Ribbon cutting opens C R s new air cargo terminal
Civic and city leaders gathered for a ribbon cutting at Cedar Rapids Airport unveiling a remodeled air cargo building costing 277000 dollars. Mayor Don Canney praised it as a tremendous add to local air service as 18 million pounds of freight pass through annually, with 12 cargo carriers operating.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Gazette
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Robert Wray
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C.R
United Parcel Service
William Rankin
Strike at Universal Engineering Focuses on Job Security
Production workers at Universal Engineering Corp enter day two of a strike after failed talks on a new contract. About 100 Machinists Local 831 members picketed outside the site while a federal mediator may join talks. issues include job and union security, pay cuts, holidays, and a two-tier system. Cedarapids Inc negotiations resume amid a postponed strike. two-tier wage system and subcontracting on the table.
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Machinists Local
Universal Engineering
Pettibone Corp
Chicago
Herbings
Cedar Rapids boy, 5, left serious after street accident
A five year old Cedar Rapids boy was listed in serious condition at Mercy Hospital after being struck by a car on Eighth Avenue SW near N Street. Police report says Jesse Hacker ran from between parked cars at 1 20 p m Tuesday, hit by Michael Contentos 32 of 633 29th St SE. No charges filed.
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Mercy Hospital
Eighth Avenue
N Street
Jesse Hacker
Jeff and
Denise Hacker
Eighth Ave
Michael Contentos
29Th St. SE
Brezhnev Warns Reagan Over Lebanon Action Threat
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev warned President Reagan that the Kremlin could act in the Israeli Palestinian conflict if U S troops were sent to Lebanon, signaling Moscow would oppose U S involvement and seek a counter move.
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Reagan
Kremlin
U.S
Lebanon
Lions on Oxford farm face county action plan
Calvin Colony of rural Oxford told Johnson County supervisors he still has a lioness but sent the male to a Washington DC zoo. Supervisors debated exotic animal ordinances as Colony plans a USDA standard cage and awaits a permit. Sheriff officials say current rules treat action as civil.
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Don Lehr
Colony
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Oxford
Gazette
Duane Lewis
Johnson County
Vote on care center set for Thursday
Iowa City Johnson County supervisors plan a Thursday vote on converting the County Care Facility to private operation. Board member Burns opposes the idea. a study group cites economic gains from federal and state aid. Several eastern Iowa counties, including Linn and Dubuque, have already made the switch.
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Larry Tanner
Iowa City
Johnson County
Bob Burns
Iowa
Linn
Dubuque
Don Ruby
Ruby
Jean Snow
Indiana man killed in accident at Winterset
A Milford Indiana man, 64 year old Glen L Treesh, was killed Tuesday at Rose Acres Farms in Winterset after being pinned between a forklift and a semi trailer. The forklift driver was treated for shock at a local hospital.
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Winterset
Winterset (Ap
Milford
Ind
Madison County Sheriff's
Glen L. Treesh
Rose Acres Farms
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