Contracts Awarded for Edgewood Road Grading and Paving
Linn county supervisors awarded grading to Reilly Construction Co. Ossian and paving to L. L. Pelling Co. Iowa City for Edgewood road NE project from Cedar River to Blairs Ferry. Bid totals: grading 383,678.07 and paving 214,862.15 with completion set for Oct. 6. Budget concerns cited for related county projects and a contested Milwaukee railroad bridge bid at 170,310.38, with possible county self execution.
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Linn
Edgewood Road
Cedar River
Blairs Ferry
Floyd Emmons
Harrington
Hanson Construction Co
Washington
Reilly Construction Co
Ossian
L. L. Pelling Co
Iowa City
Linn Towns Weigh Policing Contract Joint Proposal
Linn County mayors discuss a shared policing plan with the sheriff as county supervisors consider ending current contracts. Costs cited include about 10 500 per deputy per year and varying monthly charges from Ely Center Point Palo and Fairfax. A May 24 meeting will address the policing proposal and a central landfill plan.
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Linn
George Clifford
Ely
Fairfax
Center Point
Central City
Palo
Clifford
Walter Grant
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapidians
Health Department
Larson shifts support to McGovern after Muskie exit
Des Moines AP Iowa Democratic State Chairman Clif Larson announced he will back Sen George McGovern for president now that Sen Edward Muskie has stopped campaigning. Larson will caucus with McGovern at the state convention, though he may reassess if Muskie changes course. Other Muskie delegates express varied positions as McGovern gains potential defections.
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Des Moines
Clif Larson
George McGovern
Edward Muskie
Larson
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Muskie
McGovern
Ron Wickham
Maine
Jan Woods
Cedar Rapids
David Zeminsky
Iowa City
Iowans
Jack O’brien
Sioux City
Sen. McGovern
Iowa Muskie
O’brien
Linn to Impose Penalties Monday on Dog Licenses
Linn County will require dogs six months and older to obtain a 1972 license by Monday to avoid a penalty. A $1 penalty attaches May 1. $1 per male or spayed female license, $3 for other females. Vaccination certificate must be current to July 1. Williams aims to align Cedar Rapids with a single licensing day next year.
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Linn
Arthur Williams
Williams
Cedar Rapids
Muskie continues bid after strong Tuesday showing
The report notes continued efforts by Muskie after a Tuesday night display that suggested persistence and progression, with indications he would press on in the campaign.
Board acts after Hatch Act probe at BIPT-CAP
Benton Iowa Poweshiek Tama Community Action Program cites four employees accused of attending Democratic events. The board opened a public session and voted to add written reprimands to the four personnel files. Remmel says actions aim to close the matter and ensure future compliance.
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Belle Plaine
Benton-Iowa- Poweshiek -Tama Community Action Program Board
Bill Remmel
Book Store in Iowa City Struck Again
Vandals damaged the Iowa City Book and Supply Co window panes for the third time this month. At about 9 30 p m two large plate glass windows and a smaller one were broken with bricks. A homemade firebomb was found in the basement. Police describe the device as a quart gasoline bottle with an M 80 firecracker taped to the top, fused with a cigarette that did not ignite. An earlier blast April 23 opened a one foot hole in a north side window.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Book and Supply Co
Seiferts
Wanted Ad Prompt Please Call For Help
Quick request: readers are invited to place a wanted ad to locate a specific item. Call 398 8234 to arrange details and publish the notice.
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Edgewood
William Martin
Emmons
Bowman Woods
Bill Harrington
Council Street NE
Airport Road
Alburnett
Richard Phillips
Forty-second Street
Jerry Nelson
Grant
Dial
K. Murakami
Calvary Baptist Church
3Rd Ave. S.W
Linn Co
Ass'n of Evangelicals
Bipt-Cap
Cheryl Long
Gene ‘Organ
Iowa County
Lola Tomlinson
Geraldine Anderson
Tama
Remmes
Protect Agency
Kansas City
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Remmel
Free Christian Science
Roosevelt Motor Hotel
Jumping Jacks
Mevi
Gladiator
Itt
Woolworth’s
Honors Shoppers
Bank Americardmaster
USL
2Nd St
Tara
Woolworth
Mens Shop
Lindale Plaza
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