Employment Up in C R Jobless Rate Drops to 5 Percent
Cedar Rapids adds manufacturing and non manufacturing jobs with Collins Radio Co expanding to 6 200 workers and 75 more planned. The March unemployment rate falls to 5 percent while Linn County shows 69 350 employed of 73 020 in the labor force and factory wages rise to 172 63 per week from 168 51.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Co
Iowa State Employment Service
Collins
Linn ‘County
Franzenburg criticizes Ray Jepsen on donor disclosure names
Iowa City. Democratic candidates push for independent auditing of campaign expenses after Gov Ray and Lt Gov Jepsen refuse to release donor lists. Franzenburg accuses the officials of avoiding big-money donor disclosure and criticizing the current campaign expense law without action.
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Iowa City
Robert Ray
Roger Jepsen
Ray
Jepsen
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
John Tapscott
Des Moines
James Lynch
Redfield
Harding Junior High Hosts Music and Slides Night
A special program at 7 p.m. Thursday at Harding junior high school features a student slide show and performances by Kevin Kral Scott Johnson Brad Brown Rick Quinby and Rod Dunlavey. Their set includes Malequenia Classical Gas Joy to the World and other pieces tied to Cedar Rapids Art Center’s current junior high student art exhibit.
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Harding Junior High School
Kevin Kral
Scott Johnson
Brad Brown
Rick Quinby
Rod Dunlavey
Mary
Harding
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Cedar Rapids
Martelle Man Hurt In Tractor Mishap
Glenn G. Strother 70 of rural Martelle was injured in a tractor rollover about five miles north of Mt. Vernon on Highway 1. He was pinned under the tractor and freed by a wrecker, later listed with a fractured arm and shoulder at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids.
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MT. Vernon
Glenn G. Strother
Martelle
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Highway Patrol
Strother
Highway 1
Here
Municipal Court Finds Lane Guilty in Larceny
Mark Lane of 3106 Coral lane SW was found guilty in municipal court of larceny. He was fined 50 dollars and costs for allegedly taking cigarettes and spark plugs from Laverne Johnson on January 29.
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Mark Lane
Coral Lane
Municipal
Laverne Johnson
Larceny Charge Dismissed for Janice K Berger
A larceny charge against Janice K. Berger of 216 Fifteenth Street SE was dismissed Tuesday in municipal court. She had been accused of taking a 1968 car owned by Frank Herring on February 27.
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Janice K. Berger
Fifteenth Street SE
Frank Herring
Municipal court dismisses charges against three Mt Vernon residents
Charges of violation of the controlled substance act against William Bys Jr Michael Swain and Joseph Werling were dismissed after complainant witnesses did not appear. They were arrested in March for possessing marijuana.
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Mt. Vernon
William Bys, Jr
Michael Swain
Joseph Werling
Motorist Admits Reduced Charge in Municipal Court
Clayton Moore of 991 Thirty fifth street Marion pled guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving in municipal court. He was fined 100 dollars after an arrest on February 17 for drunk driving.
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Clayton Moore
Marion
Behrens Is Sentenced for Larceny Charge
Harry Behrens of 933 Fourth Street SW received a six month suspended jail sentence in municipal court on a larceny charge. He was accused of taking shingles on April 30, 1971 from Well-Built Construction Co.
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Harry Behrens
Fourth Street
Well-Built Construction Co
Charge Against C R Man Dropped
A charge of assault and battery against Robert Cherry at 1628 Park Towne Place NE was dismissed in municipal court after the complaining witness declined to testify. He was accused of assaulting Gladys Cherry on December 31.
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Robert Cherry
Park Towne Place NE
Gladys Cherry
Criminal Trespass Charge Dismissed for Jerry Pitts
A criminal trespass charge against Jerry Pitts of 517 Fourth Street SE was dismissed in the interest of justice. The charge was filed on April 1 by Phyllis Pitts.
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Jerry Pitts
Fourth Street SE
Phyllis Pitts
Officers Installed By ANE Chapter
Eldred Morgan of 706 Greenfield Street NE was installed as president of the Cedar Rapids Area Chapter of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers. Elected officers include Arnold Kriegler as president elect Richard Berbaum as vice president Don Hitchcock as secretary Tom Penaluna as treasurer and directors Jack Garrett John McKie Fabian Skretta Gary Rogers and Verlis Miller.
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Eldred Morgan
Greenfield Street
Cedar Rapids Area
American Institute of Industrial Engineers
Arnold Kriegler
Richard Berbaum
Don Hitchcock
Tom Penaluna
Jack Garrett
John McKie
Fabian Skretta
Gary Rogers
Verlis Miller
Bound over for drunk driving to grand jury
Howard L. McNeal of 218 Thirty-second street NE was bound over to the grand jury on a drunk driving charge. He was arrested March 10.
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Howard L. McNeal
Thirty-second Street
Wanted ad prompts quick find by phone number
A brief notice invites readers to use a wanted ad to locate a specific item, providing the contact number 398-8234 for quick responses. The item and context are not specified in the fragment.
Review Board To Accept Protests Until May 20
Dissatisfied property owners may file protests with the Linn county board of review by May 20. Petitions, written on assessor forms, may include an oral hearing if requested. The board can adjust assessments for equity or omissions and accept grounds of unfair value, nonassessability, errors, or fraud. Meetings occur in the county assessor's office.
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Review Board
Board of Review
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Three Injured in Traffic Mishaps
Roy D. Wilson 820 Ingleside Dr SW was charged with failure to yield after a two car crash at Sixth St and Ingleside. Wilson, treated at St Luke's for a left leg injury, was released. Richard C. Lucchesi 20 of Andover MA sustained a head injury when hit in the 1000 block of A Ave NE by Milo A. Popp Jr. of Marion. Lucchesi treated at St Luke's and released. Dixie L. Smith 21 of 1603 N St SW injured in a two car crash in the 1300 block of L St SW. Her car struck a parked car owned by Robert W. Moss and she was treated at Mercy Hospital.
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Roy D. Wilson
Ingleside Drive
Sixth Street
Richard Corrigan
B Avenue
Wilson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Richard C. Lucchesi
Andover
Mass
Milo A. Popp, Jr
McGowan Boulevard
Marion
Lucchesi
Dixie L. Smith
N Street
L Street
Robert W. Moss
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Fairfax Township
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Center Point
Glenn Strother
Linn Township
John Waggoner
Jackson Township
Ilten & Taege
Zenith
Zenith Afc
Kichen
E. NM
Genith
Ilten & Taege Incorporated
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Second Avenue Bridge
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Craemer’s
Second Ave. SE
Gleneagles
Nino
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