Brahms Beethoven and Buses at Cedar Rapids Concerts
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra held two 45 minute Young People's Concerts at the Paramount Theatre. The shows drew 1,882 Cedar Rapids Community School District junior high students and 1,909 students from other Grant Wood Area schools. The theme Feelings explored music’s global emotions, funded in part by Target Stores with help from the symphony's Women’s Committee.
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Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Paramount Theatre
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood
Women's Committee of the Symphony
Target Stores
Cedar Rapids run down properties list eyed for action
Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen will present to the Cedar Rapids City Council a list of 12 run down properties with recommended steps. The list stems from citizen complaints and Building Department inspections, with seven properties slated for demolition and two for cleaning up junk.
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Cedar Rapids
Floyd Bergen
City Building Department
Bergen
Linn County Health Department
Building Department
Iowa eyes Camp Dodge liquor warehouse expansion
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers weigh a Camp Dodge addition to relieve space pressure at the liquor warehouse with cost estimates rising from 1.5 million to 3 million dollars. Alternatives include a satellite East Iowa warehouse or a Cedar Rapids Swisher option, while a duplicate staff, broader transport costs, and a federally owned site complicate plans.
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Des Moines
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Camp Dodge
Department
Rolland Gallagher
Legislative Appropriations Subcommittee
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Swisher
John Pelton
R-Clinton
Gallagher
Changes in remodeling plan offered
Linn County Supervisor Joe Rinas announced a proposed remodeling plan for the Penick and Ford building to cut costs by 67 000 to 100 000 dollars. The plan would repurpose the basement storage space as offices and keep Recorder Pat Kane in the current courthouse, reducing moving expenses. The board planned an afternoon tour of Linn Courthouse South to discuss the alternate plan.
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Linn
Joe Rinas
Penick and Ford
Rinas
Pat Kane
Board of Supervisors
Linn Courthouse
Powers Dropped Terrorism Charge Against Iowa Student
A petition filed Wednesday led to dropping terrorism charges against William Powers Jr. 28, a University of Iowa student. The case stemmed from a 64 hour period ending November 16, 1978, when Powers allegedly threatened his wife, held police at bay, and fired a shotgun into the air. The wife, a Korean national, refused to testify, prompting authorities to drop the charges.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
William Powers Jr
Powers
Pledge sentencing delayed in Linn District Court
Isaac Pledge Jr. was to be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. in Linn District Court for first degree theft and involuntary manslaughter tied to a May 28 purse snatching and the death of Jessie Belle De La Mater. The judge postponed sentencing as he handles a jury trial. the 16-year-old defendant is held in a juvenile detention center but tried as an adult.
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Isaac Pledge Jr
Linn District Court
William Eads
Pledge
Jessie Belle de la Mater
de la Mater
Mercy Hospital
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