Rail report outlines Cedar Rapids rail woes and doubts
An early draft by De Leuw, Cather and Co. assesses Cedar Rapids rail service noting poor trackage, inadequate yard facilities, and storage on main tracks. It cites progress by CNW and Illinois Central Gulf, potential curtailment of Milwaukee and Rock Island lines, and calls for improved liaison between railroads and industries before final recommendations next summer.
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Cedar Rapids
DeLeuw, Cather and Co
Chicago
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
DeLeuw
Cather
Midwest
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Chicago North Western
Illinois Central Gulf
CNW
DeLeuw, Cather
Fourth Street
Iowa Department of Transportation
Chamber of Commerce
Inflation delays Marion bonds and projects
inflation pushes up general obligation bond interest from 5.25 to about 6.5 percent prompting Marion to delay a planned 500000 bond issue set for next year. City officials weigh timing as bidders may be scarce and some projects like Boyson Road could be dropped or postponed.
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Marion
Jeff Schott
Schott
Rex Ramsey
Des Moines
Carlton D. Beh
Ramsey
Armar Drive
Boyson Road
Indian Creek Road
Schot
Iowa movers vow to fight price fix complaint
Iowa moving companies defend their rate system as a state inquiry targets alleged intrastate price fixing. The Iowa Movers and Warehousemen’s Association faces an AG and TRB lawsuit alleging 92 members fixed household goods rates statewide. Officials defend the scheme as department guided and say intrastate rates are lower than interstate charges.
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Iowa
Attorney General’s
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Movers and Warehousemen’s Association
Urbandale
Bob Marsh
Waterloo
Marsh
Tom Miller
Transportation Regulation Board
Association
Iowa Department of Transportation
Don Nelson
Carroll
Vaughn McClelland
Kenwood Transfer
McClelland
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Mick Starkey
John Rude van and Storage
Scott Bannister
TRB
Alexis Woodke
Marion farmer gains fame as Kennedy visit draws attention
Leonard Trachta a 70 year old Marion area farmer stays low key about being featured in Newsweek with Edward Kennedy during a campaign swing through Iowa. He recalls Kennedy asking about farm prices and jokes about running for president himself while Trachta remains wary of the limelight.
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Marion
Leonard Trachta
Newsweek Magazine
Trachta
Newsweek
U.S
Kennedy
Iowa
Wichita Falls
Texas
The
Gazette
the Gazette
al Swegle
Tutoring program dividends cited by Marion official
Marion High School reports tutoring efforts cut D and F grades by half with 18 students helped by Larry Goff who works one on one. Board notes elementary gyms used often with minor damage and fine arts budgets stretched. Executive sessions raised questions on legality amid negotiations.
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Marion
Les Dollinger
Marion Independent School Board
Dollinger
Larry Goff
Goff
Virginia DeWees
Jim Bencke
Beneke
Cooper heads Marion Chamber of Commerce election
Cooper Bernard heads the Marion Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. he is president of Petroleum Equipment Service. Carl Foster is president-elect. officers include Jim Riley as vice president and Clair Lensing as secretary treasurer. Lensing joins a three-year board term alongside new directors Greg Hapgood Scott Olson and others.
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Bernie Cooper
24Th Ave
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Cooper
Petroleum Equipment Service of
Marion
Carl Foster
Foster Heating and Air Conditioning
Jim Riley
Certified Public Accountant
Clair Lensing
Farmers State Bank
Lensing
Chamber
Greg Hapgood
Hapgood-Knudtson Insurance
Scott Olson
Olson, Papa, Novak Architectural Firm
Thanksgiving Bank Closes Early in Marion
Farmers State and First National Banks will close at 6 p.m. Friday November 23. Classified notice says due to the Thanksgiving holiday deadlines shift to 3 45 p.m. Wednesday for Thursday and Friday. Department closed Thursday. Dial 398 8234 Friday a.m.
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Farmers State
First National Banks
Adv
Dial
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Rail Report
Otis
East Yards
Cede
Daniel Webster
Merle Norman Cosmetics Cows Building
2Nd Street
Blaze King
Toddville
Fri & Sat
Stoveshop, Ltd
Farmer
Warner Brothers
C. Scott Cole
14Th St
Keith Page
18Th St
Era-Kensinger Associates
Third Avenue
Bob Verhille
Kansas City Life Insurance Co
John Ketelsen
Lou Helbig
Ed Saucer
George Lowe
Robert Bennett
Ron Romine
Chuck Kent
Bill Nepp
Tom Newbanks
Crystal
7Th Ave
Bob Risbeck
Quaker Maid
Rutt, Crystal, AristoKraft
Elf
Christmas Club
F.D.J.C. Marion
Alburnett
Hiawatha
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