Colton undecided on which candidates to interview for police chief
City Safety Commissioner Ed Colton said he has not chosen which of ten civil service eligible candidates to interview for the police chief job. He released local applicants rankings. six nonlocals declined disclosure. Colton plans to nominate a chief before the election amid political considerations.
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Ed Colton
Colton
Civil Service Commission
Wallace LaPeters
International Assn. of Chiefs of Police, Inc
Raymond Baker
Gareth Clift
LaPeters
Wallace Johnson
Clift
Baker
Don Canney
Luther Trent
NAACP
Trent
Stan Reinis
Reinis
Two Swisher Cyclists Charged After Morning Collision
Two Swisher youths were charged after a Monday morning crash on Third Street. Joseph Melsha, 16, uninjured, faces license restriction violation. Joseph James Benda, 16, head injuries and in fair to serious condition, was charged for failing to stop from a private drive and lacking a license. Both did not wear helmets.
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Swisher
Highway Patrol
Joseph Melsha
Third Street
Joseph James Benda
Melsha
Benda
St. Luke's Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Messha
Two Marion men charged with drunk driving
Two men were arrested Monday night and charged with drunk driving. LeRoy H. Basil Jr., 29, of 788 Fifth Avenue, Marion, was arrested after police observed his vehicle cross the center line in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue. Merlin H. Hoffman, 42, of 320 Fifteenth Street, Marion, was taken into custody by Linn County deputies on Highway 30 three miles east of Cedar Rapids.
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LeRoy H. Basil, Jr
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Merlin H. Hoffman
Fifteenth Street
Linn Sheriff's Deputies
Cedar Rapids
Halt in N-Plant Funds Shown by Iowa Groups
Three Iowa citizen groups petition the Iowa Commerce Commission to stop utility funding for the Clinch River plutonium breeder reactor program, a national security risk, noting more than 3 million pledged by six Iowa utilities since 1976. They estimate halting would save customers about 2 million.
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DES Moines
API
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa
Clinch River
Tennessee
Carter
Citizens United For Responsible Energy
Community Action Research Group
Iowa Public Interest Research Group
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Clinch River Research Project
Commerce Commission
Utility
Iowa Public Service Co
Sioux City
Iowa Power and Light Co
Interstate Power Co
Dubuque
Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Davenport
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Centerville
Collins Creates Avionics Group and Three Divisions
D R Beall designated Collins Avionics Division a group and named Clare I Rice president of the Collins Avionics Group. Rice announced three new divisions with vice presidents to head Air Transport Avionics, General Aviation Avionics, and Government Avionics divisions serving airline, general aviation, and military programs.
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D.R. Beall
Rockwell International
Collins Avionics
Clare I. Rice
Collins Avionics Group
Beall
Rice
James L. Churchill
Valley Brook Drive
Air Transport Products
Air Transport Avionics
Harry M. Passman
Fox Meadow Drive
General Aviation, Products
General Aviation
William C. Strathern
Adirondack Drive
Government Avionics Products and Systems
Government Avionics Division
Technicality Fails in Linn Drunk Driving Cases
More than a dozen Linn County defendants seeking to dismiss drunk driving charges on a technicality have lost. Associate District Judge Lynne Brady overruled demurrers after the state cited State v Thompson and 769.18, which limits challenges to information filed by the county attorney once a plea has been entered.
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Linn County
Linn
Lynne Brady
Brent Harstad
High Court
Thompson
Brady
First Avenue Court
Residents Seek Safety at Center Point Road Intersection
Citizens complained about a hazardous crossing at Center Point Road and Avenue NE as pedestrian signals often fail when school is out. Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer said the intersection will be fully signaled with walk don t walk indicators and bid plans are to go before council.
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Center Point Road
Avenue NE
Mel Meyer
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Notice and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for the Afternoon Edition plus Saturday and Sunday editions. It notes mail subscriptions limitations in carrier areas and credits The Associated Press with exclusive republication rights to AP local and dispatch news.
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The
Gazette Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
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Mike Deupree
America
Mariner 5
Venus
Collins
Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Iowa-I
Illinois
Ottumwa
Orin
Paul
Tom
Bob
Third Ave
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