Farmstead Talks Resume as Contract Deadline Nears
Negotiators for Farmstead Foods and the United Food and Commercial Workers returned to bargaining with days left before the current labor contract expires. The dispute affects about 2,700 workers in Cedar Rapids and Albert Lea. Farmstead paid starting wage $7.20 and base $8.70. offer rejected in October proposed $9.10 by 1992.
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Farmstead Foods
United Food and Commercial Workers
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea, Minn
Farmstead
Burglaries and DUI arrests listed from local crime blotter
The Log Garage burglary at 918 22nd Ave SW. stolen items total about 3100 dollars. Dr SE off 23rd Street SE third offense noted at 2:14 a.m. Friday. Geoffrey Ndungu of Davenport nabbed at 2:30 a.m. Friday at First Street and E Avenue NW. Joseph Dean of Waterloo arrested 12:35 a.m. Friday at 15th Avenue SE. Drunken driving charges detail name, time and arrest location for multiple individuals including Tom Collins in Dec. 22 incidents and others in Marion, NE, and related blocks.
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Geoffrey Ndungu
Davenport
First Street
E Avenue NW
Joseph Dean
Waterloo
15Th Avenue SE
Tom Collins
Ninth St
16Th Avenue
Wiley Boulevard
Jerene Mundorf
Tower View Rd
Marion
35Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Jeffrey Franzenburg
Northwood Dr
First Avenue
Richard Taylor
B Ave
Rockford Road
David Kennedy
Sixth St
Mount Vernon Road
John Baty
34Th St
Kevin Stevens
Fruitland Blvd
Sixth Street
Charles Wieneke II
Glenburg
Fire damages two story house on First Avenue
A two story home at 1646 First Ave NE sustained fire damage last night. Firefighters arrived at 8:40 PM as smoke poured from the Khan Van Ha residence owned by Frank Sykora. District Chief Kepler said fuel fumes from cleaning engine parts in the basement were ignited by a gas dryer's pilot light. No injuries reported. Damage confined to basement with smoke through the house. Police rerouted westbound traffic on First Avenue.
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First Ave
Khan van Ha
Frank Sykora
Jack Kepler
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids and Linn County close for New Year holiday schedule
Government offices and many services adapt for New Year. Cedar Rapids offices close Monday. buses, trash collection continue on regular week schedule. Libraries, Legal Services, courts, post office and banks observe holiday hours. Parking rules vary by location.
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Cedar Rapids
First Street
Third Avenue
Five Seasons Center
Linn County
Iowa
The
Gazette
Pickup slams into moving train near Oxford
John Leland Parker 23 of Iowa City was injured seriously when his pickup slid on ice and hit the side of a westbound Iowa Interstate Railroad train. He was pinned in the cab and airlifted to University Hospitals in serious condition.
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Oxford
Iowa City
John Leland Parker
University Hospitals
Highway
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