Residents fret over long standing hole by 29th Ave and J St
Neighbors near Cedar Valley Apartments complain about a nearly year old ground pit after Northwestern Bell workers dug a switch box hole. A sign dubbed the site Ma Bells J St Cesspool Historical Landmark, while the company plans to fill it within days citing ongoing construction and safety concerns.
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29Th Avenue
J Street
Ma Bell
J St. Cesspool
Northwestern Bell
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Cedar Valley Apartments
Leo Stary
Stary
the Gazette
Jerry Shaub
Cedar Rapids
Westdale Mall
Schaub
Hiawatha Seeks Volunteers to Save Green Belt Project
City officials warn a September deadline may cost a $24 000 HUD grant for the Green Belt Project south of Nixon School. About $10 000 has been received. volunteers from Boy Scouts Fire Department and Jaycees may be needed to finish cleanup and staking.
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Hiawatha
Nixon School
Northwood Drive
Joan Biederman
Boy Scouts
Fire Department
Jaycees
Biederman
Carl Ransford
Dennis
Barbara
Gas credit card users cannot be charged extra
The Department of Energy and the Federal Trade Commission announced that service stations cannot add surcharges to credit card purchases for gasoline and related services. The reversal follows criticism of an earlier ruling that allowed card surcharges, with lawmakers warning the practice violates Truth in Lending Act and could bring penalties including jail or fines.
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Frank Annunzio
D-Ill
House
Consumer Affairs
Department of Energy
Annunzio
Italy Ethiopia Sign 20 Year Treaty of Friendship
On this date in 1928 Italy and Ethiopia signed a twenty year treaty of friendship establishing formal diplomatic ties and mutual recognition between the two nations.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Unemployment Rises in Cedar Rapids Area in May to June
The Cedar Rapids region saw its unemployment rate climb from 2.9 percent in May to 3.3 percent in June, with Job Service of Iowa citing 2,900 jobless in June. The rise is linked to more students entering the labor market, while manufacturing gains in machinery and food products contributed to the uneven picture.
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Cedar Rapids Area
Job Service of
Iowa
Job Service of Iowa
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Wink
Dennis Roman
East Willman St
Roman
Roman Hair Designing
RCA
Center Point TV
U.S
Klinger
3Rd Ave
C.R
Orig
GROUP
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