National chief to speak at state Legion confab in C R
About 1,000 Iowa American Legion delegates are set to convene in Cedar Rapids for the 68th Iowa Department convention at Stouffer’s Five Seasons Hotel. National commander Dale Renaud of Bondurant and Brig. Gen. Richard Head will speak, with Head at 10:45 a.m. Saturday and Renaud Sunday morning. The event ends with officers’ election for 1986-87 and a public parade featuring marching, floats and bands. Awards totaling 28578 will be given by the American Legion of Iowa Foundation, including scholarships to Boys State delegates and aid to the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
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Iowa American Legion
Cedar Rapids
Legion
Stouffer
Five Seasons Hotel
Iowa
Dale Renaud
Bondurant
Richard Head
Head
Air Force Operations
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Renaud
Iowa Department
American Legion of Iowa Foundation
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown
Legislators Split on Guard Trip After Central America Visit
A delegation of Iowa legislators returned from a two week fact finding mission in Central America and split on whether an Iowa National Guard unit should travel to the region while agreeing that the trip was a bad idea. Senator Beverly Hannon called the situation dangerous and Representative Dee Koenigs warned military operations would likely increase. The group included Hannon Koenigs Show and Rosenberg, who met with regional officials during the visit.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Central America
Koenigs
Bob Show
D-Guthrie Center
Ralph Rosenberg
D-Ames
Skow
Skaw
National Guard
Terry Branstad
Iowa National Guard
Honduras
Rosenberg
Hannon
Band Concert Highlights Trombone Night in Jones Park
Cedar Rapids Municipal Band presents trombone focused program featuring a quartet performing Merry Old Land of Oz and William Behrens on Blue Bells of Scotland. Soloist Charles Worsfold to sing Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication. Behrens linked to Cedar Rapids Symphony since 1980, living in Waterloo and teaching privately. Concert 8 p.m. Frank Piersol directs, repeated Sunday 8 p.m. at Ellis Park.
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Cedar Rapids
Cable
William Behrens
Scotland
Pryor
Frank Piersol
Conway
Holst
R. Strauss
Chicago Tribune
Chambers
Verdi
Oliver
Bart
Robinson
King
Brockenshire
Kmoch
Hall
Behrens
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Municipal Band
Luther College
University of Iowa
Waterloo
Jeff Macomber
Doug Anderson
Julie Hibbard
Robert Sadilek
Charles Worsfold
Just For the Fund of It
Worsfold
G Ave
Prairie High School
Ellis Park
Fire devastates Bradley Industrial Park in Kankakee County
Fire swept the Bradley Roper plant, now Bradley Industrial Park, destroying several businesses. A propane heater ignited tar on the roof around 2:30 PM, with flames rising six stories and burning past midnight. Among losses was Azzarelli Builders Inc., led by Bruce Barber, a former Cedar Rapids man affiliated with the firm.
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Bradley Roper
Bradley Industrial Park
Cedar Rapids
Bradley
Chicago
Azzarelli Builders Inc
Bruce Barber
July 16 1960s Cedar Rapids area events and meetings
The day lists multiple meetings in Cedar Rapids and Linn County including City Council at City Hall, public tax delinquency property auctions in the Administrative Office Building, Corrections Board at United Way, Veterans Memorial Commission, and Marion Creative Events Council. Also convention of Iowa American Legion, theater showings at University of Iowa venues, Brenton Stage, and Mabie Theatre with ticket prices. Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performs at Jones Park. Movie theater times referenced on page 14A.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Supervisors
Department of Correctional Services Administrative Board
United Way
Fifth Ave
Veterans Memorial Commission
Veterans Mewos
Hiawatha City
Marion Creative Events Council
10Th Ave
Iowa American Legion
Stouffer’s
Theatre A
University of Iowa
Water Engine
Happiness
Mabie
Brenton Stage
Old Creamery Theatre
Garrison
Jones Park
One Touch America to be based in Marion Iowa
National firm One Touch America seeks a 127400 loan from the Community Economic Betterment fund and matching financing to establish in Marion. CEO David Hughes returns from retirement to lead a venture marketing an intelligent telephone connected to a 24 hour monitoring center. About 30 employees in two years. initial markets Texas California Illinois Nebraska Iowa. Products include home emergency alert devices for under 500 dollars with 20 dollar monthly monitoring.
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Tom Fruehling
Marion
One Touch America
State Community Economic Betterment Fund
One Touch
America
David Hughes
Hughes
National Oats
Cedar Rapids
South Carolina
North Dakota
Texas
California
Larry Kurtenbach
Dorchester
Iowa
Kurtenbach
Central Iowa Power Cooperative
CIPCO
Highway 151
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State Legion Confab
C.R
Iowa City
C.R. Man
Hit By Fire
Bradley, III
Kankakee County
National Telecommunications Firm
Illinois
Nebraska
George Lowe
Marion Economic Development Corp
MEDCO
Jeff Schott
The
Oerl
Smulekoff
Armstrong, Bigelow
Capitol
Coronet
Karastan
Lees
Milliken
Mohawk
Royal Scot
Smulekoffs
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
Utikem
Ei Alka Plus
Alka Plus
reRreerey, Inc
Sun
Lindale Mall
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