Mount Vernon council denies Plaza Furniture bid and raises salaries
Mount Vernon City Council unanimously denies Plaza Furniture on Highway 30 permission to continue retail operations, citing zoning rules. The body votes 3-2 to raise salaries for council members and the mayor effective Jan 1 1984, after reviewing comparable towns.
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Gretchen Sutherland Lazette
Mount Vernon
Plaza Furniture
Highway 30
Steve Goldin
Bob Edleman
Goldin
Edleman
Rahn
Bob Campagna
Campagna
Dick Peters
Dumbaugh
John Moser
Robert Sautter
Charles Swaney
Labor leader Chuck Weed honored at Cedar Rapids tribute
Labor figures in Cedar Rapids recognized Chuck Weed a longtime United Auto Workers leader as he retires after 38 years of service in Eastern Iowa. The surprise dinner at the Holiday Inn included UAW locals and corporate guests with Dick Foley and Bill Holtz pictured alongside Weed. Weed arrived in Cedar Rapids in 1962 and has served as international representative for 34,000 Iowa and Illinois UAW retirees.
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Cedar Rapids
Chuck Weed
Iowa
Weed
United Auto Workers
Holiday Inn
UAW
Dick Foley
Bill Holtz
FMC Corp
Illinois
McGees lose bid to ease parking requirements for eatery
Cedar Rapids board rejects full off street parking waiver for Alvin and Sandra McGee to open a restaurant at Fourth Avenue and Twelfth Street SE. They proposed 14 patrons and walk in traffic but cannot gain five extra spaces. The Catholic Worker House also faces parking limits and must seek leases from nearby businesses, with the board urging reduced requirements and future leasing arrangements.
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McGees
Nancy Stevens
Szette
Cedar Rapids
Alvin
Sandra McGee
Fourth Avenue
Twelfth Street
McGee's
McGee
Catholic Worker House
Fifth Ave
Worker House
Bob Gardner
Parts of Central City Road Closed for repairs
Linn County will close sections of Central City Road from today for joint repairs in concrete. Crews operate 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily this week with night access only. Drivers should use Walker Road or County Home Road between highways 13 and 150. A bridge southwest of Walker will also be repaired with federal funds in cooperation with Walker.
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Central City
Center Point
Linn County
Jerry Nelson
Walker Road
Walker
Coggan
Marion
Nelson
Glamour Seminar at Central YMCA Women’s Week
A two hour glamour and fashion seminar opens at 7 tonight as part of Women of the Y. Free for all women but pre registration with Nancy Lain at Central YMCA is required. Penny Burnett will discuss beauty style and wardrobe.
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Central Ymca
Nancy Lain
Penny Burnett
Mercy Hospital honors 195 employees in recognition banquets
Mercy Hospital recognizes 195 staff members for five to 35 years of service at two employee recognition banquets this week. Last night awarded 15 or more years. Wednesday honors five and 10 year employees at the Sheraton Inn.
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Mercy Hospital
Sheraton Inn
Cedar Rapids Man Charged With Concealing Bankruptcy Assets
LaRue Gene Wiese of Cedar Rapids faces fraud charges in U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids for allegedly hiding assets from a bankruptcy filing related to a Belle Plaine business. He allegedly possessed two gold watches a diamond ring six shotguns silver coins and other assets valued over 28000. The penalty can reach up to five years in prison and a 5000 dollar fine. Wiese may plead guilty but is not bound to do so.
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Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
LaRue
Gene Wiese
U.S. District Court
Wiese
Mount Vernon School Board Approves Staff Changes
The Mount Vernon school board approved leaving English teacher Sandra Bolton to study at the University of Iowa as part of a three state program. They also adjusted staffing cutting English positions, shifted Darrell Ferreter to teach Algebra II, approved roofing and repairs costing over seventy four thousand dollars, and denied a Baptist group’s Bible school request for elementary facilities.
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Gretchen Sutherland
Mount Vernon
Sandra Bolton
University of Iowa
Mary Hippen
Adrian Ringgold
Bolton
Darrell Ferreter
Council mulls smaller Cox Cable rate increase in Cedar Rapids
Public Improvements Commissioner Wayne Murdock signals Cox Cable of Cedar Rapids may see only a 75 cent monthly rise in the basic rate from 8.25 to 9 dollars. The council, likely not to approve further hikes beyond possible extra home connections, weighs a 3.25 dollar charge for service calls instead of 3.50. An ordinance reflecting the smaller increase could get a first reading Wednesday as deregulation questions surface locally.
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Cox Cable
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Murdock
Cox
Jon Lash
Murdock
HBO
Marion
Hiawatha
Talk on Hunger in South Asia by Dr. Vaitheswaren
The Cedar Rapids Justice and Peace Community sponsors a talk on hunger in South Asia by Dr. R. Vaitheswaren economics professor at Coe College. The event starts at 7 PM at the Justice and Peace Center in the Mercy Spiritual Center on the Mount Mercy College campus 1125 Prairie Drive NE. For more information contact Brent Vanderlinden at 362-9041.
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Cedar Rapids
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Paul Schwiebert
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Catholic Workers
Ray Baker
Gardner
Central City Road
YWCA
Chris Smaby
Judy Foley
First Ave. NE
Mercy
A. James Tinker
Mary Lawrence Hallagan
Mercy Board of Trustees
Vigertones Barbershop Quartet
Leah Cira
Dorothy Robertson
Pat McBowen
Pat Watters
Ormaline Kemble
C.R. Man
Center Point Rd
Brent Vanderlinden
Jackie Nickolish
Brooklyn
Jackie
Iowa City
Dubuque
Clinton
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