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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1969
Page
14
Remodeling of Cedar Rapids federal building has begun with H L Grohne Co of Decatur IL handling the work. The project runs about a year and costs 630200 dollars. The plan adds new lighting and air conditioning while preserving the 1931 boilers.
Minneapolis The directors declare a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share on common stock payable June 12, 1969 to shareholders of record May 29, 1969. There are 1,233,470 shares outstanding.
Final estimates show Mercy hospital addition damage at 308740 after an explosion and fire earlier this month. Figures from Keough Electric 122021 Jensen Construction 74000 Kimball Elevator 2300 Universal Climate 90000 Hagan Plumbing 18483 Johnson Service 1936 exclude power company loss and architect service time.
City council hearings on three zoning changes drew no objections Wednesday. Petitioners include Adeline M. Kouba for B-1 to B-2 at 3102 Mt. Vernon Rd SE, John Zachar Jr Co for B-4 to B-1 at 3700 and 3708 First Ave NE, and Robert Church and John and Jean Stewart for R-2 to B-1 at Center Point Rd and Forty Third St NE.
Edward Sweerin 63 of Spooner Wisconsin was bound to Tama county district court on a drunk driving charge after a late Monday arrest on highway 30. He posted 500 bond and was released. Wayne Pushetonequa 18 and two 17 year olds from Indian settlement faced illegal possession of beer as minors. Pushetonequa was fined 50 plus 5 costs, the others bound to Tama county juvenile court. Beer was found in their car during a Sunday 3 40 a.m. stop in Indian Village township west of Tama.
Three people died in a head-on collision near a hilltop 70 miles north of Marshalltown. Victims were Raymond L. Lister 66 of Marshalltown his wife Lola about 65 and Wanda E Hasselman 51 of rural Gla dbrook.
Coe College names Dr. Willard L. Boyd University of Iowa vice president and former town professor to deliver commencement remarks on June 15. Rev. Dr. James H. Robinson founder of Operation Crossroads Africa will speak at the baccalaureate service the same day. Honorary doctorates will be awarded to Boyd and Robinson. Dr. Steven Barwick of Southern Illinois University will receive an honorary doctor of fine arts. Barwick, a concert pianist and Mexico music scholar, is a Cedar Rapids public school alum and a 192 graduate of Coe.
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