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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1977
Page
2
The Hiawatha city council approved a swimming pool design and a 267000 bond limit. The project includes a bathhouse, parking, walkways and a filter system with diving, swimming and wading areas.
Ethan Sproston of Marion outlined a plan to study forming a Farmer-Labor party at the Iowa Federation of Labor convention in Waterloo. He argued for labor actions to restore credibility, repeal right to work, and unite workers and farmers, alongside convention votes backing a 35 hour work week and tax changes.
A car struck a semi trailer three miles west of Toledo on Highway 30 at 12 30 a m. Amadore Tomche 25 of Marshalltown was hospitalized with a broken leg cuts and possible internal injuries. The Tombe car crossed the center line and hit the semi driven by Gilbert Waldhuizen 54 of Sheldon.
Important reading in Sundays PARADE outlines safety improvements for school buses. It highlights driver training standards, bus design changes, and policies aimed at reducing injuries and accidents while transporting students.
Myra Miller wife of the slain farmer testified in Clayton county district court that Dennis Fisher admitted shooting Miller and dragging his body to a garage. She recalled Fisher asked what she would do if Miller had an accident and described farm layout and blood spots. Her brothers Allan and David Mast also testified about the rifle and hunting plans. Neighbor Les Gaul said Fisher sought a gun and a 12 gauge shotgun before heading to the Miller farm. Fisher is charged with fatally shooting Miller and burying him in a calf shed. a prior Iowa Supreme Court reversal is noted.
Cloudy conditions extend elsewhere with highs in the 60s to 70s and lows mainly in the 50s, cooling to the 40s by Sunday and Monday. Mississippi river stages on Thursday show slight rises at several gauges: LaCrosse 5.2, Lansing 7.9, Dam 9 12.9, Tacks 6.7, Guttenberg 4.2, Dubuque 7.1, Davenport 4.1, Keokuk 4.6, Cedar at C.R. 4.38.
A Blahnik Construction Co. air hammer and tools worth over 500 dollars were stolen from a site at 2100 Bowling St SW Thursday. A separate burglary at 4501 Ozark St NE yielded about 580 dollars in valuables between 6 30 and 8 15 p.m. Wednesday. Also listed are local ads and notices including a Vikings Mars fact from 1976 and community events at Shrine Embassy Club and the Hawkeye area ACLU meeting Saturday at the Iowa City Public Library.
Franklin Reyner Jr was elected president of the North Fayette County Community school board at the reorganizational meeting. Dale Halverson was named vice president. New board members Jeanette Sweeney Orrin Kuhn and Wayne Pape took the oath of office.
Birth announcements list several newborns with parent names and addresses from Mercy and St Luke's, including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Steven Svoboda and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Clark. Marriage licenses are shown for Cedar Rapids and surrounding locales. Accidents and alarms noted in the Des Moines area conclude the brief.
Thomas L. Gardner has filed nominating petitions to run for Cedar Rapids safety commissioner. He joins 11 others seeking the post. A mayoral candidate, Kevin Hadacek, has withdrawn his bid but says he may run again when more politically mature.
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