Demolition Hangs On Court Action For Dilapidated Cedar Rapids Homes
Residents near 1013 and 1017 17th Ave SE press for demolition as health and safety issues mount. The Linn County Board of Health cites funding limits and court-ordered vacating as prerequisites while a fire hazard declaration and relocation options are explored.
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County Board of Health
Health Department
Rudig Talyat
Talyat
Linn
Ahern
Robert
1017
Phillip Crew
Board of Health
Mount Vernon
Fire alarm busy signal causes calls to be routed by operator
Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen urged callers with busy signals to use the dispatcher at 398 5200 or dial zero for operator assistance. He said heavy calls to the Five Seasons Center ticket office overload the Cedar Rapids Fire Department line, with changes due by Sept 23 expected to fix the issue.
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Cedar Rapids
Fire Department
Five Seasons Center
Bergen
Adcock Granted Early Release From Federal Custody
Homer Adcock former chairman of the Iowa Liquor Commission was released Aug 24 from the Door of Faith Mission Des Moines a halfway house for federal prisoners seven months before his two year sentence would have ended He was convicted in Oct 1976 on eight counts including extorting 20000 from a California wine executive and evading over 20000 in federal taxes His original three year term was reduced to two years in 1978 due to age The release cited good time for proper behavior in custody He led the Iowa agency for eight years and was indicted after a Justice Department probe
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Des Moines
UPI
Homer Adcock
Iowa Liquor Commission
Adcock
Door of Faith Mission
California
Mystery Navy jet prompts Cedar Rapids progress report
Cedar Rapids officials were asked by the U. S. Navy to photograph an F-11A jet supposedly donated Jan. 9, 1968. Mayor Don Canney said the city has no knowledge of such a craft and has found no trace while the Navy wants images to show the jet is well maintained and not a safety hazard.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
U.S. Navy
Canney
Navy
Kingston Memorial Stadium
Seminole Valley Park
Blue Angels
Canney Files for Sixth Term as Cedar Rapids Mayor
Mayor Don Canney filed nomination papers to seek a sixth term in Cedar Rapids. Only one challenger, Roberson, has also filed for the mayoral race. Canney, incumbent for 10 years, trails only Frank Hahn in continuous mayoral service. Commissioner Richard Phillips has not filed for re election.
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Don Canney
Cedar Rapids
Oe Roberson
Canney
Frank Hahn
Richard Phillips
Anxiety not age causes impotence in older men
UPI reports sex researcher Dr. William H. Masters says anxiety, not age, explains impotence in older men. He notes aging affects functions but does not stop them, and concern over reduced activity often leads to impotence.
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ST. Louis
UPI
William H. Masters
Masters
Hell's Canyon Declared Deepest North American Chasm
Washington UPI reports the National Geographic Society states Hell's Canyon in Idaho is the deepest North American chasm, not the Grand Canyon. The Snake River cuts through mountains along the Oregon border, at about 7,900 feet deep, enough to take over 30 seconds for a rock to reach the river from helicopter height.
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UPI
Hell’s Canyon
Idaho
Grand Canyon
North America
National Geographic Society
Snake River
Oregon
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