Cedar Rapids Receives Hotel Tax Payout After Delay
Cedar Rapids gets a $100,583 hotel motel tax check for the April to June quarter, about three months after collection and two months past the hotels deadline. City Auditor Robert McMahan blames state delay for losing interest on over $100,000 and pressed Revenue Director Gerald Bair for remedy.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Polk
Robert McMahan
McMahan
State Revenue
Gerald Bair
Iowa League of Municipalities
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Paramount Theatre For the Performing Arts
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids Convention Bureau
Mortgage burning ceremony marks Cedar Rapids Salvation Army center debt free
Sunday ceremony at the Cedar Rapids Salvation Army Community Center celebrates the payoff of the building at 1000 C Ave NW erected in 1973 for 480000. Attendees include Bob Whitaker Brigadier Robert Flowers Erick Skogman Brigadier Walter Kennedy and Major Eugene Adney. Construction began in 1973 with donated labor and materials.
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Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army Community Center
Bob Whitaker
Robert Flowers
Cedar Rapids Corps
Erick Skogman
Walter Kennedy
Peoria
Ill
Eugene Adney
Milwaukee
Adney
C Ave. NW
Burglary arrest at Don's Conoco in Cedar Rapids
Douglas J. Nelson, 28, of 2450 ith Ave SE, was arrested inside Don's Conoco on Mount Vernon Road SE after midnight. He faces burglary charges for breaking a service station door. Also noted: 300 albums worth 1500 taken from Terry Leonard residence prior to Friday.
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Douglas J. Nelson
Lth
Ave
Don's Conoco
Mount Vernon Road
Nelson
Terry Leonard
Union Drive
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Assault at Kennedy-Jefferson game leaves teens injured
A 17-year-old Kennedy High School student remains in Mercy Hospital after a Friday night assault at a local high school football game. Another 17-year-old, Gary Perez, was treated and released with jaw and head injuries. Police say five to eight juvenile attackers jumped the pair as they left a car near Kingston Stadium. Six juveniles were arrested on charges including fighting and intoxication as related incidents at the game.
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Kennedy
Mercy Hospital
John Taylor
Northwest Cedar Rapids
Gary D. Perez
Perez
Taylor
Mercy
Hiawatha
Steven Linnabary
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linnabary
Kingston Stadium
Haircut case ends in 7500 judgment in Arizona salon
Jeanne Yamamoto won a 7500 judgment from Pavon's Hair Salons in Coconino County Superior Court after alleging she lost two percent feet of waist-length hair during a 1978 TV broadcast trimming. The jury awarded the sum against the salon for misstatement of promises and damage.
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Flagstaff
Two year old warns family of house fire in Cedar Rapids
Gabriel Ross alerted his father Sunday morning saying there is a fire downstairs. The Scott Ross family escaped safely as Cedar Rapids Fire Department found a fire on the lower level at 421 Indian Road SE. Damage was limited to the living room and recreation room. Fire investigator Gerald Powers noted the family was upstairs when the fire was found. The cause is under investigation.
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Scott Ross
Cedar Rapids
Indian Road SE
Fire Department
Gerald Powers
Powers
Gabriel Ross
Ross
Cargill Sues Railroad Over 1978 Collision Near Plant
Cargill Inc files suit in U S District Court Cedar Rapids against Chicago and North Western Railway seeking 60000 dollars. Alleging negligent train operation near Cargill East Side Corn Plant in December 1978, the impact damaged building and equipment.
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Cargill Inc
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Chicago and North Western Railroad Co
Cargill
Chicago and North Western
East Side
Joslyn seeks separate trial on murder charge
Shirley May Joslyn asks Iowa Supreme Court to overturn Linn County ruling forcing joint trial with brother Edward Waterbury for murder and conspiracy in the July 19 death of her husband Robert. She argues separate trials protect innocence rights and prevent mutual incrimination. Trial is set for November 13.
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Shirley May Joslyn
Iowa Supreme Court
Linn District Court
Edward Waterbury
Linn County considers four day weekends for holidays
The Linn County Board of Supervisors may grant four day weekends for Christmas and New Year holidays. Clerk Kenneth Perry urged ending the half day before holidays to save energy and improve productivity. An alternative is dropping one of two February holidays in the contract.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Kenneth Perry
Perry
Ken Schriner
Proper placement of freezers and stoves in kitchens
The location of a refrigerator or freezer affects performance. Keep both units away from the stove direct sunlight and heat vents to ensure efficient operation and longevity.
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Dick Hogan
C.R
United States
Herald Smith
Crst Inc
Stouffer's
Five Seasons Hotel
Smith
Commerce Commission
First Ave. NE
Canton
Cargill Sues Railroad
Joslyn
Donald K
Gardner
Reed Act
Lg Gardner Jeanne M. Ald Cee
Bfgoodrich
National Institute For Automotive Service Excellence
Visa/BankAmericard
American Express
Diner's Club
Carte Blanche
Bfgoodrich Tire
Bfgoodrich National Fleet Service
Second Ave
S.E. Ph
David L. Brockway
A.C
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