V-E Day memories and local union contract votes
Readers recall V-E Day as the guns fell silent at 5 01 p m May 8 1945 while Coralville Local 1634 and Cedar Rapids Local 1362 approved a three year pact with Rockwell International. Wages rise 50 cents first year 600 cash payment second year 1800 cash third year 3 percent overall. some unhappy members object to lump sum raises.
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Germany
Gazette
Europe
Iowa
The
Cedar Rapids
Coralville
Rockwell International
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
John Ely III
Ely
Jeffrey Pettebaum
Cedar River Dragon Boat Festival Entries Open
Practice has begun for the Cedar River Dragon Boat Festival to be held June 23 to 25 at Robbins Lake Ellis Park. The Cedar Rapids Dragon Boat Association invites 21-person teams to enter, with contact numbers for Roger Stigers and Ron Haul.
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Cedar River
Robbins Lake
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids Dragon Boat Association
Roger Stigers
Ron Haul
False alarm on bridge jumper near Iowa River
Authorities said a report of a person jumping from the Burlington Street bridge Sunday was a false alarm. Emergency crews searched the Iowa River near the dam for about one hour, then continued until six p.m. when the missing University of Iowa student was found studying. Detective Bob Dolezal of the Johnson County Sheriff Office cited the bridge dam area as prompting the search.
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Burlington Street
Iowa River
University of Iowa
Bob Dolezal
Johnson County
Fire damages Mount Vernon apartment building after candle starts blaze
A fire at 413 Third St. SW in Mount Vernon gutted a bedroom and kitchen and caused smoke damage in four other units. One firefighter suffered a neck injury. Fire Capt. Jon Reyhons said a cat knocked over a burning candle into a box of papers. Occupant name and damage estimate unavailable.
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Third St
Mount Vernon
Jon Reyhons
Reyhons
Gazette Net opens for electronic submissions and ads
The Gazette announces Gazette Net, an electronic bulletin board. Users dial (319) 368-8800 with 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit full duplex to submit letters, share story ideas obtain forms for announcements in Milestones start or suspend subscriptions and place classified ads and join ongoing discussions on current topics.
Eskimo carvings donated to Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
Edgar Folk gifts 125 Eskimo ivory figures and artifacts, created mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, valued at 21 550 dollars, to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to preserve and research. The collection honors Mary Folk who died in 1993 and reflects long term study of cold adaptation at the University of Iowa.
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Uyle Muller
Johnson County
Owa
Mary
Edgar Folk
Arctic Circle
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum For Natural History
Arctic Studies Center
University of Iowa
Folk
Mary Arp Folk
Stephen Loring
Loring
Smithsonian
Edgar
Mary Folk
Alaska
U of I
Anatuvuk
Mary Arp
Neighbors oppose Cedar Rapids area soccer complex plan
Cedar Rapids plans a 10 field soccer complex on the 300 acre parcel north of the city amid concerns from Brainard Roll and Burrell families about traffic noise and residential impact. City officials cite youth demand with 3 000 players and a project cost near 350 000 from the Tuma trust fund. first use aimed for fall 1996.
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Douglas Neumann
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Tuma
Dave Kramer
Ray
Darlene Brainard
Dave
Valerie Roll
Glenn
Shirley Burrell
Brainard
Kramer
Tuma Trust Fund
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn
County Home Rd
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