Ames Billboard Rules Faced by July First Deadline
Iowa highway officials told the Ames meeting that no legal action can halt new billboards along interstates before July 1 though a unanimous resolution voiced extreme disappointment at groups rushing signs to beat the deadline. A report listed major advertisers building signs including National Advertising Minneapolis Chestnut Brothers Des Moines Standard Oil White Advertising Western Outdoor Garrett Roxie Van Werte with nine signs in progress.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
National Advertising
Minneapolis
Chestnut Brothers
Des Moines
Standard Oil Co
White Advertising
Nebraska
Indiana
Western Outdoor Advertising
Garrett-Roxie- van Werte
City to seek $9 million federal grant for water plant expansion
The city council will likely pass a resolution on Wednesday to apply for a $9 million federal grant to fund expansion and remodeling of the water pollution control plant on A and Burlington streets SW. Total project cost is $16.9 million with city share about $3.5 million and state funds of roughly $4.4 million. The upgrade will increase treatment capacity in primary and secondary facilities to handle growth over the next decade, with the EPA as the applicant.
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Burlington Streets
Environmental Protection Agency
Stolen Goods Theft Charges Dismissed for Gary Kamp
Charges against Gary Kamp of 1100 Forest Drive SE for receiving stolen property and larceny were dismissed Friday in municipal court for lack of evidence. He faced counts tied to a suit from Clancy's between March 15 and April 15 and alleged thefts from Clancy's in April and May.
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Gary Kamp
Forest Drive SE
Clancy’s
Workshop for County Officers Held in C R
A one day workshop for county officials opened at the Roosevelt hotel under the sponsorship of State Auditor Lloyd R. Smith. About 300 officials from 16 counties registered for forenoon sessions. Mayor Donald Canney and Iowa State Association of Counties representatives spoke. Sessions broke into offices with state officials to lead. Smith planned a luncheon with ISAC addresses and Q and A. He noted 44 of 140 laws passed by the last legislature directly affect counties.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Office of
Lloyd R. Smith
Donald Canney
Iowa State Assn. of
Smith
ISAC
Bid Opening on Airport Work to Be July II
The Cedar Rapids airport commission approved bids for temporary repairs to the east west runway and intersection with heat damage, estimating costs around 40 000 to 50 000. The bid opening is set for the July 11 meeting. Discussion also covered a potential passenger user fee, deemed ill timed while Congress is unsettled on fee uses.
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Cedar Rapids
Hines
Congress
Cage Faces Larceny Charge In Tire Theft Case
William W. Cage, 25, of 825 Seventeenth Street SE, was arrested Monday on a larceny charge. He posted $110 bond and was released. Cage is accused of stealing a tire valued at $18.63 from John's Apco service station at 1455 Mt. Vernon Road SE last Friday.
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William W. Cage
Seventeenth Street SE
Cage
John
Apco
Mt. Vernon Road
Charge Against Woman Dropped in Municipal Court
A charge of assault and battery against Mrs. Joseph Brodzik of 2030 Glass Road NE was dismissed Monday in municipal court after the complainant did not appear. The charge, based on an information signed by Jane Harrell, cited an assault on her daughter Jan. 26.
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Joseph Brodzik
Glass Road
Jane Harrell
Willey’s Last Stand in Vietnam Aftermath Continues
The report details Willey and two others killed with two wounded as a rapid assault failed and U S forces withdrew. Col J Ross Franklin, Willey’s superior, carried his fallen officer to a jeep and then to a medical evacuation helicopter, marking Franklin’s third Vietnam era deployment.
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Willey
Col. J. Ross Franklin
Franklin
Willey Remembered as Soldier Who Helped Vietnamese Fight
Franklin described Willey lifting off in a helicopter as an old soldier doing his job. Willey, a tough commander, saw comrades killed or wounded and sympathized with Vietnamese soldiers while resenting reluctant Vietnamese officers. At his death, his Vietnamese counterpart watched from a bunker three miles behind. Sgt. Maj. Jim L. Ellis cataloged 15 advisers as he mourned Willey, noting the entry Burr M. Willey KIA June 19, 1972.
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Franklin
Willey
Jim L. Ellis
Croswell
Mich
Ellis
K.I.A
Three-Judge Panel To Issue Ruling On ADC Case
A three judge federal panel will rule after July 10 on a suit from a Mc Gregor woman acting as Jane Doe to challenge termination of her ADC grant. The case argues the $151 monthly aid was ended for not naming the father in a paternity suit to obtain child support under Iowa law.
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McGregor
Jane Doe
Iowa
First Northern School System Gets Fund Out
The federal government cuts off funds to Ferndale Michigan for failing to desegregate an all black elementary school. HEW says $350,000 in federal school aid will be withheld unless desegregation occurs by the next school year. The action takes effect now but does not affect current year funds.
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Washington
UPS
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Ferndale
Mich
Detroit
Agnes Blows Self Out Over Georgia Devastation Ended
Hurricane Agnes roared across Cuba and into Georgia leaving 18 dead and over 100 injured. It damaged homes on a wide Gulf coast stretch from Carrabelle to Eastpoint, destroying roads and washing out part of U S 98. In Florida, Tampa Bay area flooding caused about 12 million dollars in damage.
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Self
Georgia
Apalachicola
Fla
Agnes
Florida Panhandle
Cuba
South Georgia
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Carabelle
Eastpoint
U. S. 98
Red Cross
Beth Henson
Charles Campbell
Gulf
Panhandle
Tampa Bay Area
St. Petersburg
10 Inch Rain in Fast Two Die
Heavy rains across New York New Jersey and Connecticut dumped up to 10 inches in 24 hours. Two people died in Hackensack N J when their car went into a flooded creek and a Bridgeport Conn man was electrocuted while attempting to unplug cellar wires in three feet of water. Traffic and mass transit were disrupted as floods rose to roof level.
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United Press International
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Hackensack
N.J
Bridgeport
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Commission
Joseph Coupal
Asher Schroeder
Outdoor Advertising Assn
Association
U.S
C.R
Peatershop
First Ave
S.E
N.E
Hammock
First Northern
Peoples’ Auto LoanMakers
Earl Caywood
Steve Allison
Peoples Bank
Peoples
Peoples Downtown
Peoples West
Mays City
Newhall
FDIC
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