Cedar Rapids Airport Acknowledges Handicap Barriers
A federal survey finds barriers at Cedar Rapids airport harming elderly and disabled travelers. Manager Roy Jameson admits shortcomings but says remodeling is not yet underway and cites efforts such as reserved parking and curb ramps. Airlines use lifts and adapters to aid wheelchair passengers. The Des Moines airport faced similar issues.
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Cedar Rapids
Roy Jameson
United
Ozark Airlines
Jameson
Des Moines
Streets Hit by Heat Blows Up City Roads
Streets and Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips says high temperatures have caused many blowups on city streets. Most damage is minor and repairs are underway. He urges residents to report blowups to the department so they can be corrected.
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Streets and Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Streets
Marion Firemen Answer 3 Calls
Marion firemen answered three alarms in seven hours on Wednesday. At 12 15 p.m. they assisted Central City firemen with a barn fire on the Norman Fitzgerald farm near rural Springville. the barn was a total loss with damage to nearby structures. A grass fire at Glenbrook Cove sent crews to Westover Road and Fortieth Street SE Cedar Rapids at 3 50 with no reported damage. At 7 p.m. a passing train likely started a fire in railroad ties at Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street. damage confined to ties. Ear piercing clinic by licensed nurse. Saturday noon to 4. Ray's Jewelry Adv. Fish and shrimp served every Friday 6 to 9 p.m. Stickney's Score board Adv.
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Central City
Norman Fitzgerald
Springville
Glenbrook Cove
Westover Road
Fortieth Street
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
UNI Faculty OKs Contract Amid Rollover Funding Standoff
UNI faculty ratified a two year deal by 846 to 164 votes, with plans to reopen negotiations in the fall for higher pay. The contract, praised for a 6 percent yearly raise plus merit increases, faces scrutiny from the Iowa legislature and awaits the Regents’ Ames vote.
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Cedar Falls
UPI
University of Northern Iowa
United Faculty
David Crownfield
UNI
Iowa
Crownfield
Iowa Board of Regents
Ames
Library Fines and Fees Rising at Marion Library
The Marion Library plans higher late book fines and county borrower card rates starting Friday. Adult book fines rise from two to five cents per day while children's fines stay at two cents. County family cards increase from five to seven fifty dollars annually.
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Marion
Edith Duss
Recet
Teapot Dome Indictments Shake 1924 Oil Scandal
On this date 1924 Interior Secretary Albert Fall and oilmen Harry Sinclair and Edward Doheny were indicted in the Teapot Dome scandal, marking a landmark political corruption case in U.S. history.
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Albert Fall
Harry Sinclair
Edward Doheny
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