City council urged to back moratorium on school closings
Seven representatives of the Concerned Parents and Friends of the West Side ask Cedar Rapids City Council to join in a resolution backing a moratorium on closing schools until a long-range study covers all major high schools. Mayor Canney says it would have no legal bearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Junior
West Side
Ggoup
Don Keister
Rapids Ave
Pssible
Wilson
Don Canney
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Copeland
Wilson Ave
Copeland
Hayes
Wilson Junior High
Canney
Great Charity Sled Races at Jones Park February
The Great Charity Sled Races for all ages will be held at Jones Park on February 21 with a one staple food item donation. Sled and toboggan events include four age brackets and a mixed team race, with registration at noon and races starting at 12:30. Prizes awarded for top three in each division.
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Jones Park
Richard Holthaus
Chartres United Food Bank
Holthaus
Merchants National Bank
Kgan-Tv
MNB
Bank
BanQuick Center
Amana
Kingston
Vernon Village
Noelridge Park
Broadcast Park
Break-in Reported at Bjornson Investment Corp Offices
Burglars entered the Bjornson Investment Corp. offices at 190 Cottage Grove Ave SE Tuesday afternoon and stole a carpet worth 5000, two chairs worth 200, and tools totaling 1000. No forced entry was found. In 1893 entertainer Jimmy Durante was born.
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Bjornson Investment Corp
Cottage Grove Ave
Sears Band Saw Outfit Ad Correction Notice
Sears sale listing for February 7 omits the steel extension table from the Band Saw Outfit. The ad apologizes for the inconvenience caused to readers and customers.
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Sears
Sun
Mercy Hospital trims staff hours as occupancy falls
The ailing economy drives Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids to cut staff hours by about 10 percent after January occupancy drops to 74 75 percent from the usual 82 84 percent. Department heads decide how hours are reduced while St Luke's Methodist reports only a brief January dip and February returns to target.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke’s Methodist
Mark Hanson
Hanson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Isobel Mack
Mack
March of Dimes WalkAmerica draws Cedar Rapids walkers
More than 2,000 walkers from the Cedar Rapids Marion area are expected for the 24 kilometer March of Dimes WalkAmerica on April 24 25. Junior and senior high students form the main body with corporate teams from Merchants National Bank IBM Banks of Iowa Computer Services Rockwell Goss 7 Eleven Bohemian Savings and Loan FMC and Vigortone Products. Contact Swarzen truber at 5264 Council St NE or Hawkeye Chapter 609 Guaranty Bank Building Cedar Rapids 52401 to join.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
Dick Swarzentruber
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
IBM
Banks of Iowa Computer Services
Rockwell Goss
7- Eleven
Bohemian Savings and Loan
FMC
Vigortone Products
March of Dimes
Swarzentruber
Council St. NE
Hawkeye
Guaranty Bank
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John McIvor
Lan County Society
Mount Vernon Road
Highway 13
Dick Hogan
Betty Eiler
J St. SW
Jimmy Durante
Kingston and Company, Limited
Chicago
Ill
Mercy
Mary Burke Gazette
Uncle Sam
American Federal
Savings and Loan
Iowa
American Federal Savings
Third Avenue
First Street
Edgewood Road
Westdale Mall
Iowa City
Lower Muscatine Road
E. Washington
Ankeny
Clinton
Davenport
Des Moines
Newton
West Des Moines
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