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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1971
Page
5
Iowa Regents discussed credit by examination allowing degrees without coursework. Stull praised exams for complete bachelor and law degrees, while Bailey warned of double credit and cramming risks. Regents Erikson and others saw safeguards and compatibility with state programs.
Regents urge dynamic tactics to gain public and legislative backing for funding three state universities. Regents plan early talks with legislators, notify Gov. Ray and leaders, and seek broader community input beyond academics for the 1975 biennial budget.
Decorah Ki Utes benefit supper was interrupted by a fire call. Firemen rotated shifts to both serve and fight. The blaze at Richard Zack farm two miles north gutted the house interior. no loss estimate given. More than 700 meals served. proceeds fund trip to state convention.
Jeffery Royal Wilson 22 Traer faces a manslaughter charge with a jury trial set for Sept 27 in Tama county district. Judge John L Hyland held a pretrial conference after the wreck at Wolf Creek bridge near Tracr that killed 14 year old Laura Andrews Buckingham. Wilson pleaded innocent June 14 in district court.
MONONA The MFL Community school board on Thursday night approved raises for teachers under the 1971 72 salary schedule despite the wage price freeze. Spokesmen said the board chose to grant the raises, with extra money paid until clearer guidance arrives.
Iowa City AP report details the state board of regents voting 7 2 to phase out the two year non collegiate technical institute started in 1980 at Iowa State University offering mechanical electronics and construction technology programs. Regents McCartney and Bailey dissented. The program will end June 30 1973 with only second year offerings next year.
Des Moines AP report says Winneshiek county attorney Thomas J. Lynch joined Tama Clark and Monona officials to protest Iowa Revenue Department orders to adjust residential valuations. Briggs ordered adjustments within ten percent of 27 percent of fair market value to equalize assessments. Lynch urged rescission outside Decorah, noting 1971 average valuations near 28 percent of sale value and warning of legally excessive results. Briggs continues hearings with county officials before finalizing the orders.
Amana 14 year old Lawrence Ackerman in fair condition at St Luke s hospital after a rear end bicycle collision with a car about 6 50 p m Thursday half mile west of Amana The driver Guy Wendler 19 route 1 Amana said unable to see the Ackerman bicycle and companion due to sun No charges filed and the other rider escaped injury
Iowa Supreme Court upholds that barring city residents from municipal court juries is constitutional. The decision sustained Chris Kappos of Cambridge fined 490 dollars for minors in his tavern and rejected a claim that prior jurors tainted a later verdict. Justice LeGrand said geographic limits ease economic burdens. Becker warned the town system denies a fair cross section and due process.
Senator Frad Harris told about 1,800 at Iowa State University in Ames that the Democratic party faces a choice between reform or death. He urged a turnaround toward a decent standard of living under a populist theme as he campaigns as a presidential hopeful.
Towa deputy secretary of agri culture, Robert Lounsberry, says he purchased for an Iowa friend 30 bottles of whisky in Old Capitol decanters. He bought the commemoratives at a Des Moines state liquor store and declined to name the store or collector. About 8,000 bottles were sold statewide. about 900 remain with no distribution date set by the Iowa liquor commission. He says the bottles were bought six months ago and he did not use his influence to obtain them.
Alan Metz 22 of Tama escaped injury when his westbound auto collided with a deer on highway 30 east of Tama. Ronald Bart of Toledo pled guilty in Tama county district court to a drunk driving charge after losing control and veering into a ditch. Judge John L. Hyland fined Metz 300 dollars plus costs and revoked his driver’s license for 120 days.
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