Housing Starts Dip Amid Dim Recovery Prospects
Washington reports show July housing starts at 1.387 million, down 9.2 percent, with a 14.9 percent yearly gain but far below the Ford administration target. Analysts warn a solid 1976 recovery is unlikely as mortgage costs stay high and loan money tight. Citicorp surveys New York homebuying plans dropping to 3.5 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Ford Administration
Michael Sumichrast
National Assn. of
Home Builders
John Weicher
Department of Housing and Urban Development
New York
Citibank
Train Strikes Truck In Bertram. Man Hospitalized
Robert E. Fay, 46, of route three, Cedar Rapids, was in satisfactory condition at Mercy hospital after his pickup was struck by a westbound North Western freight train at Bertram at 6:35 a.m. Deputy reports say the stalled truck was on the tracks when struck on the right front fender. The train pushed the track about 40 feet before stopping on the south side. Fay was thrown from the vehicle. hospital said he has a head laceration and possible fractures.
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Robert E. Fay
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Bertram
Linn
North Western
Fay
Youth Faces Drug Drunk Driving Counts
Bruce J Crawford 17 of 356 Red Fox road SE charged with drunk driving and possession of marijuana. Linn deputies arrested him early Wednesday after breaking up a noisy party on Trail ridge road SE. A bag believed to be marijuana was found in his possession.
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Bruce J. Crawford
Red Fox Road SE
Linn
Trailridge Road SE
Crawford
Rights Unit Tells Growth in Back Pay Settlements
Cedar Rapids human rights commission reports back pay settlements rose to 14,691 dollars for the 18 months ending June 30, far exceeding the five prior years combined. The period saw 134 complaints, 109 about employment with 57 based on sex, 38 on race, six on national origin, and eight on multiple bases.
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Rights Unit
Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission
Commission
Bids Taken on Two City Projects
City council opened bids for two projects. E and F Cement and Asphaltic Concrete Co. bid 36943 for paving Twelfth Street NE between A and First Avenues, above the engineer's estimate of 34356.08. Prairie Valley feeder water main phase two had six bidders. Bjornsen Construction Co. low at 53918.75, with other bids ranging from 55135 to 92707.50.
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E and F Cement and Asphaltic Concrete Co
Twelfth Street
First Avenues
Prairie Valley
Bjornsen Construction Co
Nelson Construction Co
Cobb, Wis
Dave Schmitt
Gazette Co Published Daily Ledger Details 1883 Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Co was established in 1883 and publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, including weekly and annual options, and notes mail restrictions. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Canney notes Chicago meet toward Cedar Rapids rail fix
Chicago officials and Cedar Rapids leaders met with five railroads and state leaders to reduce switching delays that clog Fourth Street crossings. A preliminary report is due Oct. 15, with short term and long range plans aiming to cut car moves to under 24 hours and possibly create a dedicated switching company.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Canney
State Department of Transportation
Witness describes gunpoint incident in Mayner death case
In Marshall County, Carol Fangman testified that Phillip Adreon pointed a handgun at her as shots rang out while Donald Mayner, 19, of Winthrop, died after his pickup veered into a ditch. Deputy Dwight Guenther Jr. faces manslaughter charges, with Adreon also charged and slated for trial later.
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Marshalltown
UPI
Masonville
Phillip Adreon
Winthrop
Donald Mayner
Carol Fangman
Buchanan County
Dwight Guenther, Jr
Mayner
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Adreon
Miss Fangman
Marshall County District Court
Guenther
Mayor Beame Objects To Chicago Sign In New York
New York Mayor Abraham Beame objected to a Longchamps Restaurant sign renamed after Chicago. After negotiations, the owner agreed to revert, avoiding a citywide dispute. The incident recalls a 1922 birth date note for actress Shelley Winters.
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New York
Abraham Beame
Chicago
Hudson River
Longchamps Restaurant
Shelley Winters
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