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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1976
Page
5
University of Denver law school Dean Robert Yegge argues grads tending bar are not failing to find work but choosing nontraditional paths. He notes growth in government, education, business, and legal aid roles as legal needs expand beyond big firms.
Three trespass defendants pled guilty in Linn County District Court First Avenue division. Steven Frendle of 374 Eighth Avenue SW paid 100 dollars and costs after a July 31 yard trespass charge. Jerry Pitts face no address for a July 14 trespass at Lanny Yeo’s property and paid 50 dollars and costs. Mark Halverson of 405 Sixth Avenue NW received a 30 day suspended sentence after a Sept 16, 1975 charge at Marlene Barfield’s residence.
Two men were hospitalized after a head-on collision on a Johnson county rural road near Ely at 8 15 p m Tuesday. Herbert Duane Smith 51 Morley suffered rib injuries and was listed in satisfactory condition at the Veterans Administration Hospital Iowa City Lynn Allan Eich 19 Solon was in good condition at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids with unspecified injuries State troopers said Smiths northbound car crossed the centerline and hit the Eich vehicle Both men were pinned until freed by area EMS workers.
James E. E. Jackson, 18, of 422 Tenth Avenue SE, arrested on a warrant for larceny from a person. He faces additional possession charges after police found a small amount of suspected marijuana during booking at Cedar Rapids. The alleged theft occurred August 5 at the First Avenue Discount Service Station. Jackson remains in Linn County Jail on a $10,000 bond for larceny and $500 on the drug charge.
Optimism rose that Wilson and Co employes nationwide will ratify a three year contract even as 1600 local Amalgamated Meat Cutters members in Cedar Rapids vote on the proposal. The tentative pact increases wages and expands retiree drug and health benefits with new Medicare support and major medical coverage.
Iowa Attorney General opinions state chiefs of police and fire must come from civil service eligible lists. The guidance cites original exams open to all applicants and applies to city appointments. Separate opinions touch on property notice, legislative changes, and state defense indemnification rules.
Daniel Zubak, 19, Cedar Falls, and David Gunn, 21, Waterloo, were killed in a Tuesday night accident near New Hartford. They died Wednesday at University Hospitals in Iowa City from injuries. authorities are unsure who was driving the car.
Johnson County authorities report recovering a woman's body matching 21 year old Diminah Barasa from Lake Macbride after an intensive search. Barasa, Kenyan Scattergood student at West Branch, had been missing since Monday night during a school outing with about 80 people. Identification pending noon Wednesday.
The Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce civic bureau announces six general membership dinner meetings for the 1976 77 season starting Sept 22. Each event features a travelog a report on Chamber projects and a catered dinner at Memorial Coliseum. Speakers include Art Wilson Ed Lark Ken Wolfgang Russ Potter Robin Williams and Chris Borden presenting topics from Maritime Canada to Afghanistan.
New York AP report notes the Institute of Life Insurance states life expectancy has grown about 25 years since 1900. A person born today may live nearly 72 years versus 47 for those born in 1900.
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