Cedar Rapids safety race profiles key candidates
A slate of Cedar Rapids candidates for public safety commissioner outlines plans to improve police and fire departments. Floyd Bergen emphasizes coordinating departments under one oversight, while Eldon Colton cites legal training and decades of city service. Other contenders include Thomas Gardner Jules Koefoed Jr. Sam McClurg Jim Moneypenny Oberthien Schmitt Charles Schmitt Richard Staves and notes on a 1972 plane disappearance.
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Eldon “Ed” Colton
Brentwood Drive
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Colton
Public Safety Commissioner
Gareth Clift
Iowa Police Journal
Police Department
Thomas L. Gardner
Commissioner of Public Safety
Julius O
Jules” Koefoed Jr
Koefoed
Fire Department
Department of Public Safety
Cedar Rapidians
Charles G. Schmitt
J Ave
Dyersville
Dubuque
House of Trophies
City of
International Association of Fire Fighters
Schmitt
St. Matthew’s
Richard Staves
Bradford Road
Iowa
Ron Smith Receives Eagle Rank at Court of Honor
Ron Smith 16, Troop 214 member and Hawkeye Area Council arborist, is awarded Eagle Scout rank at a National Guard Armory ceremony. A National Jamboree attendee, Orienteering medalist, and 18th Grant Pilgrimage participant, he hiked many trails and led a council-wide orienteering event. He attends Prairie Junior High School in Fairfax and participates in student council sports and school newspaper.
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Ron Smith
Marlin Smith
National Guard
Order of the Arrow
Smith
Hawkeye
Fairfax
Sharon United Methodist Church
Prairie Junior High School
Mercy Hospital participates in national CDC infection control survey
Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids joins a national Centers for Disease Control survey with 350 hospitals. A CDC team reviews 1000 randomized medical records to quantify hospital acquired infections and compare infection control practices by cost effectiveness.
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Mercy
National Survey
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
International magic show set for November 13 at Cedar Rapids Coliseum
An international magic spectacular will run 90 minutes on Sunday November 13 at the Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum. Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Veterans Public Safety Unit the event raises funds for local law enforcement communications and safety equipment and contributes to United Cerebral Palsy.
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Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids Veterans Public Safety Unit
United Cerebral Palsy
Oberthien Sr. Widens Family Ties at Westview Drive
John D. Oberthien Sr., 56, of 164 Westview Drive NW, is identified as a native of the area in this brief obituary fragment.
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John D. Oberthien Sr
Westview Drive
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C.R. Safety Commissioner
Floyd Bergen
Towne House Drive
Air Force
Bergen
Eldon
Ed” Colton
American Legion
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
A Ave
Gardner and Sons Construction Co
Julius O. Koefoed Jr
Mount Vernon Road
San Francisco
Kirkwood Community College
Stanley McClurg
Stanley
Sam” McClurg
Lauren Drive
McClurg
Linn County Youth Facilities Citizen Committee
Jim Moneypenny
32Nd St
Williamsburg High School
Air Force Reserve
Robins
RAE Investment Corp
Landmark Realtors
Blairstown
Oberthien
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
University of Georgia
Coe College
Brenton Bank and Trust Co
House
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Alaska
Gardner
Moneypenny
Angela Lansbury
The
Steve Jackson
Gerald Sullivan
Crowley Klopp
M.N.B
Robert S. Klopp
Pol
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John Oberthien
Office OF Public Safety
Jack Reeves
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