Linn County planning panel delays Bever Avenue extension meeting
The Linn County Regional Planning Commission will skip a Bever Avenue extension item at Thursday's meeting after public requests for a night session. No date is set for the planned night meeting as subcommittees focus on a reduced plan for a single road connecting East Post Road with Highway 13 amid resident opposition.
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Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Bever Avenue
Willis Schnell
Commission
East Post Road
Highway 13
Bever
Cottage Grove Parkway
Cedar Rapids
Bob Madsen
Iowa City students protest acquittal of L A police
About 110 West High students left campus at 12 30 p m Monday to protest the acquittal of four Los Angeles policemen in the Rodney King case. The peaceful demonstration lasted about 20 minutes at school before about 50 students marched to downtown Melrose Avenue, ending around 2 p m. Ninth grader Kevin Glasgow said the videotape showed black people are treated differently than whites. Some groups blocked Melrose Avenue traffic as organizers complained the protest was used to cut classes.
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Los Angeles
Rodney King
Melrose Avenue
King
Kevin Glasgow
Salem College leader named Hawkeye president in Waterloo
Phillip Barry president of Salem Community College in Carneys Point New Jersey was chosen as Hawkeye Institute of Technology president in Waterloo. He will start July 1 on a three year contract at an 80000 first year salary, succeeding retiree John Hawes.
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Salem Community College
Carney’s Point
N.J
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Waterloo
Hawkeye
Barry
Sharon Miller
John Hawes
Cedar County borrows funds to pay old court judgment
Cedar County supervisors borrowed 1.57 million to settle a 2.6 million judgment from a 22 year old crash involving a county snowplow. Interest at 5.79 percent applies to 12 year notes repaid by property taxes on rural and urban land. insurer pays the first 1 million.
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Cedar County Supervisors
Convict Futrell Captured After Short Flight From Prison
William F. Futrell, 21, of Monticello, who escaped from Luster Heights Correctional Camp near Harpers Ferry, was found walking on a county road and arrested about 5 p.m. Monday. He had only one day of freedom before being returned to Allamakee County Jail. Futrell is jailed on burglary charges.
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William F. Futrell
Monticello
Luster Heights
Harpers Ferry
Futrell
Highway 76
Museum exhibit replays Amana dollhouse heritage
Amana History's exhibit A Child's World Dollhouses in the Amanas gathers 17 dollhouses dating from the 19th century and reflecting changes after The Great Change in 1932. Cathy Oehl, curator, shows a personal piece built by her grandfather and notes diverse, creative interiors.
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Mana
Cathy Oehl
Amanas
Oehl
Amana
Dollhouses on display at Amana History Museum
The Museum of Amana History on Main Street in Amana presents "A Child's World . . Dollhouses in the Amanas" with hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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Museum of
Amana
Main Street
Downtown site eyed for new Marion library plan
Architects from Brown Healey Stone & Sauer urge a south of City Square Park library for visibility and access. The downtown option would exceed 3.7 million, displacing 11 homes or apartments and one historic jail, with limited expansion room.
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Marion Library
City Square Park
Marion High School
Ted Healey
Larry Niegowski
Cedar Rapids
Brown Healey Stone & Sauer
Healey
WW II veterans share war truths with Belle Plaine students
Ten World War II veterans told Belle Plaine High School History students what war is like. They described jokes, discomfort, fear, death, and victory from front lines in Europe and North Africa, sharing memories of bomb maps, near misses, and life in wartime.
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Belle Plaine
Bob Burrows
Bob
Jim Peck
Don Janss
Belle Plaine High School
Chad Martin
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