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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1978
Page
5
NORML national coordinator Keith Stroup said Iowa is a top priority for reform as he met in Des Moines for a fund raiser and to plan strategy with the state group. He identified Iowa along with Wisconsin and Michigan as top targets for 1979 and cited Nebraska and Minnesota as models where small possession is treated as a civil offense.
NORML activists in Iowa urge decriminalizing recreational marijuana, permitting private cultivation, and reclassifying it for prescription medical use. They argue current federal funding for Paraquat in Mexico harms citizens and criticize the Carter administration for policy failures.
At Fort Madison Iowa two of three prison farm escapees remained at large after the Sunday incident. L T Jones 26 escaped after setting a police car on fire while being returned from an Iowa City hospital. McCullough 26 of Marion and Moore 24 of New London fled the farm before 9 p.m. Sunday with charges of grand larceny and breaking and entering.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces judges for a nine category cooking contest. Winners receive cash prizes and certificates. top category winners enter a cook-off for grand and second grand prizes. Winning recipes and runners-up will be published in a Cooking Tabloid.
Four people died in separate weekend traffic crashes on Iowa roads. Jack Schaben of Early died in a two vehicle crash near Harlan after a teenager ran a stop sign. Lorraine Bruck of Harlan, 17, died when a speeding car hit a tree in a residential area. Charles Van Arkel, 48, of Harvey, died in a motorcycle crash on a gravel road. David Sergent, 35, of Des Moines, was killed in a head on collision near Indianola beside Ellen Sergent, 37.
The Clark Jepsen debate from Des Moines aired on IPBN with a pledge to document contested statements. Panelists planned to review a taped recording with Harrison Weber coordinating and to report Clark's reaction after review. A follow up program features Gov. Ray and Jerry Fitzgerald discussing the governor race.
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