Unused meal tickets linger after Maron's Supper Club closes
Marion patrons with Executive Dining cards claim they were cheated as Maron's Supper Club shuts. The promotion, run by Des Moines promoters, promised six free meals for $18, but the restaurant owner says the bankruptcy left customers and the business exposed.
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Don Ocenosak
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Santa Claus
Linn-Mar seeks end to strike over high school site
Linn-Mar School Board appeals to IBEW Local 405 to end the strike and lift pickets at the high school construction site to avoid classroom shortages and hallway detours this fall. Lunch prices rise to 60 and 65 cents as costs are reviewed.
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Electrical Workers
Linn-Mar
Electricians’ Union
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 405
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DeWalle
IBEW
Glen Easterday
Linn- Mar
Easterday
Hailstorm damages hit Marion schools including Starry Elementary
Marion Independent School buildings faced heavy hail damage with Starry Elementary listed as total loss for its flat roof and ten skylights broken at Marion High School. Superintendent John Cracraft noted rain catches from skylights prevented worse harm and said insurance may cover repairs though exact costs await roof inspections.
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Starry
S. 14Th St
the Gazette
Emerson
Longfellow
Mentzer
Vernon
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Marion Mothers Club names new officers
New officers Darlene Schmidt as president Karen Madsen as vice president and historian Cheryl Motter as secretary and press reporter Lin Wilson as treasurer were announced. A Father’s Day brunch will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Hearty Appetite 1155 7th Ave Marion Adv.
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Karen Madsen
Cheryl Motter
Lin Wilson
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Marion
Tanzania Ends Seven Month War Costs Billions
President Julius Nyerere said the seven month war to oust Idi Amin cost Tanzania more than $500 million. The ceremony marked the end of the conflict and highlighted the financial toll on the state. Separately Wilson and Co. filed a $150,000 suit against the Packinghouse Workers union over an alleged slowdown at the Cedar Rapids plant.
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Tanzania
Idi Amin
Julius Nyerere
Wilson and Co
Packinghouse Workers Union
Cedar Rapids
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