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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1981
Page
5
In the race for Cedar Rapids mayor, incumbent Don Canney and challenger Sandra Elmer-Cook were interviewed by City Hall reporter Dick Hogan. The piece situates the final in a series of candidate profiles alongside three council races on next Tuesday's ballot.
Cedar Rapids mayor Canney 51 outlines priorities for a new term focusing on quality of life and efficient city services. He supports attracting environmentally friendly industry, housing code enforcement, Cedar Lake area development, and a joint Linn County Jail proposal. He cites transit funding limits, local option taxes, tort immunity, and city funding mechanisms as crucial state actions. Accomplishments listed include a Ground Transportation Center, airport terminal plans, a new library funding push, a water pollution plant completion, and over 60 million dollars in industrial revenue bonds.
Sandra Elmer-Cook 26 outlines a platform focusing on open government and safety. She calls for visible leadership, rotating council meetings, video-recorded sessions, housing code enforcement with rent escrow, stronger policing, youth programs, and city transit reviews. She criticizes current leadership and pledges better pay for city workers while trimming some costs.
Secretary of State Mary Jane Odell made her bid official in Des Moines Waterloo and Cedar Rapids announcing her candidacy for the Republican nomination. Odell appointed to fill the remainder of Melvin Synhorst term cites modernization efforts including computerizing records and filings as her goal with higher workload amid tougher economic times.
Dave R Kinzenbaw, 31, Cedar Rapids man, pleads innocent in Linn District Court to a first degree murder charge for the shooting death of Danita Straw, 24. Judge sets February 1 as trial date. bond remains 200000, with 10 percent posted. Straw was found dead outside her southwest Cedar Rapids residence around 5 a.m. October 15. The article notes the 1941 sinking of the destroyer Reuben James.
A Cedar Rapids swap meet and flea market dubbed Christmas Extravaganza opens Friday at Hawkeye Downs Exhibition Hall with 160 dealers. Event hours run 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. IBEW Local 405 endorsed several Cedar Rapids candidates for upcoming city races. Clemens Erdahl received an endorsement in Iowa City District B. Police arrested David Love on assault charges after a Thursday court appearance. his bond was set at 2500 dollars. An open house at St Luke’s Methodist Hospital Ehlert Oncology Room is planned Sunday from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Six individuals were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Wednesday and Thursday. Robert Dittmar, Kane Collins, Ronald Sandler, Ann Sunde, Gregory Redman, and Charles Moody face additional counts including speeding license suspensions and striking unattended vehicles, with incidents occurring across Marion and Cedar Rapids areas.
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