Iowa Senate approves revised bootstrap plan for city districts
The Iowa Senate approved changes to the bootstrap bill creating self tax financing districts for municipal improvements. Amendments required 25 percent petition signatures from all property owners, with opponents warning of risks to downtown areas. If signed into law, the measure could fund a Cedar Rapids skywalk linking shops, offices, and ramps.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Senate
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Redmond
Steve Severn
Marion
Severn
Hill
Elizabeth Shaw
R-Davenport
Richardson New President of Executives Club
Stanley G. Richardson of 469 Staubcourt NE was elected president of the Eastern Iowa Executives Club for 1976 77. Robert E. Long as vice president Art Hough secretary and Wendel McAfee treasurer. Harold Howell joins the board with John R. Carpenter James A. Russell Phil Morris George Kraus and Ed Lasko.
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Stanley G. Richardson
Staubcourt
Eastern Iowa Executives Club
Robert E. Long
Art Hough
Wendel McAfee
Harold Howell
John R. Carpenter
James A. Russell
Phil Morris
George Kraus
Ed Lasko
Two Injured In Accident At A Avenue Intersection
Two people sustained minor injuries in a collision between a car and a pickup at A Avenue and Twelfth Street NE. Rosemary Erdman, 22, and Leo Haas, 26, were treated and released from St. Luke's hospital. Randall Mahring, 24, was charged with failure to obey a traffic signal.
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Fwo
A Avenue
Twelfth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Rosemary Jane Erdman
E Avenue NW
Leo Haas
Erdman
Randall Scott Mahring
Thirty-fourth Street
Mahring
Welty Honored As Iowa Small Business Person Of The Year
Roger Welty, president of Welty Way Products in Cedar Rapids, named Iowa Small Business Person of the Year by the Iowa district SBA. He will compete for the national title in Washington on May 12 13. Welty Way, a sheet metal automation leader and large manufacturer of length forming and cutting machines, began in 1964 after Arthur Welty's firm Welty Heating changed its name. The company moved to 5480 Sixth Street SW in 1964 and Welty became president a year later. It has grown from 17 to 105 employees and added a second building.
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Roger Welty
Welty Way Products,Inc
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lowa
Small Business Administration
Welty
Washington, D.C
Welty Way
Arthur Welty
Welty Heating
First Avenue
Sixth Street SW
Y Indian Guide Chiefs Honored at Center YMCA Banquet
Plaques were presented to seven men who have served as nation chiefs since the Central YMCA Indian Guide program began in 1968. The Im Ki Su Wa Nation father son banquet drew over 135 members from 16 tribes. Robert Sullivan and other former chiefs were honored, while Donald Koach faced charges for receiving stolen property related to a break in at the Moneypenny residence. Delane Rocarek was charged earlier in the week with the same crime. Krack was released on own recognizance pending action.
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Central Ymca
Central Y
Robert Sullivan
Lee Street
Richard Merrifield
Center Point Road
Don Earll
Hiawatha
Joe DiNucci
Don Petersen
Random Road
Chuck Patton
Larry
John Girotto
Kilimanjaro Drive
Donald Lee Koach
Thirty-first Street
Moneypenny
H Avenue NW
Koach
Delane Brian Rocarek
Third Street NW
Krack
Chemical loss at Protivin Mill during midweek breakin
Thieves stole $13,000 worth of farm chemicals and $300 cash from Protivin Mill. The breakin was found Wednesday morning and included the mill’s truck used to haul away the loot.
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Protivin
Canadian Insurance Man To Speak In Cedar Rapids Meeting
Ontario's Larry Kinlin will address the Cedar Rapids Association of Life Underwriters at Friday noon in the Roosevelt Royale hotel. Kinlin heads his own firm and will discuss sales areas organization prospecting closing and other motivational topics.
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C.R
Larry Kinlin
Ontario
Canada
Cedar Rapids Assn. of
Life Underwriters
Roosevelt Royale Hotel
Kinlin
Marengo Woman Faces Three Theft Charges
Eva Schepp a 40 year old Marengo woman was charged Wednesday with two counts of grand larceny and one count of petty larceny. Police arrested her at the Target store after she allegedly tried to leave with clothing valued at 27 dollars. A search of her car reportedly found clothes valued at 28 dollars from Giant store and food valued at 2 dollars from Eagles store. She is held in the county jail in lieu of a 1125 dollar bond.
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Eva Schepp
Marengo
Mrs. Schepp
Target
First Avenue SE
Giant
Sixteenth Avenue
Eagles
First Avenue
Schepp
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Philip Hill
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Glenn
Heying
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Norpel
Orr
Palmer
Priebe
Rodgers
Scott
van Gilst
Burroughs
Merritt
Nolin
Murray
Babedeaux
Ramsey
Richardson
Executives Club
Stanley Richardson
Small Business Unit
Gazette
Dial
Aroee
Ebeling’s
11Th St. Marion
C.R. Lumber and
Appliance CO
Marion Area
Second Street
Y Indian Guide
Liberty, Inc., Realtors
Dennis D. Neverman
Dennis
Michele
North Towne Lane
N.E
Lindale
Liberty
TEAM
R.P
Lindale Plaza
the Mall
Iowa City
Team Central, Inc
Corvus
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