Colton says reaction favorable to police chief nomination
Safety Commissioner Ed Colton reports positive reaction to his plan to nominate Acting Chief Gareth Clift as police chief. Colton fired Wallace LaPeters last August and has indicated Clift will be nominated, while some council allies worry about political timing and costs of civil service lists.
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Ed Colton
Colton
Gareth Clift
Clift
Wallace LaPeters
Robert Schorg
Teamsters Local 238
Schorg
Reinis
Hal Schaefer
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Cedar Rapids Penny Carnival and Local Notices
Cedar Rapids briefs list events and ads including a penny carnival at Jane Boyd Community House sponsored by Linn County Extension Service, plus assorted local services and notices. Items mention Tony's Pizza, rental ads, a plumbing business change, coin buyers, fire station meeting, temple games, lunch specials, florist deals, music teachers election, Red Cross meeting, hair styling changes, lost glasses, and theft reports.
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Jane Boyd
Fourteenth Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Linn County Extension Service
No Talks Set By Laborers In Cedar Rapids Strike
Laborers Local 43 strike enters sixth week with no bargaining talks announced though Allied Construction Interests hints at possible clarity after today. The dispute has idled Cedar Rapids projects including a new community center hotel and the waste water treatment plant.
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Allied Construction Interests
Cedar Rapids
Gage Elected President Of Iowa Podiatry Society
Dr Melvin C Gage 54 Cherryhill road NW was elected president of the Iowa Podiatry Society at the annual meeting in Des Moines He was also chosen alternate delegate to the house of delegates of the American Podiatry Assn He maintains a practice at 2222 Johnson avenue NW.
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Melvin C. Gage
Cherryhill Road
Iowa Podiatry Society
Des Moines
Gage
House of Delegates
American Podiatry Assn
Johnson Avenue
U S Navy Seizes Guam in 1898 during Spanish American War
On this date in 1898 the United States seized Guam the largest island of the Marianas during the Spanish American War. The people of Guam were granted United States citizenship in 1950.
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U.S. Navy
Guam
Marianas Islands
Pacific
U.S
Officers Elected in Local 55 SEIU
Daniel E. Tye of 11 Sixth Avenue Hiawatha was elected president of Local 55 SEIU by school maintenance employees. Melvin Neal was named vice president Ronnie B. Cook financial secretary James D. Snetzler recording secretary John C. Vogel guide James E. Whiteguard and Earl E. Schmelzer sergeant at arms.
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Daniel E. Tye
Sixth Avenue
Hiawatha
SEIU
Melvin Neal
Ronnie B. Cook
James D. Snetzler
John C. Vogel
James E. Whiteguard
Earl E. Schmelzer
Optimism in Cedar Rapids Police Aide Program
Cedar Rapids may launch a federally funded police aide program early next week with six eligible participants. The group includes two black men one black woman and three white women. The program offers college training and hands on experience to diversify police ranks and potentially become officers. Aides will earn about 60 percent of a rookie officer salary, with testing ongoing to fill five available positions under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Colton
Colton
Weather brief with river stages and outlook
Wind NW at 13 mph at 10 am. Sunrise 5 31. sunset 8 46. Yesterday highs 80, low 56. no precipitation. Partly cloudy and warmer midweek to Friday with highs mid 70s to mid 80s and overnight lows 50s to 60s. River stages: LaCrosse 5.1 rising, Lansing 8.0 rising, Dam 9 12.8 steady, McGregor 6.7 rising, Guttenberg 4.2 steady, Dubuque 7.4 steady, Davenport 4.4 rising, Keokuk 3.4 rising 0.7, Cedar Rapids 2.73 rising 0.08.
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Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Cedar
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Chicago
New York
WN. Orleans
Houston
Washington
Four arrested for drunk driving in Linn County
Four individuals were taken into custody Sunday night on drunk driving charges. Kenneth A. Carpenter aged 27 of 1815 Eastern drive SW was arrested in the 1200 block of Sixteenth avenue SW. Leslie W. Hardy aged 30 of Walford was arrested on Linn county road 77. Terry Roger Hermann aged 19 of 407 Second street NW arrested in the 2000 block of First avenue NE. Kevin P. Malloy aged 22 of 816 C avenue NW was arrested on highway 149.
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Kenneth A. Carpenter
Eastern Drive
Sixteenth Avenue
Linn County Sheriffs Department
Leslie W. Hardy
Walford
Linn County
Terry Roger Hermann
Second Street
First Avenue
Kevin P. Malloy
C Avenue NW
Second Teenager Files to Seek Cedar Rapids Mayor’s Office
Kevin Hadacek, a Jefferson High School graduate, filed nomination papers to appear on the Cedar Rapids mayoral ballot. He is 17 turning 18 next month and is the second candidate to take out papers after the first teen entrant.
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Cedar Rapids
Kevin Hadacek
Second Street
Hadacek
Jefferson High School
Assault arrest in June incident nets Doolin
James N. Doolin, 18, of 81 Seventh Avenue SW, was arrested Monday on an assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm charge connected to a June 1 incident. Cedar Rapids police say Donald Hartman, 717 Ninth Avenue SE, was beaten near his home and treated at a hospital. Doolin held at Linn County jail on $10,000 bond.
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James N. Doolin
Seventh Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
Donald
Hartman
Ninth Avenue SE
Doolin
Linn County
Birth announcements from Mercy St Luke's and area
Births listed from Mercy and St Luke's with details of parents addresses and newborns including a son at Mercy June 18 and several births at St Luke's June 18 19. The entries name multiple families and locations across Cedar Rapids Marion Atkins Central City Ryan and other localities. Additional items report small incidents: oven fire welding sparks grass ammonia leak and controlled burn with times and locations.
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St. Luke's
Sandra K. Andre
First Avenue
Billie Lee Mohr
Cedar Rapids
William E. Rinderknecht
Atkins
Robert L. Schutty
Twenty-third Avenue
Marion
Gary Liebe
Central City
Larry G. Modracek
Colorado Drive
Chip Clark
Ryan
Marlin Petersen
Terrace Street
Brad Coffin
Thirty-fifth Street
Cornell Alumni Elect Officers
Mount Vernon Dr. Howard A Bennett of Bartlesville Oklahoma was reelected president of the Cornell college Alumni Assn at the Alumni Weekend business meeting. Gordon D Meredith of West Palm Beach Florida was reelected as vice president. Three year terms on the board were awarded to Winifred Hansen Knox Franklin Grove Illinois Jay A Fordyce Mount Vernon Ronald W Courson Belmont and Dr Robert L Replogle Chicago. Robert D Small Elgin Illinois and David A Klaus Washington DC drew two and one year terms respectively. Departing from the board after three year terms were Margaret Hedges Gough Tipton Carl W Kouba Green Bay and Theresa Hubbard Taylor Carnegie Pennsylvania.
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Mount Vernon
Howard A. Bennett
Bartlesville
Okla
Cornell College
Bennett
Cornell
Gordon D. Meredith
West Palm Beach
Fla
Alumni Assn
Winifred Hansen Knox
Franklin Grove
Ill
Jay A. Fordyce
Ronald W. Courson
Belmond
Robert L. Replogle
Chicago
Robert D. Small
Elgin
David A. Klaus
Washington, D.C
Margaret Hedges Gough
Tipton
Carl W. Kouba
Green Bay
Wis
Theresa Hubbard Taylor
Carnegie, Pa
In Brief column expands to national and world news pages
Starting today the In Brief column on national and international stories appears on news pages 8 and beyond. The Monday through Friday feature offers a quick look at top U S and world stories in brief form for readers.
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U.S
Cedar Rapids Gazette Rates and Publishing Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday from 900 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription options include carrier 1.05 per week and mail rates for various delivery schedules. no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press license grants republication rights for local and AP news.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
AP News
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Tenth Street
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