Rural elderly facing coordination urged at Cedar Rapids hearing
A Cedar Rapids public hearing of the House Task Force on the Rural Elderly pressed to cut duplication by coordinating federal state and county services. Rep. Tauke and Rep. Synar heard 17 Iowans discuss transportation health care and social opportunities plus funding gaps and liability for volunteers.
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Cedar Rapids
First Lutheran Church
House
Tom Tauke
Iowa
Mike Synar
Okla
Tauke
Oklahoma
Witwer Senior Center
Linn County Counsel On Aging
Washington
Synar
Florida
Claude Pepper
House Select Committee On Aging
Congress
Cooper Evans
Reagan
Glenn Bowles
Iowa Commission On Aging
Tom Walz
Iowa Gerontology Project
Bowles
Walz
Hawaii
John Meyer
Postville Community Memorial Hospital
Frank Kohout
Health Services Research Center
Oakdale
Kohout
East Central Transit
Jim Elza
Potter joins Jepsen staff in Iowa Senate office
Ralph Potter 62 of Marion has joined U.S. Senator Roger Jepsen's Marion office as 2nd District Field Representative. A former Marion mayor and state senator, Potter replaces Roger Hughes who works on Arlyn Danker's 5th District campaign. He will assist constituents with federal issues.
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Washington
Ralph Potter
Marion
U.S
Roger Jepsen
Riowa
Potter
Jepsen
Roger Hughes
Arlyn Danker
East Post Road
Boyd
Potter Real Estate
Boyd Potter
County Recorder
Ralph
2Nd District
Esther Strother
Seventh Ave
Marion Council reconsiders residency rule for city workers
Marion City Council plans an informal 4:30 p.m. meeting to revisit a proposed 10 mile residency requirement for police, firefighters, and emergency staff. The ordinance has had two readings but failed at the third and was tabled for staff study. Also on the agenda are sewer system issues from recent floods and approaches to rental housing and building inspections, currently contracted to Linn County with a one person housing unit.
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Marion
John Bender
Linn County
Marion Briefs and Local Notices From City Ledger
Theft advances as Marion records report a boat motor valued at 350 dollars stolen from a garage within the past week. A 840 dollar electric motor was taken from Graphic Circuits Corp on Sixth Avenue last week. U.S. air traffic controllers began a strike after contract talks with the federal government collapsed.
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Charles Dixon
Second Ave
Graphic Circuits Corp
Sixth Ave
U.S
Doan's Pills suit over Waterloo girl's death seeks $500000
In Cedar Rapids federal court, Jerry Wilder and Elsie Head sue Campana Inc, Jeffrey Martin Inc, and Purex Industries for the death of Destiny J. Connor at age 14 after taking Doan's Pills. They claim negligence in design, promotion, manufacture, and packaging and seek $500000 damages plus $250000 for companionship and $250000 for estate losses. The death occurred July 31, 1980, with the girl previously in good health.
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Doan
U.S
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Wilder
Elsie R. Head
Destiny J. Connor
Campana Corp
Campana Inc
Campana Co
Illinois
Jeffrey Martin Inc
Jeffrey Martin Co
Jeffrey Manufacturing Co
New Jersey
Purex Industries Inc
Delaware
Dean
Former Iowa Beef suit delayed to November hearing
A federal court in Cedar Rapids delayed the $11.5 million suit filed by Hughes Bagley, former vice president of Iowa Beef Processors, against the Dakota City, Nebraska company. Bagley alleges libel and loss of employment amid a 1977 breach-of-contract dispute, with Magisrat Hodges extending pretrial time to prepare.
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Iowa Beef
Hughes Bagley
Dakota City
Neb
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Bagley
Centennial Entry Rules For The Gazette Contest
Mail the entry to Public Affairs Department Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 Enter as often as you like but only one entry per postcard All entries judged by a Centennial Committee which will decide the winner The committee may reject or edit all entries Gazette Company employees and their families do not qualify to win.
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Public Affairs Department
the Gazette
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
The
Gazette
Gazette Company
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Diana
Eighth Ave
Alburnett
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