Black coalition meeting with Cedar Rapids fails to start
City officials and the Black Coalition scheduled a 7 p.m. meeting at St. John’s Church failed to convene as no coalition members attended while four police reps arrived at 7:30 p.m. The event was canceled after miscommunications over representation and attendance, sparking questions about NAACP involvement and contract terms.
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Black Coalition
Cedar Rapids
Bergen
Coalition
Carl Ledford
Ledford
the Gazette
Grady
NAACP
Naacp Legal Redress Committee
Webb
First Avenue NW
Gateway Gardens
Sixth St
Two Bids For Oak Hill Housing Planned In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids City Council heard two bids for the Oak Hill Community Development area. Cortez Evans and Evans proposes 44 family housing units plus a wind driven electric generator and a shared facility building, with potential FHA rent subsidies under review. Cedar Rapids Associates from Bellevue offers 50 housing units. Both bids were referred to the Planning Department and Oak Hill Citizens Committee for recommendation.
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Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cortez, Evans and Evans
Cortez
Evans
Don Salyer
Federal Housing Administration
Salyer
Bellevue
Wash
Cedar Rapids Associates
HUD
J and D Steak House Burglary and Local Incidents
Burglars broke into the J and D Steak House at 3124 First Ave NE late Monday or early Tuesday, stealing 300 pounds of meat valued at 800 dollars, 100 pounds of fish and filets worth 200 dollars, and 30 pounds of chicken worth 40 dollars from three freezers after breaking a window.
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First Ave
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Sylvester Grady
The
Horace Webb
Oak Hill Tract
Dick Hogan
C.R
Larry L. Sutliff
22Nd Ave
Linn County
420 Club
Fifth St
Sutliff
36Th Ave
Fire Prevention Bureau
Donald Knock
Knock
Fire Department
Squaw Creek
Squaw Creek Lake
Squaw Creek Park
Marion
Marlene Padfield
Amily Shoe
STOI
Men's & Boys
Wellington
BankAmericard
Union Made Shoes
Park & Shop
Xmily Shoe Store
Third Ave
S.E. iNext
Siegel’s Jewelry
Smulekoff
S.E
Smulekoff's
3Rd Ave
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