Blouin and Marshall discuss economics at town meeting
Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall and 2nd District Rep. Mike Blouin spoke at a Czech Village forum described as an old fashioned town meeting. Marshall outlined aims to lower unemployment, curb inflation and simplify regulations as residents asked about inflation and wage settlements.
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Czech Village
Ray Marshall
Mike Blouin
Iona
16Th Avenue
Marshall
Carter
Treasury
2Nd District
Campaign Trail Frames Inflation Fight and Spending Cuts
Marshall speaks on reducing government salary increases and trimming unused expenses as a path to curb inflation. He notes coal negotiations largely finished before the jawboning policy, with talks shifting to pensions and benefits once the president got involved. He met groups and toured a community center project before returning to Washington.
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Carter
Marshall
Five Seasons Community Center
Washington
Confident Tauke brings in GOP stars
Tom Tauke in Cedar Rapids with George Bush and Mary Louise Smith as he campaigns in Iowa to unseat Democrat Mike Blouin in the 2nd District. Bush calls the race highly winnable and discusses CIA ties aiding a 1980 presidential bid while criticizing Carter’s impact.
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Tom Tauke
Cedar Rapids
CIA
George Bush
Mary Louise Smith
Des Moines
Tauke
Mike Blouin
Bush
Roosevelt Royale
Dubuque
Blouin
United States
Soviet Union
Free acts fill All-Iowa Mall schedule at fair
Vic Hyde leads a list of Mall area performers at the All-Iowa Fair with a one man show and self made instruments. The Hauskins Singers join Marion acts as the week’s schedule runs Saturday through Saturday with daily performances including Hyde Mitchell Marionettes Old Creamery Theater and other acts. The Ada Kepley note marks 1870 as the first woman graduate from an accredited law school in Chicago.
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Mall
Vic Hyde
Hauskins
Marion
Howard
Tim
Kevin
Roxanne Hauskins
Mall Area
Hyde
Mitchell Marionettes
New Iowa Players
Old Creamery Theater
Mitchell
Hauskins Singers
Linn Singers
New Iowa
Cloggers
Ada Kepley
Union College of Law
Chica
Marion school board discusses bond issue under new state law
Marion Independent School Board reviewed a planned 1.5 million fine arts and high school renovation bond. The state law requires notifying Grant Wood Area Education Agency before a bond election and a joint hearing with Linn‑Mar and Cedar Rapids boards, though board consent remains optional. Absences noted include DeWees Bencke and Mahurin. solar energy collectors at the Long Fellow Building are being installed.
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C. Robert Bennett
Marion Independent School Board
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood
Marion Independent
Linn-Mar
Cedar Rapids
Marion Independent Board
Virginia DeWees
James Bencke
Randel Mahurin
al Watson
Drinking age rise prompts no changes at Cedar Rapids stores
Cedar Rapids managers say the drinking age increase from 18 to 19 will not alter their checks. They will continue verifying IDs with photos, using methods like flashlight checks and signature matching to deter underage purchases, while noting tougher penalties may not be decisive.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl Swenson
First Ave. NE
Swenson
Retailers Tighten Checks to Bar Underage Drinkers
Me Too Market on Jacelyn Drive and Flame Room on Third Avenue enforce ID checks and refuse sales to minors. Brown Bottle on Northland Drive and 7-Eleven Store No 17806 report turning away several youths nightly. Managers say despite safeguards some minors still attempt purchases and a higher drinking age may shift the issue rather than solve it.
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Swenson
Jacolyn
Hesselmann
Man Charged With Four Counts of Burglary
Steve Van Elson, 19, of Cedar Rapids, was charged with four counts of burglary by Marion police after arrests at the John son County Jail. The incidents occurred June 26 at Marion 76 Service, Raymond Rother D-X, Pat Frank's Car Repair, and Ray's D-X. Cash totaling $550 and tools worth over $300 were reported stolen. Ray's Jewelry will be closed Monday, July 3.
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Steve van Elson
F Ave
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Johnson County
Seventh Ave
Raymond Rother
Blairs Ferry Road
Pat Frank
East Post Road
Ray
10Th Ave
Marion Educator Attends National Convention in Dallas
Janet White, Marion Education Association delegate, will attend the National Education Association convention in Dallas from today through Thursday. Also notices include pickup information for Saturday, curbside by 10 a.m., and ads for a full time sales position at Boston Store and a lost brown cosmetic bag with contact numbers.
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Janet White
Marion Education Association
National Education Association
Dallas
Marion Band
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L.W. Ward
All-Iowa Mall
Marion School Board
Janet Jones
Peggy Dean
Leonardo's Pizza
16Th Ave
Maid-Rite
First Ave. SE
Bob Smith
Iowa State Liquor Store
Fifth Ave. SE
Dick Ritchie
James Hessel
Leonardo’s
Dean
Smith
Xkx Ray’s
Boston
Ame
Valenta’s
Iim Sylv
Sylvania
Ereo Entertainment
Valentas
Jiere
Garden Center
F.T.D
Scotts
Greenview
Northrup King Fertilome Lawn Products
Haeger Fenton * Old Mill Stoneware Pottery
Garden Tools Lawn Spreaders
Black & Decker Timmers
Ortho Fertilome
Lawa Masters Chemicals & Fertilizers
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