Improvements of River Through C R Loop Discussed
City officials and consultants discussed Cedar River flood control and riverfront beautification along the Cedar Rapids loop. They backed widening the west bank between First and Third avenues and advancing flood control toward corps recommendations while pursuing esthetic gains as funds allow.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rapids Loop
First
Third Avenues
Leo Peiffer
Donald Canney
Peiffer
Canney
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hiawatha Will Offer Supervised Playground Event
The Hiawatha recreation commission will sponsor a summer playground program for school age children and plans permanent improvements at Tucker park including swings. Councilman Jerry Seifried reported that the commission will offer the supervised program again this summer and may start a little league. Wesley Tucker leases the park for 1 dollar yearly and will allow use of an additional 3.5 acres for park purposes. The council also adopted a resolution approving sewer installation in the Eisenhower road project by Dave Schmitt Construction Co.
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Hiawatha Recreation Commission
Tucker Park
Hiawatha
Jerry Seifried
Seifried
Wesley Tucker
Eisenhower Road
Dave Schmitt
Navy Recon Flight Shot Down Over Korea
Missing LaVerne Greiner of Keota is among 31 navy personnel aboard a reconnaissance aircraft shot down Monday night by North Korean forces. The Pentagon offered little hope for survivors as two bodies were recovered. Greiner had served about 13 years. Sisters Mrs. Nate Frink of Brookland Drive NE and Mrs. Edward W. Weber of Sigourney are named as relatives.
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LaVerne Greiner
Keota
Navy
Greiner
Nate Frink
Brookland Drive
Pentagon
Sea of Japan
Edward W. Weber
Sigourney
Robert Stastny Accused of Assault in Family Case
Robert Stastny, 33, of 2030 Chandler Street SW, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of assault and battery. He is free on $110 bond. The alleged assault came after his wife Mary reported he struck her two sons, Terry Jeffrey age 5 and Tracy Jeffrey age 6, in the eye and neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stastny
Chandler Street
Stastny
Mary
Terry Jeffrey
Tracy Jeffrey
Two Arrested in Theft of Tools
Charles E. Woodard and Keith D. Burnell were held on larceny charges after police linked them to a Wednesday evening theft of carpet tools valued at 350 dollars from a car owned by Larry Woodard of 529 Tenth Street SW.
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Charles E. Woodard
Tenth Street
Keith D. Burnell
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Larry Woodard
The Joey Bishop Show Begins Third Year on KCRG TV 9
The Joey Bishop Show enters its third year at 10:30 p.m. Thursday in color on KCRG TV 9, continuing its late evening run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey Bishop
Kcrg-Tv
Woman Charged After Improper Left Turn Crash
Loretta A. Westbrook of 408 K street SW faced charges after a two car collision at Sixteenth avenue and K street SW. She allegedly turned left in front of Gary A. Rockhold of 4716 White Pine drive NE. Passenger Pearl Larimer of 1116 K street SW was treated at St Luke's hospital for a back injury and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta A. Westbrook
K Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Gary A. Rockhold
White Pine Drive
Westbrook
Pearl Larimer
St. Luke's Hospital
Wildlife official reassigned to Columbia refuge in Washington
Special to The Gazette reports WAUKON Thomas Charmley a federal wildlife manager based in Lansing for four years has been transferred to the Columbia national wildlife refuge in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charmley
Lansing
Columbia National Wild Life Refuge
Washington
New Bankers Association Elects Officers in Waukon
New officers of the Allamakee Bankers' Association are Harris McKee of Lansing as president Ronald Taylor of Postville as vice president and James Sneer of Waukon as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee Bankers’ Assn
Harris McKee
Lansing
Ronald Taylor
Postville
James Sneer
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Tom Merryman
Cedar Rapids
City Hall
C.R
By Jerry Elsen
Corps
Corps of Engineers
Iwo Jima
May’s Island
Federal Building
First Street
Public Services
Richard Jensen
Jensen
Federal
Dave Johnson
Shire, Hattery and Associates
May's Island
Johnson
Eighth Avenue
Salyer
Don B. Salyer
Novak
the Savings Place
Ancaant
Waukon — Thomas
Beilgitan’s
West Bend
Lindale Plaza
Party
Perk
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