Discrimination persists amid civil rights efforts says U S rights chief
The U S Commission on Civil Rights chair calls discrimination alarming among women and Black and Hispanic men despite civil rights laws. Other items note Yuri Andropov's rise in the Soviet leadership council and political shifts in Wisconsin with Gov. Lee Dreyfus snubbing a Democratic invite. A Berkeley ballot question on shock therapy for mental patients raises public policy questions.
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Communist Party
Yuri Andropov
Soviet Union
Berkeley
Calif
Hall grants Cedar Rapids theatre fund drive
The Hall Foundation awards 300000 dollars to Cedar Rapids Community Theatre for Spotlight on Tomorrow. The gift covers about one third of the 985000 dollar goal to renovate the Iowa Theatre as the theatre’s permanent home.
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Spotlight On
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Metro
Whitford's new court attorney appointed in Iowa case
Whitford, accused of extorting grocers in central and eastern Iowa by threats to contaminate food, received a new court-appointed attorney Tuesday. The case stems from an alleged attempt to obtain 800000 dollars. The report appears in Metro on page 118 and notes the ongoing legal proceedings.
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James R. Whitford
Iowa
Metro
Iowa Football Seeks Practice Facility Before Peach Bowl
Iowa football begins search for a dedicated practice facility ahead of the Peach Bowl showdown with Tennessee. The report notes the team’s need for improved on-site capability as it prepares for the January game.
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Iowa
Tennessee
Linn jail special options urged for long term cost benefits
Architects urged Linn County to add 767 195 in special options for the jail including second floor shell space limestone exterior and terrazzo flooring to achieve long term life cycle cost savings. They advised against a 92 750 computerized monitoring system and left decisions for next Tuesday when contracts are awarded.
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Steveley
Anderson
Joe Rinas
Craig Anderson
Ground Transportation Center
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Linn County jail contracts delayed by protests
Protests allege two low bidders failed to meet minority and female business participation goals for the Linn County Jail contracts, prompting the supervisors to delay awarding general electrical and mechanical bids until Nov 30. County officials defend the targets as voluntary goals and note flexibility in bid rules.
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Craig Kelinson
Kelinson
Joe Malmer
Acme Electric
Shay Electric
E & S Electrical
Gerry Friauf
Tig
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Anderson
E & § Electric
Cedar Rapids
Acme
Shay
Malmer
Linn County
Mason City boy charged in shooting death
Cerro Gordo County Attorney Richard Thompkins declined comment on the relationship between 12 year old suspect and victim Michael Lloyd Jerome Gribbin. The youth, reportedly Gribbin’s son, faces second degree murder in the residence shooting. A detention hearing was set in Cerro Gordo District Court. the boy is in a hospital psychiatric ward.
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Mason City
UPI
Cerro Gordo County
Richard Thompkins
Michael Lloyd Jerome Gribbin
Gribbin
Cerro Gordo
Deer sign shows deer with backward antlers on Iowa highways
About 500 deer crossing warning signs nationwide feature deer with backward antlers. Richard Thornton noticed the unusual depictions and cites a federal design origin from Highway Administration manuals. State Rep. Don Avenson questions the accuracy and questions how such images were approved.
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Olin
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
Richard Thornton
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Don Avenson
Oelwein
Washington
Denver man charged with triple vehicular homicide in chase
Denver police say William Feck, 28, faces three counts of homicide and related charges after a high speed chase in a residential area. Neil Breitbach, 32, formerly of McGregor, was killed riding a bike when hit by Feck’s car. A woman and a hitchhiker also died as Feck struck multiple parked vehicles. The chase lasted under a minute after police received reports of a reckless driver east of downtown Denver.
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Neil Breitbach
William Feck
Feck
Breitbach
Actress Geraldine Fitzgerald Born in 1914
On this date in 1914 Irish born actress Geraldine Fitzgerald was born.
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Geraldine Fitzgerald
Local publication address and postal details
The notice lists publication location at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa and mentions second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. It references carrier routes and rate information in terse boilerplate wording.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowe
Cedar
Mor
Iowa jobless rate ticks up to 5.7 percent in October
Iowa unemployment rose to 5.7 percent in October from 5.6 percent as 4,100 factory and construction jobs disappeared. The state added 5,300 employed residents, but job losses outpaced gains, with totals shown across counties including Linn at 7.6 percent and Emmet 11.4 percent. Government and service hires offset some losses.
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