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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1978
Page
9
President Jimmy Carter consoles a crying girl spotted in the crowd after addressing a rally in Asheville North Carolina He had flown there to campaign for Democratic Senate hopeful John Ingram at the regional airport on Friday.
Cedar Rapids business leader Robert Armstrong forcibly directed traffic at a Third Avenue crossing after signals along the North Western line flashed since 7:30 a.m. Police intervened, removing him briefly. Rail officials repaired the fault by 11:13 a.m. and argued no traffic hazard existed.
Grinnell AP report says Mahaska County Sheriff Harold VanDePol died after a heart attack at Grinnell General Hospital. He served as sheriff for six years after four years as deputy, and was a resident of Oskaloosa, native of Eddyville.
In Pawtucket Rhode Island Carlos and Irene DaSilva hoped for a better life in America. He was beaten to death in February and their seven children faced welfare and upheaval. Irene died after being struck by a car while walking to work. A 16-year-old was charged with endangering death and released to his mother. The family considers caring for the children split among relatives in the US and Canada.
An Iowa led inquiry into nationwide fraud resulted in FBI seizure of records from a California wholesale firm claiming to be a federal agency in surplus office supplies sales. Iowa investigators say the firm’s papers will go to a federal grand jury in Des Moines. An Iowa City man reported the calls last May lasting to United Action for Youth head Jim Swaim notes a firm named Central Disbursement offered surplus supplies from a defunct federally endowed project near Des Moines.
Cedar Rapids police charged James L. Jackson a 49 with assault with intent to inflict serious injury after a 3:45 p.m. incident on Sixth Street SE. Manfred Hendred 54 sustained minor injuries. Paul M. Letts 18 faced marijuana possession with intent to deliver and related charges following a 6 p.m. arrest at Cemetery Road and West Post Road, aided by bystanders. Daniel Phillips 30 was arrested after being reported missing from the alternate jail facility.
Review lauds Twyla Tharp as Queen of Contemporary Choreography at Hancher Auditorium. Imaginative pieces impressed a large audience with minimal staging and strong music from Bach to Waller. Dancers Rose Marie Wright and Christine Uchida singled out. Saturday adds Mozart Joplin and Morton pieces.
A two car crash on Scott Boulevard at the Iowa City city limits injured five teenagers before the Iowa Iowa State game. Drivers Wayne Scott Hicklin 18 North Liberty and Brett Bredman 18 Iowa City suffered injuries. Bredman in critical condition with head injuries internal injuries and a broken leg. Three Iowa City girls Brenda Hawkins 14 Julie Riggan 15 and Laura Carthey 17 were injured with Carthey in serious condition with head injuries and a broken left arm.
Neil Richards of Vinton, 34, is listed in serious condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a Friday night motorcycle crash north of Vinton. He reportedly lost control while passing two cycles, was thrown from the bike and sustained a broken back, fractured ribs and other injuries.
Five persons were arrested on drunk driving charges in Linn County Saturday. Lester Jagerson, 52, of 409 Second St. SW, was taken into custody shortly before 3 a.m. on Blairs Ferry Road NE. James Pemberton, 25, of Mount Vernon, was arrested at 3:45 a.m. north of Mount Vernon on County Road E-48. Dennis Meyer, 33, of 1914 Western Drive SW, was arrested at 3:40 a.m. on Highway 30 west. John Rommann, 56, of Vinton, was arrested at 2:05 a.m. at the junction of Highway 94 and County Road W-36 and also charged with disobeying officers and driving on the wrong side. Varge Harris Jr., 40, of 629 First St. SW, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. in the 200 block of 14th Ave. On this date in 1755, John Marshall, fourth chief justice of the United States, was born.
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