Marion Council Will Consider Senior Center Plan
Marion council heard a report from the advisory committee proposing a 7,200 square foot senior citizens center with county service offices a program director kitchen facilities two restrooms maintenance storage and educational cultural programs. Four sites were named City Square park any city park Fifth Avenue and Twentieth Street and Marian YMCA property. The hearing for a private sale on Pine Streets failed and a new date was set for January 16 1974 for the star sewer project with bids due January 14. Final paving payments were approved and street light installations authorized. The 12 man police auxiliary unit was sworn in and made official. Robert Sippel was appointed to the real estate advisory board.
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Marion
Joe Painter
Senior Citizens’ Center
City Square Park
City Park
Fifth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Marian Branch Ymca
Two Charged in Suburban Breakin
Two persons were arrested early Friday during an attempted break in at the Suburban restaurant, 2240 Seventh Avenue. David Parnell Rude, 44, of 207 High Drive SE Cedar Rapids, is charged with breaking and entering and held in Linn County jail on a $35,000 bond. An 18 year old juvenile escapese from Eldora training school is held for larceny of a motor vehicle. Police spotted the pair entering the restaurant on patrol. Rude was captured at the scene while the juvenile fled, later being captured. A stolen car from 940 Twentieth Street was spotted and pursued. it wrecked on Lindale Drive near Milwaukee railroad eve, driver fled on foot and was arrested by authorities.
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Marion
Seventh Avenue
Linn County
David Parnell Rude
High
Cedar Rapids
Eldora
Rude
Twentieth Street
Mitze Luerkens
Eighth Avenue
Indian Creek
Lindale Drive
Cedar Board Okays Pact for Bridge Inspection
CIPTON The Cedar county board of supervisors signed a contract Thursday with Powers Wells Associates of Iowa City to inspect 230 local secondary bridges. Cost depends on materials and hours. about 7 percent may be embargoed after reports. War on 417 primary bridges found 9 closed or embargoed. 24 secondary bridges already inspected. 48 failed bridges brought up to standards.
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Cipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Powers-Wells Associates
Iowa City
Farm i Market
Urges Increase In Mortgage Housing Loans
The Federal Home Loan Bank board chairman urged savings and loan executives to expand mortgage lending, arguing homebuyers generate more revenue for banks than any other sector. He called for less government regulation to foster lending and warned that rigid rules hinder growth in the savings and loan industry.
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San Francisug
UPL
Thy Federal Mone Loan Bank
Thomas Bomar Luid
Rinard Named Top Senate Aide To John Culver
Washington based report says Park Rinard former Des Moines Mason City and Cedar Rapids resident was named top administrative aide to Sen elect John Culver after six years with Sen Harold Hughes. Rinard previously led the Town League of Municipalities as executive director.
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Washington
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
John C. Culver
Culver
Park Rinard
Des Moines
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Rinard
Hughes
Town League of Municipalities
$300000 suit filed against University Hospitals and four Iowa City doctors
A $300,000 case was filed in Johnson county district court against University Hospitals and four Iowa City physicians. Plaintiffs Glen and Mary Martin of Black Hawk county allege permanent injury from a botched operation on December 27, 1972, that caused a pieb bruising not discovered for five hours after surgery. Named defendants are M. J. Chehval, R. I. Flocks, David Kiple, and J. Seibert.
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OWA City
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Johnson County
Glen and Mary Martin
Black Hawk County
Martin
M. J. Chehval
R. I. Flocks
David Kiple
J. Seibert
Drink Dumping Custom in Zaire
TOKYO AP alert reports during a banquet in Kinshasa, Zaire, President Mobutu hosted guests who poured drinks into ashtrays in a ritualized act to honor ancestors. The Hsinhua news agency cites Mobutu presenting the custom as a means to preserve memory and seek ancestral protection.
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Tokyo
Peking
Suse Seku Mobutu
Hsinhua
Mobutu
Bridge Dedicated Across Mississippi at Clinton Furton
The new North Clinton bridge across the Mississippi between Clinton and Furton was dedicated Thursday by David Shall, chairman of the Iowa highway commission. The $7 million span opened to traffic replaces the Lyons Fallon bridge, which will be razed.
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Clinton
UPL
Mississippi River
Furton
David Shall
Iowa Highway Commission
Lyons-Fallon
Damages Sought in Farm Mishap Lawsuit
John and Vera Greene file a 1.68 million dollar damages suit in an Iowa county district court over a farming accident on Frank Greene’s farm. The couple seeks 510,000 from three defendants and 50,000 more for Mrs. Greene, citing an auger incident that injured John Greene and cost him four toes. Defendants include Westfield Industries Ltd of Ontario, W. G. Gretier and Sons Implement Co of Marper, and family members J Wynn Gretter John R Gretter and Frank W Gretter. Also named is Frank Greene.
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Marengo
Iowa
Keswick
John
Vera Greene
Greene
Eachrom Westfield Industries Ltd
Ontario
Canada
W. G. Gretier and Sons
Vines To Start Brazilian Wine Industry
A 70 000 non-dormant vine shipment from Oakland will aid Brazil's white wine industry. Packaged in 2 0 scaled cartons the vines require moisture and face a race against time over 72 years. The project is backed by National Distillers and Chemical Corp of New York and marks the first step toward a broader Brazilian wine industry.
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Oakland
Calif
Brazil
Naional Distillers & Chemical Corp
New York
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Styria Sever
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Twelfth Avenue
Terry Chew
Cazette
Bituminous Materials Co., Inc
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Fly
Marion Township
Tom Bowker and Son, Inc
Painter
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Tenth
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Twentyfinth
William Grundy
Robert Sippel
Meadowview Drive
Ady
First National Bank
Farmers State Bank
YMCA
Marion Ymca
Ray
Sorg Pharmacy
Cole Scout Pack
Starry School
Mitch Anderson
Steve Horan
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Brian Smith
Joe Sonday
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Randy Timm
Allen Stow
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Darrell Wiley
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Steven Warner
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Mike Horan
Matthew Hughes
John Lanning
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Central Avenue
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Senate
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Zaire
Karla
Chizen
Storen
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