Cedar Rapids fights plant criticism over size and cost
Cedar Rapids officials dispute charges that the $70 million Otis Road treatment plant is oversized. Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips argues EPA and state DEQ say the plant is appropriately scaled and notes cost now estimated under $60 million. The plant, financed 75 percent by federal funds, faces ongoing hearings as construction progresses toward a 1979 opening with local and industrial cost shares and a payback plan tied to plant usage.
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Say He Walked in Front of Train
Harland Casswell, 64, of Nashua Iowa, remained in critical condition Friday at University of Iowa Hospitals after stepping in front of a northbound train Thursday afternoon near the Hiawatha viaduct witnesses said he walked along tracks and into the path of the approaching locomotive. He had left Northbrook Manor at 7 50 am after a morning in a garden and earlier disappeared into nearby woods or fields. He was first taken to St Luke's hospital before transfer to Iowa City for treatment.
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Hearing Loss Found Among 1738 Cedar Rapids Students
GWAEA testing shows 7 percent of area students have some hearing loss with 160 wearing hearing aids. Most affected are elementary and special education students. 1,670 were referred to physicians for further care. A mobile van supports early screening.
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Armed Robbery At Hy Vee Store
Two masked gunmen robbed the Hy Vee at 1120 Forty-second Street NE at 10 45 p m. Police reported the amount taken would not be released and no injuries or shots were fired. No suspect description was released.
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U S Proposes Regular Exchange Of Uncensored Broadcasts
Twenty years ago the United States proposed to the Soviet Union a regular exchange of uncensored radio and television broadcasts as a confidence building step amid Cold War tensions.
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Motorcycle Rider Injured in Accident
Steven P. Pelley, 26, of 1627 Eleventh Street Marion, is listed in good condition at Mercy hospital after a motorcycle crash on Oakland Road NE near Twenty ninth Street NE at 8 06 p m Thursday. Police said the bike went out of control due to mechanical failures and hit the curb.
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Mississippi River flood stages update Friday
Cloudy conditions forecast as river stages change at several gauges. LaCrosse 5.4 feet up 0.1, Lansing 7.8 down 0.1, Dam 9 12.5 down 0.1, McGregor 6.5 no change, Guttenberg 3.8 down 0.2, Dubuque 7.1 down 0.2, Davenport 3.7 down 0.1, Keokuk 2.1 down 0.1, Cedar at C R 2.64 down 0.01.
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Birth notices and incidents listed in June vital statistics
June births recorded for families in Hiawatha Center Point Marion Cedar Rapids and Alaska with several couples named. other entries include engagements and marriages. multiple emergency and service calls logged at various addresses from 10:22 am to 10:17 pm Thursday including electrical issues gas odor furnace trouble and a needless call.
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Kirkwood Boulevard
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I Avenue
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Kirkwood Plans Building Trades Classes for Fall
Kirkwood Community College will start a residential carpentry program this fall with 15 students admitted to a one year diploma course. The advisory group including labor builders Realtors and suppliers approved the program which will cover drafting blueprint reading and business practices. Some classes may be taught in Jones hall while others occur in the trades building under construction.
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Iowa Area
Larry Willis
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Five Rivers Carpenter District
Jones Hall
Fire Damages Oelwein House Kitchen
OELWEIN firemen responded to the John Walker residence Thursday night where a grease fire started in the kitchen around 9 p.m. causing smoke and damage to the room while the rest of the house sustained no damage.
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John Walker
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