Iowa cities and counties weigh bids for equipment purchases
City officials in Cedar Rapids and Linn County discuss expanding sealed bidding beyond construction to all equipment buys. They note current practice favors local businesses, while some officials worry about maintenance and long term fit. Most expect no major changes to existing Iowa bidding rules.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Martin
Canney
Schaefer
Waterloo
Phil Klinger
Board of Supervisors
Dave McGuire
McGuire
Philadelphia
Cedar Rapids Area Public Meetings Snapshot
A schedule lists multiple public meetings across Cedar Rapids and Linn County including city council sessions, Board of Supervisors open sessions, planning and redevelopment zoning committee hearings, school board meetings, library board sessions, and veteran affairs commission gatherings.
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Linn County Health Center Board of Directors
Health Center
Third Avenue SE
Hinds Addition
Kirkwood Acres
Hiawatha Water Board of Trustees
Hiawatha City Hall
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Cedar Rapids
Marion City Council
Board of Supervisors
Linn-Mar School Board
Linn-Mar Junior High Vocal Music Room
Courthouse
Urban Renewal Board
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Appalachian Railroad Ends Mountain Run
Morehead Kentucky’s historic Morehead and North Fork Railroad closed after a final freight run on January 15 1973. The 25 mile line threaded Clark mountain pass with four tunnels carrying timber coal and clay. Tracks will stay for hikers to take souvenirs of Appalachia’s rail heritage.
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Morehead
API
North Fork
Clark Mountain
Kentucky
Appalachia
20 Mile Walk-a-thon Set for March of Dimes
Hawkeye chapter of the March of Dimes will sponsor a 20 mile walk-a-thon for youths on April 14 in Cedar Rapids. Registrations open at 8 a.m. at Kingston stadium, with route checkpoints and sponsor fees per mile. About 50 people attended the kickoff. project chairman is Pat Cobb.
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Hawkeye Chapter
March of Dimes
Cedar Rapids
Kingston Stadium
March of Dimes Office
Pat Cobb
In loving memory notices and memorial gifts listed
A collection of memorial expressions from families and organizations. Names include Janish Clark Waggener Bickerstaff Bohlander Kingman Fogarty Lentner Moloney Seelig and others with donations noted toward a 1973 budget. The items reflect birthday remembrances and tributes from relatives and associations.
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FMC Corporation
UAW
John F. Stansbury
Ventura
Calif
Beta Sigma Phat
James
Kathryn Clark
Mt. Vernon
David Janish
John Fogarty
Pp. M. Lattner
Cedar Cae
Lettie Hardwick
Marlys Kula
Geri Gulick
Irene Finn
David W. Janish
Dawn
Cherie Wilson
Alburnett
W. H. Waggener
Walford
Charles McLaughlin
Vernon
Jennie Bickerstaff
John Bailey
Stuart Gray
Esther Gray
Clarence Bohlander
Ray T. Moore
John Kingman
Agnes Smith
Donald Lawrence
Center Point
Edward Moeller
Virginia Lentner
George and
Margaret Moloney
M. K
Karl Seelig
Burton Odell
Javits Signals Bid for 76 Re-Election
WASHINGTON UP I reports Jacob Javits plans to seek a fourth Senate term as he nears 70. He has not officially announced but says he intends to run, aiming to influence NY politics and a possible mayoral bid remains a distant option.
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Javits
Washington
UPI
Jacob Javits
New York
Lower East Side
Senate
New York City
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By Dale Kueter
Linn County Supervisors
Donald Canney
Bill Martin
Linn Sheriff's Department
Plymouth
Hal Schaefer
Klinger
Legislative Liaison Committee
Appalachian
Mountain Run
Fi Hospital
Cello Gift
Somaeh Ae Bow Dale’s Fruit Market
Center Point Road
N.E
Hollovs
Holley’s
Lindale Plaza
Killian’s
Armstrong’s
Siefert’s
Hardee’s
McDonald’s
Tony’s Pizza
Tastee Freez
Fred
Donisthorpe
Harold Glaser
New Hampton
Howard Mason
Freeman Mason
Rose Hesse Lighty
Ann
Gazette
Money Store
Dixie
Burlington House
Martinsville
Stanley
Conant Ball
Bernhart, Hooker
Pontiac
Philco Refrigerators
Zenith Chromocolor
Kroehler Burris
Simmons & Kroehler
Bigelow
Kroehler, Schweiger
Norwalk
Simmons
Therapedic
Kroehler
Riverside _ American of
Peoples
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