County Road Program Proposed for Linn County in 1974
Linn county officials sent a 748000 dollar secondary road program for 1974 to the state highway commission for approval. The plan lists local system projects costing 231100, farm to market projects at 415000, plus 25900 for right of way and reserve funds of 75900. Previous local projects total 88000 with multiple graded and surfaced or bridge works near Prairieburg Fairfax Cedar Rapids and Robins. New local projects total 143000 including roads in Fairfax township and bridges near Fairfax. Farm to market projects total 188000 with work from highway 218 to Interstate 380 and roadside construction near Troy Mills. New farm to market items total 227000 include surfacing near Central City Buffalo Creek area and routes around Hiawatha Prairieburg and Toddville. Overall program totals 748000 for the county with separate local and farm to market allocations and safety items to be determined later.
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Linn County
State Highway Commission
Ames
Fairfax Township
Beverly Road
Toddville
Fairfax
Johnson County
Airport Road
Prairieburg
Jones County
Intrigue Surrounds Vienna Sacher Torte History
A Vienna feature recalls Franz Sacher's chocolate cake created for Metternich's 1815 Congress. The piece details a long legal battle with Hotel Sacher and Demel's over the cake recipe, court rulings, and how menus dodge the name while customers still call it Sacher Torte.
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Vienna
Prince Metternich
Metternich
Franz Sacher
Sacher
Demel
Hotel Sacher
Demel’s
Austria
Jaycees Back $200 Bond For Mid America Slogan Contest
Cedar Rapids Jaycees will finance a $200 U S savings bond for the Mid America Bicentennial commission slogan contest winner. Jaycee president Hal Walter said the board approved funding as part of community projects. The commission, with Linn county volunteers, meets Friday at noon to review underway work and plan future efforts.
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Cedar Rapids Jaycees
U. S
Hal Walter
Jaycee
Jaycee Board of Directors
Linn County
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Commission
Mid- America
Ex-Wife Becomes Nun Seeks End to Alimony
James A Lane asks Circuit Court to stop $250 monthly alimony to former wife Mary A Lane now a nun with the Domincan Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary in Milwaukee. She divorced in 1970 for mental cruelty, is cloistered and cannot keep property, custody of their son remains with Lane.
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Chicago
API
James A Lane
Lane
Circuit Court
Robert L. Hunter
Mary
Mary A. Lane
Order of the Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary
Milwaukee
Arlington Heights
Chief Knows Direction But Spelling Is Weak
Charleston Police Chief John Bailes warns officers about street directions after a resident notes a new street, Wychwood road, runs off Wilkie drive, causing confusion in navigation per the department’s daily bulletin.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Bailes
Department
Daily Bulletin
Wychwood Road
Wilkie Drive
Lee To Head Linn County Cancer Crusade Drive
Charlie L. Lee will be general chairman of the 1974 Linn County Cancer Crusade. David A. Cohn will be vice chairman, Moorman named 1974 state crusade chairman, and Moorman also led the state drive this year. Lee heads Cryovac division of W R Grace. Cohn is senior VP at Dearborn Brass. Both sit on Linn County Cancer Society board.
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Charlie L. Lee
Maplewood Drive
Linn
Robert C. Moorman
Linn County
American Cancer Society
David A. Cohn
Alleghany Drive
Iowa
ACS
Mason City
Moorman
Lee
W. R. Grace Co
Cial
United Community Services Campaigns
Cohn
Dearborn Brass
Linn County Cancer Society
Seats Open for Heavenly Trips on Lunar Flights
Oakland report says Trans International Airlines seeks 10 000 reservations for charter moon flights as travel agents offer manned lunar tours. Lunar project director Robert J. Ziener notes many buyers are serious about joining the cosmic crowd amid a push for nuclear energy as a catalyst for commercial lunar launches.
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Earth
Robert J. Ziener
Trans International Airlines
TIA
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By Roland Krekeler
Council Street
Cedar Rapids
Robins
Sys
Troy Mills
Central City
Bufffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek
Hiawatha
Benton County
Squaw Creek
Rackstraw Downes
New York City
Downes
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Brooks
Maine
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Iowa Arts Council
Nino Lo Bello Seadai
Sacher-Torre
Yesteryear
Herr Sacher
Franz
Anna
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Jaycees
Bond
Peoples Bank
Linn Cancer Fund
Oakland
Calif
UPI
Smulekoff
Electric Fondue
Sun
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