Council balks at funding work necessitated by I 380
Cedar Rapids city leaders demand state and federal cost sharing for Center Point Road NE upgrades to allow opening the $20 million I 380 segment between Eighth and 42nd streets NE. Without funds, detours over local streets must wait, delaying opening likely until 1983.
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Council
Cedar Rapids
Eighth and
42Nd Streets
Federal Highway Administration
Iowa Department of Transportation
Center Point Road
Center Point
Canney
FHWA
IDOT
Meyer
29Th
32Nd Streets
42Nd Street
42Nd Street NE
Collins Road
32Nd Street
Elevator troubles at Stouffer's hotel during convention
Denny Schneider of the Iowa Daily Press Association rode out a 70 minute elevator shutdown at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel Cedar Rapids after the state newspaper convention. Hotel manager George Sell blamed the issue on the elevator company while technicians from Montgomery Elevator Co. inspect, with a later fix and statements praising staff. Schneider expressed sympathy for those stuck and said attendees would return to the state event.
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Stouffer
Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids
Denny Schneider
Iowa Daily Press Association
Schneider
Stouffer’s
George Sell
Sell
Rosalynn Carter
Stanley
Iowa
Stouffer's
Ceed
Des Moines
City amends stance on Marion bypass in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids City Council approved an amended agreement with IDOT to back the Marion bypass but drop the diagonal to First Avenue East at 33rd Street for now. The plan keeps a future option, projects traffic counts of 48,000 with the diagonal vs 32,600 without, and calls for further studies and widening of First Avenue to six lanes.
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33Rd Street Drive
First Avenue East
Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar Rapids
IDOT
Marion
33Rd Street
First Avenue
Mel Meyer
Don Canney
Meyer
Cedar Rapids school board criticized from two sides
Cedar Rapids Community school board members faced sharp criticism Monday night from a parent and a teacher. Geraldine Loupee called President Weinhardt rude after a question about the gifted program. Norman Hanson of the Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers accused the board of tampering with the district’s education program. Board members defended their process, noting public forums and a planned review of related policies. Hanson urged reflection on “nations of good education” while others defended following staff guidance and an administrative team concept.
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Cedar Rapids
Geraldine Loupee
B Ave
Norman Hanson
Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers
Kennedy High School
Loupee
Weinhardt
Hanson
Ronald Moore
Lauree Gerber
Zoo plans reviewed for year round primate house at Bever Park
Cedar Rapids City Council reviewed plans for a 3600 square foot steel primate house to be built near the iron house in Bever Park at an estimated cost of 119500 dollars. The facility will house 30 monkeys year round with public viewing areas, reducing twice yearly roundups and addressing USDA condemnation of current summer housing. Parks director Elmer Delaney called monkey roundups dangerous and noted site work, cage fronts, and doors will be done by Parks Department staff with funding in Commissioner Stan Reinis budget.
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Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Delaney
Delaney
United States Department of Agriculture
Parks Department
Stan Reinis
Charges filed against two men for vehicle parts theft
Two men face third degree theft charges for allegedly stealing car parts from Eastern Iowa dealerships over several months. Robert L. Fowler and Russell Zuek are linked to a theft at Jim Ahrendsen Chevrolet Center Point. A prior theft at Hawkeye Downs beer garden also ties Fowler, with Robert F. Thornton charged in that incident.
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Iowa
Robert L. Fowler
Fifth Ave
Russell Zuek
Victoria Drive
Jim Ahrendsen
Center Point
Hawkeye Downs
Robert F. Thornton
25Th St
Marion
Fowler
Rapids Chevrolet
Woman sues attorney over beauty salon case
A Cedar Rapids woman, Germaine F. Heasley, sues her former lawyer James F. Pickens in a malpractice countersuit tied to a prior judgment. Heasley was found liable for 6000 dollars in the sale of the Blair House beauty salon to Carroll and Serena Weaver after they claimed misrepresentation and nonpayment on the 20000 sale price.
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Cedar Rapids
Germaine F. Heasley
James F. Pickens
Pickens
Heasley
Linn District Court
Blair House
Carroll
Serena Weaver
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Dick Hogan
Moline
Ill
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
East Post Road SE
I- 380
Christie Wallace
Iowa City
DIAL
Connie Boyd Howard Fine
Linda Edwards
Edgewoo Care
Edgewood Manor
Clive Drive
Fall Lawn Clinic
Sheraton Inn
John Ley
Scotts Training Institute
Marysville
Ohio
Mr. Ley
Scotts
Earl May Garden Center
1St Avenue
N.E. Lindale Mall
Four Seasons Hardware & Garden
Mt. Vernon Road
Hawkeye Seed Company
3Rd Avenue
S.E. Peck’s
Green Thumb
Center Pt
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