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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1978
Page
6
Four black and white male puppies at Linn County Humane Society on Mount Vernon Road SE are up for adoption. Seven weeks old, they have had temper shots and first warming. Adoption price is 20 dollars. Shelter hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
A ninth person joins the Cedar Rapids police, with Bradley Novak of Route 3 Marion named by the City Council. Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen says Novak starts training ahead of a retirement, as eight others, three women and five men, are sworn in. All nine begin a 10 week Police Academy program.
O F Paulson Construction Company awarded the contract to build a toilet facility in the lower section of Shaver Park. The $31,688 project will be funded by revenue sharing. copper piping raised costs. Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis notes high price due to copper pipe mandate. Paulson was the sole bidder.
Herbert J. Holtzman 20 of 2118 Eighth Ave SW Cedar Rapids was arrested near Wiley Boulevard and 12th Ave SW after a traffic crash and charged with drunken driving. ON THIS DATE in 1889 a Johnstown flood killed more than 2000.
The City Council approved raises for 325 non-bargaining employees effective July 1 with steps one through six averaging under 4 percent. Eligible staff below step six will rise a step on January 1, 1979 and the entry level step will be eliminated. Full city coverage begins July 1 for group life insurance and dependent hospitalization costs are shared by the city.
The City Council approved funding to purchase a patrol boat from Bonanza Molding Corp Eldon Mo using $2750 revenue sharing funds. The existing boat in use since 1963 will be kept for now and may be sold later. The craft protects river users assists towing and rescue operations.
A tree limb downed on the wires at 1718 Ellis Blvd NW cut power to 1,233 Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. customers in northwest and northeast Cedar Rapids. The outage began at 12:39 a.m. and was fully restored by 2:21 a.m.
The City Council awarded the project to Cramer Brothers Construction of Des Moines for 585400 dollars with a 20000 dollar deduction due to explosive use. The F Avenue Bridge removal is planned for this summer while the two Cedar River dams will be removed in fall and winter.
Sen John Culver Indiana Democrat tours Springville urging federal funding for erosion controls under the Clean Water Act. He cites a $200 million first year appropriation and anticipated June hearings, highlighting Taylor farm terracing as a model and noting nationwide soil loss of 88 tons per second as a warning.
Linn County auditors announce a $19,324.58 reimbursement from the state for foster care costs paid by the county social services department. Auditor Merle Kopel says the county inadvertently did not claim state payments for 1967 to 1970 and will ensure future claims are filed. He plans to defer deposit of the warrant until after July 1 to fund next year and lower tax asks.
The Iowa Transportation Commission voted 4 to 3 against allowing foreign made steel for a Sioux City highway bridge. Bids for the bridge are scheduled July 18.
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