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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1983
Page
9
An early morning blaze heavily damaged Marie Lindsey Interiors in downtown Muscatine and sent three firefighters to the hospital with smoke inhalation. The fire started in the basement ceiling and spread to the first floor. no occupants were present.
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission approved over 2.4 million dollars for a Cedar Rapids materials laboratory to be built opposite the resident maintenance engineer's office near Kirkwood College. B.A. Westbrook Construction Co. of Marion won the bid at 178,246 dollars. Other approved items include trucks and vans, aerial booms, asphalt emulsion for winter crack sealing, premix for pavement patches, air compressors, aluminum for signs, and reflective sheeting for signs.
Iowa Department of Transportation figures show 390 traffic deaths from January through September, up from 352 in the same period in 1982. Officials cite higher driving rates and low seat belt and helmet use, with six mopeds and seven fewer motorcyclists killed so far.
Lt. Gov. Robert Anderson announced a bipartisan task force to propose economic development options for Iowa named Iowa Tomorrow. Former Sen. Harold Hughes and Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald agreed to serve. He urged lawmakers to hire a consultant and emphasized aiding small businesses as the key to jobs and growth.
John Schaffner acting executive secretary of the Iowa Racing Commission and Max Milo Mills of Marshalltown a former state senator have joined the Iowa Development Commission. Schaffner will lead the Community Resources Group overseeing the streamlined community betterment contest. Mills will head the new Small Business Group after serving on Gov Ray staff and HEW regional director in Kansas City.
The porch of Elmer Hart’s residence on Eighth Avenue SW in Independence was struck by a vehicle around 8 p.m. Tuesday, causing the porch to collapse. The porch was valued at 1400 dollars. the driver fled the scene.
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