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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1975
Page
4
A helicopter lifted four 7 500 welt Multi-Vapor lamps into place at Forest Hills West Side Tennis Club. The new lighting system was used during U.S. Open Championship matches.
The annual Czech festival on Sixteenth avenue SW features barefoot tug of war, dunked merchants, food and dance Friday and Saturday. Polka band performs Friday evening. Saturday hosts legal-war preliminaries at C Street. Finals at 6 p.m. Saturday with Sokal tumblers and square dancing later. Sixteenth Avenue will close to through traffic 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day.
William C. Fletcher, president of the Cedar Rapids Mason area Chamber of Commerce, called Tuesday night for wide cooperation to improve the region’s quality of life. He urged coordinated efforts with government and business to foster economic growth, good hospitals, schools, and culture, noting ongoing talks with the Iowa City Chamber about regional recreational facilities.
The Linn County Cancer Crusade topped Iowa totals with 109 551 in contributions, surpassing last year and all other counties. Chairman John Fering noted widespread educational reach with over 50 000 materials distributed and a $4 000 gift to the Radiation Center for cobalt source replacement.
Patricia Johnsini of Decorah has been named assistant professor of social work at Luther College directing the program. a River Forest native she earned a BA from Oberlin and an MSW from Michigan. On this date in 1970 Vice President Agnew denounced the Democratic Congress as reactionary and dominated by leftists.
In Linn district court John L. Walker and Janet Wolfe entered guilty pleas. Walker, 25, Cedar Rapids, received suspended concurrent sentences totaling five months for delivery of a controlled substance and an injury to a motor vehicle, with one year probation. He faced a larceny charge related to a motorcycle theft and a marijuana sale to an undercover agent on January 14. Wolfe, 34, Cedar Rapids, obtained a deferred sentence conditional on good behavior to address a insufficient funds check incident at a Cedar Rapids supermarket on January 15.
Independence district court sentenced 32 year old Ryn ald J Fuller of Fairbank after a guilty plea to drunk driving. He received a six month suspended jail term, probation, a 120 day license revocation, and was ordered to associate with the Northeast Council on Alcoholism.
A postal vacancy survey in the Cedar Rapids area shows no vacant dwellings in Hiawatha as of May 22. The study, done with HUD, lists 1 154 delivery points in Hiawatha including 545 residences and 433 mobile homes. Cedar Rapids and Marion show small vacancy rates across residences apartments and mobile homes.
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