Cedar Rapids Interstate link can be built in sections
Cedar Rapids officials told federal highway head Francis Turner that the proposed link from Cedar Rapids north to a dependence then west to Waterloo could be built in segments. Road decisions may wait, but work on the first segment between Interstate 80 and Cedar Rapids could start with accelerated funding. The group expects studies on alternative routes and a decision within three to six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Williams
Gaztile Corpesnondend
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Fors Widnesday
Francis C. Turner
E. H. Swick
Bureau of Public Roads
Frank Bush
Larry Owen
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph F. Hladkey
Gawlle Co
Chamber
Dudley Henderson
Regional Planning Commission
Tinn County
Donald Canney
Duane Arnold
Lowa
John C. Culver
Turner
Owen
Waterloo
Wwe
Bureau
The
Gazette
Cedar Valley
Interstate 80
Culver
Federal Highway Administrator's Office
Murder in Second Degree for Ricehill Verdict
Elliott C. Ricehill was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a six member jury and four women in Lian county. Judge Warren Rees set sentencing for May 2 and ordered a pre sentence investigation. Ricehill, 29, beat Mabel Bigley to death in her apartment last July at 110% First Street NE.
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Elliott C. Ricehill
Lian County
Warren Rees
Rees
Ricehill
Lew
County Atty
Wiliam Faches
Mabel Bigley
First Street
Chuckle Satirical Take on Dress Prices Absurdity
A humorous note compares a woman purchasing a new dress to paying an absurd price, highlighting the gap between expectation and reality in shopping. The quip suggests humor in everyday purchases and price perception.
Robert Erickson Killed in Crash Near Ames
Robert Erickson 18 of Cedar Rapids died early Thursday when his car left county road 8 miles north of Ames. He was alone, partially pinned, and died at Turner funeral home. Erickson, born June 26, 1950, was a Town State student and lifelong Cedar Rapids resident.
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Gagne Ames
Robert Erickson
Paul Erickson
Devonshire Drive
Cedar Rapids
North
Fof Ames
Town State
Turner Funeral Home
Robert Leslie Erickson
The
Calvin
Carole Tregoff Granted Parole
Carole Tregoff Jr. was paroled from a California institution for women after a sensational 1989 trial in which she was convicted of second degree murder for the slaying of Barbara Jean Finch. The lover remains serving life for first degree murder.
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Wrontera
Calif
UPI
Carle Tregoff, Jr
Bernard Pinch
California Institution For Women
Barbara Jean Finch
Puirdar
Miss Tregoff
Enn. Aaniraty
Soviet Soft Pedals Its Military Image Amid Czech Invasion Fallout
In Moscow Brezhnev and top leaders downplay the Red Army may parade to signal restraint after the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Western observers report a shift toward diplomacy as Soviet officials hint at avoiding direct confrontations while stressing peaceful coexistence and international talks.
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Tass
Moscow
Russia
Red Square
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Bislovakia
Redi
Communist Party
U. S
China
South
Vietnam
Angola
Mozambique
Pentagon must restore credibility says Laird amid cost overruns
Defense Secretary Laird urged Congress to back a credible Pentagon as he called for a thorough investigation of air force cost overruns on the C 5A cargo jet. He warned a fund hold could occur if credibility is not restored while noting the jumbo jet’s total price now tops 5.2 billion dollars.
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Kan
Washington
UPI
Laird
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
House
Air Force
Defense
Ear of
Lockheed Senate Armed Services
Entiltes
Stennis
Brezhnev
Elier
American battlefield deaths in Vietnam fall to four-month low
U S and South Vietnamese forces reported reduced American casualties last week totaling 183 killed with 1 285 wounded while enemy losses reached 9 862 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. The offsetting spike in casualties and broader shelling suggested intensified enemy activity near border areas and in the Third Corps zone. Pentagon officials say a captured Viet Cong staff movement points to planned political uprising and coordinated attacks on Saigon this summer.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Tl UW. 5
U. S
Third Corps
Demilitarized Zone
Washington
Pentagon
EDS Withdraws Offer for Collins Radio Co. Tender
Electronic Data Systems of Dallas abruptly withdraws its March tender for Collins Radio Co. due to "significant revisions" in Collins debt structure. Collins had expanded revolving credit to 73 million with banks adding an change of control default clause, while current borrowing stands at 82 million of 75 million.
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Rauidy
Collins Radio Co
Electronic Data Systems, Inc
Dallas
Arendy
Hals
Collins Management
Collins Common
IEDS
Calling
Callins
Apth
Collins
al Ceol
A First City Borrows to Pay Bills in Tight Times
Cedar Rapids approved Finance Commissioner Stewart Shank’s request to borrow 3900 until tax funds arrive. The city plans to cover monthly expenses by drawing on a $1 million invested fund, arguing it earns more interest than the borrowing cost. Shank said continuing investments could save money despite the need for short term debt.
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Cedar Rapids
Stewart Shank
Shank
Des Moines Firemen Fined for Disobeying Injunction
Four city firemen were fined 100 each and their association fined 500 for defying a Tuesday injunction to return to work. Contempt charges were begun against about 300 other striking members. Judge Dale Missildine, Polk County District, said fines take effect in 24 hours and accrue daily for ongoing defiance. The Des Moines Professional Firefighters Union faced the contempt case with officers named, while State Senator Lee Gaudineer represented them.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Dale Missildine
Sai
Des Moines Ags
Harry Jeffries
Joe de Carlo
Gary Hagar
Denny Ross
Gaudineer
Tragedy on Dhaulagiri Claims Eight American Climbers
An expedition aiming at the southeast ridge of Dhaulagiri in western Nepal suffered fatalities. Reports identify Boyd Everett Paul Gerhard John Hopman William Ross David Seidman Read James Janney Lewis Reicharus James Morrisey and Jeffrey Duenwald among the dead. The state department noted the scene is inaccessible to helicopters, with a rescue team just landing.
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State Department
Mr Read
Boyd Everett
New York
Paul Gerhard
Laguna Beseli
Calif
John Hopman
Anchorage
Maska
William Ross
Stanford University
David Seidman
Norway
Town
Chib
Dhaulagiri
White Peak
Gaston Rebuttant
March St
Everett
North America
New Delhi
Himalayas
Dhavlagiri
Mt. Everest
Fin Good Lalth
Moose
James Janney
iSt. Fouls
Lewis Reicharus
Palo Alto
James Morrisey
Ouvette
Jeffrey Duenwald
Pullman
Wash
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Belove Decisions
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Felony Thurder
Carole Tregoff
London
Athens
Interior Ministry
Paris
General Confederation of Labor
French National Students Union
Dup
Alexei Kasygin Islod Am Breshnev
Nikolai Podgorny
Andrei Grechko
U.S
EDS
Iter
Offeron
D.M
Lee Gaudineer
Missildine
Jeffries
Lofty Peak
Nepal
By Josh Mills
Hales
Mi 1
Yevel Daily Record
Tab Sariely
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