Eight appointed to Cedar Rapids Police under new recruitment push
City Council selected eight new officers as part of a nationwide drive favoring women and minorities. Three women and two Cedar Rapids natives join six replacements. two new positions will support helicopter operations. Officer William Serbousek promoted to sergeant to lead the unit. Names include Timothy Reynolds Sac City Rickie French Evansdale Dennis Murphy Council Bluffs Renee Eastman Marion Pallet Meyers Brooklyn NY George Aboud Cedar Rapids Deborah Booth Bever Ave SE and Norma Taylor Union MO.
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Cedar Rapids
William Serbousek
Serbousek
Timothy J. Reynolds
Sac City
Rickie M. French
Evansdale
Dennis P. Murphy
Council Bluffs
Parking meter hours stay unchanged for a week
Enforcement hours for off street meters will remain 7 a m to midnight after the city council delayed a decision. Legion supporters urged a 6 p m close for a lot near the Legion hall while critics noted late hours boost business and revenue, with a study to continue.
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Hanford Post 5
American Legion
Legion Hall
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street
Richard Phillips
The
Legion
Betty Andrews
29Th Ave
Third Avenue
C R man sentenced in drunk driving case
INDEPENDENCE Scott James Cornelius 23 of Cedar Rapids was given a 60 day suspended sentence after pleading guilty to drunk driving in Buchanan County District Court. Judge Peter Van Metre placed him on 12 months probation and ordered attendance at a drinking driver school at Kirkwood Community College. He was charged April 5.
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Independence
Scott James Cornelius
Cedar Rapids
Buchanan County
Peter van Metre
Cornelius
Department of Court Services
Kirkwood Community College
Health fair spotlights prevention and screenings
Health fair sponsored by St. Luke's and Mercy Hospital Auxiliaries runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lindale Plaza Mini Mall with over 30 Linn County health groups offering free prevention information, screenings, and demonstrations including diabetes testing, blood pressure checks, CPR, Heimlich maneuver, and hearing and vision screening.
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St. Luke’s and
Mercy Hospital Auxiliaries
Lindale Plaza
Linn County
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Heimlich
Grant Wood Area
Afghan mix puppy up for adoption in Linn County
A five to six month old Afghan mix is available for adoption at the Linn County Humane Society on Mount Vernon Road SE. The asking price is $15 plus the cost of vaccines and the required license.
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Linn County Humane Society
Mount Vernon Road
State OKs funds for Cedar Rapids sewer plant Phase 3
The State Department of Environmental Quality approved a $588,350 construction grant for Phase 3 of the Cedar Rapids wastewater treatment facility serving Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha and Robins. DEQ Director Larry E. Crane notified Linn County legislators. Federal confirmation also awards $8,825,250 for Phase 3.
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Linn County
State Department of Environmental Quality
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Robins
Larry E. Crane
DEQ
Cargill to be fined for soybean oil spill
EPA and Coast Guard officials said Cargill Inc will be fined for a minor soybean oil spill at the Cedar Rapids East Side plant. EPA Kansas City office spokesman Harry Gilmore explained that any oil entering a jurisdictional waterway triggers a fine under the Clean Water Act.
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Cargill Inc
Cedar Rapids East Side
Environmental Protection Agency
Coast Guard
Harry Gilmore
EPA
Kansas City, Mo
Oil spill clean up continues after valve malfunction
Guard from the agency that may issue a fine said the penalty is not yet determined and could range from 100 to 5000 dollars. Cargill continues vacuuming soybean oil from the Iowa Electric Light and Power cooling pond after a valve malfunction caused overflow during transfer. Cleanup is expected to finish today with EDQ inspecting the site and deeming it not a health hazard.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Jerry Rattenberg
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Manchester
Cedar Rapids Cable TV ordinance near completion
Mayor says the Cedar Rapids cable law could be ready for first reading in about two weeks with a DC consultant’s technical recommendations. Cedar Rapids Cable Communications expects to begin serving households by late 1978 with first hookups around Thanksgiving. Service must reach all eligible homeowners within three years of FCC franchise approval.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Cedar Rapids Cable Communications
Canney
Washington, D.C
Don Gardner
Bill Mackenzie
Cedar
Federal Communications Commission
Multiple arrests in city on narcotics theft burglary charges
Redell Canada Jr. and Rachel Canada, both 20s, were arrested after police found heroin in their possession under a search warrant at 2118 North Towne Court NE. Steven Varnum, 27, faces third degree theft for taking a motor block from Custom Body and Fender Co. Marcos Robledo, 24, was arrested for second degree burglary at 2207 Linden Drive SE. Richard Dilley, 34, was arrested for intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon after a disturbance near Edgewood Road NW and found with a loaded .357 magnum.
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Redell Canada Jr
Rachel Lea Canada
North Towne Court
Metro
Steven C. Varnum
Third Ave
Varnum
Custom Body and Fender Co
B Ave
Marcos Robledo
Third St
Bob Houghton
Linden Drive
Richard W. Dilley
Clive Drive
Edgewood Road
Dilley
F-16 Engine Failures Higher Than Air Force Limits
Congressional investigators say engine malfunctions on the F-16 are about three times the Air Force specification. The GAO notes problems may be fixable but the aircraft’s combat survivability remains uncertain.
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Washington
Air Force
General Accounting Office
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Newhall
Bill Hungerford
Palestine
State OK
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Mary Burke Gazette
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