Cedar Rapids approves 4 million bond for five new fire stations
Voters in Cedar Rapids approved a 4 million bond issue by 4 693 to 2 242 to fund five new fire stations. Public Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen said he will propose a city contract set aside requiring 50 percent of work on future projects to go to Cedar Rapids residents, potentially affecting the new stations.
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Cedar Rapids
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Bergen
Handy
the Gazette
Waterloo
U.S. Supreme Court
Gerald Powers
Edsel McMickle
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McMickle
City Elections 1983 Tax Hike and Central Fire Station Plan
The 1983 city elections propose a two year property tax increase of about $9.40 annually for a $50 000 home. Officials say existing city bonds retired in two years will cover the five bonds cost with no further tax after two years. About $3 million funds a new central fire station northeast of Fourth Street and A Avenue NW, merging E Avenue and Fifth Street NW operations. the current central station is at 427 First St SE.
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Fifth Street NW
Central
First St. SE
Iowa City votes down fair rent ordinance proposal
Iowa City voters rejected the fair rent ordinance 5 007 to 2 145 after a heated campaign. The defeat followed an earlier City Council vote 4 2 against the measure amid warnings of higher taxes and reduced services.
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Iowa City
Ann Mittman
Iowa City Fair Rent Coalition
Bush vote seals nerve gas approval in Senate
The Senate approved a new generation of binary nerve gas weapons 47 to 46 with Vice President Bush casting the deciding vote. The chamber also backed unilateral destruction of two old chemical weapons for every new one and passed a $253 billion military spending bill. Opponents called the program immoral and dangerous. Iowa Republicans Grassley and Jepsen split on the issue.
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Reagan
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Bush
Soviet Union
Iowa
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Roger Jepsen
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Jepsen
Crackdown on teen license tampering spreads in Iowa
Widespread tampering with driver’s licenses by teens prompts IDOT action in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Officials report letters pressed onto licenses to alter ages for alcohol, with a Cedar Rapids case of over a dozen changes by one person. Sting operations aid enforcement.
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Ames
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
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Gazette
Tradition: The name for preserved old ways in copyright era
A brisk critique notes that tradition anchors methods in law and practice, hindering innovation and efficiency in creative work and intellectual property. It gestures toward the tension between time-honored standards and the push for modern, improved processes.
Iowa picks Jack Ketterer to lead Racing Commission
Jack Ketterer 35 of Omaha named executive secretary of the Iowa Racing Commission, a ground floor move as Iowa begins parimutuel racing. He will start at a $48,000 salary, aims to assume duties in December, and brings thoroughbred and quarterhorse racing experience from Nebraska.
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Des Moines Bureau
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Nebraska
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Omaha
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Iowa Racing Commission
Ketterer
Nebraska Racing Commission
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Creighton University
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