Cedar Rapids Hit By Three Major Fires And Zoning Vote
Multiple fires struck the Cedar Rapids area with a van blaze harming Steve and Judy Rock and two houses damaged by cigarette fires. The Cedar Rapids Planning Commission rejected a Green Valley rezoning plan for apartment construction after 80 southeast-side residents protested. In Marion, Cedar Rapids, a fisherman hooks a red bellied piranha, recalling a 1945 South Pacific Navy tour.
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Cedar Rapids
Steve
Judy Rock
Sylvester
Cedar Lake
Marion Price
Price
South Pacific
Metro-Marion
Iowa and National News Digest Highlights
Liquor sales at 32 state stores in Eastern Iowa declined in the last fiscal year marking the first drop since 1962-63. Transportation officials cite need for more roadside mowing as weeds rise. The Army plans a cheaper three color camouflage design saving up to 100 million annually. The American Cancer Society now recommends regular breast X rays for women 40 and over reversing earlier guidance. A Light and Power Co board expansion adds Mrs. Duane Arnold. An electric wire fire at Ellis Park delays a top softball clash between The Storm and Vigortone Ag Products. Home sales declined in June amid rising mortgage rates, rattling lenders.
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Iowa
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Ellis Park
Vigortone Ag
Iowa Faces Record Heat and Scarce Rain in Summer
State Climatologist Paul Waite warns Iowa may endure a historic heat spell. July is likely the hottest since 1955 and second hottest since 1936, with August forecast offering little relief for farming conditions.
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Paul Waite
Iowa
Waite
No Progress Reported on Filibuster Over Price Freeze
Secretary of Agriculture John Black said Tuesday there is no progress in breaking the Senate filibuster blocking the target price freeze. He reaffirmed the Reagan administration’s stance to keep target prices for wheat and feed grains at current levels.
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John Black
Senate
Reagan Administration
City to close outside lanes of 1st Avenue viaduct
The two outside lanes of the 1st Avenue East viaduct will be closed to traffic due to deteriorated supports. Plans propose four 9 foot lanes or three 12 foot lanes with a shared left turn. estimated $50,000 to shore supports and a three month repair timeline.
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1St Avenue
Dick Hogan
First Avenue East
Robert Henely
Iowa Department of Transportation
Milwaukee Railroad
Mel Meyer
Wayne Murdock
Meyer
Henely
Richard Ransom
Ransom
Reagan tells GOP congressmen he's optimistic on Latin America
Reagan and Secretary of State Shultz briefed about Central America policy to about 22 Republican leaders. They touted improved Salvadoran military action, questioned Sandinista credibility, and noted diplomacy as the path to regional stability.
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Reagan
Latin America
Gazette Wire
Washington
George Shultz
Central America
United States
Nicaragua
Senate
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Ruben Zamora
Democratic Revolutionary Front
el Salvador
Stone
Consulta
Shultz
Honduras
Baker
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Paul Gorman
Gorman
U.S
Cuba
Managua
Havana
Urgent hunt for dog that bit Tara Jackson seeks rabies check
Tara Jackson 14 was bitten by a large brown and black dog near 14th Ave SW. Her mother says the doctor needs the dog's rabies certificate before giving shots, with a Wednesday deadline if the owner is not found. Authorities canvass the neighborhood and urge calls to the Animal Shelter.
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Nancy Stevens
Tara Jackson
Sinclair Ave
Tara
Tora
Linda Tietz
Tietz
14Th Ave
14Th Avenue
C Street
Animal Shelter
Kaye Rodriguez
Elgin woman sues for damages after West Union crash
Myrtle Butikofer of West Union sues Ford Motor Credit Co and an employee for 100000 in Fayette County District Court. She seeks medical damages from a July 28 1981 collision at the Highways 150 and 18 intersection where a pickup driven by her husband was rear ended by a Ford vehicle driven by Roosevelt Johnson Jr. The suit alleges Johnson negligent for lookout speed stopping distance and following too closely.
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West Union
Elgin
Ford Motor Credit Co
Myrtle Butikofer
Fayette County
Butikofer
Fred
Roosevelt Johnson Jr
Black Hawk County
Johnson
The Gazette Establishment Details and Rates
The Gazette Company began publishing in 1883 at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It lists subscription prices for carrier and mail deliveries, notes no mail subscriptions in carrier areas and credits the Associated Press for local news and dispatches.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Transportation Commission
Lown
American Cancer Society
Ellis
Money
Iowa Electric
Lane
Professional Health Clinic
Center Point Road
N.E
Vern Cooper
Western
Wellington
Union
Park & Shop
Siegel
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