Snowstorm prompts quick city response at Shakespeare Garden
Wayne Murdock, city public works superintendent, coordinates with Freese-Notis Associates after discovering unexpected snow. Forecasters predicted only a half inch, yet sand and chemical spreaders hit the streets before noon. Shakespeare Garden at Ellis Park remains a focal point in this brisk urban snow event.
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Shakespeare
City Streets Department
Wayne Murdock
City Public Works
Murdock
Freese-Notis Associates
Des Moines
Freese-Notis
Ellis Park
Bard
Optimist Christmas tree lot opens at Kingston Stadium
The Optimist Club will release 1 000 Christmas trees at Kingston Stadium with 9 a m opening for a two day sale. Trees are mainly Scotch pine and Douglas fir and range 3 to 12 feet tall. Proceeds fund year round youth activities of the Tuesday Noon Optimists.
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Kingston Stadium
William Schoon
Schoon
Massage license fees under attorney's study
Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen said fees for massage establishments and technicians will be reviewed by the City Council next week. Initial talks proposed $50 establishment and $25 technician licenses per year, aligned with other city licenses, with applications printed and available after approval.
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Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Vietnamese prisoners question draws 13 rights activists
Thirteen civil rights activists wrote to the Vietnamese government seeking information about political prisoners. Dermot Kinlen said the letter cites an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 political prisoners since 1975 and asks for a delegation to visit detention camps. Signers include Sean MacBride, Dom Helder Camara, and Jean Lacouture. Also note the 1949 capture of Chungking by Chinese Communists.
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London
Dermot Kinlen
Hanoi
Vietnam
Kinlen
Sean MacBride
Ireland
Dom Helder Camara
Jean Lacouture
Zonneveld loses commission appeal over age bias claim
Iowa case notes Linn County judge William Eads ruling against Jan J. Zonneveld who claimed Life Investors Inc fired him for age. The judge found no probable cause for age discrimination, while noting a possible personality conflict and limited hiring bias evidence. An appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court is under consideration.
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Bill McRoy
McRoy
Dennis Lathrop
Linn County
Jan J. Zonneveld
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Cedar Rapids
Life Investors Inc
Linn
William Eads
Zonneveld
Commission
Eads
Iowa Supreme Court
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