Lasting Budget Woes Hit Cedar Rapids City Finances
Cedar Rapids faces a shaky 1977-78 budget as state and federal funding shape the city’s fiscal outlook. Finance Commissioner Hal Schaefer and Mayor Don Canney warn that without more aid, property taxes alone won t cover costs. The city pilots voluntary layoffs and forms the FACT team to review all budget implications and new programs while inflation pressures loom.
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Cedar Rapids
Hal Schaefer
General Assembly
Schaefer
Don Canney
Des Moines
Washington
Congress
FACT
Canney
Time Running Out as FEC Faces Funding Deadline
Washington reports the Federal Election Commission has one week to certify presidential matching funds under the 1974 law. Judges ruled the law deficient, leaving Congress to fix it by March 1 or the FEC cannot approve subsidies or issue legal opinions. The agency has approved several subsidies, including $92,175 to five Democrats, and could spend up to $10 million by March 1. Ellen McCormack qualifies for matching funds with over $100,000 raised, while a Pro Life group raises concerns about solicitations.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court
FEC
Congress
Treasury Department
Democratic National Committee
Vernon Thomson
Thomson
Ellen McCormack
Commission
Housing Starts Fall for Third Straight Month
Washington reports January housing starts fell 5.4 percent to a 1.221 million annual rate, the third straight monthly drop and six month low. Building permits rose 10.7 percent to a 1.138 million annual rate, the strongest since May 1974, signaling future activity.
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Washington
Commerce Department
South Tama Proposes 1976-77 Budget of 4 Million
South Tama board approves a 4,001,056 budget for 1976-77, up 3.2 percent from 1975-76. Public hearing set for March 8 at 8 p.m. in Tama to allow community input. Local tax levy 1,621,654 and state aid 1,698,299 fund the plan with general and schoolhouse funds. Superintendent Nichols notes enrollment declines cut state aid by about 50,000 this year and project ongoing reductions, but the district remains financially stable with debt limited to one facility after the coming year.
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Linn County
Merle Kopel
Kopel
Tama
South Tama
Jerry Nichols
Nichols
Iowa
Three Men Charged As Drunk Drivers
Tama county authorities filed drunk driving charges against three men. Dale E. Edwards 27 of Cedar Falls bound over to district court and released on own recognizance after arrest Feb 13 north of Traer. Michael D. Musgrave 24 of Toledo arrested Feb 14 on a Toledo street and released from custody. James D. Steimel 20 of Hudson arrested Feb 12 on Highway 63 at Traer bound over to district court and released on own recognizance. also charged with littering speeding and contributing to delinquency of a 17 year old by making beer available.
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Dale E. Edwards
Cedar Falls
Tama County District Court
Traer
Michael D. Musgrave
Toledo
James D. Steimel
Hudson
Steimel
Eden Resigns Over Appeasement Policy in 1938
On this date in 1938 Anthony Eden resigned as British foreign secretary to protest Neville Chamberlain's appeasement approach toward Nazi Germany.
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Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain
Nazi Germany
Cedar Rapids Library Circulation Rises in Bicentennial Month
Cedar Rapids public library circulation last month totaled 53 152, up from 49 146 a year earlier, with many requests tied to Bicentennial information. The board reviewed the expanded audiovisual department, fine policy changes, and a new public service priorities plan.
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Cedar Rapids
H.A. Schimberg
Cedar Rapids Officer Seeks Linn County Sheriff Nomination
Donald Buzz Sawyer 35 a Cedar Rapids patrolman and helicopter pilot announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for Linn County sheriff. A Center Point native with diverse badges and degrees including an AS in law enforcement Kirkwood CC BS in business Mt Mercy teaching cert and pursuing an MPA at ISU he chairs multiple civic groups and lives in Robins with his wife Yvette and three children.
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Donald “Buzz” Sawyer
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Sawyer
Air Force
Weyerhaeuser
Police Department
Center Point
Kirkwood Community College
Mt. Mercy College
Iowa State University
Noelridge Christian Church
Eagles Club
Civil Air Patrol
Linn County Foster Parents Assn
Iowa Policemen’s
Former Cedar Rapids Woman Indicted On Mail Count
A six count federal indictment charges Billie Jeanne Williams a former Cedar Rapids resident now in Milwaukee with mail fraud for fraudulently receiving Life Investors Inc disability payments. Alleged in June 1974 she used falsified medical forms claiming 1773.31 dollars. Life Investors found the scheme last January. Also indicted is Robert Lewis of Waterloo on gun possession by a felon.
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Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Federal Court
Billie Jeanne Williams
Canbern Lane
Asst
U.S
Alan Kirshen
Life Investors Inc
Life Investors
Williams
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