Rathje Wins Bid For Marion Water Main No 1 Project
Rathje Construction Co of Marion bid 6 190 45 to install main extension No 1, Cedar Rapids based Dave Selumitt bid 6 285 20, Concrete Maintenance Co of Cedar Rapids 17 663 25. bids straddle engineer estimate 2 per foot. board to re advertise and reevaluate bids. work on Twenty ninth Avenue and Indian Creek road. deep well pump bid for No 5 rejected for improper preparation. warehouse work underway but hampered by weather.
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Rathje Construction Co
Marion
Marion Water Department
Teathje
Dave Selumitt
Rathje
Avanue
Indian Creek Roai
Water Board of Trustees
Mentzer Scholars in Marion Named
The John Mentzer Scholarships and awards have been announced by the Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids as trustee. This is the twelfth year the awards are granted for Marlow high school graduates pursuing college education. Recipients span fourth year to first year awards, with a thanks note from Ruth De Boer and family.
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Mentzer
Natoral Bank’ of
Cedar Rapids
John] P. Mentzer
Marlow
Julie A. ‘Taylor
Todd Swing
Gary Hoa
Pst Ryal
Jill M. Hunt
Steven L. Jensen
Steven FR
Potter
Michael B. Wood
Shirley Blockhus
Sheila Ewing
Neney
Scher
Charles Cropp
Patricia Beadle
Randy Suffin
Thomas Viva
Sawards
Tama County Farmer Found Dead in Yard Near Here
Tama county authorities reported that Bed ward Hanns a 50 year old farmer was found dead in his yard early Thursday by his wife who was in the field. Police said the death was from a personal safety related gunshot wound. Services set for Monday at 10 am at St. Wenceslaus church rural Chiier. Body at Overton funeral home in Traer with calling after noon Saturday.
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Tama
Bedward Hanns
St. Wenceslaus
Chiier
Overton
Traer
Cuban President Doricos Visits Santiago Briefly
Cuban President Osvaldo Doricos stops in Santiago Chile en route home from Argentina, making a short stop during his overseas tour. His arrival is noted as a routine diplomatic stop with no stated protests or clashes.
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Dorticos Visi
Santiago
Chile
Osvaldo Doricos
Argentina
Independence Man Burned In Apartment Fire
Independence man Jensen, 29, suffered serious burns in a 3:18 am blaze that damaged his apartment and three units at a Vernie Kickenhall complex. He reportedly slept while smoking in bed. nine others escaped. Jensen, Independence girls basketball coach, sustained burns to chest hands and legs.
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Vett Dete Sen
Peoples Iemorial Hospital
Ilra
Jonsen Ape
Vernie Kickenhall
Jensen
Independence
Bid Opening July 9 on New Kirkwood Building
Kirkwood Community College plans a four level Iow a hall on the slope southeast of Linn hall with dining facilities offices bookstore meeting rooms a lecture hall and student lounge. The project totals about 2.5 million including fixed costs with bids to open July 9 and contracts awarded July 12 pending state approval.
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Ano Conner Phung
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood Board
Wilds Ty
State Department of Public Instruction
SDP2
Iowa Hall
Linn Hall
Selby Ballantyne
School Board Advances Summer Construction Plans
Graduates Construction is set to begin this summer with completion in about a year. The board, at Roy Wingate’s request, passed a resolution on future building plans and authorized plans for three smaller structures totaling 150000 dollars, including a agriculture students center, horticulture workshop, and a greenhouse. Ballantyne warned only two of the three buildings may be affordable. The board also approved architect fees 25289.73 and low bids for 125 desk trays 19250, 26 desk racks 10052, 10000 requisition forms 975, and a television analyst machine 3359.
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Roy Wingate
Robert Tordik
Cedar
Alls
Iearning
Universi
Northern
Iowa
SDPI
Freenhouseg
Kirkwood
Ballantyne
Triangle School Service
Sioux Falls
M.C
Pioneer, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Sirkwood
Truck Bill Sent to House Floor to Extend Vehicle Length
In an unan nounced meeting the House sitting committee Friday morning sent to the calendar a bill legalizing 65-foot twin tractor trailers on interstates and four lane highways. The measure would extend the current 60-foot length by five feet.
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Les Moines
House
Sitlng Committee
Cedar Rapids Woman Allegedly Raped by Four Men
Cedar Rapids police investigate a rape reported Thursday night. A 20-year-old woman said four men assaulted her at a house on the 2200 block of A Street SW. No arrests have been made.
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Cedar Rapids
Young Man Faces Break in Charge
John W. Davies 20 of 3724 ,sue Jane NW was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with breaking and entering. He was arrested on a municipal court warrant charging him with breaking into Jones Paramount Pharmacy 143 First Avenue NE on April 26. Davies also faced a charge of failure to transfer a title. He was being held in Linn County Jail Friday in lieu of 5055 bond. SPACE CENTER Houston AP The Skylab astronauts slept late in their writing station Friday. They looked forward to a luxury of man s first space shower after a week of work in the laboratory. They slept nearly three hours past wakeup time and barely spoke to Mission Control. The control center said they would call them rather than the astronauts calling in.
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John W. Davies
Sue Jane NW
Jones
Paramount Pharmacy
First Avenue NE
Davies
Linn County
King Arrested On Morals Count
William C. King of 1025 Uamullon Street SW was arrested Thursday afternoon on morals charges in connection with a May incident. He posted a $500 bond for release.
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William C. King
Uamullon Street
King
Debtor Claims Items From Local Vendors
A fragment lists payments totaling several thousand dollars to Cedar Rapids merchants for a decollator and a magnetic tape cleaner, plus a blue printing machine, and a garden tractor from Fairfax. Names include Standard Register, Burroughs Corp, Brunings AM Corp, and Neil's Wawa and Garden.
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Standard Register
Cedar Rapids
Fom Burroughs Corp
Brunings AM Corp
Cedar Tapikly
Neil's
Wawa and Garden
Fairfax
Indicted on charge of rape in Benton County
Raymond Michael Schulte of Norway was indicted by the Benton County grand jury on a rape charge. He was arrested April 24, arraigned in Atkins justice court, with bond set at 5000 dollars and released after posting 10 percent. The offense occurred near Norway early April 11 or 24 involving a 14 year old girl.
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Vinton
Raymond Michaelschulte, J
Norway
Benton County ‘Grand Jury
Schulte
Sheriff’s Department
Atkins Justice Court
Co. R. Man 19 Held On Larceny Charge
Thomas T. Mally aged 19 of Associated Press and United Press International was jailed on larceny charges after allegedly taking 65 dollars. He was held in Linn County jail with bond set at 1000 dollars. Chinese officials reportedly barred foreign correspondents from covering the U S mission drama amid mixed explanations from state department spokesmen.
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Washington
China
U.S. Kaison
Thomas T. Mally
Associated Press
United Fifth
Namethy State Department
Jaca Walsh
Tenth Street
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Legion Memorial Pool
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Central Avenue
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Skylab
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