Baby escapes injury after highway crash near Center Point
A nine week old boy in a car seat remained unhurt when a northbound vehicle crossed the centerline on Highway 150 three miles south of Center Point. His mother Mary Kaalberg Weber, 26, was treated for a broken leg and lacerations while the other driver LaVonne E. Tegan, 59, faced chest injuries and was in fair condition. Tegan was charged with drunk driving and failing to maintain control. Emergency crews from deputies to fire departments aided at the scene.
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Highway 150
Center Point
Mary Kaalberg Weber
14Th St. SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sheriff's Department
LaVonne E. Tegan
Independence
Tegan
Early Rider Car Seat Program Expands at St Luke's
St Luke's Hospital Auxiliary expands the Early Rider program to all maternity patients with infant car seats for birth to nine months. Seats available to rent at 12 dollars for nine months or buy for 25 dollars. Families must take a pre delivery class and call 369 7804 for details. Sherry Buresh coordinates the program. A related Iowa Senate action on restraints for children age two and under was rejected.
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St. Luke’s (Hospital
Linn County
Carol Currans
Dustin Weber
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Family Health Center
St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
National Safety Council
Sherry Buresh
Iowa Senate
Silent crowd hears final bypass plan near Cedar Rapids
IDOT held a public session on the Highway 30 bypass plan west of Cedar Rapids. Residents expressed silent opposition, citing farmland take, while four concerns were addressed including keeping the Wieneke subdivision access and reducing land use. Right of way purchases are planned this year with construction from 1984 to 1985.
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Dick Hogan
Atte
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
Benfield
Ruth Mumford
Fairfax
the Gazette
Mumford
Danny O’connell
O'Connell
Stoney Point Road
SDOT
Wieneke
IDOT
Fairfax Road
Jobs training bill splits Linn County views in Iowa
Eastern Iowa politicians clash over a Senate passed jobs training bill that would finance college training via tax increments and a 1.5 percent state withholding tax credit. Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel calls it a bum rap for taxpayers while Kirkwood’s Mike Blouin sees it as a strong incentive to attract industry.
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Mike Blouin
Senate
Blouin
Kirkwood Community College
Linn County
Merle Kopel
Community College
Kopel
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