This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1977
Page
5
The 1976 Cedar Rapids residence tax could fall about $18.25 for a $25 000 home if valuations align with Jan 1 1976 figures. The rate of 32 303 per 1000 plus 20 50 credit bases the levy, reflecting changes across county and school district budgets and prior state directives.
The report lists levies for Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas, detailing school and city rates, including Cedar Rapids Community and Kirkwood Community College. It notes a tax decrease due to higher industrial and commercial machinery values and provides due dates for first half payments and homestead exemptions considerations.
The Linn County regional planning commission approved a costly East Post road alternate to Mt. Vernon road SE by a 9 to 7 vote placing the project in the 1995 road plan. County Engineer Bill Harrington cited a estimated reconstruction cost of 1,330,816 versus 180,000 for the Green Valley plan.
Dennis Malloy of 4401 Walker Street NE appears as a circus strong man on Tuesdays episode of Laverne and Shirley at 7 30 p m on ABC He is a 1973 Washington high school graduate living in Venice California training with Robbie Robertson current Mr Olympic to become a professional body builder His mother Mrs J G Malloy notes he previously worked at a Cedar Rapids health spa and has had small film roles and TV appearances He attended Mt Mercy College and has ties to local film and TV work through bodybuilding ambitions.
A free municipal band concert at Kirkwood Community College amphitheater is set for Wednesday at 8. Conductor Frank Piersol leads a program mixing classical, popular and marching music including Garland Entree march and The Stars and Stripes Forever. Trombonist Dr. Jerry M. Owen will perform his Variations.
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Robert H. Lounsberry says denying water to tees and greens would be like cutting farmers’ emergency supplies. He notes voluntary conservation by golf course owners, possible permit revamps, and the high cost of maintaining greens.
Tony J. Birchard 19 of rural Independence faces charges of malicious injury to a building and fixtures for vandalism at Hank's Deep Rock service station. He allegedly broke service island windows, appeared in magistrate court Friday, bond reduced from 1000 to 100, case to be transferred to district court.
The Heritage Agency on Aging at Kirkwood Community College sponsors a Kalona tour on July 20. Visitors tour the historical village cheese factory bakery and handicrafts with a family style midday meal. Cost 9.50 includes transport and tour. Reservations via Heritage Agency.
In Dubuque county district court the second perjury trial of Dennis Fisher was postponed to August 22. Fisher, 31, of Anamosa, had been convicted in Delaware county on a separate perjury charge tied to a pre sentence hearing. His 1975 murder conviction of Masonville farmer Howard Miller was overturned by the Iowa supreme court, and a new murder trial is set for September in Clayton county Elkader. The delayed perjury trial concerns his testimony at the prior murder trial.
The literary detectives misattributed the corpse’s destruction to burial in quicklime. Quicklime does not consume flesh and is more likely to preserve than destroy a body.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.