Wastewater Training Center Opens at Kirkwood College
The first state wastewater plant operating personnel training center opens Friday at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. Larry Crane of the Iowa Department of Environmental Quality will speak at the $300 000 facility with EPA officials expected. The center will offer short courses and house demonstration equipment as part of a nationwide network outlined by the EPA.
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John Weber
Ninth Street
Marion
Kirkwood Community College
Larry Crane
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
EPA
UIU Student Charged In Cresco Robbery
A 24 year old Upper Iowa University student, William Peter Craig of Chicago, was charged with robbery with aggravation for the Cresco meat market theft. He was held on a $50,000 bond in New Hampton jail and linked to the February Decorah shop robbery. He also faces a possession charge from a drug found after an April car crash. He will be transferred to Winneshiek County when the sheriff returns.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa University
New Hampton
William Peter Craig
Chicago
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Craig
USU
Winneshiek
Gazette Co. Daily Cedar Rapids Newspaper Ad Rates
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. the Cedar Rapids daily and Sunday paper lists pricing by carrier and mail for Afternoon Edition and weekend issues. Rates include 1.05 weekly carrier, 4.294 weeks and 46.00 yearly mail options, with 70.00 yearly rate for other states. Reprint rights noted for AP news.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ray Defends IDOT Layoffs Amid Budget Pressures
DES MOINES AP Gov Robert Ray says IDOT layoffs are justified if no work exists and that any cuts should be by attrition where possible. He notes the department aims to keep workers employed elsewhere and will not intervene. Ray also comments on Jimmy Carter's Pennsylvania win boosting Democratic prospects.
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DES Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Department of Transporation
IDOT
Transporation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Ray
Jimmy Carter
Pennsylvania
Carter
Sen
Henry Jackson
Utter Chaos Predicted If Oil Giants Are Split Up
MAPCO Inc. chief executive Robert E. Thomas warned in Cedar Rapids that a Senate bill to break up big oil companies would cause 10 to 20 years of chaos and consumer harm. He argued the plan would raise prices, reduce supplies, and risk government control of the industry. He urged citizens to pressure congressmen to oppose the dismantling measure.
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Tulsa Energy
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Robert E. Thomas
Mapco Inc
Kiwanis Club
Thomas
Senate
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Philip Hart
Michigan
Gazette
United States
MAPCO
Postal Service
Katzenjammer
Williams Heads MS Campaign in Linn County
Robert A. Williams of 3701 Eastern Avenue NE is named chairman of the Linn County National Multiple Sclerosis Society house-to-house campaign. A mechanical engineer at Amana Refrigeration, he will lead volunteers starting May 9 to recruit marchers and organize telephone calls in Marion and Cedar Rapids.
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Robert A. Williams
Eastern Avenue
Linn County
National
Marion
Cedar Rapids
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Associated Press
Damon
Lowe City
White House
Center For
1St Ave
America
Vanity Desk
Hutch Reg
Furniture
1St Ave. SE
Williams
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