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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1981
Page
8
Assistant Chief James Barnes warns Cedar Rapids residents about mail theft and forged checks targeting financial information. Victims should remove mail promptly or use direct deposit. USPS has been notified. Des Moines police report rising cases with Cedar Rapids also receiving inquiries.
Cedar Rapids officials recommend approval of Hoeger Development Company's third rezoning plan for Deerwood Street SW. The proposal would change the site from R-2 to R-30 to allow 18 duplexes sold as single family homes. Neighbor Thomas Nutt opposes density near his Devonwood Avenue home.
Buchanan County medical examiner says Edmond Foley 46 of Independence died from internal injuries after an auto crash on Iowa 150 south of Independence. Earlier reports had suggested a heart attack. The body was found in the wreckage Monday.
Country Kitchen on 14th Street and First Avenue SE charges a $1 parking fee four nights a week to keep space for its customers. The fee is refunded as a credit on the restaurant bill, but confusion and disputes arise as Maid Rite customers find the lot full and nearby lots are closed.
Thirty-nine delegates from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns depart Saturday for the American Legion Boys State session at Camp Dodge Des Moines. The 43rd annual program draws 832 delegates from across Iowa to study local county and state government through practical tasks.
Ten Eastern Iowans were among 138 graduating sophomores this spring at Waldorf College. They include Mark America, Scott Ewert, George Peters, Lynn Petersen and Charles Summers of Cedar Rapids, Jeffrey McCarty and Lesa Vangsness of Decorah, Mark Danker of Marengo, Douglas Trumbull of Norway, and Bruce Ralston of West Union.
Iowa counties led by the association call a gas tax increase a priority to protect secondary roads. They warn 60 of 99 counties may use more property tax money if the measure fails and say roads would deteriorate without the hike. The proposal would raise the tax from 10 to 13 cents per gallon, with farmers cited as reliant on road maintenance.
The Cedar Rapids Traffic Engineering Department announced J Street SW north of Wilson Avenue SW will close on June 16 at 8 a.m. for about four days for construction, with a detour via 21st Avenue east to Second Street and south to Wilson. Council Street NE closes June 9 at Blairs Ferry Road NE. drivers advised to use C Avenue NE or Robins Road until work completes.
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