Lease purchase plan gains approval for area agencies
Iowa House and Senate back a conference bill allowing area agencies to gain corporate status and lease purchase land for facilities without bonding or tax power. Leases over 500000 require voter approval, boards must authorize. no down payment or mortgage under lease purchase. Grant Wood land sale details and nearby property prices discussed with bids and flood plain notes.
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Iowa House
Senate
Ray
John Patchett
North Liberty
House Education Committee
Patchett
Board of Public Instruction
Wood
Dwight Bode
Ron Bowers
Griser
Bode
Bowers
Controversy Over Land Sale In Cedar Rapids Area
Grant Wood board weighs condemnation as land deals near 1977 prices raise questions about inflated values. Ivan and Bob Gardner report multiple arm’s length sales culminating in a $128,000 Grant Wood transaction, with critics noting rapid value rise. Real estate sources say value equals what buyers will pay.
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Bode
Griser
Nordstrom
Chicago and North Western
Prairie Creek
Bouslog
Joint County
Bowers
GWAEA
Gardner
Grant Wood
Oregon
Des Moines Register
International Harvester
Warren McAllister
Lake Macbride
Ed Bock
Cedar Rapids
Tama Packing Co
Kirkwood Community College
Joint
Ivan Gardner
Bob Gardner
Buck McAllister
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for after noon editions and Sunday issues. Rates include 7 issues per week at $5.17 and 52 weeks at $56.00, with $80.00 for 52 weeks in other states and territories.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave SE
Cedar Rapids
Moll
Gazette
Associated Press
People’s Bank Building Named to National Register
Rep Michael Blouin announced that the People's Bank and Trust Company building at 101 Third Ave SW has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by Louis Sullivan in 1910 the brick structure features terra cotta trim and a clerestory. Murals by Allen Philbrick inside celebrate Iowa commerce and industry.
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People’s Bank and Trust Company
Third Ave
Michael Blouin
Bank
Louis Sullivan
Sullivan
Iowa
Allen Philbrick
Blouin
German Bank
Dubuque
Songwriter Cory dies at 55 in San Francisco
George C. Cory composer of I Left My Heart in San Francisco was found dead at his home in San Francisco Tuesday. The coroner reports he left a note and the death is under investigation.
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San Francisco
George C. Cory
Cory
Joe Surdyca
Kirkwood Board narrows superintendent candidates
Kirkwood Community College board completes first round of interviews for the superintendent post. Seven finalists remain after one withdrawal, with final selection to occur after home-ground visits and a closed-session meeting Monday. Advisory groups across student, staff, faculty, and administration contributed critiques and observations.
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Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
B.A. Jensen
Student Senate
Larry Patten
Five Charged With Drunk Driving in Cedar Rapids Area
Five persons face drunk driving charges after arrests Wednesday night and today. Loraine Ward, 43, of 1025 Eastern Drive SE, was jailed at 12 10 a m on old Highway 30 near Cedar Rapids, also cited for speeding. Howard Dunlap Sr., 37, of Elgin Illinois, arrested at 11 39 p m Wednesday near Sixth Street and 29th Avenue SW, also speeding. Danny Woods, 26, of Kirkwood Illinois, arrested at 10 35 p m Wednesday on Highway 30 west of Cedar River bridge, also charged with speeding. Delores Kramer, 38, of 616 Staub Court NE, arrested at 9 p m Wednesday near Center Point Road and 32nd Street NE. Terrance Wilson, 21, of Palo, arrested at 1 25 a m today a mile northwest of Covington on Highway 94.
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Loraine W. Ward
Eastern Drive
Old Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Howard L. Dunlap Sr
Elgin
Ill
Sixth Street
29Th Avenue
Danny R. Woods
Kirkwood
Cedar River Bridge
Delores A. Kramer
Staub Court
Center Point Road
32Nd Street
Terrance L. Wilson
Palo
Covington
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Vanessa Batey
Coe College
Register
John Sayers
Sayers
Astro
Marion, Monticello
Dial
Kirkwood Board
Christie Wallace
Selby Ballantyne
Jensen
Jones Hall
Saxony
Sherwin-Williams Company
BankAmericard
Visa
K-Mart
Collins Rd
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