Two C R Union Locals Back Nuclear Moratorium in Iowa
Local 831 IA M A W and Local P-3 Amalgamated Meat Cutters AFL-CIO announced support for a moratorium on new nuclear power plant licensing and construction in Iowa. They cited safety and economic concerns and urged research and the use of coal until issues are resolved, following a request from Citizens United for Responsible Energy.
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Iowa
Local 831
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Afl-Cio
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
Willard Bennett
P-3
Kenneth Schriner
Ralph Nader
International Meat Cutters Union
Washington, D.C
Schriner
Nader
Palo
Citizens United For Responsible Energy
CURE
Cedar Rapids Schools Approve Budget With No Objections
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board unanimously approves the 1926-27 budget totaling 39.1 million dollars after a public hearing with no objections. Local property taxes will fall to 15.658 per thousand, a 5.99 mill reduction, while state aid covers the rest. The plan is revenue focused and a detailed allocation will come in August. Secretary Otto Wiedersberg notes an 800,000 unspent balance for 1976-77, correcting a prior 1.4 million figure.
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Cedar Rapids
Otto Wiedersberg
Gazette
Cedar Rapids priest objects to candle permit fees
Father Richard Hess of Immaculate Conception Church told Cedar Rapids city council that a fire code section regulating candle use infringes religious rights and that the $15 annual permit fee is nearly a tax. Officials discussed cutting the fee to $3, while Hess urged abolition of the charge.
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Cedar Rapis
Cedar Rapids
Richard Hess
Immaculate Conception Church
Father Hess
City Hall
Ed Colton
Colton
Hess
Firemen tackle minor blaze at Higley Building downtown
Fire crews were called to the Higley Building at 118 Third Avenue SE to extinguish a fire in a cooling tank on the roof of the eight story office block. The blaze started from a cutting torch used during dismantling, with wooden slats ignited. damage confined to the tank slated for demolition.
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Higley
Third Avenue SE
Wenzel to Seek Re Election to Linn County Board
Richard C. Wenzel 30 announced Tuesday he will run for a four year term on the Linn County Board of Supervisors. A Democrat, he and his wife Norma live at 4007 Hickory Hill Lane SE Cedar Rapids. He holds a JD from University of Town College of Law and is a partner in White and Wenzel. He notes tax dollars and county services demand careful decisions and cites juvenile facilities and youth programs as outcomes of his four years in office.
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Richard C. Wenzel
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Wenzel
Norma
Hickory Hill Lane
Jefferson High School
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
University of Town, College of Law
Iowa Bar Young Lawyers
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Jaycees
Linn County Social Services Board
East Central Regional Planning Commission
YWCA
YMCA
Center Point Road Truck Travel Proposal Debated
Cedar Rapids safety commissioner Ed Colton proposed allowing trucks on Center Point road NE to ease First avenue congestion. The idea faces maintenance concerns and would rely on a possible local permit system. no action was taken.
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Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Ed Colton
Center Point Road
First Avenue
City Hall
Colton
Collins Road
Mel Meyer
Hal Schaeffer
Electronic Social Security Deposit Goes Nationwide
The electronic deposit of social security checks will roll out nationwide by year end after starting in Georgia last month. The system transfers payments directly to recipients’ bank accounts from a treasury tape, eliminating paper checks. Officials report strong reliability but low uptake in Georgia, with 7.5 percent of eligible recipients using the service so far. The Treasury aims for about 40 percent of 18 million federal payments to be electronic by decade’s end, as more programs join the rollout.
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Washington
Georgia
Treasury Department
Les Plumly
Treasury
Plumly
Second Avenue Bridge Parking Meters Eyed
Commissioner Ed Colton urged city officials to study 24 minute meters on the Second Avenue Bridge to ease city hall parking. He noted the 130 underground spots fill often, forcing residents to park blocks away to handle routine tasks like filing homestead exemptions.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Colton
Second Avenue
City Hall
Unemployment Pay Ruling Appealed by C R Schools
The Cedar Rapids Community School District appeals an Iowa Employment Security Commission ruling granting unemployment compensation to two substitute teachers for days not worked. The district fears a January 1 shift requiring districts to fund such benefits and notes it employs about 300 substitutes.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Newell Lash
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Des Moines
Commission
Lash
Suspended Sentence in Grain Case at Cedar Rapids
Eugene Williams received a suspended sentence of up to three years for involvement in a grain fraud scheme at Cargill in Cedar Rapids. Williams pled guilty to conspiracy and was placed on probation after the judge noted no recommendation for incarceration. Eddy, opposed co-defendant, was sentenced to one year in county jail to begin later this month.
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Eugene Williams
Cargill, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Williams
Linn
Carl. J. Eddy
Independence
Eddy
William Eads
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Eads
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C.R. Library
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