Belle Plaine's Charlie Known for Fixing Small Motors
Irving resident Charlie Janu, 74, a former dynamite man and boiler mechanic, is famed in Benton County for repairing lawnmowers and parking meters in Belle Plaine, Chelsea, and Elberon. His life spans work on the Lincoln Highway, Cedar Rapids sea walls, a Hot Springs bridge, and blasting jobs, with a pragmatic view on weather, nature, and society.
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Irving
Benton County
Belle Plaine
Chelsea
Elberon
Charlie Janu
Charlie
U.S. Highway 30
Civilian Conservation Corps
Luzerne
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Hot Springs
Ark
Funk Bros. Feed Co
Clayton
Cedar Rapids hotel motels tax receipts fall short of projections
City Auditor Robert McMahan told the City Council that hotel motel tax receipts for the current fiscal year may total about 451 000, short of the 500 000 budget. If realized, the shortfall could reach 49 000, prompting cost cuts or new revenue.
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Robert McMahan
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Canney
McMahan
Mahan
Art Center
Indian Creek Nature Center
Paramount Theatre
Five Seasons Center
Hawkeye Downs
All-Ilowa Fair Board
Cedar Rapids-Marion Convention Bureau
Art
Pioneer Village
Seminole Valley Farm
Bus riders to be surveyed Wednesday
Cedar Rapids riders on city buses will receive a five minute questionnaire on Wednesday. Barton-Aschman Associates Inc. will conduct the survey to gauge trip purpose destinations boarding points and overall transit service. Completed forms may be returned on the bus or mailed back for analysis to improve Cedar Rapids bus service.
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Cedar Rapids City
Barton-Aschman Associates Inc
Evanston, Ill
Barton-Aschman
Cedar Rapids
Barton-Aschmann
Locksley to appeal ruling against anesthesiologists and hospitals
Dr. Herbert Locksley will appeal a Linn District Court verdict in which a jury ruled against his charges that 13 anesthesiologists and two Cedar Rapids hospitals violated antitrust law by refusing to provide anesthesia. The suit, initially at 9 million, was trimmed to 3 million before trial, and the defense argued patient safety concerns justified the actions.
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Herbert Locksley
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Locksley
Bernard Mercer
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Thomas Horan
Roundup highlights Cedar Rapids crime and local burglaries
A Rock Island man John Burton was jailed after attempting to steal at Me Too store facing assault and fifth degree theft charges. Marion man John Decker died of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. Laughridge arrested for threats toward Lisk after disturbance at ex-wife’s apartment. ASAC offices robbed of 115 checks and 277 dollars. Missing wedding band worth over 3000 dollars. Cedar Rapids logged 2.8 residential burglaries per day in 1980 with seasonal variation. Penza jailed for gun theft tied to August burglary. released on court order. Birthdays listed for George Burns and Patricia Neal.
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Rock Island
Ill
John Burton
Burton
First Ave
Linn County
Marion
John Edgar Decker
Sixth Ave
David Kresnicka
Decker
View Drive
Lisk
Washington Ave
Laughridge
34Th St. SE
Filipe Penza Jr
15Th St
Otto Gode
Penza
Gode
14Th Ave SE
General Mills Plans Multimillion Expansion in Cedar Rapids
General Mills seeks about 1 million in industrial revenue bonds to fund a multimillion dollar expansion at its 300000 square foot Cedar Rapids plant on Edgewood Road SW. Plant manager A Williams and Minneapolis office financiers asked the city council for the bonds and a future public hearing. Williams said jobs would rise substantially but would not specify product details or costs, aiming to start this summer with details to follow after the Minneapolis board meeting in May.
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General Mills Corp
Edgewood Road
A. Williams
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Williams
General Mills
General Mills Board of Directors
Mistrial Declared in Bottoms Murder Case
A Santa Ana jury declared a mistrial in the Michael Bottoms murder trial after finding the panel hopelessly deadlocked 11 to 1 for guilty. Judge Lloyd Blanpied Jr. set a Feb.16 hearing to choose a new trial date. Bottoms, 23, from Iowa, faces charges of murdering his wife Virginia in a June incident at a liquor store parking lot.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Michael Bottoms
Lloyd Blanpied Jr
Iowa
Bottoms
Virginia
Disneyland Amusement Park
Tony Rackauckas
Anaheim
Rackauckas
Michael Silvas
Virginia Bottoms
Blanpied
Papa Bear Remembers Halas with Surprising Football Comments
George Halas is recalled by the nickname Papa Bear in a Parade feature. The article highlights surprising remarks about pro football and Halas's influence on the game. It reflects on his legacy and perspectives shared for a Sunday preview.
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George Halas
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Mount St. Helens
Papa
Mama
Reagan
Dick Hogan
Rette City
Ceda
C.R. News
James L. Laughridge
Robert Lisk Laughridge
Meadow
ASAC
Area Substance Abuse Counci
Second Ave. SE
Linda Ryan
O Ave
James T. Gillen
Crime Prevention Bureau
Gillen
Giller
George Burns
Patricia Neal
C.R
Orange County
Papa Bear
Ry 2
Dows Bidg
Hush Puppies
Rand Dexter Florsheim
RED Cross Footworks
Dexter
7Th Ave
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