No bill in Linn County grand jury campaign funds case
Linn County Grand Jury returned a no bill in the alleged willful violation of Iowa campaign finance laws by the Committee to Elect Lloyd Humphreys. The Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission had claimed six violations during Humphreys 1978 Cedar Rapids senate bid and referred the matter to the attorney general. The panel found insufficient evidence for indictment. the commission may pursue action through the attorney general or county attorney.
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Linn County
Lloyd Humphreys
Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Senate
Attorney General's Office
Humphreys
Diana
Bob Rush
Gazette
Commission
City Awards Sidewalk and Road Repairs Below Estimates
City Council awarded the First Avenue sidewalk project near Cleveland School to E and F Cement Asphaltic Con crete Co Inc for 25 075 dollars, 23 percent under the 32 746 estimate. Edgewood Road NW reconstruction was given to Mid Rivers Contracting Corp Marion for 127 997 dollars, 26 percent below the 169 778 estimate.
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First Avenue
Cleveland School
Edgewood Road
Nwe
F Cement Asphaltic Concrete Company Inc
Ave
Cleveland Street
29Th Street
E and F
Mid-Rivers Contracting Corp. of
Marion
Morris Avenue
Tobin Named Special Assistant at University of Illinois
Thomas L. Tobin, principal public affairs officer at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, is named special assistant to the president and university director of public affairs at the University of Illinois in Urbana.
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Urbana, Ill
Thomas L. Tobin
University of Iowa
Iowa City
University of Illinois
Urbana
Residents rally for rezoning in Coe Mount Vernon area
About 60 residents gathered in Cedar Rapids to back a plan to rezone the Coe Mount Vernon neighborhood from multiple family to single family use. The group cites historical value and preservation, while a dissenting landlord warns of dangerous precedent and questions proof. The council will review the petition and act within three weeks with planning department data noting 459 units affected.
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Citizens For
Coe-Mount Vernon
Third Avenue
Sixth Avenue SE
14Th
18Th Streets
Planning Commission
CCI
Collins
City Planning and Redevelopment Department
Sion
Dick Rehman
Cedar Rapids
Rehman
Coe- Mount Vernon
Wilbur Jackson
14Th St
Jackson
Don Canney
Burglary Charge Linked to Dairy Queen Theft
William L. McDaniel, 18, charged with the April 7 burglary of the Dairy Queen at 501 16th St NE. Arrested late Tuesday, he was not held after fingerprints tied him to the scene. A county attorney’s complaint notes he admitted the burglary. Michael E. Kasey, 22, injured in a First Avenue East car motorcycle crash, listed in good condition at St. Luke’s Hospital. He collided with a car driven by Michael J. Homewood, who was ticketed for an unsafe lane change after overreacting to a hazard. Darin M. Scheib, 15, in fair condition at University Hospitals, treated for neck and head injuries from a moped crash near Coe College. On this date in 1912 actor Michael Wilding was born.
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William L. McDaniel
Dairy Queen
16Th St. NE
McDaniel
Fourth Ave
Michael E. Kasey
S Ave. NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
First Avenue
Kasey
Fifth Street East
Michael J. Homewood
16Th Ave
Homewood
Darin M. Scheib
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Coe College
Scheib
Coe
A Avenue
12Th Street
St. Luke's Hospital
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Tobin
Armstrong's Men's Shoe
Armstrong Men's Shoes
Emilie Hoppe
Elaine Collins
Fourth Ave. SE
C.R. News
Michael Wilding
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Korner
TTN
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