Cedar Rapids dedicates new 71.6 million sewer plant
The Cedar Rapids water pollution control plant on Highway 13 near Bertram was formally dedicated with officials from city and state observing. After delays from bad weather floods and a strike the startup pumps were finally tested during the ceremony. Actual full operation is planned for March with initial startup January 7.
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Cedar Rapids
Ing
Highway 13
Bertram
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Don Canney
Canney
Floyd Bergen
Jerry Rattenberg
Manchester
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Iowa
Gas stations to stay open selective Christmas Day travel
Holiday travelers may find gasoline this weekend with many stations closing Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Some Coralville Davenport stations will be open Christmas Day while Cedar Rapids area shops mostly close. A few sites in Davenport and Walcott will operate Christmas Day, with sun down as a likely closing time. Officials cite intermittent shortages and a Chicago area supply squeeze affecting fuel availability.
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Gazette
Coralville
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Larry Blixt
Des Moines
Coral 66
Brady St
Walcott
American Automobile Association
Chicago
AAA
Iowa
Middle East
Smithsonian told to take inventory within four years
The Smithsonian Institution must catalog its 78 million specimens by June 1983 in a nationwide inventory matching physical holdings to catalog records. Using a large Honeywell computer system, the task covers 12 museums in Washington and New York, detailing items from Bell’s telephone to moon rocks and old master paintings.
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Washington
UPI
Smithsonian Institution
Congress
Alexander Bell
Smithsonian Museums
National Mall
City of
New York City
Four arrested in Linn County drunk driving sweep
Four people were arrested overnight in Linn County on drunk driving charges. Stanley J. Karminski III, 22, was also charged with failing to control his vehicle. Danny R. Hartman, 23, faced a lights violation. Melinda J. Moose, 20, additionally charged with two counts of disobeying traffic signals and speeding. Roger M. Manke, 24, charged with driving with improper mufflers.
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Linn County
Stanley J. Karminski III
Park Towne Lane
Danny R. Hartman
Mount Vernon Road
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Street
Melinda J. Moose
Route 4
St. Joseph
Roger M. Manke
11Th Street
Marion
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Orrestrias Portis Sale
M.L. Reguarly
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Coyote
Westdale
Pendleton
Lindale
Boston
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