Linn County workers seek cost of living wage tie in contract
AFSCME Local 231 has offered a two year contract reopening with a cost of living based pay raise for 1981-82, potentially 13 to 25 percent depending on election results. The plan includes fully county paid family health coverage, sick leave payoff, a Blue Cross plan with $2 deductible, elimination of Delta Dental deductible, an extra Good Friday holiday, and a specified negotiation deadline with mediation possible if no agreement by November 15.
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Linn County
County Board of Supervisors
Afscme
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Tom Kramer
Ronald) Reagan
Charles) Grassley
Kramer
Carter
Delta
One Oxford Maple Displays Odd Stash Of Farm Relics
In Oxford, Clarence Schropp’s front maple hosts a museum of nailed relics including a hay knife, a Model T spark plug wrench, a hammer, and a leather strip with spikes. The 68 year old retiree enjoys curious visitors and shares stories of how items were used, plus a year round rock pile and a cactus collection inside. Schropp’s home also features a fire-station adjacent room with over 100 cactus plants, a lifelong plant hobby, and ten of his twelve children still living.
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Oxford
Clarence Schropp
Schropp
Burglars Strike Homes Of Former Officer Elliott And Others
Weekend burglaries target several residences including former officer Daniel Elliott at 1123 19th St SE where over $500 in stereo equipment and cash were stolen. Other targets include Ruth Main at 157 13th Ave SW with jewelry, Joseph Chmelicek at 278 27th Ave SW with jewelry and cash, and Richard Reed at 2537 Kathryn Dr SW with silver coins. Intrusions involved forced doors, fire escapes, and a broken sliding glass door.
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Daniel Elliott
19Th St. SE
Ruth A. Main
13Th Ave
Joseph W. Chmelicek
27Th Ave
Richard W. Reed
Kathryn Drive
Man charged after stabbing outside Squaw Creek Tap
Marvin Whitters 2011 Ave NW was charged with willful injury after a midday stabbing at Mount Vernon Road SE. Whitters reportedly stabbed John Douglas Ruiz 18 of 617 Eighth Ave SW during a fight. Ruiz treated and released from Mercy Hospital.
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Marvin Whitters
Ave. NW
Squaw Creek
Mount Vernon Road
Whitters
John Douglas Ruiz
Eighth Ave
Ruiz
Mercy Hospital
Linn County
Burglary Report and Local Crime Roundup
Thomas Knapp reported a home burglary in rural Central City with an undetermined amount of money and a .22 pistol stolen. Marion police logged 24 bad checks, 10 thefts, 7 criminal mischief cases, 1 vehicle theft, 2 assaults, 1 illegal use of the telephone, 4 burglaries, and 11 arrests including 5 for drunk driving. A bandit robbed the Mon trose Hotel at 3 45 a m, fled with cash, described as a black man 26 to 28, with a mustache in tan clothes, threatening to shoot if provoked.
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Thomas Knapp
Marion
Linn Supervisors to appoint Kraus General Relief director
Linn County supervisors are expected to approve naming Kriss Kraus as General Relief director to relieve Ed i th Pruismann who currently holds the post and is swamped by rising caseloads. The change would take effect in the first week of November and aims to better coordinate General Assistance and income maintenance programs while keeping costs similar to the current setup.
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Linn
Linn General Assistance Office
General _— Assistance
Kriss Kraus
Department of Social Services
Edith Pruismann
Jean Oxley
Kraus
Board of Supervisors
Linn Board of Social Services
Pruismann
Board of Social Services
Oxley
General Assistance Office
Linn County candidates clash over budget cuts and ERA stance
Republican Eliot Gould criticized a 3.6 percent budget cut affecting the poor elderly during a candidates conference at Lovely Lane Church. Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel spoke at a coffee event, backing ERA but opposing a constitutional convention, citing cost and uncertainty.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Eliot Gould
Gould
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
Linn County
Merle Kopel
Kopel
Jackie Stoll
Eighth Ave
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Amana
Elliott
Man
Doreen Park
Hollywood Blvd
Audrey Wienands
Linwood St
John Kuba
Route 1
Cedar Rapids
Allen McGregor
Sheriff's Department
Metro News
Montrose Hotel
Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Ine Cou
Iowa
Paiday
Cortez
Eugene Chism
Sears
Alee
America
Lindale Mall
Pat
Shelly Lynn
Center Pt. Rd
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