Cedar Rapids Transit Union Reaches Tentative 1993 Contract
City of Cedar Rapids and ATU Local 638 reach tentative 1993 contract with 2.5 percent raise on July 1 and 2 percent on January 1 based on June 30 wages. Picketing occurred over raise calculation. union ratifies pact as City Council awaits final approval. Discussions with other city unions continue, with terms due by March 15 for July 1 implementation.
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Cedar Rapids
Union Transit
Amalgamated Transit Union
ATU
Students offer free tax help at Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy College business students will provide free income tax assistance through the VITA program in the Third Avenue SE lobby of SE Tower. Hours run Monday and Wednesday 1 to 3 30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 11 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 15. Last year 1 045 returns were processed. Taxpayers should bring tax info and last year’s return. A mock precinct caucus at Coe College prepares Iowans for the statewide caucuses.
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Mount Mercy College
Third Avenue SE
SE Tower
VITA
Internal Revenue Service
Coe College
Cedar Rapids-Marion League of Women Voters
Iowa
Gage Memorial Union
Lynch, C
Eppley Rooms
Cedar Rapids Derby Announces 1992 Registration Session
The Cedar Rapids Area Soap Box Derby Association invites youths 9 to 16 for the 30th Anniversary Cedar Rapids All-American Race on July 12. A 1992 registration and information session runs Saturday 10 30 a m to 1 p m at Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library. Entry requires a parent signed permission slip and a $10 fee. Race Director Victoria Wallace 396 0123 provides additional details.
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Cedar Rapids
Victoria Wallace
Hiawatha Gallagher seeks Democratic nomination for SD 28
Shawn Gallagher of Hiawatha plans to seek the Democratic nomination for state Senate District 28. Gallagher, 33, executive director of Linn County Action, is a veteran of several unsuccessful campaigns and cites a need for better leadership in the Legislature. Rep. Andy McKean, R-Anamosa, seeks the GOP nomination for the district which covers most of Jones County and northern Linn County including part of Cedar Rapids.
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Shawn Gallagher
Hiawatha
Andy McKean
Anamosa
Jones County
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Gallagher
Linn County Action
Head injury survivor tells Metro students dangers
Tracy Nunemaker, 21, shared the lasting impact of a July 1988 head injury with Metro High School students, describing memory and movement challenges, a changed life, and the need to avoid risky peer pressure. The Iowa Head Injury Association emphasizes prevention for ages 15 to 24, the group most at risk.
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Gazelle Education
Tracy Nunemaker
Nunemaker
Metro
Iowa Head Injury Association
Waterloo
Association
Lisa O'Neill
Prevention tips taught at Metro High School safety program
The TIPS Iowa Head and Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Project spoke at Metro High School where Stephanie Myers outlined five key tips: wear seat belts, wear helmets for motorcycles ATVs bikes and sports, check water depth before entering pools rivers or lakes, drive chemical free, and avoid letting impaired drivers.
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Iowa
Stephanie Myers
Metro High School
Decorah firm defends American jobs after Japanese critique
Keith and Duane Bruening of Bruening Rock Products challenge any Japanese company to compete with their Iowa operation. They employ 35 to 90 seasonally, run nine eastern Iowa quarries, and buy mostly American equipment. They urge keeping jobs in America while noting quality is high across both nations.
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Iowa
Keith
Duane
Des Moines
Yoshio Sakurauchi
Japan
House of Representatives
Koehring Crane
Waverly
Cedarapids Inc
Calmar Manufacturing
Calmar
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
America
Jury questions focus on infidelity in Khouri murder case
Potential jurors for Hani John Khouri's first degree murder trial in Scott County were asked about infidelity and obsession as opening statements set to begin. The defendant, 57, is accused of shooting Jacqueline Chacey, 47, in Cedar Rapids on July 14 1991, with a .38 revolver in a car.
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Dick Hogan
Davenport
Hani
John” Khouri
Cedar Rapids
Khouri
Scott County District Court
Jacqueline Chacey
Chacey
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Dillard
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Decorah
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van Zimmer
Linn
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