No Change in I-380 Interchange Status
About 45 people attended the Linn County planning commission meeting to learn no official change in the I-380 Forty second street interchange status. A compromise plan from SDOT, urged by Jay Kacena, proposes a northbound entrance and southbound exit at Forty second with no north ramps, aiming to address pedestrian safety and congestion. The commission, however, upheld the previous stance against construction, and a tied vote kept the issue on the table without reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Forty-second Street
Nec
State Department of Transportation
SDOT
Planning Commission
Jay Kacena
Marion
IDOT
Glass Road
Commission
Kacena
Linn
Jean Oxley
Hotel strike spreads delayed by mediation
Miami Beach AP report notes seven large resort hotels facing a strike by maids waiters bellhops and other staff as a federal mediator prepares to hold talks. Some hotels began hiring replacements while guests report varying inconvenience and managers offer added perks to attract guests during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Herbert “Pinky” Schiffman
Leland Dean
Fontainebleau
Carillon
Eden Rock
Anita Schraf
Riverdale
N.Y
Eden Roc
J. Schraf
Harry Kozell
Police Radar Unit Stolen In Tama
Tama officials face a $1200 loss after a radar gun was stolen from a patrol car during a routine tavern check. Police Chief Gene McClelland says it was likely a prank and the unit may be destroyed if found. Replacement may strain the budget as insurance won’t cover the loss. Mayor Raymond Crawford notes the city is stuck for funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
UPI
Gene McClelland
Gary Zigler
McClelland
Raymond Crawford
Cause of Death Listed For Manchester Man
Manchester authorities ruled the death of 37 year old David Chaffee as a combination of loss of blood exposure and acute alcoholism. His body was found near an abandoned school by Masonville after he apparently left a stuck car and walked to the school for shelter. He slipped and struck his head on a concrete step.
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Manchester
Delaware County
David Chaffee
Chaffee
Masonville
UNI Music Scholarship Deadline Set
Cedar Falls The University of Northern Iowa sets the deadline for applications for multiple music scholarships for the 1977 78 academic year on Saturday The scholarships are awarded by the music department based on performance ability and overall achievement Auditions will be held in Russell Hall on January 22 Open to any high school graduate meeting UNI admissions requirements who plans to major in music Instrumentalists pianists vocalists and composers are eligible for the awards.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
Department of Music
UNI
Russell Hall
Autopsy Ordered On Man Found In Waterloo
UPI reports 68 year old Donald A. Swan was found dead along a city road in Waterloo with a head injury. Authorities believe he died about two days earlier and ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death. On this date in 1942, Japanese forces bombed Calcutta during World War II.
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Waterloo
UPI
Donald A. Swan
Swan
Calcutta
Brooklyn approves ten-mill electric rate hike
BROOKLYN The city council approved a ten mill increase in electric rates effective Feb 20 for April bills. Monthly residential bills rise from 12 to 30 percent. Utility superintendent Dale Hawkins cited higher electricity costs as the reason for the hike.
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Brooklyn
Dale Hawkins
Contest Court Gives Election To Wonderlich
A three member contest court in Sigourney declared Ollie Republican Jim Wonderlich the winner of the Iowa county board of supervisors race. The ruling followed a canvass that reduced Devine’s tally after noting paste-on stickers spoiled several ballots. Devine plans to appeal.
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Sigourney
Ollie
Jim Wonderlich
Iowa County Board of Supervisors
Wonderlich
Francis Devine
Devine
Phone Service Links Greeley Manchester and Ryan
General Telephone Co of the Midwest will implement free long distance service linking Greeley Manchester and Ryan this Thursday. Installation of toll free equipment costs about 117000 dollars. ON THIS DATE in 1974 in Managua Nicaragua leftist guerrillas attacked a Christmas party for the U S ambassador killing three guards and taking several prominent Nicaraguans hostage.
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Greeley
Manchester
Ryan
General Telephone Co
Midwest
Managua
Nicaragua
U.S
Brewer crafts tasteful edible architecture for Jacques Garden chef
Craig Brewer, executive chef at Jacques Garden in Chicago, builds a stylish edible structure. Construction of his retorted temptation featuring cookies candy marshmallows gum sticks and frosting took 32 hours to complete.
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Craig Brewer
Chicago
Oil from Another Liberian Tanker Could Sail Beaches
A Liberian tanker grounding on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River created a 20 mile oil slick threatening beaches at Paulsboro New Jersey and Claymont Delaware. The 134000 gallon spill prompted boom barriers along the river and a two week shoreline cleanup plan.
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Glouster City
Pennsylvania
Delaware River
Coast Guard
Kenneth Wyman
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Wyman
Paulsboro
N.J
Claymont
Del
Argo Merchant
U.S
Manhattan
Papadopoulous
Nantucket Island
Thames River
Connecticut
Oswego Peace
Thames
Regents Ordered To Halt New Overtime Policy
Des Moines reports the state board of regents must continue the 40 hour overtime standard after Polk County District Judge Anthony Critelli ordered a halt to the new policy pending a formal hearing. The AFSCME filed suit claiming no public hearing was held before the changes. The judge said overtime must be paid under the prior plan while the hearing proceeds.
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Regents
Des Moines
UPI
State Board of Regents
Five Regents
Polk County
Anthony Critelli
Feder
Ation
Afscme
Ray Conley
Asst. Atty
Elizabeth Nolan
Criteris
Montana Man Appointed to Iowa Corrections Post
Des Moines AP reports Roland E. McCauley 51 selected as Iowa director of adult corrections by the department of social services. He will start about Feb 16 at 34632 dollars yearly, succeeding Calvin Auger who returns to warden duties at Anamosa. McCauley led Montana corrections for two years and previously held key posts in Wisconsin.
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Des Moines
Roland E. McCauley
Iowa
Department of Social Services
McCauley
Montana
Iowa State Industries
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Division of Corrections
Wisconsin
Montana Department
Cedar Board Approves Rezoning Near Rochester Cemetery
The Cedar county board of supervisors approved a rezoning proposal to change 67 acres from agricultural to residential near the Rochester cemetery. Don Rathjen led the measure after it had been tabled. 34 people attended the earlier meeting with many opposing the housing development due to potential harm to native prairie. The county planning and zoning commission had recommended denial.
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Tipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Don Rathjen
Rochester
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Former Manson Disciple Seeks Bail Ahead of Retrial
Leslie Van Houten seeks bail reduction pending retrial on two Manson killings. Her lawyer must provide prison rehabilitation records, with Judge Goertzen setting a Jan 28 tentative trial date. Van Houten, once condemned, has become a prison writer editor and argues she poses no danger.
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Los Angeles
Leslie van Houten
Miss van Houten
Maxwell Keith
California Institution For Women
Superior Court
Jack Goertzen
Keith
Goertzen
Edward Hinz
Manson
California
Vacaville
Sharon Tate
Lena LaBianca
Rosemary
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Maharam Mahesh You
Mercy Hospital
1St Ave. SE
Doctor's Court
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Toman Florist & Gift Shop
2Nd St
Lewellen Florist
Town & Country Shopping Center
Krebs Florist
18Th St
Cedar Memorial Flower Shop
1St Ave
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Marion Blvd
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Mt. Vernon Rd
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