Marion names Carl Ramey as new city manager
Carl Ramey of Lombard Illinois was chosen by the Marion City Council to be Marion’s city manager succeeding Larry Asaro. Ramey a 30 year old with strong finance and budgeting experience will start December 10 and will be paid $28 000 annually. He plans to study staff and programs in the first months and cites downtown redevelopment and bypass plans as key opportunities.
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Galesburg
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Ill.) College
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Oak Park
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Anamosa
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Heininger
Iowa City
Congregational Church
Cedar Rapids
Phillips
Schweibert
Lloyd Brockmeyer
Signi Falk
Witwer Senior Center
Ozark resumes reservations with reduced fares
Ozark Airline telephone reservations begin for a partial restart after a strike that shut the carrier in September. Limited time discounts and a Take-Off 50 half-price fare apply to select routes, with full service reinstated by December 15. Cedar Rapids routes to Waterloo and Dallas remain delayed until then.
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NAACP Employer Award Goes to Cedar Rapids School District
The Cedar Rapids Community School District receives the NAACP employer of the year award for active minority recruitment and information, with 13 individuals cited for supporting minority advancement in the area. Children of the year include Tracy Garner, Neal Turner, and Michelle Reed Bernard.
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Cedar Rapids
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Sylvester Grady
Grady
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Cochairperson
Tracy Garner
Washington High
Neal Turner
McKinley Junior High
Michelle Reed Bernard
Squaw Creek
Percy Harris
John Ely Jr
Polly Ely
George Colbert
Mary Robinson
Ed Sears
Dave Prudden
Edgar Kurt
Luther Trent
Hunch leads to arrests in stolen car case
Vernon E. Brown and Stanley A. Blakey, both 19, were arrested on second degree theft and possession of a controlled substance after police found a stolen car with marijuana following a delayed check of a downed computer. They were held in Linn County Jail.
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Fourth Ave. SE
Stanley A. Blakey
10Th St. SE
Iowa Falls
Fifth Avenue SE
Blakey
Brown
Linn County
Linn seniors seek 15000 for Witwer Center fund drive
Alice Schwiebert announced a $15000 goal for Linn County seniors toward the $272000 Witwer Building remodel for a new senior center. About fifty seniors attended at the Linn County Health Center as part of a fundraising effort that has raised $163751 to date with grants from Heritage Agency on Aging and others.
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Linn County Health Center
Schweibert
Madge Phillips
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Trust fund set up for Celeste Langhurst
A trust fund is established to cover medical bills for Celeste Langhurst a 20 year old from 1115 28th St SE injured September 30 in a car pedestrian crash in Mexico. She studied at Central College and plays on the Langhurst softball team. Contributions go to First National Bank in Marion.
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28Th St. SE
Mexico
Miss Langhurst
Central College
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Perry Langhurst
Langhurst
First National Bank
Marion
Youth Arrested Over School Lawn Damage in Linn County
Linn County sheriff's deputies arrested a Troy Mills youth Monday in connection with damage to a lawn at North Linn High School assessed at 2000 dollars. Additional arrests by the sheriff’s office were said to be pending. On this date in 1974 Nixon remained on the critical list after phlebitis surgery and transfusions for internal bleeding.
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Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Troy Mills
North Linn High School
Richard Nixon
Vernon Middle School Briefs Aides Set Parent Conference Day
No school at Vernon Middle School on Wednesday and Thursday as staff use the days for first quarter grade preparation and parent teacher conferences. Thursday hours are 9:30 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 6 p.m. with individual sessions in the gym.
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WHY MEAT COSTS SO MUCH See Sunday's PARADE
A PARADE feature argues meat prices stay high due to commodity costs and wholesale dynamics. It examines supply chain pressures, labor costs, and consumer demand shaping the familiar weekend shopping bill.
Cedar Rapids man charged after early morning arrest
Tom A. McMurrin Jr., 24, of 405 E Ave NW, was arrested at 4:07 a.m. in the 400 block of F Avenue NW and charged with drunk driving, possession of controlled substances, driving with a suspended license, and speeding.
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Tom A. McMurrin Jr
E Ave
Cedar Rapids
McMurrin
F Avenue
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