Suit Contemplated Over Bridge Repair Costs
The Marengo county board weighs a lawsuit to compel FHWA to pay $360000 for reconstructing seven bridges damaged by the May-June 1974 floods. County previously received $143500 from HUD for local road damage. Board chair cites an arbitrary FHWA denial amid mixed federal aid decisions.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Board of Supervisors
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
Department of Transportation
Dayton
English
Fillmore Townships
Government urges industry to hold price hikes amid recovery
Washington AP reports the anti inflation agency asks industry to slow price increases as demand rises. Council on Wage and Price Stability director Albert Rees says the aluminum price rise prompted a 30 day delay and hopes to deter broader hikes in steel and other sectors. Public hearings can pressure restraint even without enforcement.
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Washington
Albert Rees
The
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Ford
Rees
Palo Nuclear Plant Restart Expected Soon
Iowa Electric Light and Power officials said the Duane Arnold Energy Center at Palo may restart within the next several days after an interim vibra tion fix. The plant will operate at 85 percent capacity until a permanent solution is found during the next refueling shutdown planned for February or March.
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Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Woman Suffers Broken Collar Bone in Crash
Irene V. Lorton aged 57 of Holyoke Massachusetts sustained a broken right collarbone Wednesday after a collision at Second avenue SE and Fourteenth street. Lorton rode as a passenger in Hazel Lorton’s car. Marjorie Voigt failed to stop, jumped curb, struck the Lorton vehicle, and then hit a porch railing. No charges were filed.
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Irene V. Lorton
Holyoke
Mass
Second Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Down Sturgeon Sentence Appeal Denied by Judge
U S District Judge Edward J McManus denied counterfeiter Thomas Sturgeons petition to overturn his 10 year federal prison term. Sturgeon a former Cedar Rapids chiropractor was found guilty in 1973 on eight counts of counterfeiting and began his sentence in January at a Terre Haute maximum security prison. McManus ruled the second charge vague and not worthy of consideration.
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Thomas Sturgeon
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Sturgeon
Cedar Rapids
Terre Haute
Ind
McManus
Machinist Unions Reach Contracts at Midland and Iowa Steel
Machinist union members at Midland Forge and Iowa Steel and Iron Works ratified new contracts. Midland workers accepted a three year deal with a cost of living clause. 165 employees to return to work starting the midnight shift next Tuesday. Iowa Steel machinists signed a two year pact covering 137 members with details undisclosed as the old contract expires Friday. Negotiations on foundry workers and truck drivers continue, affecting about 194 employees overall.
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Midland Forge
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Midland
Iowa Steel
Cedar Rapids earns AAA pedestrian safety award
Cedar Rapids is among 24 cities receiving an American Automobile Association award for pedestrian safety program activities and casualty records. Six other Iowa cities also placed high, with Cedar Falls, Albia, Council Bluffs, Jefferson, Urbandale and Waterloo cited for various categories. The program highlights national and local efforts to reduce pedestrian fatalities, noting nearly half of urban traffic deaths involve pedestrians. Also noted is the 1947 royal engagement announcement of Princess Elizabeth and Lt Philip Mountbatten.
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Cedar Rapids
American Automobile Assn
AAA
Cedar Falls
Albia
Council Bluffs
Jefferson
Urbandale
Waterloo
Safety Town Opens Monday for Tots
Cedar Rapids offers Safety Town for preschoolers from July 14 to 18 and July 21 to 25. The program, run by the safety education bureau with police and city partners, uses a mini city at Kingston Stadium to teach traffic safety with two groups, pedestrians and motorists, under officer supervision. Sessions run 10 am and 3 pm daily with parents welcome and souvenirs for participants. For details contact Officer Michael Birmingham at 398 5250.
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Safety Education Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Kingston Stadium
Michael Birmingham
The
Police Department
Bridge Closure After Elkport Guttenberg Road Accident
The bridge on the Elkport to Guttenberg road near Garber is temporarily closed after an accident last week caused extensive damage to the structure.
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Garber
Elkport
Guttenberg
Cedar Rapids Area SEATS Hotline Numbers
Cedar Rapids listing shows System Telephone 363 8244 for area Ten SEATS in Cedar Rapids 398 5605 and elsewhere 800 332 5934 for assistance.
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Cedar Rapids
Area Ten
Services Set For Otha Hendrickson In Coggon
Otha F. Hendrickson 82 of Coggon dies in Manchester hospital. Born February 26 1893 near Marion he married Ina Smith in 1923 at Vinton. He farmed near Central City retired 1964 and was a longtime member of First Christian church Mecca Masonic lodge and Coggon American Legion. Survivors include his wife two daughters seven grandchildren a great grandson and three sisters. Services Sunday at 2 30 pm at First Christian church with American Legion graveside rites in Coggon cemetery. Masonic service at Murdoch's Saturday evening. The casket will not be opened after the service.
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Coggon
Otha F. Hendrickson
Manchester
Marion
Ina Smith
Vinton
Central City
First Christian Church
Mecca
Glenn Kirksey
Clovis
N.M
Marie Folmer
Dover Plains
N.Y
Roy Chismore
Sylvia van Note
Chrystal Chismore
Center Point
American Legion
Coggon Cemetery
Murdoch
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Federal Disaster Assistance Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Nord Sorensen
Ed Shima
Sorensen
Laurel Haas
Ladora
Dale Mayberry
Delmer Wetten
Williamsburg
Washington, D.C
Joe Coupal
Haas
Wetten
State Department of Transportation
Shima
C.R
Britain
Princess Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
CSU
United State
Bank Courteous Banking Service
16Th Ave
F.D.I.C
Safety Town
Senior Citizen
Otha Hendrickson
Joens Bros
16Th Avenue S.W
Amana
16Th Ave. S.W
Novak
Paul Novak
Gary Novak
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