Fog creates danger near Cedar Rapids corn sweeteners plant
City officials and Cedar Rapids plant leaders confront dense steam fog from cooling ponds that limits visibility on Waconia Avenue. UAW Local 1316 president Dick Foley plus 730 signatories urge a solution as traffic and accidents rise. Traffic engineer Mel Meyer says no sure fix exists while improvements like signs lights and low speed limits have helped but not solved the problem. The issue will worsen with the nearby Highway 30 bypass opening in late 1979 or early 1980.
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Corn Sweeteners
Cedar Rapids
Waconia Avenue
Dick Foley
United Auto Workers Union
Mel Meyer
Highway 30
Edgewood Road
Waconia
Streets Department
Meyer
Tree Theft Misunderstanding Led to Sheriff Involvement
Harold Crutchley confronted a mistaken case of tree theft after Bruce Slaymaker cut down a large oak he believed was on land with permission. Slaymaker followed tracks and was told by owner Robert Erusha to proceed, but confusion over land boundaries prompted a sheriff’s inquiry before Crutchley cleared the incident as a genuine mistake.
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Harold Crutchley
Bruce Slaymaker
Slaymaker
Robert Erusha
Erusha
Linn
Bru
Crutchley
Boxcar shortage probe delayed amid weather and demand
Iowa transportation officials fault ICC patience in railcar shortage probe as winter weather slows service and car flow. Officials cite about 7 000 hopper and boxcars short Midwest wide, Iowa short 2 100, worsened by grain demand and elevator outages. Milwaukee Road seeks a $119 million federal loan for more engines and cars.
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Midwest
Holland
Iowa
Mississippi
South
Milwaukee Railroad
DOT
Iowa House weighs travel ban tied to ERA
The Iowa House prepared to vote on barring state funds for out of state or foreign travel by employees and legislators over ERA concerns. The move, tied to a $22.3 million appropriations bill for natural resources agencies, could bar attendance at meetings or conferences in any state or country lacking ERA ratification.
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DES Moines
Iowa House
House
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Lipsky
Kenneth Miller
D-Independence
Miller
Carroll Perkins
D-Jefferson
United States
U.S
Department of Agriculture
Iowa Development Commission
State Fair Board, Conservation Commission
Department of Soil Conservation
Department of Environmental Quality
Night club owner seeks go go law changes in C R
Local owner Joseph Abodeely asks City Council to ease apparel rules for venues with liquor licenses or beer permits. He cites the state criminal code as more lenient than last June’s city ordinance and proposes an ordinance aligned with state rules while denying nudity. The issue was referred to City Attorney Dave McGuire for review.
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Joseph Abodeely
Ave. NE
Abodeely
Huxley
State Supreme Court
Dave McGuire
Prairie High School library hit. two color TVs stolen
Cedar Rapids police say two color television sets valued at 1,000 dollars were taken in a break in at the Prairie High School library late Monday. An alarm sounded at 11 45 p m but no burglars were found. Building Supervisor Floyd Pegump noted prior weekend alarms due to steam heater issues. The TVs were discovered missing Tuesday morning.
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Prairie High School
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Pegump
Pegump
Cedar Rapids Receives CD Block Grant For Housing And Site Projects
Federal funds totaling 1.483 million dollars are approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Cedar Rapids. The City Council will select projects after citizen committee recommendations and public hearings. Allocations include 528 thousand for housing rehabilitation, about 300 thousand for acquiring and clearing substandard housing, and over 550 thousand for site improvements in Oak Hill Riverside Time Check St Patrick's Coe Mount Vernon Cedar Lake Daniels and Youngs Hill Kingston areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Oak Hill
Riverside
St. Patrick’s
Coe
Supervisor Defends Equipment Ban in Linn County
Linn Supervisor Richard Wenzel defended a board memo restricting equipment purchases until October. Deputy Auditor Claudine Hixson disputed a report of $200000 shortfalls in interest income. The ban aims to preserve cash carryover as tax receipts begin in October, applying only to routine capital expenditures.
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Linn
Richard Wenzel
Claudine Hixson
Wenzel
St Louis Fire HQ Found Hazardous by Inspector
Fire Inspector Raymond Hammond said the St Louis Fire Department headquarters is a fire hazard with extremely hazardous violations of the fire code in a three story brick building. Blocked exits and improper storage of flammable materials were cited. Fire Chief Kamprad called the violations embarrassing and Fire Marshal Brandmeyer warned condemnation if repeated. The building houses the fire marshal’s office training academy and a fire investigation unit and was last inspected in October.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Fire Department
Raymond Hammond
Hammond
Charles Kamprad
Allen Brandmeyer
Fire Department
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Gazette
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IDOT
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Hal West
Kansas City
William L. Eberline
Albert
Sanitone
Ist Ave
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Tripp
Carver Tripp
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