Health Center Approves Women’s Shelter Plan in Linn County
Linn County Health Center board tentatively approves a six month demonstration for an emergency shelter at the Montrose hotel. Up to 1680 funds two rooms if YWCA staff supervise. Shelter serves abused and transient women with referrals through social services and YWCA.
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Linn County Health Center Board
Montrose
YWCA
Linn County
Department of Social Services, Information and Referral
Salvation Army
Health Center
Department of Social Services
Social Services
Carol Rickey
Brendelwood
Meth-Wick Manor
Iowa City Council Deadlocks on Renewal Plan
Iowa City council deadlocked 3-3 to decide on a single-development urban renewal plan north of Burlington Street. Councilman Dave Perret was absent. The body directed staff to proceed with appropriate actions based on the split vote.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Council
Burlington Street
Dave Perret
Fire Damages Home Injures Youth in Iowa City
Peter Koffron, 15, of 1634 D Avenue NE, treated at Mercy Hospital with second degree burns to his right arm hand and face after a spark from removing a clock ignited vapors from a paint and varnish remover during a Tuesday afternoon fire. The blaze gutted the kitchen and damaged the dining room and walls, with extensive smoke in the one and a half story frame building. Officials noted land south of Burlington Street may be bid separately by urban renewal developers. The council also discussed land sale negotiations with Iowa State Bank and Perpetual Savings and Loan as Old Capitol Associates had planned. A plan to convert an old barn into five units was rejected after opposition from Village Green Home Owners Assn.
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Peter Koffron
D Avenue NE
Mercy Hospital
Koffron
Village Green Home Owners Assn
Jordan Premier Zaid Rifai resigns after long tenure
Zaid Rifai, longtime prime minister and friend of King Hussein, resigns after serving since 1973. He is succeeded by Madar Badran, who has led the royal cabinet and previously headed intelligence and education ministries.
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Amman
Jordan
Zaid Rifai
Hussein
Mideast
Madar Badran
Bus Route Revisions Studied at Decorah Meeting
North Winneshiek school board reviewed proposed bus routes for 1976 77 year due to detours from bridge posting and repairs. Parents receive route copies during registration days Aug 18 20 with driver assignments. Budget and financial guidelines for free and reduced price lunches were approved. Text and workbook rental will rise by 1 to 6 for Grades 1 12 and 3 for kindergarten. The 1975 76 general fund budget total now stands at 870183. Karen Roberts sworn in as district secretary replacing Juanita Bruening Evelyn Kingsley sworn in as school district treasurer.
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Decorah
North Winneshiek
Karen Roberts
Man Arrested on Vehicle Theft Charge
Donald Novak aged 24 of 2017 Mallory street SW faces larceny of a motor vehicle charge over a motorcycle theft from Regis L. Arp of rural Fairfax. Linn County deputies arrested him Tuesday. he remains in jail Wednesday on a $10,000 bond.
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Donald Novak
Mallory Street
Regis L. Arp
Fairfax
Novak
Linn
California adopts lifeline energy plan cutting bills for the poor
California's Public Utilities Commission approves a new lifeline price formula penalizing heavy energy users while reducing bills for the poor. The plan sets minimum lifeline energy costs for cooking heating and cooling with higher unit prices for excess use.
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San Francisco
California
State
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Eugene Raleigh
ECRL Extends Non-Resident Library Support
Trustees of the East Central Regional Library voted to continue underwriting non-resident library service for Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Clinton patrons until Dec 31. The board cited revenue pressures and a July 1 1977 law requiring a tax to fund public libraries with towns or counties lacking local access.
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East Central Regional
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Clinton
Thomas Summy
Mexican Floodwaters Trap 50 000 People Across Mexico
More than 50,000 people were trapped by floodwaters after ten days of nonstop rain from the Pacific to the Gulf Coast. Dams burst and rivers overflowed, damaging crops and causing at least two deaths. Leandro Rovirosa Wade flew over the hardest hit states and ordered troops and medical supplies to assist the trapped and homeless.
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Mexico City
Hydraulics Resources
Leandro Rovirosa Wade
Jalisco
San Luis Potosi
Tamaulipas
Veracruz
Guanajuato
Woman Hospitalized After Bike Collision
Helen L Casali 49 of 1611 Hollywood boulevard NE was in good condition at Mercy hospital after a bicycle collision with a car Tuesday afternoon on Oakland road NE. Driver Kathy I Pierson 23 of 3706 F avenue NE pulled from a stop sign at Thirty fifth street but no charges were filed.
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Helen L. Casali
Hollywood Boulevard
Mercy Hospital
Casali
Oakland Road
Kathy I. Pierson
F Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
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Tom Goodall
Squaw Creek
Shirley Espee
Marilyn Houser
C.R
Supt
Gordon Christianson
Juanita Bruening
Evelyn Kingsley
Sandal
Killian
New
California Energy Plan
Raleigh
Commission
Vernon Sturgeon
William Symons
ECRL
Killians
Florentine II Ensemble
Lindale Plaza
Elektra Drip
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Welmaid
Parkade
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