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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1981
Page
8
Hiawatha City Council votes to renew siren use for fire and medical emergencies after a three month trial limited to noon and first Wednesdays. Fire chief notes pager failures and residents missing the alert. storm siren patterns explained. Also approves volleyball court project, park improvements, and dog rabies vaccination ordinance.
Lorenzo C West, 28, of 3900 Sherman St NE, was held on a second degree fraudulent practices charge after arrest on a Friday warrant. He allegedly collected 695 in job insurance benefits last August and September while employed at Wilson and Co. He faces a 2000 bond and an initial Linn District Court appearance this afternoon. A stereo and a checkbook were stolen from Paul B Pospisil’s apartment on B Ave NE after a window screen was pried. A Voice in Community Action Poverty workshop at St Wenceslaus gym will address Reagan cutbacks with Rep Tom Harkin attending. The workshop runs 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees should bring lunch. A pre-dawn dynamite blast shook the Iowa City civic center.
Thirty years ago Secretary of Defense Marshall stated that Gen. MacArthur in a March 24 appeal to the enemy commander in chief eliminated any chance for a negotiated settlement.
The Hiawatha City Council approved the first reading for rezoning about 260 acres of northwest land from agricultural to mixed uses including residential, commercial and industrial. Objections from nearby residents prompted petitions and a postponed second reading set for May 20.
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