Colton at Odds with Cedar Rapids Police Chief over Charges
Colton accuses Police Chief LaPeters of orchestrating charges against him as Cedar Rapids officials dissect allegations by the Police Protective Association. Det. James Kidwell cites four disputed actions by Colton including soliciting frivolous complaints and sharing private files, while LaPeters defends investigations begun by Colton. About 50 association members attend the Wednesday meeting. officers are represented by Teamsters Local 238.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Colton
Wallace LaPeters
Cedar Rapids
Kidwell
Colton
Association
LaPeters
Frus
Albert A. Knowles
Knowles
Steven Hepperie
Hepperie
Protective Association
Teamsters Jocal
Tax Plan for Cedar Rapids Civic Center Faces Early Levy
Cedar Rapids faces an early tax levy for bonds to fund a community center after 1975 valuations dictate a 1976 77 levy. Auditor Merle Kopel says the city council missed the timing, risking insufficient funds for the June 1 1977 bond payments and requiring a new R-13 urban renewal taxing district. He will meet officials to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Community Center
Merle Kopel
Des Moines
Kopel
Solons Resent Canney Blast
Linn county legislators criticized Cedar Rapids Mayor Donald Canney for blaming the Iowa legislature and congress for a 1976 77 budget increase. Canney said about 2.1 million of the rise was mandated by lawmakers and urged more municipal aid and local option tax powers. Rep James Jordan condemned the mayor for blaming legislators in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
Iowa
Congress
Carney
Robert Ray
James Jordan
D-Mahion
Canney
Trapped miners found dead after Scotia Coal explosion
Eleven men including three federal mine inspectors were found dead in the Scotia Coal Co mine after a methane gas blast. Fifteen miners died earlier in the same mine this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Fork
Scotia Coal Co
Four Die As Cessna Crashes Near McGregor Iowa
Federal investigators probe the Thursday plane crash near McGregor Iowa that killed four men. Victims were Gary Erbes and Jerome Legan of Council Bluffs. George Johnston of Brainerd Minnesota. and Gerald Gunn of Union Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Federal Aviation Administration
Civil Aeronautics Board
Here
Gary Dale Erbes
Jerome Raymond Legan
Council Bluffs
George Eugene Johnston
Brainerd
Minn
Gerald E. Gunn
Union
Neb
Legan
Erbes
Aetgo, Inc
Eppley Field
Omaha
Gunn
G.P
Johnston
Thorace
Capri Plastics
Bill Meyer
Giard
Todd Kann
the Gazette
Ray Named Head of GOP Platform Committee
Des Moines Iowa Governor Robert Ray was named by Republican National Chairman Mary Louise Smith to chair the 1976 platform committee at the Kansas City convention. Smith said Ford was aware of the appointment and maintained organizational neutrality in the Ford Reagan contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Ray
Mary Louise Smith
Irwin McDonald
Ray
Ford
Police and City Reach Bargaining Impasse in Cedar Rapids
Negotiations between Cedar Rapids police and the city hit an impasse after failing to agree on wages and benefits. A state board arbiter will hear the dispute in the coming weeks with a 30 day decision window, while other employee groups remain farther from agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Charles Polansky
Teamsters Local 238
Arthur Holmberg
State Public Employe Relations Board
Holmberg
American Federation of State
Second Hearst Home Bombed in California Attack
A defective bomb exploded at Wyntoon Hearst retreat in Shasta County, injuring only minor damage. The incident marks the second attack in a month claimed by the New World Liberation Front on Hearst property. The device was described as low yield though varied reports say the charge ranged from 7.44 to 15 pounds of explosive gelatin. If fully detonated, deputies warned, damage would have been extensive.
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Redding
Calif
Wyntoon
Hearst
California
New World Liberation Front
Hearst-associated
San Francisco
Shasta County
Chuckie Salesman Exchange Sparks Office Suspicion
A terse office dialogue between Chuckie Salesman and a receptionist raises questions about the boss being in his office. The exchange hints at mistrust and oversight within the workplace.
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Drtivratt
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Colton Mumn
By Mike Deupree
Civilian Review Board
Doug Hansel
Hansel
Solons Resent
Canney Blast
By Frank Nye
U.S
Lockheed
Tokyo
Takeo Miki
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Washington
Federal Aviation
John McLucas
New York
Kennedy International Airport
Federal Agency
Port Authority of New York-New Jersey
Lebanon
Beirut
Suleiman Franjieh
London
Heathrow Airport
Wilson
Harold Wilson
Labor
House of Commons
Clayton County
Clayton
Kann
Twila Dettman
Paul Ertz
Ertz
Highway Patrol
Mar-Mac
McGregor Fire Department
Crawford County Sheriffs Department
Prairie du Chien Fire Department
Postville Ambulance
Dubuque
Allen Beyer
Beyer Aviation
Gath
Ering
Guttenberg
John Ertl
Guttenberg Industries, Inc
Ertl
Eril
Marion
Ayatt
Chuckie
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