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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1980
Page
4
Linn County Humane Society shelter on Mount Vernon SE offers three male and one female guinea pig for adoption. Adoption fee is $3 each. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
A Linn District Court jury awarded Myers Farms Inc. 173264 for about 65 acres taken for Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport in a January 1977 condemnation. The 12 jurors reached a verdict after six hours of deliberation with a five to six majority, replacing an earlier 170000 award.
Seven people were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County. Richard J. Reinhold, 25, led a high speed chase near I-380 before being stopped at Second Avenue and Seventh Street SW. He faces multiple charges including speeding, carrying a concealed weapon, and evading arrest. Others named include Donna K. Dwyer, Wendl L. Spinka, Dean P. Hartman, Allen M. Varney III, Samuel R. Moore, and Marvin L. Morgan with varying offenses and locations cited.
Twenty years ago reports claimed a French extremist plot to assassinate President Eisenhower, dismissed as phony propaganda by authorities. The item notes the controversy, labeling the danger as exaggerated and urging caution about sensational headlines.
The Cedar Rapids Zoning Committee recommended the Planning Commission deny a rezoning request at 2201 Mount Vernon Road SE from R-3 to O/S for a contract design studio. Opponents cited loss of residential character. 24 residents signed the opposition and eight spoke at the meeting. The panel also listed several projects approved for consideration, with the Planning Commission set to act in two weeks.
The Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission found probable sex discrimination in two separate cases involving white female employees. A lounge manager fired over concerns about performing heavy tasks and a welder fired during a 60 day probation faced claims of unequal treatment. Conciliations may include back pay and reinstatement.
About 50 contract workers were evacuated from the turbine building at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo after hydrogen sulfide gas escaped from the plant’s water purification system. The odorless gas was cleared by 4 p.m. and operations resumed with no injuries reported.
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