New York City Snowstorm Halts Transit and Roads
Snowstorm snarls travel from Manhattan to the Mid Atlantic. Subways delayed, rails iced, airports closed or limited. 350 Long Island Rail Road workers melt ice while officials fear third rail outages. Snow and wind cause deaths, flood risk, and widespread closures from Tennessee to Maine.
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New York
U.N
Arthur Goldberg
Johnson
Washington
Maryland
Baltimore
Dulles
Virginia
LaGuardia
Kennedy
Newark
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Maine
South
Midwest
New Orleans
Ohio
Ponchatoula
Iowa City Chamber Poll Shows Support for Action but Opposes Plans
A Chamber of Commerce poll of 600 Iowa City residents finds 328 favor improving the downtown while 186 oppose the city university federal urban renewal plan as presented. A majority oppose the modified plan and a voluntary local renewal proposal. The chamber urges the council to craft an acceptable approach or propose an alternative.
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Iowa City
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce Board
Tthe
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
Plant Workers Burned on Job at Penick and Ford Plant
An air hammer struck a buried electrical conduit at Penick and Ford Co power house causing electrical flashes that burned two workers. Junior Gliem 35 of 1420 N Street SW and Eugene McIntosh 27 of 1050 Tenth Avenue SE were admitted to Cedar Rapids area hospitals in fair and good condition respectively with first and second degree burns on face arms and chest. Both men, Penick and Ford employees, were injured while switching gear was being installed amid an incident shortly before 11 a.m.
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Penick and Ford Co
Electrica
Cedar Rapids
Junior Gliem
N Street
Eugene
McIntosh
Tenth Avenue
Gliem
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Penick
Ford
Coupal Pay Raise Okayed by Council
DES MOINES The state executive council approved a $3,900 pay increase for Joseph Coupal, director of highways, though it admonished the highway commission for the handling. Gov Hughes, Treasurer Franzenburg and Sec Lynhorst voted for the raise. Ag Secretary Liddy voted no and Auditor Smith abstained. Coupal was hired December 1 at $23,700 and raised to $27,000 in mid January per the highway commission agreement.
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State Executive Council
Joseph Coupal
Highway Commission
Harold Hughes
Paul Franzenburg
Mel Lynhorst
L. B. Liddy
Lloyd Smith
Coupal
Suspended Term For Firing Gun In City
Daniel Lucore 20 of 515 Sixteenth Street SE received a five day suspended jail sentence for discharging firearms within the city limits. He was arrested the morning of Sept 28 for firing a pellet gun in the 700 block of Eighteenth Street SE.
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Daniel Lucore
Sixteenth Street SE
Eighteenth Street SE
Montrose Hotel Fire Ends Quickly Without Panic
Hotel guests fled to the lobby as flames swept a third floor room. Assistant Fire Chief Derald Carter said the blaze was controlled in five minutes and smoke damage was minimal elsewhere on the floor. Manager George Del Mastro offered no loss estimate awaiting insurer assessment. Following training here, Soens was bound for Vietnam. his rank remained undetermined.
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George del Mastro
Montrose
Derald Carter
del Mastro
Soens
Vietnam
Forfeits Bond on Accident Charge in New Hampton
Darrold G. Flury, 37, of New Hampton forfeited a $15 bond on a municipal court charge for not keeping his vehicle under control after a tractor-trailer struck a parked police car at First Avenue E and Thirteenth Street. The crash occurred last Thursday at 10 10 p m, causing about $900 damage to the police vehicle.
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Darrold G. Flury
New Hampton
Flury
Avtenue E
Thirteenth Street
City Briefs and Local Notices in The Gazette
Downtown items show a mix of club meetings at 7 30 and venues like the YWCA and Franklin Wisconsin weekend plans. Public notices include a garage theft report at 531 Thirty first Street SE and an Optimists club meeting at 902 C Avenue NE plus Elks and Mission events.
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Aircraft Assn
Air Educat
Notion Museum Foundation
The
YWCA
Franklin
Wis
Pat McElliott
Thirty-first Street
Lowell
C Avenue
Sisson
Area
Elks Club
Girl Hit by Car Suffers Minor Injuries in NE Incident
Valerie Loupee seven, daughter of Mr and Mrs Burton Loupee of 1853 B avenue NE, sustained minor injuries in a car pedestrian crash at B avenue and Eighteenth street NE on Monday at 3 55 PM. She was treated at St Luke's hospital and released. Police report the vehicle was driven by Virginia I Grimes 24 of 1201 Thirty second street NE. No charges filed.
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Valerie Loupee
Burlton Loupee
B Avenue
Eighteenth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Virginia I. Grimes
Thirty-second Street
Dixie Lee Cable Hurt in Accident
Dixie Lee Cable, 23, of 1201 Third Avenue SE, sustained minor injuries in a two car crash at Eighth Avenue and Seventh Street SE Monday at 4 26 p.m. Police identified the other driver as Arthur C. Merchant, 51, of Route Three Cedar Rapids. Merchant faces charges for failing to keep his vehicle under control and leaving the scene without making his identity known.
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Dixie Lee Cable
Third Avenue SE
Eighth Avenue
Seventh Street SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cable
Arthur C. Merchant
Route Three
Cedar Rapids
Merchant
RTA Chief Reveals Meeting With Bus Drivers Union
Dean Wagner of the regional transit authority said a Friday meeting with the drivers union negotiating committee produced general agreement on pay vacations and hours while pension terms remain a sticking point. The RTA weighs funding options including revenue bonds or a federal grant, with the grant path contingent on a satisfactory union contract. Wagner called the session cordial and information exchanging, noting union cooperation appears favorable.
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Dean Wagner
Regional Transit Authority
RTA
Wagner
Youth, 20, Fined On Possession Charge
Michael A. Kinkead, 20, of 1175 Blairs Ferry Road, Marion, was fined $25 and costs for possessing liquor as a minor. He was arrested in the 500 block of First Avenue West Saturday at 1:20 a.m. Municipal Judge Loren Hullfinger Jr. imposed the fine.
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Michael A. Kinkead
Blairs Ferry Road
Marion
First Avenue
Loren Hulflinger, Jr
Schwengel to Visit Tipton Friday for Constituent Meeting
Representative Fred Schwengel of the First District will meet with constituents at the Cedar County Courthouse in Tipton on Friday from 11 a.m. to noon. The visit aims to discuss local concerns and federal issues with residents.
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Tipton
Rep
Schwengel
Washington, D.C
First
Fred Schwengel
Cedar County Court House
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