Signs Not Specific Enough Truck Route Law Thrown Out
Cedar Rapids must post clearer signs before enforcing heavy vehicle route rules after Linn District Court reverses Alan L. Behrens conviction for violating the ordinance. Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer cautions the ruling’s wide implications as Behrens drove to Nash Finch on Blairs Ferry Road NE when stopped by a sign on Edgewood Road NE reading Thru trucks prohibited.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Mel Meyer
Atkins
Alan L. Behrens
Nash Finch
Blairs Ferry Road
Edgewood Road
Behrens
City truck rule blocked by improper warning sign
Behrens fined $50 and $15 in separate divisions but had charges dismissed on appeal. Judge Ansel Chapman ruled the city ordinance requiring five ton heavy vehicles to stay on designated routes is enforceable only if warning signs meet standard clarity. current road signs were deemed inadequate. The city traffic engineer noted signing all streets is impractical and plans to place signs on designated routes while consulting with legal staff.
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First Avenue Division
Linn District Court
Third Avenue
Ansel Chapman
Behrens
Agencies discuss merger of Reality 10 and CCA
Reality 10 and Citizens' Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse boards form three committees to study a potential merger. A research group led by Kate Miller will examine similar merged programs, a programming panel led by Wayne Mead will tackle accreditation and programming, and a transitional issues committee led by Mike McDermott will study transition plans.
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Reality 10
Citizens’ Committee On
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Kate Miller
CCA
Wayne Mead
Mike McDermott
Linn County Mental Health Center Board
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
CCA Board
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Alcoholism Agency
Joel Hoffman
United Way
Third Ave
Drunk Driving Fines Debate Reaches State Court
County officials report 242 894 dollars in fine money turned to schools in six months ending December 31. For 1976 77 Cedar Rapids district received 159 546. Statewide fine total for drunk driving not available but 7 7 million was received by 449 districts last year. About 12 000 arrests occurred in 1977 with over 80 percent conviction. Justice officials discuss penalties and possible court challenge to ensure jail terms two days minimum for first offenses. Chief Justice Moore expects a test case and a ruling within months.
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Gory
James Hennessey
Cedar Rapids
Department of Public Instructions
Thornton
St Olaf College Band to Perform in Mount Vernon
The St Olaf College Band of Northfield will give a concert at Mount Vernon High School at 8 p.m. Thursday. The 80 member ensemble, led by Miles H Johnson, is touring Iowa Minnesota and Illinois. The group has toured Europe recently and played the Bergen International Festival in Oslo in 1974.
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St. Olaf
Mount Vernon
St. Olaf College Band
Northfield, Minn
Mount Vernon High School
Miles H. Johnson
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Europe
Bergen
Preliminary hearing set for Dennis W. Robison
Dennis W. Robison, 18, of 519 Fourth Ave SE, will have a preliminary hearing scheduled after his walk away from the Community Corrections Center Tuesday afternoon. He was recaptured about 7:40 p.m. on First Avenue near 12th Street SE and began serving six months January 13 for a breaking and entering charge with a deferred sentence.
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Dennis W. Robison
Fourth Ave
Community Corrections Center
Robison
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
12Th Street SE
Anamosa
Reserve Officers elect Keith Koch Linn County chapter president
Lt. Col. Keith D. Koch of 662 Staub Court NE has been elected president of the Linn County Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association. New officers include Frank T. Hazelton as executive vice president James Linsley as secretary Jackson T. Long as treasurer Paul R. Valliere as vice president army Emil A. Klumpar as vice president navy Francis P. Schneider as vice president air force Willar D. Schroeder and Robert H. Cropp as executive committeemen Donald E. Smith as judge advocate and James H. Franey as historian.
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Keith D. Koch
Staub Court
Linn County
Reserve Officers Association
Frank T. Hazelton
James Linsley
Jackson T. Long
Paul R. Valliere
Army
Emil A. Klumpar
Navy
Francis P. Schneider
Air Force
Willar D. Schroeder
Robert H. Cropp
Chutney From Canned Fruits With Spices
A simple chutney uses canned peaches or pears or fruit cocktail or plums with brown sugar cider vinegar onion and warm spices. Cinnamon cloves mace allspice and ginger provide the finished flavor and aroma.
Rockwell Donates Land for JA Economic Center
Rockwell International gives a Collins Road site near the Rockwell Collins administration building for the Junior Achievement Economic Education Center. The 170 by 300 foot tract supports a future expanded facility as JA grows to a record 34 mini corporations and 600 students. The gift is worth 27000 dollars with a 107000 dollar Hall Foundation grant. a 60000 dollar operating fund is being sought.
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Rockwell International
Collins Road
Junior Achievement
David Hughes III
Rockwell/Collins administration
Hughes
Bezanson Scout Service Center
Rockwell/Collins
The
Hall Foundation
Cedar Rapids School District Carpenters ratify tentative 1978-79 pact
Seven of eight Carpenters Local 308 members in Cedar Rapids ratify a tentative 1978-79 contract with the district administration hours after reaching it. The board must also ratify. Current rate is 9.32 per hour with 84 percent of the settlement funded by regional construction groups and fringe benefits offsetting the rest. Workers express general satisfaction with the agreement.
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Carpenters
Cedar Rapids
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Joiners of America
Board of Education
Steve Muller
Allied Construction Interest Inc
Ottumwa
Builders’ Association
Five River Carpenters’ District Council
Muller
Charge Dropped for Minor in Pizza Inn Robbery Case
Officials said one of three people charged in the Pizza Inn robbery at 1810 Sixth St SW is cleared. Richard M. Minor, 17, of 2208 Fruitland Blvd SW, was arrested January 26 and the charge was dropped January 27.
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Sixth St
Richard M. Minor
Fruitland Boulevard
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Roland Krekeler
Gazette
Josew
Mary Burke Gazette
Supreme Court
Justices of the Peace
C. Edwin Moore
Moore
Condi
Keith Koch
Bowser IV
Bowser
Duke II
Armstrong Family Shoes
Linn County Humane Society
Mount Vernon Road
Rockwell
Carpenters UK
Cliff Brown
3Rd Ave
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