Lisbon residents protest phone service and directory listings
At a Lisbon City Council meeting United Telephone reps faced 30 to 40 residents angered by poor service and missing Lisbon numbers from the new Tipton Regional directory. Council demanded a free new local book by next Monday or consider forming or contracting another company.
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Lisbon
Deloras Malnix
United Telephone
Tipton
Mechanicsville
Clarence
Lowdon
Stanwood
Pat Jennings
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Jennings
Northwestern Bell
LaVonne Bova
Rubin Wienke
DeWitt
L.M. Berry
Warsaw
Ind
Sam Montgomery
Iris Plattenberger
United Representatives
Cedar Rapids school lunch prices rise for 1981-82
Cedar Rapids Community School Board voted to raise lunch and breakfast prices for 1981-82. Elementary lunches 80 cents, secondary 85 cents, adults $1.25. Breakfast up to 20 and 45 cents respectively. Protest urged federal aid restoration and local tax support. Board approved facilities and budget items as part of the meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
David Challed
Fourth Ave
Cedar Rapids- Marion
Challed
Food Service
Gladys Wathan
PTSA
Ronald Moore
Lauree Gerber
Hot dog bus denied for downtown Iowa City
Iowa City City Council rejects a converted school bus selling hot dogs for the downtown pedestrian mall citing decor concerns. Owners Mickey Motyko and Julie Spencer were invited to appeal but Motyko says he will not pursue the appeal and may expand to Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa City
City Council
Mickey Motyko
Julie Spencer
Motyko
Spencer
Cedar Rapids
Maire lays out 1981 82 goals for Cedar Rapids schools
Cedar Rapids Community district Superintendent Marvin Maire presented 1981 82 plans to the school board. The goals include studying middle grade organization and future grade structure, increasing citizen involvement, evaluating elementary schools, reorganizing administration, exploring student teacher telecommunications, and seeking improved area education agency services for district needs.
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Marvin Maire
Cedar Rapids
Pascal Quote About Modesty and Reputation
A concise maxim from Blaise Pascal notes that true respect comes when one avoids praising oneself. The thought reflects humility as a path to being spoken of favorably by others.
Police release sketch in bizarre July liquor store robbery kidnapping
Cedar Rapids police disclosed an artist sketch of a white male in his late 20s to early 30s connected to a July 26 hostage incident on the northeast side. A couple was bound and gagged, one suspect forced the man to open a liquor store safe, with a small cash haul and the pair fleeing in the victim’s car.
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Fifth Avenue SE
Iowa
Mount Vernon Council Defers Beer Keg Permits and Approves Tower Paint
Mount Vernon City Council tabled a proposed ordinance requiring keg beer permits in city parks, while approving a $12 412 bid from Water Tower Paint and Repair Co. to repaint the water tower. The panel also discussed vandalism safeguards, police staffing, a new officer, extra phone line, and other items including a liquor license and a city negotiator.
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Gretchen Sutherland
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Gordon Rahn
Rex DeWald
Robert Sautter
Water Tower Paint and Repair Co
Clear Lake
Doris Pringle
Guy Kueh
Kuehl
Pringle
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