Wilson Avenue residents denied stop lights and signs
About 75 residents along Wilson Avenue SW gathered at Van Buren School with Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips traffic engineer Mel Meyer and public works director Jon Janda to discuss a petition. Meyer explained Wilson is an arterial street not a residential one and current conditions do not support traffic signals or stop signs. He cited 7,000 vehicles daily rising to 12,000 by 1995 and noted bypass improvements may reduce future congestion.
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Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
Westdale Mall
van Buren School
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Mel Meyer
Jon Janda
Public Works
Wilson
Meyer
Westdale
Labor leads Cedar Rapids Coors boycott picket
The Hawkeye Labor Council plans a 7 p.m. picket at Stouffer's Hotel on First Avenue in Cedar Rapids to protest Coors beer employment practices. Affiliated with AFL-CIO groups, the council condemns Coors as a despicable employer for hiring non union workers.
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The
Hawkeye Labor Council
Coors Beer
Stouffer's Hotel
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Coors Corp
Colorado
Coors
All-Iowa Fair Board Discusses Free Gate Tickets
The All-Iowa Fair board discussed marketing ideas during a regular meeting. A proposal suggested distributing free gate tickets to grade school children as a promotional approach for future fairs.
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All-Iowa Fair Board
Iowa
Fair Board
Alburnett boundary request discussed with no action taken
Alburnett school board met Wednesday and considered a informal request from Ernie Moes to realign district lines so that remaining acreage would join the Central City Community School District. No petition was filed and changes would require approvals from both districts the Area 10 Education Agency and the Iowa Department of Public Instruction.
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Alburnett
Ernie Moes
Central City
Moes
Area 10 Education Agency
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Iowa Dpi
Center Point
Urbana
Shellsburg
North Linn
Worker OK for city is conditional
The Linn County CETA Consortium votes to fund temporary city workers if arbitration yields an affordable wage. If the decision goes against Cedar Rapids, costs rise. CETA says federal rules require a $3.57 average wage, with current city rates making that hard to reach.
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Linn County
CETA
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Joe Rinas
Bob Ballantyne
Toronto morals squad upholds arrest of stripper billed as The Girl Who Strips for the Heavens
Rosa Sofia Kellie Everts, 28, known as The Girl Who Strips for the Heavens, protests her arrest in Toronto as a morals squad doubts her claim that she preaches while performing.
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Rosa Sofia
Kellie
Everts
Toronto
Warning on sale and use of illegal fireworks
Cedar Rapids Fire Department issued warnings on sale and use of illegal fireworks after an 8-year-old girl sustained minor burns from Jumping Jacks purchased in a local grocery. State law limits legal items to sparklers on wires, flitter sparklers, toy snakes, and cap pistol caps. The fire department will confiscate illegal devices and seek warrants for illegal sale or use.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Knock
Fire Prevention Bureau
Knock
Iowa
Fire Department
Phil Saunders
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33Rd Avenue
12Th Street
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Sion
Fairground
Hawkeye Downs
Larry Statler
John Emmons
Emmons
Statler
John
Irusco
33Rd Ave
Litton
Crna
3Rd Ave
Alger Hiss
of the Globetrotters
Lindale Mall
Hallie
Hallie Bryant
Een Ig
1St Ave
Sindale ¢Mall
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