Ferry Restored After Hull Repairs Near Prairie du Chien
An emergency ferry linking Prairie du Chien Wisconsin and Marquette Iowa resumed service after repairs to an aluminum hull. The vessel, damaged by ice and wind, was hauled to Wolf Machine Shop for puncture repairs and hull protection plates, returning to the river by nine this morning as four backup boats ferried travelers to prevent strandings.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Marquette
Iowa
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Wolf Machine Shop
Complex Cedar Rapids bond plan eyed by City Council
Attorney William Bergman describes the financing for an Eagle Center Associates office complex above Ground Transportation Center as a confusing “Chinese jigsaw puzzle.” The plan includes 10 million in IDBs to Eagle Center and 25 John Doe bond issues up to 10 million each, with final size likely around 15 million. The project may rise to 15 stories with office condominiums and possible four residental condo stories atop, sold floor by floor.
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William Bergman
Cedar Rapids
Ground Transportation Center
Bergman
Eagle Center Associates Limited
Iowa
John Doe
Engle
Wayne Engle
Don Grooms
Ken Haynie
Des Moines
Haynie
Engle Center
Grooms
Mount Vernon Board Approves Nine Teaching Staff Cuts
Mount Vernon school board votes 3-2 to approve nine professional staff cuts including a full-time middle school librarian to save about $55 000 after a $75 000 budget shortfall. The decision follows a Feb 1 deadline for contract notices and prompts discussion on preserving library services with fewer staff.
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Mount Vernon School Board
Ben Sell
Mount Vernon
Ben
Winston Addis
Addis
Carol Svee
Mount Vernon Education Association
MVEA
Claude Harrison
Board of Education
Education Association
Guy Booth
Svee
Larry Rogers
Dean Borg
Barbara Colehour
Rogers
Colehour
Tom Ipsan
Paul Christiansen
Borg
Pearl Harbor Attack: 1941 Casualties and Damaged Fleet
The Pearl Harbor raid on December 7, 1941, involved about 300 Japanese planes striking the U.S. Pacific Fleet. One battleship was destroyed, and 18 ships were sunk or severely damaged. Allied casualties included 2,065 Navy and Marine personnel killed and 749 wounded, plus 194 Army deaths and 360 wounded.
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U.S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Army
City Revenue Sharing Hearing Set for Wednesday
Cedar Rapids residents may offer oral and written recommendations on how to spend 1.8 million dollars in revenue sharing funds for the next fiscal year at Wednesday's City Council meeting. The hearing, required by federal rules, precedes the proposed budget presentation. Departments have submitted requests totaling 3 million dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert McMahan
McMahan
Cedar Rapids Library Bond Vote Sees Heavy Turnout
Voter turnout for Cedar Rapids Public Library bond election appears heavy with more than 4,600 votes in 30 of 36 precincts by 11:30 a.m. and an estimated 900 in the remaining precincts. Absentee ballots exceed May levels. final turnout could reach 50 percent. The $5.9 million request supports a $7.9 million library, aided by a $2 million Hall Foundation grant, to be built between Fifth and Sixth Avenues SE and First and Second Streets.
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Cedar Rapids
Kopel
The
Hall Foundation
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
First
Second Streets
Five Rings Symbolize Olympic Friendship and Continents
During the Olympic Games the five linked rings stand for sports friendship among all peoples. The rings symbolize five continents Europe Asia Africa Australia and America and are colored blue yellow black green and red.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
America
Burglary Case Steals Cash Guns From Local Residences
Police report a Monday burglary at Wayne Breeder’s apartment 276 Northview Place NE netting over $1,850 in cash and four shotguns after attackers forced a rear door with channel locks pliers. Separately, Commercial Engineering at 1000 27th Ave SW was hit late Sunday or Monday with two amplifiers four speakers and several microphones taken. In a third incident Mary M Davies residence 623 H Ave NW saw over 100 pounds of ground beef stolen from a freezer along with a tool chest battery charger and a $425 boat motor from the garage.
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Wayne Breeder
Northview Place
1000 27Th Ave
Mary M. Davies
H Ave
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Gretchen Sutherland
Mount Leano” A
Laddin
Mount Vernon Road
Tory
SEARS
Lindale Mall
Cedar Rapids, Owa
Ariens
Anens
Belle Plaine
S & W Home & Auto Supply Co
Bradman Service & Sales
Conroy Doehrmann's Sales & Service
Toddville Midway
Farmers Market Sales & Service
Hwy
Hiawath
Vinton
Thurman
Tri-T
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