City Forms Ad Hoc Agency To Plan Low Rent Housing
Cedar Rapids moves toward a public low rent housing program with an ad hoc advisory agency formed by the city council. Members include W E Woods Grant Price Robert Chadima Robert Carson and Rev Walter E Kellison. The group may plan a public vote on a low rent program and its status will be temporary unless permanent need is later decided.
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Cedar Rapids
W. E. Woods
Grant Price
Robert Chadima
Robert Carson
Walter E. Kellison
Dave McGuire
Jackson Burns
Helicopter Down At Center Point In High Wires Crash
A helicopter crashed on the south edge of Center Point shortly after takeoff injuring no one. Pilot Roger Welty, 28, of 5932 Sharon Lane SW, and passenger Jack Hoglan escaped unharmed. Damages were estimated at 12 000 with a 23 000 helicopter. Welty attempted to clear passing power lines but encountered more lines 15 feet below. The craft fell, rolled onto its top, then rolled three quarters.
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Roger Welty
Sharon Lane
Jack Hoglan
Center Point
Linn County
Walter Grant
Welty
Schmidt Co Wins Sewer Contract in Cedar Rapids Bid
The city council awarded the sanitary sewer project to Schmidt Construction Co of Cedar Rapids for 8,126 dollars, beating the 8,234 dollar estimate by 108. Bids came from D and B Construction Co and Bjornsen Construction Co both of Cedar Rapids, and Hennessey Bros of Marion.
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Schmidt Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Susan Drive
Patricia Lane
Sue Lane
Schmidt
D and B Construction Co
Bjornsen Construction Co
Hennessey Bros
Marion
Eight-Year-Old Hurt In Fall from Bicycle
Eight-year-old Joseph Weiland son of Mr and Mrs Jerald T Weiland of 205 Twenty-fifth street drive SE was admitted to Mercy hospital Tuesday with injuries from a bicycle accident. He was reported in good condition with multiple cuts and bruises after falling in the 200 block of Twenty-fifth street drive Tuesday evening.
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Joseph Weiland
Jerald T.weiland
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Mercy Hospital
Twenty-fifth Street
Three Parochial Schools in C R Ready To Open
Cedar Rapids area non-Catholic parochial schools commence fall term next week. Seventh-Day Adventist on Chain Lakes road opened Monday with about 38 in class. Trinity Lutheran at 1361 Seventh Avenue SW starts Tuesday with an estimated 160 students. Cedar Rapids Christian at Edgewood road and E Avenue NW also opens Tuesday with about 75 pupils, up 15 from last year. pre-school to grade 6 included.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Chain Lakes Road
del Wiggins
Trinity Lutheran School
Seventh Avenue SW
W. C. Klenke
Cedar Rapids Christian School
Three Cedar Rapids Boys Arrested For Prowling Cars
Three 14 year old Cedar Rapids youths were arrested Tuesday evening for prowling cars at Memorial Stadium during the Midwest league play off game. Police say they entered several cars but took nothing and were referred to county probation officers before being released to their parents.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Stadium
Passenger Injured in Motorcycle Fall on Ellis Road
A passenger, Gary Soreide 14 of 1856 Eighth Street NW, fell from a cycle operated by Arden D Baker 17 of 1301 Third Street SW on Ellis Road NW about 1 45 PM Tuesday suffering minor injuries. Soreide received treatment for cuts and bruises at a doctor’s office.
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Ellis Road
Gary Soreide
Eighth Street
Arden D. Baker
Third Street
Soreide
Pedestrians Behind Car Collision Injures Cedar Rapids Girl
A five year old Cedar Rapids girl Crystal Haferbeck was seriously hurt when six teen pedestrians stepped into J street near Waconia road SW as a car driven by Irma Mrazek 23 approached. Mrazek sounded her horn but could not avoid striking the girl who was taken to Mercy hospital and listed in good condition. Police filed no charges against the driver.
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Cedar Rapids
Crystal Haferbecker
J Street
Waconia Road
Irma Jean Mrazek
Hughes Drive
Students Warned After Walking On Roadway
The report notes students were walking on the wrong side of the roadway and should have moved off the road as a car approached. The incident highlights safety concerns near school areas and the need for pedestrians to stay clear of traffic.
Northwestern Bell CWA begin talks seek wage and benefit gains
Contract talks started Tuesday in Omaha between Northwestern Bell Telephone Co and district seven of CWA covering about 18 000 workers in Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and the Dakotas with a midnigh t Sept 28 expiry. The Cedar Rapids group directly affected includes about 500 of 600 workers with additional electricians and PBX unit staff in Iowa City Anamosa and Vinton.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
District Seven
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Omaha
Northwestern Bell
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Anamosa and
Vinton
D. K. Gordon
Two Forfeit Bonds For Drinking Beer
Two Anamosa youths forfeited $30 bonds in municipal court on charges of consuming beer as minors. Ronald L. Leytem 21 and Allen E. Norton 19 were arrested last Friday at Russo's Pizza House 912 First Avenue NW. Leytem was 20 at the time of his arrest.
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Anamosa
Ronald L. Leytem
Allen E. Norton
Russo’s Pizza House
First Avenue NW
Leytem
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