Tax bite lower for Civic Center in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids mayor Don Canney announced a nearly 47 percent rise in downtown property value will cut the 1977 tax bill to fund the Five Seasons Community Center. A $30 000 home tax drops from 4.53 to 2.96, with possible further relief if TIF district values grow and the center opens in 1978.
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Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons
Don Canney
Canney
Linn County
Merle Kopel
Hal Schaefer
Coast guard finds life jackets in Cape Cod search for missing tanker
Coast guard crews found two life jackets marked Grand Zenith early Friday off Cape Cod while continuing to search for the Panamanian oil tanker missing with 38 crew. No bodies or other signs were seen.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Cape Cod
Proxmire Downsides Oil Tax Hit Compared to 11B Claim
Senator William Proxmire concedes his earlier assertion overstated the burden of an 11 billion dollar oil tax. He now estimates a U S impact in the 2 5 to 3 billion dollar range. American Motors Corp says it cannot raise wages and may have to sell or mortgage assets to cover payroll amid weak U S auto sales.
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Washington
William Proxmire
U.S
Milwaukee
American Motors Corp
Miami hotel workers set Friday strike deadline
Union chiefs warn at least two more hotels must sign a new contract by Friday or face a strike as eight luxury hotels remain unsettled. The weather forecast calls for a chance of snow tonight ending Saturday with low 5 to 10 above and highs near 15.
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Miami
UPI
Carter and Democrats discuss tax cut options in Ga meeting
President elect Carter and twelve Democratic leaders meet in Plains to weigh a permanent tax cut or a one year stimulus as a quick rebate to spur the economy. House Speaker O'Neill expects congressional approval while Byrd favors a job focused tax cut and questions the size of a $5 to $6 billion plan.
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Plains
Jimmy Carter
Carter
House
Thomas O'Neill
Congress
O’neill
Air Force
Albany, Ga
Washington
Senate
Robert Byrd
Byrd
Possible Legionnaires link to chlamydiae bacteria
Government researchers report antibodies against chlamydiae in several Legionnaires disease patients and a pathologist, suggesting a possible connection to turkeys and parrots. Experts caution results are not conclusive and call for broader testing of patients and controls.
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Page
U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Center
Peoria
Ill
American Legion
Philadelphia
Philip O’berry
National Animal Disease Laboratory
Sheila Katz
Torch Sparks Trigger Fourth Floor Fire at Witwer Building
Fire on the fourth floor of the Witwer building at 905 Third Street SE was caused by a cutting torch used on the third floor. Hawkeye Seed Co occupy floors one two and four and report no damage estimates yet as investigators inventory losses from aquarium and pet supplies. Rick Long and Bill Nunemaker fought the blaze with a extinguisher before retreating as smoke thickened.
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Witwer
Third Street
Hawkeye Seed Co
Carolyn Smith
Ollie Henderson
Smith
Rick Long
Seed Company
Long
Henderson
Bill Nunemaker
Nunemaker
Fire Department
Former Linn Deputy Seeks Unpaid December Pay
Former Linn deputy George Ferris faces withholding of his last December paycheck amid pay limit questions tied to sheriff department rules. Auditor Merle Kopel says statutes may cap his pay and Ferris may owe the county. Ferris claims 1656.80 is due and plans to seek help from state and federal offices or court to avoid financial ruin.
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George Ferris
Linn Sheriff's Department
Linn
Merle Kopel
Ferris
State Citizens Aide
U.S. Attorney's Office
Orlie Workman
Workman
Dennis Blome
Kopel
Cedar Rapids Unemployment Rises in December
The Cedar Rapids jobless rate, seasonally adjusted, reached 5.2 percent in December while the Iowa rate fell to 4.7 percent. Unemployment rose by 500 to 3,500 in Linn County as manufacturing and construction layoffs offset gains in retail. The area employed fell to 73,600 from 74,100 in November.
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Cedar Rapids
State
Job Service of
Iowa
Linn County
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Brenton Bank
TIF
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Churchill
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Jamaica
Sarah Spencer-Churchill
Vanderbilt
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AMC
Marion
Gazette
Congressional
Lowan
William Eberline
Leslie Page
Torch
C.R. Blaze
Walter Grant
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