cedar Rapids and Marion-area residents served as jurors.
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