World Playhouse idle four years seeks new tenant in Cedar Rapids
The World Playhouse in downtown Cedar Rapids has remained idle since mid 1981 after Dubinsky Brothers Theaters, of Lincoln, Neb, stopped renting. Strand Theater Corp owns the building and seeks a financially strong tenant while considering options to add screens at nearby venues.
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World Playhouse Theater
Cedar Rapids
Dubinsky Brothers Theaters
Lincoln
Neb
the World
Roy Metcalf
Dubinsky
Strand Theater Corp
Joe Day
Strand
Day
Jim Roden
Berg
Dubinsky Brothers
Lincoln, Neb
Rodenberg
Florida
Dubinsky’s
Plaza
Lindale Mall
Eastown
Kmart
Des Moines
Gazette Photo Strand Theater Corp
World Playhouse
Marion Briefs and Local Notices
School burglary at Marion High School involved a $2000 video camera and $30 in change. two teachers found the break in Sunday morning after a window was pried open. Eva Brown, 72, of Prophetstown Ill, mother of Nate Brown of Marion, died Saturday in a Sterling Ill hospital with services today in Prophetstown. Hoover Dam began operation in 1936.
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Marion High School
Eva Brown
Prophetstown
Ill
Nate Brown
Marion
Sterling, Ill
Mental Health Center signs variance denied by Cedar Rapids board
The Linn County Mental Health Center failed to obtain a variance to keep 11 oversized signs at its Cedar Rapids facility. The board ordered removal within 30 days, while offering the option to appeal to District Court after denial of the variance. Other permit disputes included a tear-down order for a carport and a porch-use exception for a chiropractor office.
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Cedar Rapids
11Th St. NW
Fillmore School
Scott Olson
Joe Malmer
Linn County
Craig Bradke
Bradke
Olson
Kim Stevely
Evan Hughes
Steven Etten
Council St. NE
Fourth Ave
Gardener
Social Security to reissue checks tied to Morris Plan
Fifty two Iowans will receive new Social Security checks in the coming weeks after funds sent to Morris Plan outlets for direct deposit were frozen when Morris Plan and MorAmerica Financial Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Recipients were advised to redirect future checks to home or alternate direct accounts and were contacted by letter. Cedar Rapids district office number is 399-2432.
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Morris Plan
MorAmerica Financial Corp
Washington
Ken Techau
Cedar Rapids
Park Place
Hua Guofeng Resigns Office in Favor of Zhao Ziyang
Five years ago Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng formally told Parliament he would resign his government post and transfer leadership to economist Zhao Ziyang. He cited political reform and stabilizing the party as his priorities.
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Hua Guofeng
Zhao Ziyang
Kearney May Claim Self Defense In Death Trial
Richard Kearney, 21, of 4200 Bowling St. SW, faces a first degree murder charge for the July 4 beating of Lloyd McIlvain, 41, whose body was found near Ellis Park. Kearney seeks self defense and intoxication defenses. trial set for Sept 30 in Linn County with a change of venue motion hearing Sept 19.
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Richard Kearney
Kearney
Bowling St. SW
Lloyd McIlvain
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Linn District Court
Iowa
Linn County
Phifer to Speak at Coe Convocation
Coe College Vice President James Phifer will address students at 11 a.m. in Cherry Auditorium. The convocation opens the 1985-86 public events series and features a talk titled The Ancient Shape of Things to Come. Phifer joined Coe in July after serving as dean at SUNY College of Technology.
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Coe College
James Phifer
Cherry
Phifer
Coe
The
College of Technology
State University of New York
University of Colorado At Boulder
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Marion Independent School Board
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Jim Foster
Ernest Merriweather
Malmer
Foster
Lyle Hanson
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Gib Boxa
Hanson
Social Security
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Eran
Ettle
P&g
Procter
Gamble
Sunnybrook Drive
Cincinnati
Ohio
Procter & Gamble
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courts
White-Westinghouse
Sales & Service Center
2Nd Ave
Iowa Electric Stockholders
Brenda Curry
Center Point Rd
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