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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1979
Page
8
Residents of Cedar Rapids southeast flats faced truck blockages as large rigs reappeared along 10th Street SE waiting to enter Cargill. Neighbors and city officials coordinate to keep emergency routes open and address the nuisance.
Bernie Cooper elected president of the Marion YMCA board for the year succeeding Charles Kress. Officers include C. Robert Bennett as vice president Robert Kindig treasurer and Jim Gard secretary. New board members are Jim Dickerson Darwin Groesbeck John Lancaster Kay Mase Bruce McGrath and Carlton Strand. YMCA Friday schedule lists non aquatic and aquatic activities with times at the Marion branch YMCA.
Federal funding requests for a combined Linn County Sheriff and Cedar Rapids Police Department facility were pulled after leaders opposed a merged site. Cedar Rapids Police Chief Gareth Clift and Linn County Sheriff Orlie Workman cited program losses and jurisdictional friction, exploring separate spaces and shared jail instead.
The county weighs either building a new jail or waiting on a state backed regional jail plan. State rejection of Black Hawk County’s similar request influenced withdrawal. Remodeling could repurpose unused spaces, with garages needed for expansion. City officials consider renovations before new construction. overcapacity eased by community programs and Mercy Hospital transport. State funds for jail projects are scarce, with Benton County likely to receive most Eastern Iowa district money.
The Marion Amana exhibit titled The Amanas Yesterday features 27 historic Amana Colonies photographs from 1900 to 1932. Sponsored by the Iowa Arts Council, it runs through March 7 in Linn-Mar High School media center with works by John L Eichacker William Foerstner Christian Herrmann F William Miller Fred Oehl Sr and Jacob Selzer.
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