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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1976
Page
3
Daily Record reports a Friday chance of rain and a weekend of partly cloudy skies with highs in the 70s to around 80 and lows in the 50s. It lists numerous weather readings across Iowa locations and a Lake Coralville pool level, plus a long sequence of birth notices, adoptions, traffic incidents, fines, and a large roll of local legal and civil enforcement items.
A Robins man, 24 year old Jose R. Chavez, was listed in good condition at Mercy hospital after his truck failed to negotiate a curve on Grande Avenue near Park Terrace SE and struck a utility pole Tuesday evening. He was charged with failure to control his vehicle and suffered a laceration to his right thumb and possible head injuries.
Alan L. Bird, 28, of 480 Seventh Avenue, Marion, was arrested after allegedly running stop lights at Fifteenth Street, Park Court and Nineteenth Street and speeding to 60 mph on First Avenue East at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. He is held in Linn County jail on $1,100 bond.
Sixth Iowa district judges issued a revised rule on photography during court proceedings covering Benton Johnson Linn Tama counties. The change allows photos of jurors unless barred and limits use of artificial light on prisoners. Sound recordings remain banned under Iowa judicial conduct rules.
Two Cedar Rapids residents die in recent incidents. Louis J Kvach 67 of 347 Thirty-first Street Drive SE dies from injuries after a September fall from a ladder at Overhead Door Co where he worked as a carpenter. He was married to Hazel Slaughter and survived by children and grandchildren with funeral services set at Brush Chapel. Donald F Dudek 52 of 1516 Oakland Road NE dies after a long illness. A Navy veteran and carpenter, he leaves a wife and four daughters and a son with services at Chapel of Memories and Cedar Memorial burial supervised by Hanford American Legion post with memorial contributions suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Cedar Rapids city council heard bids for two storm sewer projects both under engineer estimates. Concrete Maintenance Co. won the rear of Edgewood Road and Wesley Drive NW bid $27,217 with four other bids ranging to $28,467.50. Kenwood Collins Radio area bid winner Schmitt at $44,944.50 with others up to $49,361.90.
MILLERSBURG Incum bent Floyd Smith North English was defeated by Car roll Shaull North English by a vote of 56 to 129 for the east district seat of the Deep River Millersburg Community school district.
A 52 year old Rockford Illinois man was held on charges of assault with intent to commit murder after a stabbing at the Allison Tap. Victim Dan Lybarger 39 was treated and released from St. Luke's hospital. James W. Yost was arrested after being found hiding in a truck at Gateway Transportation. Police say Lybarger offered Yost $2 for a drink and was stabbed in the back and left side after a confrontationThe investigation continues with Yost held on a 50000 bond.
Jack Pinckett defeated incumbent Lawrence Wall 144 to 114 in the West Branch local election, securing a mayoral or council seat depending on the context of the race. Community voters turnout reflected a clear preference for change.
Dale Lilien Thal received 25 votes in an unopposed election, securing the position without opposition. The exact office and locality are not specified in the fragment.
In unofficial returns Vote totals show Mrs. Kucera re-elected and Beatty retaining board president interest. Turnout was 4,923, the lowest since 1972, with Grant Wood highest and Covington lowest, as 63,427 eligible voters cast ballots.
Woodcock plans early recall talks with Ford officials to set probing sessions for future bargaining. Carter and Woodcock appear at the Michigan AFL-CIO convention in Dearborn where Ford HQ is. Picket lines at Ford plants began, with no violence and minor traffic delays reported. Ford shows a limited 14 day stock of 1977 models, analysts note.
Schorr cites professional conscience and First Amendment rights in refusing to disclose a source. He warns betraying a confidential source would deter future reporting and harm the American people. Flynt and Bennett claim to know the leaker but lack proof.
Linn county sheriff candidate Larry Kelchen urged limiting the proposed halfway house to work release prisoners only. He said rules must be strict, violations suspend privileges, and dangerous inmates should not be placed there. He criticized a proposed staff size of 15 for 30 inmates.
Rosalynn Carter will visit Iowa with a stop in Moline Illinois for a campaign rally and news conference. She will tour the John Deere factory and then travel to Davenport for a ribbon cutting at Mezvinsky for Congress HQ.
Karen Hs ler Hartwig polled 90 votes and Wayne Meyer 108 to win the H L V school board seat. They defeated Bruce Ostrom who had 59 votes. Ten years ago Gemini 11 astronauts completed a three day Atlantic landing.
Fort Dodge man Chad Hanner, 55, facing trial for a third time on rape charges, had a second mistrial declared by a Johnson county judge after a prosecution witness referenced a separate alleged assault. The pretrial ruling barred such reference, and the third trial is set for October 4.
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