Local leaders weigh impact of possible revenue sharing cuts
Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney after Washington talks says cuts in state revenue sharing may not hit Cedar Rapids hard but could raise state taxes. other cities, including New York City, could face extreme hardship. Linn County officials fear capital projects and maintenance will suffer if funds shrink, while mass transit may gain from windfall taxes.
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Carter
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Washington
National League of Cities
Canney
Congress
New York City
Joe Rinas
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Rinas
House
Ways and Means
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Ground Transportation Center
Former Cedar Rapids chief says Wrong move in bank alarm
George Matias, former Cedar Rapids police chief from 1962 to 1974 and current security head at Peoples Bank, gave one remark after an early morning incident. An alarm at the bank triggered when he opened a back door to greet an employee with a birthday cake, prompting the phrase Wrong move. Police noted bank alarms can go off around that time, and Matias had joined Peoples last month after leading J.C. Penney security.
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Cedar Rapids
George Matias
Matias
Peoples Bank
Third Ave
Peoples
J.C. Penney
Cedar Rapids Woman in Satisfactory Condition After Marion Crash
A Cedar Rapids woman, Susan Donley, 27, remained in satisfactory condition at Mercy Hospital after a two vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon at 44th Street and Highway 151 in east Marion. Donley’s car was rear ended while turning from the left lane into Nelson Mobile Home Sales by a truck driven by James Green, 41. Green and Donley’s passengers were not injured. Dennis Hoy was re elected president of Local 231 of the AFSCME in Linn County, with new officers Betty Langton and Shirley Cutchlow among the newly elected the union members and officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
44Th Street
Highway 151
East Marion
Susan Donley
Llth St
Donley
Nelson Mobile Home Sales
James Green
34Th St. NE
Dennis Hoy
Lindale Drive
Marion
American Federation of State
Linn County
Greg Slager
Carole Maher
Betty Langton
Chuck Camp
Shirley Cutchlow
Chuck Rozinek
Burglary reports on southwest side prompt police alerts
Police logged two southwest side burglaries over the weekend. In a Mervin Chandler residence garage at 630 10th Ave SW, tools worth 500 dollars and a 175 dollar floor jack plus a carburetor and electric fuel pump were stolen. Dolores Hunt residence at 1607 13th Ave SW lost a camera bag with 2,640 dollars of gear. John Hunt's equipment included six lenses a camera body and accessories. A Labradordog and a shotgun blast later led to a third degree criminal mischief charge against Darryl Knox 22 of 1902 J St SW, while a terrorism charge was dropped to criminal mischief. Additional items include a Cedar Rapids Symphony Association election and new officers and board members. Three people charged with drunk driving in Linn County overnight include Gregory A. Clay Merle M. Price and Donald J Sobolik. A Coe College Saturday night concert features Happiness Inc and Collage with clinics for 81 area schools.
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Mervin Chandler
10Th Ave
Dolores Hunt
13Th Ave
Hunt
John
Darryl Knox
J St. SW
Knox
Juanita Weis
Oklahoma Ave. SW
Linn County
Gregory A. Clay
Charles City
12Th Street
Merle M. Price
Second Ave
First Avenue
Donald J. Sobolik
10Th St
Sixth Street
Wilson Avenue
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Happiness, Inc
Coe
Sinclair Auditorium
Vance sells Cornets stake in Des Moines team
Des Moines AP Dick Vance former Des Moines radio figure and majority owner of the Iowa Cornets since January has sold his 51 percent stake. The other three owners George Nissen Rod Levi and Guy Falbo will keep their shares and the team prepares for the playoffs. Vance’s stake will revert to Iowa Cornets Inc and be sold.
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DES Moines
Dick Vance
Iowa Cornets
Cornets
George Nissen
Cedar Rapids
Rod Levi
Ankeny
Guy Falbo
Vance
Levi
Nissen
Falbo
Bruce Mason
Iowa Cornets, Inc
Mason
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Florida
Estate sues driver and city over fatal Cedar Rapids crash
The administrator of Cedar Rapids man Terry W. Finn's estate files a $750,000 wrongful death suit in Linn District Court naming driver of the other vehicle and the city of Cedar Rapids. Finn, 27, died after his water truck collided with a vehicle driven by Craig E. Wearmouth at Locust Road and 60th Ave SW. The suit alleges Wearmouth acted as an agent of the city, capacity unspecified.
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Cedar Rapids
Terry W. Finn
Craig E. Wearmouth
Boone
Locust Road
60Th Ave
Linn District
Wearmouth
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Hoy
Knox and
Weis
Magid
Marilyn Magid
Linden Drive
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Associa
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Minor Barnes
James Sealey
Don Campbell
Duane Arnold Jr
Arthur Davidson
Jack Evans
Tom Feld
Susie Goldman
Carrol Griggs
David Hughes
Thomas Janik
Louise McCants
Mimi Meffert
Philip Secor
Stephanie Wager
Guy Wendler
Peggy Whitworth
Robert Ziemer
Florsheims
Armstrong
Ket
Rake
Conan
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