Clift Family Tradition Guides Cedar Rapids Police
Gareth Clift becomes acting chief of Cedar Rapids Police, following a line of Clift family chiefs dating back to 1948. The article notes his 10 month acting tenure, prior roles, and a plan focusing on records modernization, a school liaison, neighborhood watch, and improved community relations while addressing department stress and open criticism.
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Jesse Clift
Gareth Clift
Cedar Rapids
Clift
Jesse
Gareth
Jerry) Clift
Wallace LaPeters
LaPeters
Ed Colton
Colton
Gazette
Fred Carstens
Carstens
Tom Condon
Condon
City Hall
Dr. Max
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids Bonds Authorized For Wilson Foods
Cedar Rapids city council approved issuing 2.5 million in bonds for Wilson Foods covering 1 million in industrial development revenue bonds and 1.5 million in pollution control revenue bonds. The city itself bears no repayment obligation. the company assumes all financial responsibility. Other briefs note Loretta LynnIllinois Opry on September 3 and local ads for services and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Foods
Weather and river stage notes for Midwest region
A past weather snapshot shows high 76 and low 59 with no precipitation. The extended forecast calls for possible thunderstorms Friday through Sunday with highs in the 80s and nightly 60s. River stage readings across Iowa and Wisconsin show mixed rises and declines on the Mississippi River with several towns reporting small changes.
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Anchorage
Atlanta
LA Miami
Bismarck
Moss
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver BI
New York Phoenix
Duluth Honolulu
Seattle
Houston
Washington
C.R
Births and Fire Calls Reported in Local Hospitals and City
Birth announcements include Mercy and St. Luke's on June 21 with multiple families named from Cedar Rapids Marion West Liberty and Mt. Vernon. Fire and safety logs list a string of incidents from 12:52 p.m. Tuesday to 7:35 a.m. Wednesday including a child with matches and a faulty television set with responses by local crews.
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Doris Ann Gerling
Robert Eugene Wood
Scott Brownell Sonnkalb
Beverly May Stanek
Janet Sue Sager
Archie Robert Faulkner
Sheila Rae Wilkinson
William Douglas Cool
Carol Lynn Smith
James Craig Bristow
Priscilla E. McCollum
Steven W. Hughes
Patricia Sue Schultz
Alexander Thomas Fender
Shelley Rene Beltran
Scott Blaine Smyth
Judith Elaine Stratton
Charles Raymond Burlingame
Rosemarie Alta Walker
Steven Randall Myers
Cedar Rapids
Gay Ann Fish
Bradley William Carpenter
Mt. Vernon
Tena Marie Snyder
Bruce Randall Gordon
West Liberty
Cherian Lee Steitzer
Glen Thomas McCord
Marion
Fires
Fourth Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Twentieth Street
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Tom Alexarette
Police Department
Uniformed Division
Cedar Rapids Briefs
Loretta Lynn
Illinois Opry
D.J
Adv
Hearing Society
Claude Hermann
New Street
Manchester
Adventureland
Wisconsin Dells
Mackinac Island
Lincoln
Nebraska
Stewart
Eastside
Westside
John F. Krall
H and K Plumbing
Krall Plumbing
St. S.E
Shirley
B Ave. N.E
Smulekoffs
Smulekoff’s
Joe—Marie Loesel
Singer
Lindale
B Ave
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Avenue Floral
16Th Ave
Sadilek
Robert Sadilek
Crandall Drive
Richard A. Carlson
Country Club Parkway SE
Harvard Law School
New York City
Harold Roberts
Kirkwood Community College
Bishops
Hutton
9Th Street
National
Seattli
Rancisco
Angeles
Denver
Vv Orleans
Miami
IRK
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma
Texas
Ohio-Tennessee Valley
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Coudg
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Coralville Lake
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Sevese
Des Moines
Detroit
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Schulte
Vernon
Tracy Hayward
Thirty-sixth Street
St. Luke's
Jerry D. Whitcher
Palo
Brian R. Handel
Valley Park
Michael R. Harrison
Vinton
Theodore Mullinex
Northtowne Court NE
Thirtieth Street
Iowa Avenue
Third Street
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
First Street
Sears
America
Homestead
Cotati
Lindale Plaza
Iowa
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