Kent State Gym Delays Persist Amid 1970 Shootings
The May Fourth Coalition presses for an emergency injunction to halt Kent State University gym construction near the May 4 hillside where four students were killed in 1970. Justice Stewart rejected an expedited hearing. Brennan may decide next week. The protest seeks national historic site designation for the hillside.
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Washington
Kent State University
Ohio
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
May Fourth Coalition
Stewart
Coalition
Alice Rinkel
Edward Walsh
William Brennan
Brennan
Ohio National Guardsmen
U.S. District Court
Cleveland
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Sixth Circuit
Hillside
Interior Department
Tara Obscenity Trial Date Set in Lincoln Neb
Lincoln judge set September 19 for the State versus Tara Enterprises Inc owners of the Cinema X Adult Theater and Book Store to face obscenity charges. A six member jury will hear the three obscenity counts and a license violation, with a Sept 13 hearing set to decide the amusement license issue. Wedelstedt of Cedar Rapids leads Tara Enterprises and faces another federal trial in Iowa.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Lancaster County
Robert Camp
Lincoln
Camp
State
Tara Enterprises, Inc
Cinema X
Cedar Rapids
Edward J. Wedelstedt
Tara
Wedelstedt
Chicago
Candidate Turns In Gun Permit
A Cedar Rapids safety commissioner candidate surrendered his concealed weapon permit on Friday. Jim Moneypenny urged Sheriff Orlie Workman citing no need under the new gun law. Workman aims to cut Linn County permits from 2,071 to about half next year.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Moneypenny
Orlie Workman
Workman
Linn County
Tropical Storm Babe Strikes Panhandle Coast
Tropical Storm Babe formed in the northern Gulf of Mexico and reached 45 mph winds off the Florida Panhandle. Gale warnings extended from Pensacola to Morgan City with small craft told to shelter from Cape Sable to Port Arthur. Eastpoint reported damaged small boats as the season sees its second major storm with Anita weakening offshore.
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Miami
Babe
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Panhandle
Pensacola
Fla
Morgan City
Cape Sable
Port Arthur
Tex
Appalachicola
Chinese General Dies After Late Career as Red Army Veteran
Hong Kong AP reports Gen. Cheng Chao-chang deputy Red Army commander in Foochow region and long march veteran died at his post July 25. No details of cause or circumstances were provided.
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Hong Kong
Cheng Chao-chang
Foochow
Mao Tse-tung
Enrollment to Dip While Education Spending Rises
UPI reports the U S Office of Education predicts a small drop in K 12 enrollment this fall to 60.3 million, while total education spending climbs from 132 billion to 144 billion. Inflation drives the rise as 8 percent of GNP.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Office of Education
Education Office
Vance Grant
Spe
Cedar Rapids area community notices sent a busy week
Potluck dinner at Jones Park duck pond pavilion at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Friends of the Public Library hold sixth annual used book sale Sept 29- Oct 1 at Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum with varied prices. Many events, fundraisers, and club meetings listed with dates and venues around Cedar Rapids.
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CSA — District Council
Jones Park Duck Pond
Friends of the Public Library
Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum
Adv
Millersburg Horse and Pony Show Set for Monday
The Millersburg Horse and Pony Association will host its 16th annual horse and pony show Monday starting at 10 a.m. on the athletic field south of town. The event is affiliated with the Iowa Stock Horse Association.
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Millersburg
Millersburg Horse and Pony Association
Iowa Stock Horse Association
Fire damages vacant house on Rockford Road
A vacant house at 1059 Rockford Road SW was destroyed by fire early Saturday. Officials have not determined the cause. The property, owned by Intertrade Ltd., is a total loss. Fire crews were alerted at 3:39 a.m.
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Rockford Road
Intertrade Ltd
Nordic Festival in Decorah Faces 1978 Vote
Decorah organizers will decide September 12 if the 11 year old Nordic Fest will be held in 1978. Unit directors weigh volunteer and funding worries after the 1977 festival drew about 70 000 visitors over three days.
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Decorah
Hub Christen
Christen
Eagle Scout Tom Norton to be honored in Carlisle ceremony
Eagle Scout Tom Norton, 17, formerly with Boy Scout troop 10 at St. Jude's, will receive the rank at a Sept 11 ceremony in Carlisle Iowa. He now belongs to troop 133 and is the son of Mr and Mrs Franklin Norton, former Cedar Rapids residents.
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Tom Norton
St. Jude's
Carlisle
Iowa
Franklin Norton
Cedar Rapids
Four Arrested In Independence Tool Theft Case
Authorities say Gary Hunter and Tony Birchard both 19 or 23 with two juveniles were charged with theft of 2000 dollars in tools from a pickup owned by Charles Hilton. They were apprehended Friday and held on bonds. juveniles released to parents.
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Independence
Gary Hunter
Tony Birchard
Charles Hilton
Hunter
Birchard
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D.J
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5Th Ave
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Reno
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Charter Coaches Inc
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J Street
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1St Ave
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Walter E. McCoy
Holly Avenue
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Ozark Opry
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Asia
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Third Street
Olympia Cafe
16Th Ave
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Peoples Main Bank
Andrea P. Shadduck
Eighth Avenue SW
Pizza Inn
Sixth Street
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3Rd Avenue
Leo Kottke
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