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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
9
Eight wooden flower tubs along Main Street showcase German phrases painted by the Gladbrook Woman's Club. Club president Alma Gilchrist inspected the geraniums as messages read Tausend Dank Many Thanks Guten Tag Herzlich Willkommen and Komm Mal wieder.
Roxanne Barton Conlin of Des Moines confirmed by the U S justice department as the designee for U S attorney for the southern district of Iowa. She noted a late official announcement and said the appointment could take two to three months. Conlin would replace Allen Danielson, who moved to the Iowa court of appeals last September.
Brooklyn resident Millard J. Wilcox, 69, died after a collision with a northbound semi driven by Robert G. Wragge, 52, in a service station drive. Wilcox died at University Hospitals in Iowa City after sustaining a concussion from the 4:55 p.m. crash two miles south of Brooklyn. The incident remained under investigation Friday.
A Thursday afternoon fire near Independence destroyed a barn and a shed and damaged a silo on the Oliver Greenley farm. The barn held a car and machinery. the sheds were ignited by nearby trash fires that spread to the structures. The owner is Greenley. renter is Joe Knowles. Fire crews from Independence and Winthrop responded. no damage estimate available.
Des Moines Iowa State officials say no major changes to procedures for violent incidents after a confrontation between a state park ranger and a motorcycle gang in Fayette county. Elmer Vermeer, aide to Gov. Ray, says decisions rely on law enforcement judgment and each case is treated individually. The administration continues to follow a flexible standard procedure, not a rigid plan.
Iowa commerce commission officials said Northwestern Bell will face large refunds this summer after rate increases deemed excessive. An ICC source estimated refunds could reach 33 million dollars, with two rate increase requests already in effect since 1975 and 1976. The commission noted the action as the largest refund ever ordered and discussed policy with local law enforcement and conservation officials after a park incident.
The Iowa commerce commission approved a plan by Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co to refund 5.8 million to electric and gas customers. The refunds stem from ICC orders on April 30 and June 21 1976 disallowing parts of rate increases and include 9 percent interest. Cedar Rapids Marion residential customers are told to expect about 10.60 on average, with refunds credited to July utility bills. On this date in 1940 the Dunkirk evacuation concluded after 350000 Allied troops were trapped by German forces.
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