Street Closing Marks Sewer Work in Czech Village
The city plans to close 16th Avenue between B and C streets SW for four days starting Tuesday for sewer and water line work with no detour posted. A Night In Old New Orleans will be presented tonight at 9 by the Noelridge pool aquatic art club, a tour through New Orleans ending at Mardi Gras with bleacher seating and free admission. The Ellis pool show follows Tuesday at 9 titled Grease out of school and into the pool featuring about 10 songs from the film, with free attendance. A Center Point man seeks more than 10 000 from Northwestern Bell in Linn District Court for his seven year old daughter Angela’s injury when her foot struck a steel post edge near the sidewalk on Aug 2, 1976. The suit requests 10 000 plus 7 percent interest and costs.
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16Th Avenue
Czech Village
New Orleans
Noelridge Pool Aquatic Art Club
Mississippi River
the Recreation Commission
Linn District Court
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Gary Cook
Angela
ROTC
Linn-Mar Omunity
County of Linn
Tate
I Norths Street
Kon
U.S.C.A
Ncational Service Center
Linn-Mar
Commuy
Encols Ae Auguste
Oard
Choo! Bistrit
Linn
State of Iowa
Linn-Mar Unity
ED Apids
Iowa
Fouit Coode
Cedar Rapids
Stroy
Pegar Ss
Ceda Rapids
Lowa
Senate
Preston Terrace condo project to rise on Kirkwood Blvd
Construction starts Wednesday on Preston Terrace a 116 unit condo complex at 6625 Kirkwood Blvd SW joint venture of Elick Construction and Drive In Realty. Jerry Elick says 350 units planned in three years first phase to finish in about a year groundbreaking at 11 30 a m Wednesday.
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Kirkwood Blvd
Preston Terrace
Elick Construction and
Drive-In Realty
Jerry Elick
Elick
Art Thieves Take 22 Paintings From Hamburg Museum
In Hamburg West Germany thieves disabled the museum alarm during repairs and stole 22 paintings valued at about 750000 dollars. The haul includes Degas Before the Mirror and Renoir Portrait of Madame Leraux. Officials believe the burglars knew of the off site condition and struck Saturday night.
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Hamburg
West Germany
Renoir
Madame Leraux
Guard denies city request for National Guard aid
Safety Commissioner Bergen sought Iowa National Guard help to move a 30 by 60 foot quonset hut for a heliport at the C Street SW landfill. Col Woods replied domestic programs require mission readiness and guard units are combat oriented, denying the request. Bergen noted the hut is already purchased and would serve as a hangar for the helicopter and Huey jetcopter.
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Floyd Bergen
Iowa National Guard
Bergen
Iowa
Tional Guard
C Street
Fifth Street
J and
K Avenues
Cedar Rapids
Col. C.P. Woods
National Guard
Army
Col. Woods
Local man receives 1978 Outstanding Senior Citizen award
Joe Messerli, a 77-year-old Monticello retiree, is named Heritage Agency on Aging's Outstanding Senior Citizen. He donates time and money to Camp Courage, Red Cross, Boys Town, and Monticello projects, and helped create a Jones County historical park. He plans a new Monticello senior center and reflects on a life of service.
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Joe Messerli
Messerli
Monticello
The
Heritage Agency On Aging
Camp Courage
Camp Wyoming
Presbyterian Agriculture’ Missions
Salvation Army
Terrace Hill
Cancer Foundation
Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Boys Town
Campfire Girls
Monticello Senior Home
County Historical Museum
Esther
Jones County Historical Society
Amber
Jones County
Joe
Iowa
Signs Falk
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa Common Cause
Common Cause
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Hawkeye Area
Civil Liberties Union
Heritage Agency
HAA
Witwer Senior Center
People’s Unitarian Church
Coe College
Judge upholds Kubalek suit against KCRG WMT
Linn County Judge William Eads overruled a bid to dismiss Kubalek's 2 million suit alleging denial of air time to a presidential candidate. The ruling declines to dismiss, holds sufficient notice identified the court, and notes Kubalek could refile if needed. The WMT stations had sought dismissal earlier Friday.
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Linn
William Eads
KCRG
WMT
Marion M. Kubalek
Tama
Kubalek
Independent Party
Eads
Kenneth Perry
Linn County
Rockwell-Collins weighs Salt Lake City plant expansion
Officials of Rockwell-Collins Telecommunication Products Division consider adding a Salt Lake City plant. A spokesman said a meeting to discuss the expansion will be held and, if approved, Cedar Rapids operations would face no significant impact. The proposal is described as routine.
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Collins Telecommunications Products Division
Salt Lake City
Rockwell-Collins
Cedar Rapids
World chess title clash ends in consecutive draws
Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov fought two more draws in games five and six at Baguio, leaving both without a victory entering game seven. All six games so far have been drawn, with the winner to collect 350000 dollars and the loser 200000 as the prize fund. The match began July 18 at the mountain resort north of Manila and is expected to last months.
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Baguio City
Philippines
Viktor Korchnoi
Anatoly Karpov
Korchnoi
Karpov
King
Manila
Iva M. Pratt
Solte
Slowdown of French air controllers cripples European travel
Hundreds of thousands of travelers faced delays as French controllers staged a three week end slowdown. Flights through French air space were limited to eight moves per controller, causing chaos from Britain to Italy and spurring long waits at Ma jorca where over 70 planes waited to depart. The union plans talks Wednesday to decide future action demanding higher pay, better equipment and more staff.
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London
France
Europe
Britain
Italy
Scandinavia
Spain
Balloonists miserable after failed Atlantic crossing attempt
Two Britons Donald Cameron and Maj. Christopher Davey ended their 1779 mile bid when an eight foot tear in the balloon caused loss of lift near Brittany. They survived a four day flight, were rescued by a French trawler Elsinor, and praised by observers as they returned to Concarneau.
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Concarneaja
France
Donald Cameron
Maj
Christopher Davey
Cameron
Elsinor
Davey
Concarneau
Europe
Tank Corps
Newfoundland
Atlantic
England
Ed Yost
Maine
Azores
Belgium Express
Bids Sought for Cedar Rapids Park Improvements and Public Works
The City of Cedar Rapids invites sealed bids for park improvement work including street, sidewalk, and drainage upgrades, concrete pavement, fencing, storm sewer work, and parking areas. Bid documents are available at City Hall and must be submitted by the specified date with a 100 percent bid bond. The project requires compliance with affirmative action and wage standards and includes provisions for weed control ordinances adopted by the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Department of Parks
Cedar
Otcice Palro
Wncd
Noreoda
Ergiedt Ag Foll
Bey Eoye
Ioca
Naedor Rapids
Assis
Ora
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