This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1978
Page
4
Airport manager Roy Jameson proposes rerouting four miles of road around Cedar Rapids airport with Linn County and the city. The project may start before federal funds expire and would cost about 1 million dollars shared by the airport commission city and county.
The airport master plan calls for northwest runway expansion and general aviation facilities but requires realignment of Edgewood Road and Highway 84. City and county eye shared funding, federal aid options, and condemnations completed, with aims to start in spring next year and finish by fall.
Kirkwood Community College may sue for up to 145823 in consequential damages after an inadequate Jones Hall welding laboratory ventilation system. The board authorized four source capture units and redesign actions while noting ownership and responsibility questions with architect Brown Healey Bock and subcontractor Moore Bingham.
Four individuals, including Larry J. Cole and Larry R. Swenson, face drunk driving charges after arrests late Wednesday and early today in Marion and Mount Vernon areas. Vogt and Howard also charged with additional offenses. Diplomatic ties between the Soviet Union and Spain were announced on this date in 1977.
State Sen. James Redmond from Cedar Rapids faces an indefinite postponement in Polk County District Court after a scuffle with Urbandale Police led to a charge of interfering with a police officer. The Legislature had not adjourned when the case was filed.
Grant Wood area American Red Cross chapter holds meetings with Linn and Delaware officials, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, at 3601 42nd St NE. An all day workshop Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. will brief Hawkeye Labor Council on coordinating with the Red Cross in major disasters.
A Cedar Rapids man, Larry Cole, was charged with second degree burglary for allegedly breaking into Stout Lumber Co. in Rowley at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies from Linn and Benton counties assisted, and Cole also faces drunken driving charges. He is held in Linn County Jail awaiting transfer to Buchanan County.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.