Removal of six school crossing signals delayed by city council
Cedar Rapids pauses for at least a week on removing signals at six locations and a seventh under study after review by the crossing safety committee. Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer cites changed pupil routes and school changes as reasons, noting crosswalks and guards will be added where signals are removed to boost pedestrian safety.
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Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
E Avenue
Eleventh Street
Bever Avenue
Forest Drive
Twenty-fifth Street
Eighth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
D Street
Washington Avenue
Memorial Drive
Buchanan Street
B Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Meyer
Crossing Safety Committee
PTSA
Phillips
Pioneer Village Administration Law Ordered
Cedar Rapids city council moved to draft an ordinance establishing a special commission to administer a pioneer village in Seminole Valley park. The measure seeks to end weeks of lease negotiation troubles with Village Board Inc. and would oversee a historically styled village with period buildings and furnishings.
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Cedar Rapids
Seminole Valley Park
Village Board, Inc
Stan Reinis
Reinis
Steinbeck Seeks Easement on Cedar Rapids Taxi Permits
Safety Commissioner James Steinbeck announced easing of taxi permit restrictions in Cedar Rapids. Permits issued for two years remain renewable, with felonies still grounds for ineligibility while misdemeanors rise from one to three before a permit denial. A single offense may still bar renewal if it involved danger to people or property. Steinbeck argued current rules are too harsh, citing a speeding ticket on vacation could cost a cab job. ON THIS DATE in 1890 Vincent van Gogh died after shooting himself.
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Cedar Rapids
James Steinbeck
Steinbeck
Trial Date Set in Bank Robbery Case in Cedar Rapids
Federal court in Cedar Rapids schedules August 26 for three Manly men charged in the June 19 Garden City bank robbery. Thomas Overbeck Joseph Jackson and Timothy Chisholm plead innocent to five counts. Dennis Daringer faces trial on interstate transportation of stolen cars and failure to appear charges after extradition from Brazil.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
James Hodges
Manly
Garden City
Thomas Overbeck
Joseph Jackson
Timothy Chisholm
Daringer
Linn County
Area Residents Report Dog Thefts And Local Notices
Cedar Rapids briefs report Mary Moser losing $100 plus credit cards and a driver’s license from an unlocked car. Residents urged to attend City Council meeting July 30 at City Hall to discuss rezoning. Entries summarize thefts from homes, garages, and vehicles including stereo gear, appliances, hubcaps, tools, and cash, with multiple addresses and residents named. Public notices include garage sales and business ads, plus local event details and advertisements.
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Mary Moser
Northwood Drive
Hiawatha
Bever Park Area
City Hall
Elkader council annexes land for Keystone education building
A local notice reports Elkader approving annexation of about 500 feet on the town west edge to include the Key stone area education agency building in the city limits. Separate police reports list multiple thefts including cash, a ring, a leather purse, a ladder, water skis, a snowmobile trailer, and dogs from various addresses. One 1965 note mentions U.S. Vietnam force increases by 33,000.
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Elkader
Keystone Area Education Agency
Johnson
Vietnam
U.S
Linn Magistrate Court Appearances
A Linn magistrate court session dismissed several assault and battery charges while convicting others. Donald Fleet wood faced mixed outcomes with trespass conviction and fines. Dennis Bemrose received 10 days for defrauding an innkeeper. David Kirkpatrick and Jeff Frankel were fined for trespass and assault. Max VanGrop bound over on rape. other battery and related charges were dismissed or pled guilty with varying penalties.
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Donald Fleetwood
C Street
Carol Fleetwood
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Dennis Bemrose
YMCA
Jeff Frankel
Avenue NE
Dixie Frankel
Dennis Irvin
Mt. Vernon Road SE
William Smith
Clifton Batchelder
Montrose
Max VanGrop
Eleventh Avenue SE
Pamela McLees
C Avenue NE
Sheral Trusty
Lavern Silver
Central City
Rodrick Dunlap
Two C R Girls Charged With Tavern Damage
Two 16 year old girls faced malicious damage charges after spray painting the Mirror Lounge building at 912 First Avenue NW. Police arrested them outside the building shortly after 6 am, estimating $150 in damage to the front door and walls. They said they were friends of another girl fired from the business, and they were held in the county jail on a 12 hour hold.
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Mirror Lounge
First Avenue NW
Ten Injured in Crash Involving Car and Pickup
Osborn Bevedine Ruiz a 43 year old Chicago woman was driving a pickup with nine children when struck from behind by a car driven by Francis Farmer of Strawberry Point near Clayton. All injured received treatment at El kader hospital and released with three children kept in good condition. Farmer faces a charge of failure to stop in the assured clear distance ahead.
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OSBORN — _ Bevedine Ruiz
Chicago
Francis Farmer
Strawberry Point
Ruiz
Clayton County
Farmer
Elkader Hospital
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Richard Schmerbach
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James R. Norris
1St St. SW
Temple Judah
Lindsay Lane SE
Valenta
B Avenue NW
O Ave. NW
Marion Area
Carl
James H. Morse
Bel Air Drive
Donald E. Richards, Jr
Hawkeye Downs
42Nd St. SE
Larry Alexander
Encore Styling Salon
Martinson Sodding
Stickney
Marion
Dwayne Mulholland
Sixth Street NW
4Th Ave
Adv
7Th St. SE
Guaranty Bank
U.S Treasury Department
Social Security Administration
Guaranty
Cedar Hills
42Nd Street
Center Point Road
Edwin Boynton
E Avenue NW
Giants
Sally Ratliff
Summer Circle
Air Force
Norway
Olaf
Charles Walsh
Sixth Street
Senior Citizens’ Bowling League
Europe
Center Point
Jimmy L. Clair
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Mister Perfect
Daniel R. Snell
Sharon Jane
Ron Beatty
Consolidated Freightways
J Street
Ellis Pro
W.A. Blank
Nilsen Road
Kenneth Tichy
D Avenue NE
Terry Hansel
Second Avenue SE
Ernst Ludicek
Gary Muntz
N Street
Muntz
Cherrie Hotz
Devonwood Avenue
Joey
Linn Magistrate Court
Magistrate’s Court
Scott Kramer
Adel Street
Barbara Mayrogeorge
Colony Motel
Val Kramer
Kevin Brandt
Dennis Drive
Tracey Jo Shaheen
Rudolph Adams
Jay Barnes
William Rowland
David Kirkpatrick
Dress
Fifth Avenue SE
Louis Lopez
Luis Bishop
Joe Trevino
Allen Peterson
Windsor Drive
C.R
London
England
Thacres of
Magic Circle
Couron
Amana
Robert Keith Wallace
University of California, Los Angeles
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Ave. S.E
Bishops
Lindale Plaza E
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