State board to hear appeal on Wilson school closing
A public hearing on the 1984 decision to close Wilson Junior High in Cedar Rapids runs Sept 2 and 3 in Des Moines. DPI officials note appeals are rarely overturned, with grounds including illegal acts, improper procedures, or a bad decision, in a case involving Concerned Friends and Parents of the West Side.
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Grimes
Grimes State Office
East 14Th and
Grand
Des Moines
DPI
Robert Benton
Carol Bradley
Virgil Kellogg
School Board
Citizen Group
Cedar Rapids
Larry Bartlett
Bartlett
Jerry Copeland
Copeland
Southwest Side
Wilson
Cedar Rapids invites UDAG program information meeting
Cedar Rapids City Council schedules 3 p.m. information session in City Council chambers on UDAG participation. Don Salyer outlines eligibility criteria, project types, private funding needs, and loan repayment to the city. HUD approval expected, with broader Iowa city eligibility noted.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Don Salyer
Poets
UDAG
Salyer
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Omaha Hud
Sioux City
Waterloo
Iowa
Two men face cocaine trafficking charges in Cedar Rapids
Bonds set at 10000 dollars for Alexis Quevedo and Andres Zuniga. They face smuggling and possession with intent to deliver cocaine after their arrest on a mail delivered drug package from Colombia. Neither man is enrolled at Kirkwood Community College. They reside at 1310 B Ave NE and are not US citizens. Arrangements include passport and visa surrender. Arraignment slated for Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Alexis J. Quevedo
Andres E. Zuniga
Ave
U.S. District Court
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
the Gazette
U.S
Quevedo
Zuniga
Colombia
Drunk driving arrests and thefts reported in Iowa events
Barry DeMaria and Michael Mraz were arrested for drunken driving with further licenses suspensions. Stolen items include a .44 handgun, shoulder holster, an outboard motor, cash from an apartment, tires and tools. A two year suspended sentence was given for a screwdriver assault. A Solon grocery store sues Iowa Electric Power over transformer voltage causing refrigeration damage.
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Barry J. DeMaria
Pirie Drive
Hiawatha
Michael J. Mraz
Mount Vernon Road
12Th Street
Iowa City
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Mary Queen of Scots Becomes Queen of England in 1559
On this date in 1559 Mary Stuart ascended to the English throne as Mary I of England, marking a pivotal Royal transition. Her accession followed the death of her half-sister Queen Elizabeth I and solidified a claimed union of crowns under the Stewart dynasty.
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Mary Queen of Scots
England
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O Ave
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Route 1
Linn County
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Woodland Drive
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C Avenue NE
Harry St. John
C Ave
Norman Curtis McCallister
Elmhurst Drive
Kent D. Warner
Red Oak Drive
Iowa State Patrol
Karam N. Saba
Jean
Saba
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Underwood
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FoxGard
IMC
Johnson Ave
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