Reagan’s first 100 days draw mixed views in Cedar Rapids
Residents express cautious support or skepticism about President Reagan’s early measures. Many note tax cuts and defense spending while concerns rise over domestic programs, unemployment, and budget pressures as Canney emphasizes lowering interest rates.
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Reagan
Kruger
Jean Luedeman
H Ave. NW
Suedeman
Louis Dunek
Ave
Dunek
Darcy van Bogart
Buckingham Drive
U.S. Congress
LEA
CETA
Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
Congress
Canney
Cedar Rapids paving plan outlined for 1981 program
Plans reveal a 1981 paving program costing 594 097 dollars with 286 965 to be assessed to adjacent property owners and 307 031 funded by the city. A public hearing is set for May 20 at 9 a.m. in City Council. Six projects include 41st Street NE, 33rd Avenue SW, alley NE, 1 Avenue NE, a cul de sac on Fourth Street, and Wiley Boulevard SW. J Avenue NE paving is exempt from assessments.
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Cedar Rapids
41St Street
E Avenue
33Rd Avenue
Outlook Drive
Bowling Street
C Avenues
Center Point Road
14Th Street
12Th Street
Fourth Street
50Th Avenue Court
Wiley Boulevard
Wilson Avenue
J Avenue NE
Judge orders population cut at The Fort Fort Madison prison
U S District Judge William C. Stuart ordered Iowa officials to reduce the main unit population at Fort Madison's Iowa State Penitentiary from about 800 to 550 inmates by April 1985. The decision finalizes a 1977 suit alleging cruel conditions and enacts a three year settlement covering safety health and staffing.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Penitentiary
U.S
William C. Stuart
Fort Madison
Stuart
Paul Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Bike license bonus for youths at local schools
Young riders who license bikes this Saturday at Fillmore School in the morning and Truman School in the afternoon receive a free orange drink and hamburger certificates from McDonald’s. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 788 and its Auxiliary will apply reflective tape to seven bike parts as part of the Lite-A-Bike program, with similar giveaways at other May and June licensing sites.
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Fillmore School
Truman School
McDonald’s
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 788
VFW
Kenneth Johnston
Gamma Phi Beta Garden Sale Sets May Deadline
City briefs note Gamma Phi Beta Garden Sale with a May 1 deadline. Contact 363-3240 for details. Also listed are Blue Cross Blue Shield contract at 32.55 monthly, Cubs vs Montreal May 23 with box seats and phone numbers for Charter Coaches, Les Kouba new print Leavir Shelter at KLMT Gallery, Paperback Exchange buys items, local florist May Baskets daisies with prices.
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Gamma Phi Beta
Cubs
Montreal
Les Kouba
Klmt Gallery
Mount Vernon
Driver James Stick Charged With Third DUI Offense
James V. Stick, 28, of Swisher, arrested Tuesday night on a third offense drunken driving charge. Linn County deputies took Stick into custody at 2 28 a.m. in the 400 block of First Avenue East and he was also charged with speeding.
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James V. Stick
Swisher
Linn
Stick
First Avenue East
Bridge Grand Slam Winners at Farmers State Bank Marion
In a Mitchell movement duplicate bridge event at Farmers State Bank Marion, North-South winners were Ruth Heim and Royce McCray with Dello Wolfe and Arvind Dondekar as runners up. East-West top pair was Fritz Limbacher and Bill Kochnett with Beth Azumaris and Jack Wood as runners up. The next game is at 5 30 p m Sunday at the bank. Newport Rhode Island was founded in 1639.
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Farmers State Bank
Marion
Ruth Heim
Royce McCray
Dello Wolfe
Arvind Dondekar
Fritz Limbacher
Bill Kochnett
Beth Azumaris
Jack Wood
the Bank
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Adv
Early Birds
Hanford Post
Pierson’s Florists
Newport, R.I
Old Milwaukee
MT. Vernon RD
Smith
Jones
Boyd S
Henry
Baker
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Bleake
Northwestern Bell
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