Cobra helicopter visit aids Collins communications study
Collins Telecommunications officials in Cedar Rapids examined a U S Army Cobra helicopter from Fort Rucker Alabama. Army authorities described the Cobra as an anti armor asset in a potential European land war. Major Jesse Glance noted Soviet tank superiority and highlighted the need for improved radio equipment from Collins.
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Collins Telecommunications Products Division
U.S. Army
Europe
Fort Rucker
Ala
Cedar Rapids
Collins
Army
Jesse Glance
Glance
Midnight Recreation Program At Kirkwood Kennedy
Kirkwood Community College partners with Kennedy High School to offer twice weekly midnight recreation in Cedar Rapids. Sessions run Mondays and Wednesdays 12:30 to 2:30 a.m. at Kennedy with volleyball basketball swimming and conditioning. swimming Mondays only. Fees 3.50 for two sessions or 12.50 for eight. runs through December 20. Call 398-5659 to register. Site supervisors are Larry and Mary Baker.
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Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Kennedy High School
Kennedy
Larry and
Mary Baker
Camp Courage Open House With Band To Welcome Visitors
Camp Courage hosts its annual open house Sunday from 1 30 to 4 p m on the Maquoketa River southeast of Monticello. The El Kahir Shrine band led by Bill Stusak performs indoors at 2 30 p m. This sixth year of the band’s charity. Camp Director Bud Ewell and staff will conduct tours of all areas of the camp for visitors including a concert and guided walkthroughs.
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Camp Courage
Maquoketa
Monticello
United Methodist Church
el Kahir Shrine Band
Bill Stusak
el Kahir Shrine
Bud Ewell
Cedar Rapids awards three contracts for parking and sewers
The Cedar Rapids City Council awarded a $101,771.70 bid to Kutchera Construction for two Riverside area parking lots at 15th Ave and 17th Ave SW. Iowa Concrete Products won $27,293 for Stoney Point First Addition storm sewer piping. William R. Hennessey and Son, Inc. won $19,877 for Seminole Valley First Addition sanitary sewer work.
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Cedar Rapids
Riverside
Kutchera Construction Company
Kutchera
15Th Avenue
B Street
17Th Avenue
Stoney Point First Addition
Iowa Concrete Products Inc
Seminole Valley First Addition
William R. Hennessey and Son, Inc
Hennessey
Collins employee sues over on the job injury
Richard J. Pegum of Toddville files a $250000 Linn District Court suit against Rockwell International Corp. and supervisor Charles Bauserman alleging intentional neck injury on November 6, 1976. He seeks $150000 actual damages including medical costs and $100000 punitive damages for alleged malice recklessness or gross negligence.
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Rockwell-Collins
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell International Corp
Richard J. Pegum
Toddville
Linn District Court
Charles Bauserman
Center Point
Bauserman
Pegum
Mercy Hospital EEOC clash heads to federal court
The civil fight over the January 1975 firing of Sandra Smith at Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital moved to U.S. District Court. Mercy officials say the dispute stems from harassment of federal bureaucrats and deny sex discrimination. The EEOC sought documents Mercy provided a three page list of records, including staff files beyond Smith.
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Cedar Rapids
Miss Smith
Mercy
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Mercy Hospital
Sister Mary Lawrence Hallagan
Mary Lawrence
Smith
Hospital faces EEOC subpoena battle over documents
In Cedar Rapids a federal hearing heard hospital officials contest an EEOC subpoena seeking files on Miss Smith’s firing. Lawyers argued the request is an unfair burden and largely irrelevant, while EEOC contends all records are needed to expose sex discrimination. Further written arguments will precede a court order on any required documents.
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EEOC
Sister Mary Lawrence
St. Louis
Mary Lawrence
Cedar Rapids
David Elderkin
Miss Smith
Elderkin
Smith
Gretchen Huston
Former wives file 100000 suit over fatal Cedar Rapids crash
Two of David Malloy’s former wives sue Saathoff Brothers tavern in Linn County Court for 100000, alleging the driver Dennis Scalf drank beer before the November 16 1976 crash that killed Malloy. Scalf faced man slaughter charges later acquitted. no defendant list for Scalf.
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Cedar Rapids
Sharon Malloy
Edward
Laura
John Malloy
Linda Malloy
Christine
Deborah
Heather Malloy
David Malloy
William G. Saathoff
Saathoff
Dennis Scalf
Linn District Court
Scalf
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Cobra
C.R
John Deere Insurance
John Deere
Tom Fruehling
Cedar Rapids Federal Court
EM Aml
Chevrolet
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlos
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