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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1973
Page
17
City Engineer Terry Chew reports the No 2 paving project asphaltic resurfacing on Alburnett road is finished with minor cleanup remaining along the roadway. The Cedar Rapids Asphalt and Paving Co. completed the work and city crews will complete the cleanup.
Monday in the magistrate court the docket lists numerous Cedar Rapids offenders with fines from 5 to 50 dollars for speeding left of center failure to stop at clear distance traffic signals stop signs excessive noise intoxication and other violations. Anamosa Springville Central City and Cedar Rapids residents appear among the offenders.
Over the past week the building department approved permits for two commercial buildings and a large addition. Robert E French will construct a 40 by 60 foot concrete photography studio at 1201 Second Avenue costing 26400 with Don Hoyt Construction Co. Bezdek Florists will replace a boiler shelter and warehouse with a 36 by 82 foot structure costing 17250 by B A Westbrook Construction. Frank Magid Associates gains a 40 by 92 foot cement block and brick addition at 1380 East Post Road costing 56000 built by Larson and Unzeitig. Three new houses were approved for Ketelsen 600 Fifty Seventh Street 26314 Schoon 2800 Twenty seventh Avenue 36000 Jones 330 Alburnett Road 23340. Additional permits include reroofs, additions, and garages for various properties on Sixth Street, Third Avenue, Tenth Street, First Avenue, Lindale Drive, McGowan Boulevard, Valleyview Drive, and other sites with costs ranging from 50 to 270 plus.
Greek prisoner Alexandros Panagoulis, jailed for attempting to kill Premier Papadopoulos in 1968, appeals via his mother for a no vote in Sunday's referendum. His health is reported poor after five months in isolation. a note written in blood on his cell wall condemns abstention and urges freedom.
Saeb Salam told parliament he woke the army commander Gen Iskandar Ghanem after Israel’s latest incursion into Lebanon. He urged dismissal after the April 10 attack, but President Franjieh refused and Salam resigned within hours.
The state board of regents approved cost of living pay raises for employees at five institutions, with dormitory rate implications at Iowa State, Iowa, and Northern Iowa. Increases range from 312 to 144 dollars annually based on pay, funded by a 1973 75 legislature appropriation of five million dollars, with ISU and UNI facing dormitory bed cost adjustments next year. UNI won approval for three new majors while a German MA was referred back for study.
DES MOINES AP Northwes tern Bell Telephone Co will raise pay for about 6000 employees this week by an average of seven percent despite no immediate rate approval from the cost of living council. The firm plans no instant rate hike but will seek one by year end. The council has until Monday to decide if all or part of the increases can be paid now. The lowest earner at $95 weekly will gain $10 weekly, a 10.5 percent rise.
The notice promotes placing small classified ads with a bold claim that they yield significant results. It provides a contact telephone number 398 8234 and invites readers to try the service to experience the benefits firsthand.
Donald J. Hanrahan 17 of 657 Staudcourt NE remained in serious condition at Mercy hospital after a motorcycle crash on First avenue NE Wednesday night. Edward G. Anderson 20 of 1541 Fifth avenue SE was treated and released at Mercy for arm leg and facial abrasions after a sand slide on Fourteenth avenue SE. Six-year-old Matt Loftus treated and released at St Luke's hospital after a car bicycle crash on the 800 block of F avenue NE Wednesday afternoon. Police reported no charges in either motorcycle incident.
A traffic incident occurred on Thirty-fifth Street NE when a car turned into the side of another vehicle driven by Carol Volz, no further details provided.
The Cedar Rapids Art Center launched its seventh annual operating fund drive at 324 Third Street SE aiming for 35000. Co chairmen Syd Ellwood and Don MacKay said about 120 solicitors will reach local businesses and individuals over four weeks and anyone uncontacted can call the center to contribute.
William V. Donaldson, Tacoma city manager for two years, remains anonymous after a News-Tribune poll at a shopping center failed to identify him. Donaldson says the anonymity shows he has avoided policy debates and considers it a success.
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a judge ordered Compatibility Dating Inc to stop saying it uses a computer to match couples after finding no such aid exists. The state Bureau of Consumer Protection alleged the firm required a lengthy questionnaire to feed into a computer and provide dates for applicants. A complaint details other alleged practices.
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