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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1975
Page
7
The Meat Cutters Union in Mason City rejected Armour Co. management’s offer to discuss continuing fresh beef and pork operations. Union President Ray Long called the offer unacceptable and said it would risk 300 more layoffs beyond 265 already laid off.
A moderate earthquake of about magnitude 4.5 to 5 shook western Minnesota eastern Dakotas and northwest Iowa for about half a minute at 9 54 a m It cracked foundations moved furniture and even knocked a woman from bed Felt over 60 000 square miles the quake centered near Morris Minnesota no injuries were reported Officials said the event could have caused severe damage in a densely populated area and several witnesses described moving floors rattling windows and swaying furniture
Ramsey selected as director of the Northeast Iowa Agency on Aging at an Area 1 board meeting in Calmar. He will live in Oelwein while working from Dubuque. salary to be set later.
Lorraine Cleveland, a Wyoming native now in Newtown Pennsylvania, retires after a long career with the American Friends Service Committee begun in 1939. She served in foreign service and the international service division and helped form the new division effective June 30. Cleveland is a University of Oklahoma graduate with a Master of Social Work from Tulane.
West Union city council awards Phase II airport improvement contract to Cedar Valley Corp of Waterloo. bid amount listed at 161 444 50 for runway hard surfacing. Also approves ward boundary changes to balance population and redefines Ward 1 2 3 by streets.
CALMAR-A reports 598 students enrolled in summer quarter classes at Area One vocational technical school. the figure marks a 10 percent rise from 1974 summer enrollment, reflecting growing participation in the program.
Iowa lawmakers adjourned with a minor bill missing from the batch sent to Gov. Ray. Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu signed the bill after adjournment and sent it to the governor, noting the constitution is silent on signing timing. The action follows a long-standing, rarely tested tradition.
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