Rights clash at Cedar Rapids sewage plant site
The National Labor Relations Board concluded an investigation into charges that Cedar Rapids Teamsters Local 238 barred non union truck drivers from the city’s $60 million sewage treatment plant site unless a $49 fee was paid, delaying material unloading. CRST Inc and others filed the charges April 6 for an April 4 incident. one driver case was dropped as the driver was an independent contractor.
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National Labor Relations Board
Cedar Rapids Teamsters Local 238
Crst, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Teamsters accused in truck payoffs at Detroit sewage site
CRST driver Swanson refused to pay a $49 bribe to enter a Detroit sewage plant job site on April 4. Union officials allegedly blocked deliveries, switching tractors with a Teamsters driver who later declined the load after warnings. NRLB interviews cited members from California Texas and Michigan as part of the probe.
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Bob Konchar
CRST
Swanson
Teamsters
Teamsters Union
Konchar
Teamsters Hall
Minneapolis
Rossi
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel
Des Moines
Des Moines Teamsters
NRLB
Teamster
Downtown Cedar Rapids sidewalks ban bikes in loop area
Police warn riders to avoid east side sidewalks from A Avenue NE to Fifth Avenue SE and west side sidewalks from First Avenue NW to Third Avenue SW as the loop near the Cedar River. Violations carry up to 30 days in jail or a $100 fine.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Stepanek
A Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Cedar River
Eighth Street
First Avenue NW
Third Avenue
Third Street
Stepanek
Soybean Oil Spill Reported From Cargill Plant
Cargill reports about 200 gallons of pure soybean oil spilled from a storage tank at its East Side plant into the cooling pond of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co along Shaver Road NE. The oil is to be vacuumed from the water by this afternoon and poses little health risk.
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Cargill
East Side
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Shaver Road
al Ahern
Linn County Health Department
Ahern
Cedar Lake
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
Greg Lauser
Minneapolis
Minn
Lauser
Environmental Protection Agency
Drunk Driving Charges Reduced to Traffic Offenses in Linn County
Officials said two defendants Sandra K. Golinghurst of Davenport age 23 and Steven A. Swaney of Mount Vernon age 20 had drunk driving counts changed to traffic charges after tests showed alcohol levels below the presumption of guilt. Both are now charged with failure to drive right of center.
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Sandra K. Golinghurst
Daven
Linn Supervisor Ken Schriner Admits To Mercy Hospital
Linn County supervisor Kenneth A. Schriner, 53, was admitted to Mercy Hospital Sunday and is listed in fair condition after a night in the coronary care unit. He was appointed to the board last September and seeks the Democratic nomination for the seat. only family may visit.
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Linn
Kenneth A. Schriner
Mercy Hospital
Man Charged After Alleged Assault in Independence
Independent publisher Russ Oechslin of Independence Newspap ers reported an alleged assault Sunday night. Police arrested 19 year old Greg Hunter on a warrant Monday, charging him with the attack in Independence.
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Independence
Greg Hunter
Russ Oechslin
Independence Newspapers
Des Moines Student Wins National Minority Engineer Scholarship
Michael J. Kennerly of Des Moines receives a $500 scholarship from the National Fund for Minority Engineering Students. He is a second year mechanical engineering student at the University of Iowa.
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Iowa City
Michael J. Kennerly
Des Moines
National Fund
University of Iowa
Rezoning OK'd for Mount Vernon Road site despite protests
Linn County Supervisors approve rezoning 4281 Mount Vernon Road SE from residential to business to permit a commercial laundry equipment sales and service operation. Vote 2-0 after Zoning Commission recommendation despite local objections over traffic and drainage concerns. Construction must start within 180 days or zoning reverts.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Mount Vernon Road
Zoning Commission
Jean Oxley
Richard Wenzel
Ken Schriner
Coe College
Russell J. Kool
David R. Bruce
Zeman Drive
Construction halts unlikely as trades settle contracts
Cedar Rapids building trades expect no work stoppages this spring under multi year deals. Electricians glaziers and operating engineers have contract expirations this year with tentative settlements and wage increases including a 6.5 percent cost of living raise for operating engineers and glaziers set a two year deal with 90 cent hourly steps.
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Cedar Rapids Building Trades
Bank and File
Glaziers
Connally Switches Parties in 1973
On this date in 1973 former Texas governor and U.S. Treasury secretary John Connally joined the Republican Party after leaving the Democratic fold. The shift marked a notable realignment move in conservative political circles during the era.
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John Connally
Texas
Treasury
Nixon
Republican Party
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Oakley
Linn County
Oakley Lee Clancey
Thomas G. Anderson
Susan Bred
Bever Ave
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Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S
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Associated Press
Office of
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Optometrist
Sears
Iowa Association OF Realtors
Oakridge
Realtor
Hotpoint
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Icemaker
Gou Ban
Ns Center
2Nd Ave
Rapids
Oakland, Rd
Marion Main Street
Willong
Iowa Department OF Transportation
Stoney Point Road
U.S. 30
Iowa 149
Coolidge School
First Avenue
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