Budget Backing for All-Iowa Fair Faces Possible Cut
Linn County Board of Supervisors expressed support for the All-Iowa Fair in the 1978-79 county budget, with formal action due next Tuesday. Objections at a public hearing could trigger gradual funding reductions in coming years. the plan would levy 3.5 cents per $1,000 for fairs, totaling about $9,447 for county fairs, including $7,215 for the All-Iowa Fair.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
Harvey Fascher
Coggon
Fascher
Linn
Linn County Farm Bureau
Fair Board
Jean Oxley
Linn County
Central City
Oxley
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
All-Iowa Fair Board
Lou Shepard
al Swegle
Merle Kopel
Adorable Schnauzer mix Micky seeks a loving home
One year old Micky is housebroken and good with children and has current vaccinations. Adoption is $15 at the Linn County Humane Society shelter on Mount Vernon Road SE. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 4 pm Saturday.
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Micky
Linn County Humane Society
Mount Vernon Road
Third Innocent Plea In U S Fraud Case
Valarie Bahnsen 28 of Shawnee Kansas pleaded innocent in Cedar Rapids to charges tied to an insurance fraud scheme involving 81 policies and about 100000 dollars. She is the third defendant to plead innocent in the 12 count indictment. Trial set for April 10.
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Charles City
Kansas
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Valarie Bahnsen
Shawnee
Kan
Bahnsen
John Rodamaker
Testing for airport officers set
The Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission will hold written entrance exams for airport safety officers on May 8 starting at 3 p.m. A dinner break runs 5 to 6 p.m. Applications are available at City Hall offices or Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport and must be returned by 2 p.m. April 17 with no exceptions.
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Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Commission
City Hall
Cedar Rapids
Oxley seeks re election to Iowa House
State Rep Myron Oxley of Marion announces a bid for a third term in the Iowa House 30th District. He serves on Ways and Means and education budget subcommittees and backs restraint on state spending and property tax relief. He is married with two children and farms in Marion Township. Opponents include Marlene Cebuhar and Republican Monty Bertelli.
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Myron
Mike) Oxley
Marion
Iowa
Oxley
Jean Liabo
JoAnne
Ralph
Marion Township
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Monroe
Washington
Otter Creek
Crown
Maine
Boulder
Jackson
Buffalo
Linn
Marlene Cebuhar
Shasta Drive
Monty Bertelli
Center Point
Farm accident victim improves at Mercy Hospital
George McCusker, 51, of rural Ryan, was listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after an arm injury from a farm accident Tuesday morning. Relatives said his shirt sleeve caught in a power takeoff on a manure spreader, tearing the sleeve and breaking his left arm in two places. He drove a tractor home and was later taken to Manchester and then transferred to Mercy.
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George McCusker
Ryan
Mercy Hospital
McCusker
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Plane OK after indicator light scare in Cedar Rapids
An Ozark Airlines flight from Kansas City to Chicago landed in Cedar Rapids Tuesday with a warning light indicating the landing gear was locked. CO pilot verified the gear was functioning properly and the aircraft landed and departed without incident. Local manager Bill Osterhagen said no real problem developed.
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Ozark
Cedar Rapids
Bill Osterhagen
Kansas City
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication and Rates Note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette details its establishment in 1883, address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and subscription rates including carrier and mail options. It notes no male subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service and reserves AP republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Warm spell recalls February 1977 high
Reading the record from a year ago, the high reached 76 degrees on February 8 1977 while the winter of 1977 saw many days below freezing and a late push toward spring by March. The forecast for Friday to Sunday predicts temperatures in the forties to fifties.
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Ture
Squirrel knocks out fuse at Bowman Woods substation
Residents woke to dim lights in Bowman Woods as Iowa Electric Light and Power confirms a squirrel entered the substation and knocked out a 34 000 volt fuse at 9 23 a m. Power returned at 9 57 a m while no outage occurred. On this date in 1765 the British House of Lords passed a Stamp Act taxing the American colonies.
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Bowman Woods
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
House of Lords
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