California tour notes a different Iowa with sea life and food
Mike Deupree recounts a Southern California visit highlighting contrasts with Iowa. He describes beaches, celebrities, markets, and abundant produce, plus a local mayoral accident and a playful jab at regional quirks. He mentions meeting friends and enjoying seafood, while noting California’s market prices and abalone protections.
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Iowa
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Johnny Carson
People’s Republic of
Lotto
Sam’s Deli
Pierre
Charles Manson
Pacific Ocean
Gary
Pat
Ross Peterson
Bill
Vicki
Jamie
Angela Dunn
Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 and mail info
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established in 1883, is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids Iowa with second class postage paid there. Subscription rates list Carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly pricing and restrictions on mail subscriptions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Postmaster address changes go to P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
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AP News
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P.O
Bethphage drops plans for Kalona group homes
Bethphage Mission ends eight Cedar Rapids and Kalona group home plans amid public opposition and finances. REM Iowa, a Minnesota firm, seeks state approval to build five homes in Linn County and three in Kalona with site changes to fit neighborhoods.
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Katona
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Minnesota
State Department of Health
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Kalona
REM
Wayne Nielsen
Lutheran Church of America
Nielsen
Bethphage
Morris Avenue
Arthur Drive
Hidden Hollow Lane
Lark Court
Timber Valley Court
Kent Jackson
Linn County Residential Services
Iowa
Erosion of air safety cited by board sparks flight cut calls
The National Transportation Safety Board warns of erosion of safety due to air traffic load and urges the FAA to cut maximum hourly flights at 22 busy airports to ease congestion. NTSB cites overburdened system and predicts worse with summer travel. FAA says monitoring and limits already exist. In a separate item, Andrew Daulton Lee is convicted in Los Angeles of conspiracy and espionage.
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National Transportation Safety Board
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Safety Board
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NTSB
Jim Burnett
Andrew Daulton Lee
Christopher J. Boyce
U.S
Soviet Union
Los Angeles
Iowa AG sues Vacation Time over motorized bike prize
The Iowa Attorney General filed suit against Vacation Time of Clive seeking injunctions over a mail campaign that offered a Kamasura 250 VRX motorized bicycle as a prize. The state argues the item is misrepresented as a motorcycle, not worth the listed value, and that delivery and deception may violate consumer laws.
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Iowa
Clive
Drew Gallagher
Gallagher
Cedar Rapids
Richard Cleland
Cedar Rapids to Enforce 55 MPH on I-380
Cedar Rapids police will boost radar patrols using squad cars and a helicopter to enforce the 55 mph limit on I-380 through the city. Capt. Louis Stepanek warns drivers used to 65 mph on rural stretches may drive 70 to 75 mph at city limits, risking accidents.
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Interstate 380
Cedar
Tests of Civil Defense sirens part of upgrading
Cedar Rapids Marion Civil Defense upgrades include 23 sirens rebuilt by Fulton Contracting of Roselle Illinois to meet new FEMA NRC rules. Regular maintenance will be required with new operability devices. a volunteer will inspect sirens after tests at an estimated cost of about $40000 split between Civil Defense and Iowa Electric Light and Power Co.
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Root
Civil Defense
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
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