Cedar Rapids Realtors win top award at state convention
The Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors received the first place community betterment award at the Iowa Association of Realtors convention for its student-built house scholarship program, financing $42,650 in scholarships over five years. They also earned second place in advertising and public relations.
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Cedar Rapids
Larry D. Sharp and Co
Kensinger Real
Tors of
Marion
Clarence (Clancy) Supple
State Association
Beverly Hanson
Ford aide implicated by Korean influence buying links
A former KCIA agent testified that in 1975 he was told Tong sun Park had links with a high Congress official and an assistant to the president, later identified as Ford. The witness said the report aimed to alert Seoul as U.S. reporters pursued Park's influence buying.
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Washington
Tongsun Park
Congress
Gerald Ford
Central Intelligence Agency
Kim Sang Keun
Hancho C. Kim
KCIA
Seoul
U.S
Ethics Committee
Hancho Kim
Park
Ford
House
John McFall
John Brademas
Iowa Senate unit approves five cent can deposit plan
Iowa Senate Energy Committee backs a five cent deposit on beer and soft drink cans with three cents for reusable containers and requires statewide redemption centers. The move replaces a ten cent plan and awaits November committee action before a January vote. Workers at Davenport ALCOA oppose mandatory deposits citing unemployment and admin hurdles. Senator Gene Glenn argues five cents provides incentive to return cans.
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Des Moines
Energy Committee
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
Senate
Davenport
Aluminum Co. of America
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
Gene Glenn
D-Ottumwa
Glenn
Indochina Refugee Aid Extended by Congress
Congress approved a four year extension of the Indochina refugee aid program. The bill passed the House and allows refugees to obtain permanent resident status after two years in the United States.
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Stepanek
Washington
Congress
Indochina
House
United States
Iowa Sen seeks AG opinion on Gen May promotion
State Senator Bob Rush asks Attorney General Richard Turner for an official opinion on whether an acting adjutant general has authority to promote under state law. He questions power parity with a governor appointed official and whether misuse of government property could block May’s promotion to lieutenant general after his resignation. May moved to Florida after resigning amid disclosure of private use of a National Guard aircraft.
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Iowa
Bob Rush
Cedar Rapids
Richard Turner
Rush
Joseph May
Ronald R. Woodin
May
Robert Ray
Iowa National Guard
Florida
Ray
Federal Guard
Woodin
Bush
Weather Summary and River Levels Notice
At 10 a.m. wind is sunny and northward at 13 mph with a Friday sunrise set at 7 26 and sunset. A year ago today high 47 low 33 with no precipitation. Extended forecast Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain Saturday clearing Sunday and Monday highs in the 60s lows mid 30s to mid 40s. Mississippi River stages Thursday LaCrosse 6 7 feet fall 0 3 Lansing 9 0 no change Dam 9 16 6 no change eeer 9 2 rise 0 1 Guttenberg 7 7 rise 0 Dubuque 10 0 no change con ort 7 a no change Keokuk 5 5 rise 0 1 Cedar at C R 3 80 fall 0 04
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Lansing
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Keokuk
C.R
Gorasville Lake
Atlanta
Anchorage
LA Miami
Bismarck
Bismarck Coenen
Honolulu
Seattle
Cleveland
Houston
Washington
Des Moines
Detroit
Poncas Bensebvebeoes
Milwaukee
St. Pa
Cirsiescstarcstissiatscieenences
Omaha
TOE Gce
Aoltins
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
McGregor Eyes Noise Limits For Night Club
McGregor City Council asked the ordinance committee to draft a noise ordinance by the November 14 meeting. A resident, Al Franz, recorded noise at 1 30 a m September 8 from the Red Cedar Inn. Owner Jack Streit said the club sits in commercial zoning and that no laws were broken.
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Mcgregor
Red Cedar Inn
al Franz
Franz
Jack Streit
Streit
Springville School Board Schedules Two 5-Year Plan Meetings
The Springville School Board will meet at 7 30 tonight in the superintendent's office to discuss a five year plan covering finances academic needs and maintenance. A second meeting on these topics is set for 7 30 p m October 27.
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Springville
Godfrey Dewey Dies Led 1932 Winter Games to Lake Placid
Godfrey Dewey, 90, a speech expert who helped bring the 1932 Winter Olympics to Lake Placid, New York, died Tuesday. Dewey's leadership and advocacy shaped the village's Olympic profile and history.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
Godfrey Dewey
Adirondack
Births and fires reported in local vital statistics
Birth announcements list a son for Steven Robinson of Center Point and daughters for Verle Henderson Coggan William Henderson and Thomas Wortman and Michael Twomey. Fire incidents include a gas flush on Mount Vernon Road and fires caused by a stove and matches at multiple SE locations with alarms malfunction noted.
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Steven Robinson
Center Point
Verle Henderson
Coggan
William D. Henderson
First St
Thomas Wortman
Alpine Road
Marion
Michael Twomey
20Th St. SE
Mount Vernon Road
Se Oi
34Th Street
Bever Circle
Leisure Blvd
Fifth St
Elvis had pill problem and gun incident claim
Linda Thompson, Elvis Presley’s girlfriend, says he took sleeping medications and had a pill problem though she doubts a worse drug issue. She recalls Presley keeping a gun and firing at a wall in a Las Vegas dressing room, narrowly missing her while she was showering. Thompson made the remarks during a Stanley Siegel interview in Nashville.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Linda Thompson
Elvis Presley
Miss Thompson
Memphis
Presley
Las Vegas
Stanley Siegel
New York
Prince Charles Title List From Royal Protocol
United Press International notes the full title of Charles Philip Arthur George He is His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Earl of Chester Duke of Cornwall Duke of Rothesay Earl of Garrick Baron Renfrew Lord of the Isles Great Steward of Scotland Knight of the Garter and more.
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Prince Charles
Charles Philip Arthur George
the Prince of Wales
Earl of Chester
Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Rothesay
Earl of Garrick
Baron Renfrew
Lord of the Isles
Scotland
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