Open house at KOJC-FM. Love resignations noted
An open house and tours of KOJC-FM minority station in Cedar Rapids run tonight from 6 to 8 at St Wenceslaus gym. The event includes a tribute to outgoing board president Robert Love and secretary Agnes Love, founders of Cedar Rapids first minority station.
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Kojc-Fm
St. Wenceslaus
Fifth St
Robert Love
Agnes Love
Falbrook Drive
Florida
Cedar Rapids
State seeks to close Ramada over unpaid taxes
The Iowa Department of Job Service filed in Linn District Court for a temporary injunction to shut down the Ramada Inn at 5560 Sixth St. SW for $5,123.93 in unpaid unemployment taxes for 1977. The motel remains open as discussions continue and a tentative Aug. 11 hearing date was noted by REL Ltd. representative Roy Glockhoff.
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Roland Krekeler
Ramada Inn
Sixth St
Roy H. Glockhoff
East Moline
Ill
REL Ltd
Linn District Court
Iowa
Job Service
Glockhoff
Department
Harold Keenan
Keenan
The
Gazette
REL
Ramada
Five Seasons Center and Parking Ramp Rise Near Completion
Work continues toward a year end opening of the Five Seasons Community Center and the adjacent 800 stall parking ramp. A crane lifts 20 ton slabs to face the eight story ramp while construction of the 8,000 seat auditorium at the Stouffer’s Hotel side progresses. The ramp should be ready for use by October.
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Five Seasons Community Center
Stouffer's Hotel
First Avenue
Power outage disrupts KCRG and Gazette operations at stations
A transformer relay malfunction at the Sixth Street station caused a nine minute outage affecting The Gazette and KCRG on Thursday. The Gazette reported no delay. KCRG-TV faced three plus hours of disruption while switching to emergency generators and repairing linking transmitters and main towers near Walker and Hiawatha.
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Sixth Street
Gazette
KCRG
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
The
Kcrg-Tv
Walt Alliss
Walker
Hiawatha
Burglars Take 150 Pounds of Quarters From Leo nardo's
Thieves entered Leo nardo's Pizza at 2228 16th Ave SW between 3 and 8 am Thursday. They carried off about 1305 dollars in coins and bills, including 800 in rolled quarters from an office, a cash register, and an office drawer. The theft marks the shop's second break in in two months.
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Leonardo’s Pizza
16Th Ave
John Naso
Tama St. SE
Leonardo’s
Linn-Mar school board nominees filed as Wogahn declines re election
Three candidates filed nomina tion papers for Linn-Mar school district board posts with incumbents A H Coles Lumir E Dostal Jr and Jody L Cutler listed. Larry Wogahn said he will not seek another term after five years. Cutler fills the unexpired term. other terms are three years. Filing deadline is Thursday at 4 pm. election is Sept 12.
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Linn-Mar
Larry Wogahn
North 10Th Street
the Gazette
A. H. Coles
Devonshire Drive
Cedar Rapids
Lumir E. Dostal Jr
Route 2
Jody L. Cutler
Windsor Drive
Cutler
Jerry Tharp
Darwin Kohl
Linn-Mar Board
David de Walle
Marion IMPACT plans Good Neighbor Day elderly aid
Final plans were set by Marion's IMPACT committee for Good Neighbor Day on Saturday. Nine pickup trucks and ladders are requested to transport volunteers for cleaning and repair of elderly homeowners. The group reviews the city five year capital improvements and will report to the City Council. An Iowa Community Betterment workshop is planned for Sept 7 at 2 p.m. at the Marion Community Center with instructors from the Iowa Community Development Commission and Marion IMPACT providing the venue and refreshments. In a separate incident Marion firefighters responded to a car fire at East Post Road and Cottage Grove Avenue caused by an overheated transmission. Lois Rickless, 356 18th St., is the owner. A driver with a fire extinguisher helped extinguish the flames. no damage report.
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Marion
Impact Committee
Good Neighbor
Pat Carter
Impact
Marion Community Cen
Ter
Iowa
Iowa Community Development Commission
Des Moines
Marion Impact
Marion Township
East Post Road
Cottage Grove Avenue
Lois Rickless
18Th St
Two Charged in Car Theft in Cedar Rapids Case
Marion police recovered a stolen car and charged Judy Watkins 20 of Cedar Rapids and Obie Dixon 26 of Cedar Rapids with second degree theft. Dixon is jailed on another charge. The vehicle, stolen June 18 from Harold Emig, 455 First St, was found at Summer Circle. Police noted altered license plates.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald Dale Hartman
Ninth Ave
Vickers Station
First Ave. NW
Debra Kay Moneypenney
31St St
30Th St
Mary Hollendors
First Ave
Judy Cornelia Watkins
Summer Circle Court
Marion
Judy Watkins
Summer Circle
Obie Dixon
Fourth Ave
Dixon
Linn County
Harold Emig
First St
Edgewood Road SW Closure for 30 Days Begins Monday
Edgewood Road SW between Wilson and 33rd avenues will close for 30 days starting Monday for construction tied to Westdale Mall development. Detour uses 33rd Avenue Bramble Road 19th Avenue and 27th Street. On this date in 1901 Rudy Valle was born.
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Edgewood Road
Wilson
33Rd Avenues
33Rd Avenue
Bramble Road
19Th Avenue
27Th Street
Edgewood
Westdale Mall
Rudy Valle
Man to Man Men are also a problem
Dear Boss faces a work force challenge when mothers cite child care or sick kids as reasons to miss work. The adviser argues excuses exist across genders and suggests flexible hours or in-house day care to attract reliable staff and support responsible parenting.
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Tom Charles
Cedar Rapids
Tom
The
Gazette
Teens Held as Vandals In Johnson County Case
Two Oxford male juveniles were arrested in rural Johnson County for mailbox vandalism and related damage in the Lake MacBride causeway area including telephone booths and road signs. They face criminal mischief charges.
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Iowa City
Oxford
Johnson County
Lake Macbride Causeway
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Sixth Ave
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21St Ave
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Krebs Flower Shop
Wilson Ave
Chateliffs
Women’s and Teen Apparel
Mt. Vernon Rd
Vernon Village Shopping Center
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America
Bob Weavers
1St Ave
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