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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1979
Page
4
Cedar Rapids city officials discussed commuter vehicle use and a proposed 18 cent per mile charge for employees who keep city cars at home. The plan aims to ensure quick emergency response while offering autonomy. a four day week idea also surfaced for energy savings and reduced sick leave.
Washington reports the Air Transport Association says scheduled airlines will account for about 84 percent of intercity passenger miles in the United States with over 300 million travelers expected this year. ATA President Paul R. Ignatius notes the 1978 surge continues into winter and spring 1979.
The Metropolitan Housing Association writes to Mayor and City Council raising grave misgivings about the proposed Cedar Rapids housing code. They cite lack of owner landlord input, constitutional concerns, no grandfather clause, access latitude, rental focus, unclear permit rules, and missing cost data. They urge postponing public hearings until their committee study concludes and input is considered.
Four cats from the Lavern Bowers residence at 1258 Fourth Ave SE were returned after Linn County Health Department, acting on a court order, determined they showed no ringworm. Dr. Russell Anthony reported no lesions from microscopic exams, noting the 18 day quarantine with no symptoms reduced the carrier risk.
Gene D. Sills 18 and Linda K. Evans 27 were held in Linn County Jail after police stopped their car at Josephine Lane and Johnson Avenue NW. Sills faced charges of possession of controlled substances and interfering with official acts and a June 18 burglary warrant for the Fern Bishop residence. Evans faced identical drug charges and a related obstruction claim.
Linn County attorney files first degree robbery charges against Homer L. Smith Robert E. Cole Charles W. Davis and William D. Miller four of five suspects in a Thursday armed robbery at a northeast Cedar Rapids grocery. A fifth suspect was released after charges were not filed.
The first monthly bus passes were sold to the public this morning by Mayor Don Canney in City Hall. The event marked the rollout of the new fare option with eager riders buying passes at the start of the day.
Marsha Moyle of Lamont in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital after a Thursday crash at F Avenue and Collins Road NE. Moyle, age 31, suffered a facial cut and rib injury when turning left onto F Avenue collided with a car driven by Stuart Hill, 17, of Hiawatha.
Steven Coad, 12, Northwest side youth, fell from a railroad trestle into the Cedar River near the Five-in-One Dam. Police received a report of a body at 7:48 p.m. and the Fire Department recovered the body near the REA dam south of the city shortly after 8 p.m. Rescue workers had searched the dam area for days, and the body was found about four miles downstream.
Public speakers at a Milwaukee hearing urged preserving the Milwaukee Road rather than liquidation or government takeover. Gov. Dreyfus rejected a taxpayer bailout, while Peter White of the railroad supported a trustee‑driven reorganization to produce a viable, potentially profitable line.
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