City rejects gift land for southwest Cedar Rapids fire station
Cedar Rapids officials declined a donated parcel south of the Hawaiian Inn on Sixth Street SW after conditions attached to the offer were discussed. The Kazimours proposed extending access, sewer and water to land they own behind the property, at an estimated $40 000 cost. The council did not act before a year end deadline, while voters had approved a $4 million bond issue for a new central station and satellites. Robert Kazimour heads RFK Transportation Inc and Janice chairs the city Civil Service Commission.
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Reid Magney
Cedar Rapids
Robert
Janice Kazimour
Norwood Drive
Hawaiian Inn
Sixth Street
Kazimours
Public Safety
Floyd T. Bergen
Bergen
Robert Kazimour
RFK Transportation Inc
Janice
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Linn bird count yields six bald eagles in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Audubon Society count tallied six bald eagles along with a mockingbird, spotted towhee, and robins. Fifty-nine species were recorded citywide on Dec 17 with weather and participation shaping the county tally of 45 species.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Audubon Society
Linn County
Weir Nelson
Ely
Pete Wickham
Fifth Ave
Nelson
Central City
Buffalo Creek Park
Coggon
Prairieburg
Camp Waubeek
Wapsi Y
Alburnett
Lafayette
December cheese flow causes delays in Cedar Rapids
Low income residents waited in cold as Hawkeye Area Community Action Program faced slowdowns in cheese and dry milk distribution. Only one truck operated instead of four due to cold and mechanical issues, with homebound deliveries postponed to today.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Maniccia
Hawkeye Area
Maniccia
Five Iowa reservists join New Jersey duty for holidays
Five Navy reservists from Eastern Iowa join about 85 others aboard the battleship New Jersey stationed off Lebanon in the Mediterranean. They relieve regular crew for a 25 day deployment, allowing some sailors to take holiday leave as the ship backs up Marines in Beirut.
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Reid Magney
3Tteens
Navy
Iowa
New Jersey
Mediterranean Sea
Lebanon
Richard Schulke
E Ave. NE
Jake Studt
Center Point
David Bendtschneider
Coralville
Philip Haven
Waterloo
John Rice
Paul Kunde
Cedar Rapids Naval Reserve Center
Kunde
Schulke
Studt
Bendtschneider
Rice
Haven
Norfolk
Meditera
Nean
Schulker
Janice
Westside Trucking
Cedar Rapids
Pacific Ocean
West
Beruit
Cedar Rapids man sues Johnson County over swimming mishap
Wayne L. Robidoux and family file suit in Johnson County District Court seeking damages after a July 4 neglect at West Overlook Beach Coralville Reservoir left him with a broken neck and permanent disability. Lawyer Todd Becker says claims may also target state and federal entities responsible for the beach area including the U S Army Corps of Engineers.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Coralville
Johnson County
Wayne L. Robidoux
Sherry
Robidoux
West Overlook Beach
Todd Becker
Robidoux Family
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Becker
Cedar Rapids protester sentenced for Offutt entry
Five nuclear weapons protesters including Cedar Rapids’s Stephen Miller aged 24 were sentenced to 20 days in jail for entering Offutt Air Force Base without authorization. The group demonstrated Wednesday at the facility.
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Omaha, Neb
Offutt Air Force Base
Tenced
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Miller
Congress authorizes JFK fifty-cent piece minting in 1963
On this date in 1963 Congress authorized minting of the John F. Kennedy half dollar. The move followed his assassination and established the circulating commemorative coin with the familiar portrait by Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro’s design.
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Congress
John F. Kennedy
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Colorado
Cedar Grove
Audubon
Central and
South America
Canada
C.R. Man
Sherry Robidoux
Benjamin
Matt
Renee
Amanda
Wayne
Marion
Westdale Mall
Lindale Mall
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