Cedar Rapids approves 14 million police station bond
Cedar Rapids residents approve a 14 million bond for a new police station by a 77 percent vote, 17 255 yes to 5 145 no. Citizens for Public Safety leaders Nancy Evans and Tom Zenisek pledge watchdogs during construction and urge local labor and careful bidding while exploring a building advisory group.
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Donna Lee Olson Garette
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Evans
Citizens For Public Safety
Tom Zenisek
Evans
Zenisek
J.D. Smith
Bud Byrne
Hiawatha Mayor Race Ends In Tie Between Two Candidates
In Linn County Iowa several local ballots show a tied finish for Hiawatha mayor between Jerry Driscoll and Tom Theis. Six A precinct results include library levy passage while incumbents suffer losses across Iowa City and Coralville council races.
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Hiawatha
Linn County
Lawyer returns to Manchester after eight years abroad
Randy Kehrli, a lawyer, returns to his Manchester hometown after eight years with the U S government including six months investigating the Challenger explosion. Details on page 1B.
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Manchester
U.S
Randy Kehrli
Unhealthy cut affects retirees at Harnischfeger
Harnischfeger Industries plans to reduce its medical insurance contributions for retirees, impacting about 50 Eastern Iowa residents next year. Page 60 carries full details.
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Harnischfeger Industries
Thomas Wins Cedar Rapids Streets Commissioner Seat
Thomas, 54, manager at Anderson Bogert Engineers and Surveyors, won the Cedar Rapids streets commissioner post with 14 294 votes 64 9 percent, defeating Larry Pernicka 43 a civil engineering project administrator who captured 7 679 votes 34 9 percent Pernicka blamed The Gazette for his defeat and urged the city to consider a manager form of government Thomas will replace Wayne Murdock who retires after seven terms in January.
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Don Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Larry Pernicka
Linn County Auditor's Office
Lonnie
Thomas
Anderson- Bogert Engineers and Surveyors
Pernicka
Murdock
The
Gazette
Senate backs subpoena of Packwood diaries
The Senate voted 94 to 6 to back the ethics committee in pursuing access to Sen. Bob Packwood diaries. The move authorizes a lawsuit to compel compliance with the subpoena, amid a heated debate over policing conduct by lawmakers and allegations of harassment.
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Packwood
Washington
Ethics Committee
Bob Packwood
R-Ove
John Danforth
Missouri
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Alan Simpson
Wyoming
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
Dennis DeConcini
Arizona
Robert Byrd
U.S
West Virginia
Simpson
Cedar Rapids mechanic acquitted of rape attempt
Cedar Rapids Police Department mechanic Greg Nelson was acquitted of attempted rape by a Linn County jury after 70 minutes of deliberation. The eight-woman, four-man panel found him guilty only of assault, a simple misdemeanor, while he admitted grabbing and pushing the accuser during a July 24 encounter on Fifth Avenue SE.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Nelson
Crestview Dr. SE
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street
Fourth Avenue
University of Iowa weighs syllabus warning on explicit materials
Iowa City The University of Iowa Faculty Council urged adding a syllabus amendment listing reading and media that may be shown in classes to warn students about explicit material. Regents President Berenstein questions conciseness while others defend focusing on teaching principles. The Senate votes to accept the amendment at its November meeting.
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Johson County Bureau
Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
Regents
Marvin Berenstein
State Board of Regents
Council Bluffs
Berenstein
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Harkin
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Dennis Stephen
Greg Nelson
U of
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