Cedar Rapids City Council Okays Nine Fund Transfers
The Cedar Rapids city council approved nine resolutions reallocating available city funds. Key moves include 1.72 million to the sewage disposal construction fund for the water pollution control plant expansion and 135,670 to the Regional Transit Authority fund to support bus system costs. A 400,000 transfer to the Cedar Valley road fund brings total to 729,000, with 700,000 previously appropriated.
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Regional Transit Authority
Cedar Valley Road Fund
Cedar Rapids Chief Matias Approved as Assistant Chief
The Cedar Rapids City Council voted to make Police Chief George Matias the permanent civil service rank of assistant chief to ensure continuation if demoted. He will serve as assistant chief for six days and be reappointed chief at the next council meeting. He had resigned as chief for the appointment.
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Matias
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Knudtson Faces Charge of Burglary Tools
Gene A. Knudtson aged 26 of 6969 Mt Vernon Road SE was arrested by Marion police on Wednesday over an attempted break in at the Ambassador lounge in east Marion. The county attorney's office prepared a charge of possession of burglary tools and he was held in the Linn County jail.
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Mt. Vernon Road
Marion
Ambassador Lounge
East Marion
Knudtson
Linn ‘County
Phase Four of Street Lighting Program Okayed
The city council approved phase four of the five year street lighting plan authorizing Iowa Electric Light and Power Co to remove 555 incandescent lights and install 811 mercury vapor lights in all four city quadrants. A second resolution funds 681000 watt mercury vapor lights for specific blocks on First Second Third Avenues SE between Eighth and Tenth Streets Second and Third Streets SE between Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Fifth Avenue SE between Second and Fourth Streets.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Fifth Avenue
Bandits Ram Bank Door In Fast Sports Car Heist
London police report a robbery where two men in a powerful sports car crashed into a bank, fired shots into walls, and stole bags totaling at least $19,200. Clerks hid as the robbers fled in a second souped-up auto.
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London
Norway Lights Case Faces Appeals Board Hearing
The state board of appeals heard objections to installing lights at Norway school baseball diamond amid school budget assurances. About 40 residents attended as objectors argued funds would delay library improvements while proponents noted 30 boys play baseball. The decision will be announced in about two weeks.
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State Board of Appeals
Linn County
Board of Education
Watkins
Norway
State Board
Good Winner Ear Bite Fight At Mercy Hospital
Police found 37 year old Marlin Pennington injured in Mercy hospital ER after a pool game dispute. He said a friend almost bit his ear during a game and refused to identify the attacker or file charges.
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Marlin Pennington
Mercy Hospital
Pennington
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Iraqi Foreign Minister urges urgent Yemen peace meeting
In Beirut on Wednesday Iraqi Foreign Minister Ismail Khairallah called for an urgent three-nation Yemen peace committee session due to the deteriorating situation in Yemen. He urged swift action to ease tensions and restore negotiations among involved parties.
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Lebanon
Ismail Khairallah
Yemen
Chamber Official Hurt in Crash
Harold Ewoldt assistant executive vice president of the Chamber of Commerce was injured in a three car crash at First Avenue and Twelfth Street NE Tuesday about 3 50 p m He suffered whiplash neck injury and was not hospitalized The other drivers were Linda Stambaugh 19 Springville and Gerald Boardman 28 Madison Wis Stambaugh was charged with failure to have her car under control.
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Evergreen Street
Chamber of Commerce
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
Ewoldt
Linda Stambaugh
Ronnie Schell Earl Ines Join Joey Bishop Show
Comic Ronnie Schell and Earl ines join in the fun with Joey Bishop on Wednesday at 10 30 PM on Channel 9 in color.
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Earlines
Joey Bishop
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