Cedar Rapids fiber sewer pipe suit seeks damages
Allan Harris and wife file in Linn District Court against Well built Homes Inc and JWB Corp alleging breach of implied and written warranty and negligence over fiber sewer pipes that failed October first. They seek two thousand dollars plus repair costs and damages for odors yard and basement harm and temporary relocation. Evidence includes pipe samples from 4302 Twin Pine Drive NE. Fiber pipes were common postwar in Cedar Rapids but discontinued after 1968 code changes.
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Cedar Rapids
Allan Harris
Linn District Court
Twin Pine Drive
Wellbuilt Homes Inc
JWB Corp
Harmses
Cedar Rapids Overstates Snow Cover Record
Cedar Rapids records claim 67 days of continuous snow cover from Dec 9 1961 to Feb 15 1962, with officials weighing a formal record. Des Moines reports 77 consecutive snow days, while Iowa stations note season totals near 30 inches in Cedar Rapids and 50 inches in Des Moines. Degree days total 6012 this heating season as forecasts call for rising temps and possible rain before the weekend.
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Cedar Rapids
Eugene Frye
Marion
Paul Waite
Waite
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Frye
Iowa
Way cleared for walkway over Second Avenue
The city moves toward a second floor pedestrian walkway linking the United Fire and Casualty Building with the old Security Building at Second Avenue and Second Street. United Fire plans to relocate some operations into the building after purchasing the Security and Tacoma Buildings last year. The council previously rejected the plan over column design but a new design and air rights lease are under consideration. A company spokesman expects facilities in use in six to nine months.
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Second Avenue SE
Second Street
United Fire and Casualty
Security
Penney’s
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
United Fire
Tacoma
Mount Vernon approves 531180 budget for 1978 79
Mount Vernon City Council unanimously adopts a 531,180 budget for fiscal 1978 79 up from 458,428 and notes a starting balance of 77,936. The session also discusses waterline requests and a contentious zoning plan by Harry Gaarde to extend utilities east of the cemetery.
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Mount Vernon
Bob Edleman
Plaza Motors
Edleman
Planning and Zoning Commission
Harry Gaarde
Gaarde
Nick Berry
Tempe Cecil Dam
Janet Dumbaugh
Ordi
Linn-Mar teachers approve pact for 1978 79 year
The Linn-Mar Education Association ratified a contract raising starting pay from 9350 to 9900 for 187 teachers, an overall 8 percent increase costing about 216460. Average salary rises to 14126, top pay hits 20295, and health insurance/annuity district contributions rise to 41 dollars. A class size cap was not included, but a joint staffing committee will study class size and report by November 15, 1978.
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Linn-Mar Education Association
Dave Ulrich
LMEA
Linn-Mar Board of Education
David DeWalle
Ulrich
Linn-Mar
Board of Education
Teachers Association
Association
DeWalle
Educational Services Center
Teacher mulls House candidacy
Norman Hanson an English teacher at Kennedy High School and president of the Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers said he is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for state representative from the 26th District. He plans to announce his intentions at the Democratic county convention on Saturday.
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Norman Hanson
Ave
Joan Lipsky
Hanson
Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers
Cedar Rapids to add leased housing units this year
Cedar Rapids to expand federally subsidized leased housing with funding for 125 more units after a council vote. Judy Courtney says 370 units should be built by June, including 65 efficiency or one two bedroom units for elderly and disabled renters and 60 larger units for families.
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Cedar Rapids
Judy Courtney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cedar Rapids Weekly Arrest Report Highlights Traffic Violations
Cedar Rapids police logged 426 total arrests and citations the week of Feb 25 to Mar 3, led by 168 speeding arrests and 46 traffic control devices or signals violations. Driver's license, theft, and other offenses rose, with notable counts of 28 license violations and 35 theft arrests. Multiple categories show increases from the prior week, including 12 assaults and various traffic offenses across the board.
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Cedar Rapids
Rail chief Charles Bertrand dies at 62
Huntingdon Valley Pennsylvania AP reports Charles Bertrand who started as a switchman 40 years ago rose to president of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad died Friday at age 62.
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Huntingdon Valley, Pa
Charles Bertrand
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
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