Cedar Rapids Man Sues Over Immunization Law
A Cedar Rapids chiropractor files suit in Linn District Court on behalf of his six year old son to halt a new state law requiring school children be immunized against six diseases. Defendants include the Cedar Rapids Community School District and the Iowa Department of Health. The petition argues the law infringes equal protection due process and religious freedom, seeks a declaratory judgment and an injunction.
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Cedar Rapids
W. Gene Cretsinger
Linn District Court
David
Cedar Rapids Community
Iowa Department of Health
the Gazette
Cretsinger
Chiropractic Society of Iowa
State Department of Health
Rutgers University
Salk
Sabin
Marion seeks reversal of Pantini coaching reinstatement
The Marion Independent School District asks Linn County Court to overturn an August adjudicator ruling ordering Anthony Pantini Jr. to be reinstated as head girls basketball coach. Pantini, also a social studies teacher since 1973, was fired April 4 after a 4-16 record. The district argues coaching duties are not governed by the teachers statute and cites improper procedures and lack of evidence support as possible grounds for appeal.
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Marion Independent School District
Anthony Pantini, Jr
Linn
Pantini
Marion
Linn Official Hits Cheaper Drug Use
The Iowa health department switches from nycillin to cheaper ampicillin for gonorrhea treatment to save about 20 000 annually. Officials note ampicillin treats gonorrhea only while nycillin covered both gonorrhea and syphilis, with 7 000 gonorrhea cases versus 35 syphilis cases yearly.
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Linn
Des Moines
Iowa State Health Department
Jack Kelly
Iowa
Library Circulation Rises at Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids Public Library system reports a 9 percent rise in circulation for August year over year after hours normalized on July 1. Kenwood branch led gains with a 15.6 percent increase, book mobile up 13.9 percent, Edgewood up 7 percent, adults slightly down while children rose from 7,774 to 9,146, downtown up 5 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
Ruth Richardson
Kenwood
Edgewood
47 000 Willed to Blind School in Iowa City
The Iowa Board of Regents agreed to accept about 47000 from the Ella Millard estate willed to the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton. One half goes to the IBSSS and the other to the Howard Activity Center in Sac City. Millard had no prior association with the school.
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Iowa City
State Board of Regents
Iowa Braille and
IBSSS
Vinton
Ella Millard
Sac City
Regents
R. Wayne Richey
School Shot Rules Ready In Iowa
Iowa proposes rules requiring six childhood immunizations for school children by January 1, 1978 with comments invited through October 26. The plan implements a 1977 law mandating immunization in schools and day care centers, with religious and health exemptions. Forms will be printed for 682,000 pupils. clinicians must document received vaccines.
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Iowa
Weather Summary and River Stages Outlook
Cloudy weather elsewhere with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s to 60s. Extended forecast calls for occasional showers Saturday through Monday with winds from the east at 14 mph at 10 a.m. Coralville Lake pool level 683.20 and Mississippi River stages show minor changes or rises at several gage sites with no major flood threats noted.
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LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Cedar
C.R
Birth Notices From Mercy St Luke's and Nearby Homes
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mercy September 14 to Mr and Mrs Chancy Pierce of 840 Old Marion road NE plus several St Luke's births including daughters for Daniel Mensen and John Blumgren and sons for Mack Douglas Keith Peters and David Kroeger. Additional births are noted for William Knebel in Phoenix and Arnold McDowell in Dubuque with the parents named. Police or incident logs report burned food on Ellis boulevard and chemical spillage on Twelfth street NE with mistaken alarms and a mattress fire on Third avenue SE.
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Chancy Pierce
Old
Marion Road
St. Luke's
Daniel Mensen
Springville
John Blumgren
Sierra Drive
Mack Douglas
Twelfth Street
Keith Peters
First Street
David Kroeger
Sixth Avenue
Marion
Mike Schutte
Eighteenth Street
Gary Moeller
Terry Drive
Phoenix
Ariz
William Knebel
Knebel
Francis Knebel
Fourteenth Street
Dubuque
Arnold McDowell
McDowell
Paul Meine
Postville
Kenneth L. Price
Danbury Street
Ellis Boulevard
Park Townecourt
Sixth Street
Third Avenue
Woman Hurt in Freak Accident Involving Car Neutral
Agnes Beck, 23, of 911 Sixth Avenue SE, was listed in good condition at St Luke's hospital after a Wednesday night incident. She was talking on Ninth Avenue SE when a car in a nearby driveway rolled into the street and pinned her between the vehicle and another car.
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Agnes Beck
Sixth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ninth Avenue SE
Seventh Street
Beck
Cedar Rapids Briefs roundup of local thefts and notices
Theft of a black leather recliner from 1159 C Avenue NW valued at 350 dollars. Stolen tires and wheels from 815 Ninth Street SW valued at 510 dollars. Silver service from St Mark's Lutheran Church valued 350 dollars. Jewelry theft valued 3 950 dollars from 2329 Bever Avenue SE. Various notices include dinner event at CSPS Hall and a talk by Harry Knight at Embassy Club.
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R.C. Conner
C Avenue NW
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Twenty-first Street
Ron D. Helgeland
Ninth Street
Melvin L. Sanofsky
Bever Avenue SE
Oregon Declares Square Dance Official State Dance
In Salem Oregon 18 youth square dancers joined Governor Bob Straub in his office for a celebration as he declares square dance week The legislature then passes a bill making square dance the official state dance in Oregon Randy Hunsker wrote a note excusing him from school citing an issue of vital state concern.
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Salem
Ore
Randy Hunsucker
Oregon
Bob Straub
Straub
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids IA. Subscription rates list carrier, mail, and various weekly and yearly options with regional restrictions.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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