Iowa City bids opened for downtown hotel department store project
Iowa City manager Neal Berlin plans to seek council approval to open bids Tuesday for a downtown hotel department store complex likely including Armstrong's. Two investor groups back Armstrong's with bids, a third seeks a 60 day delay to review bond markets. Building would run south of College Street between Dubuque and Linn, potential cost over ten million.
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Cornell Receives Six Federal Grants for Energy Audits
The U S Department of Energy awarded Cornell College six grants totaling 16300 to fund technical assistance and energy audits for seven campus buildings including Cole Library Field House and Pfeiffer Residence Hall. The college will match funds and hire engineers to assess heat loss electricity use and advise on insulation weather stripping and energy recovery systems.
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Four Die in Weekend Iowa Road Accidents
Four people died in Iowa weekend crashes including a Des Moines car van collision that killed six year old Faith Ellis and twenty year old Mathew Sulgrove. The Ellis and Sulgrove families were involved as injured passengers and relatives.
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Iowa state workers show drop in headcount and rise in minority hires
Gov. Robert D. Ray reported a federal tally showing 91 fewer full time permanent state employees in 1979, bringing total to 20,879 from 20,970 in 1978. Minorities hired rose by about 137, and injuries or deaths were noted in separate accidents involving two youths, a 31-year-old man, and a 60-year-old tractor operator.
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Ray backs state bonds for rail line amid problems
Iowa Governor Robert Ray endorsed a $100 million bond plan to fund reconstruction and maintenance of the former Rock Island mainline from Council Bluffs to Davenport. He cautioned about bond buyers and interest rates, while urging shippers to participate and noting other bonding proposals before the Legislature. Senate and House leaders welcomed the move, signaling broad support if feasible and affordable given limited federal aid.
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Premature Infant Born Aboard Helicopter Dies in Iowa City
Rebecca Jean Christiansen weighing three pounds fifteen ounces died in the neonatal intensive care unit after a breech birth begun aboard University Hospitals and Clinics Air-Care helicopter. Mother Diana Christiansen, 23, of Charlotte, delivered during her 31st week and was flown from Clinton’s St Joseph Mercy Hospital to Iowa City.
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