Chamber panel eyes expanding education task force
The Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce board endorsed extending the education task force program to other Cedar Rapids area school districts. Founded three years ago with the Cedar Rapids Community School District, the effort aims to foster understanding of the US economic system and create work opportunities with high school programs.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Chamber
Roy Potthoff
United States
Faxon
Jerry Ovel
Iowa Chambers of Commerce
Iowa
Ovel
Linn District Court Darns DWI cases heard in First Avenue Division
Twenty eight persons charged with drunk driving were heard by Linn District Court judges. Tim Trickey, 20, was sentenced to seven days after a deferred sentence violation. Four others pleaded guilty and were fined 300 dollars. Several more received deferred sentences or suspended terms with probation to the Department of Correctional Services. A list of multiple defendants with ages and arrest dates is included, along with one dismissal of a Dec. 30 charge later refiled as a felony second offense.
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First Avenue
Linn District Court
Tim Trickey
Williams Blvd
Linn County
Bob L. McFall
12Th Ave
Richard D. Engen
Eighth Ave
Marion
William J. Schindler
Third Ave
James R. Nott
Darby Hicks
Muscatine
Paul F. Hostak Jr
13Th St. NW
David V. Hoagland
18Th St. NW
Department of Correctional Services
Gary Lee Pisney
C Ave. NW
Darrile D. Moore
Toddville
Patrick J. Canfield
Second Ave. SE
Frederick P. Longeway
North Pointe NE
Donald E. Yates
29Th St. Drive SE
Kirk P. McGrath
Arizona Ave. NE
John D. Haase
Murray Hall
Coe College
Donald O. Humphrey
Richard F. O’brien
Johnson Ave. NW
Dale E. Clapp
Ely
Michael T. Nurre
Second Ave
John A. Warner
19Th St. NW
John D. Tesar
Waconia Ave
Stewart K. Smith
Center Point
Carol Ann Manos
Brookview Lane
John E. Arens
Ave. NE
Kevin J. Campbell
Mesa
Arizona
Robert van Short
16Th St
Theodore C. Boyer
Clive Drive
Llewellyn O. Randall
William A. Sparks
Clinton
FBI paid 2.5 million to Chicago spy network
FBI Chicago paid 2.5 million to recruit more than 5,000 informants who spied on residents and organizations from 1966 to 1976, with files on about 27,900 people. The program, largest disclosed by the agency, included a break in at the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights and involved political spying amid opposition to government repression.
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Chicago
FBI
Socialist Workers Party
Alfred Kirkland
U.S. District Court
American Civil Liberties Union
Richard Gutman
Bill of Rights Committee
De-winged insects may curb farm pests
Scientists consider clipping wings of beneficial insects to keep them in place for pest control. Entomologist Carlo Ignoffo notes practical de-winging could aid crop protection if a workable method can be found. Researchers explore short range strains or chemical grounding techniques.
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Washington
Carlo Ignoffo
Biological Control of Insects Research Unit
Columbia
Last smoking area in library banned in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public Library votes to ban smoking in the Business Center citing fire risk and poor ventilation. Smoking will be limited to entrance ways off Third and Fifth Avenues as signs are printed. The board approves borrowing 10 children's book illustrations by East Central Regional Library and joins police juvenile diversion programs. December circulation totals rise to 29,934 from 29,652 last year with reference questions up to 6,975.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Carney
East Central Regional Library
ECRL
Second Ave
Carney
Cedar Rapids Police Department
Hiawatha city budget and valuation rise in 1977
City Clerk Joan Biederman reports Hiawatha property valuation jumped to 27,887,124 in 1977 from 20,891,231 in 1976. Fire Department requests 15,016.65 for next year, up from 10,930. Police seek 45,900, up from 40,290. Budget deadline Feb 21. Appointments: Matt Scheetz civil defense director and Keith Kress to Planning and Zoning. Police radio purchase approved at 1,224.30.
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Hiawatha
Joan Biederman
Biederman
Hiawatha Fire Department
Police
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Established in 1883 by the Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates by carrier 1.15 per week by mail after noon editions and Sunday seven issues 5 174 weeks 00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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Nestle
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Scope AO
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