Cedar Rapids Noise Test Shows Most Vehicles Fail
Ninety eight vehicles took voluntary noise tests Wednesday for Cedar Rapids new ordinance. Only 21 passed the testing machines while the rest exceeded the 86 decibels limit at 25 feet. The rule covers mufflers exhausts and stereo systems with fines up to 100 dollars for violations. A motorcycle reached 104 decibels, the highest reading. A final public testing session will run 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Kingston Stadium parking lot.
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Cedar Rapids OKs $4.5 Million Urban Renewal Bonds
Cedar Rapids City Council unanimously approves issuing 4.5 million tax incremental urban renewal revenue bonds to cover downtown projects including land for a new library, a parking ramp for the Ground Transportation Center, and skyways. No objections at a public hearing. Bonds priced to yield 13 to 15 percent on $2.2 million city investments, with 5 to 6 percent interest, maturing in 1999.
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Cedar Rapids approves world nuclear freeze resolution
The Cedar Rapids City Council unanimously backs a resolution urging a global freeze and ban on nuclear arms. Nuclear Freeze Campaign members complain over lack of pre meeting text and input, calling for a bilateral U S Soviet approach and wider participation beyond a multilateral frame.
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Public asks for tips in Coralville hit and run death
Coralville Police report about 35 public calls since Sunday seeking the driver in a Friday night hit and run that killed 30 year old Vicki L. Johnson of Coralville. Johnson died after being struck from behind on Highway 6218 three blocks west of First Avenue. Johnson County authorities seek information.
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Briton Knox-Johnston Completes Solo Round-the-World Voyage
On the 1969 anniversary, Robin Knox-Johnston finished the first non-stop solo circumnavigation in 312 days after leaving Falmouth aboard a small boat.
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