Former C R officer to get trial on job denial action
A former Cedar Rapids police officer Rodger Greear 36 seeks relief after his 1979 bid to rejoin Cedar Rapids was denied due to a 32 plus age rule. The case questions whether the policy violates equal protection and what factors influenced adoption of the maximum age limit.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
Rodger Greear
Marion
U.S. District Court
Greear
Edward McManus
Floyd Bergen
Janis Kazimour
Odor Study Underway at Cedar Rapids Plant
Brown and Caldwell and TRC Environmental Consultants of East Hartford were hired for 150000 to study odor problems at Cedar Rapids water pollution control plant near Bertram. Field work is done. lab analysis starts as neighbors complain of odors and noise.
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Brown and Caldwell
TRC Environmental Consultants
East Hartford
Zimpro
Wolvers vetoes City Hall basement renovation project
Mount Vernon mayor Earl Wolvers vetoed the City Hall basement renovation after bids came in higher than planned, with Schoff Construction Co. submitting the low bid of 13370. The council approved six resolutions and frequently backed Planning and Zoning recommendations including plats and drainage issues, while approving a pool bond sale, contract, and a police pay raise.
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Mount Vernon
Earl Wolvers
City Hall
Wolvers
Mount
Schoff Construction Co
Vernon Lisbon
Planning and Zoning Commission
Jean Shutt
West Oaks
Shutt
DeWald
Seventh Avenue Southwork
Jacobson Heads Cedar Rapids West Rotary Club
Dr William C Jacobson principal at Jefferson High School has been installed as president of the Cedar Rapids West Rotary Club George Branstetter and Florian Goodkin were installed as vice president and secretary The club meets Wednesdays at the Sheraton Inn and will hear Walter E Eschen the district governor from Dubuque Eschen serves among 403 Rotary governors worldwide with a term ending next June
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William C. Jacobson
Terrace Hill Drive
Cedar Rapids West
George Branstetter
Florian Goodkin
Dr. Jacobson
Jefferson High School
Sheraton Inn
33Rd Avenue
Walter E. Eschen
Dubuque
Eschen
Grassley defends tax bill as loophole closer not hike
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley defends a $98 billion tax bill, insisting it closes loopholes rather than raises taxes. He cites boosted cigarette and telephone taxes, reporting on unreported income, and closing corporate deductions as key steps to fund the measure while easing public impact.
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Grassley
Judy Daubenmier
Azette
Des Moines
Bureau
Congress
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Reagan
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachussets
Federal Reserve Board
Cedar Rapids School Board Candidates Debate Superintendent Search
Cedar Rapids residents heard candidate Mary Ann Kucera urge selecting a new superintendent as a top board priority. Other speakers including David Challed and Gerald Beer discussed community involvement, program costs, and concerns over Wilson Junior High and the Metro program amid district reforms.
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Mary Ann Kucera
Cedar Rapids
David Bey
Blue Ridge Drive
David Challed
Sertoma International Club
Challed
Florence Winkler
Gerald Beer
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Fifth Ave
Wilson Junior High School
Beer
Metro
Gunnane
Wilson Junior High
Birthday Salutes for Basie Margaret and Chamberlain
Today marks birthdays for Count Basie the prominent bandleader aged 78, Princess Margaret of Britain aged 52, and former basketball star Wilt Chamberlain aged 46.
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Count Basie
Britain
Princess Margaret
Wilt Chamberlain
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George Milligan
Congressonal
Internal Revenue Service
IRA
IRS
Kucera
Marvin Maire
Dial
Jim
Furniture Mart
Flexsteel
Charles — Chromcraft
Douglas Hooker
Williams
Thomasville
Thor-A-Pedic
Town & Country Shopping
16Th Avenue
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