Marion Eighth Avenue Closure Extends Three Weeks
Eighth Avenue from Thirteenth to Twenty second streets will stay shut at least three more weeks, city engineer Terry Chew says. One lane of the two lane road nears completion in the 1975 paving project. paving the second lane will start once the first can support cement trucks. The asphalt resurfacing job nears finish while Larick drive Alburnett road and McGowan boulevard await final work. The 1975 seed and sod project is about 25 percent done, with most sodding tied to the storm sewer program completed. The Atburnett road sanitary sewer stub in project nears completion. Estate Sale 1600 29th Street. Fish and shrimp served Fridays 6 to 9 pm. Correction: Free bus rides downtown Saturday 8 16 to 11 am.
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Eighth Avenue
Terry Chew
Chew
Larick Drive
Alburnett Road
McGowan Boulevard
Atburnett Road
Installation Scheduled by Rainbow Assembly No. 124
Rainbow Assembly No. 124 installs officers Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Masonic temple. Public welcome. Officers to be installed include Dean Fredericksen worthy advisor Beth Edwards and Sandy McGovern charity Valerie Kramer hope Merlene Maltby faith. Fun and Games Thursday 8 p.m. Stidney's Scoreboard benefits Camp Courage.
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Masonic Temple
Marion
Seven New Building Permits Issued This Week
Building department issues seven new house permits to Executive Commercial Construction Co Baack Construction Co Tarris L Turner John Patnode Al Pratt Mission Building Co totaling $168,020. Other permits approved include Larry Ryan U S Post Office reroof at 110 Sixth Avenue $2250 Nels Scranton citizens band radio tower 1896 Douglas Court $200 Larry J Allen wood patio 1220 Alpine Road $360 Barry Smith garage 2396 Third Avenue $3360 M A Thompson add to garage 240 South Fifteenth Street $1000.
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Executive Commercial Construction Co
Westover Road
Baack Construction Co
Valley Park Street
Baack
Tarris L. Turner
Parkview Drive
John Patnode
Pepperwood Hill
al Pratt
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Mission Building Co
West Tenth Avenue
Larry Ryan
Seventh Avenue
U.S. Post Office
Sixth Avenue
Nels Scranton
Citizens Band
Douglas Court
Larry J. Allen
Alpine Road
Barry Smith
Third Avenue
M.A. Thompson
South Fifteenth Street
Man Accused of Pointing Gun at Coralville Officer
William Myer of Coralville was held in Iowa City jail after allegedly breaking windows of his former wife's van and pointing a 410 shotgun at a Coralville officer. He appeared at door with weapon but did not fire. charged with tampering with a motor vehicle intoxication and pointing a gun at another.
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Coralville
William Myer
Iowa City
Myer
Syl McAndrews
Bond Hearing Set for $2 Million Western Dubuque District
A public hearing is planned for Oct 13 at 8 p.m. in the Epworth high school on a proposed $2 million bond issue by the Western Dubuque Community School District. If approved, the funds would add a 4200 square foot special education wing at the Farley elementary, build four classrooms at Cascade, and expand Epworth facilities to reduce 37 portable classrooms. The measure replaces a $3.5 million proposal previously defeated by voters.
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Epworth
Dubuque
Farley
Cascade
Sigourney Board Re-elects Officers at Organizational Meeting
Sigourney Community School District reelected Dean Richardson as president and Joseph Wehr as vice president at its organizational meeting. Phyllis Harames, Wehr, and Richardson were sworn in after last week’s election. Contracts approved for Jane Laham Middle and High School art, Shelli Forshee remedial reading, and Jo Ann McBride transporting TMR students to Rose Hill. AEA convention at the high school cafetorium will elect a member to the AEA board and two delegates plus two alternates to the IASB delegate assembly.
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Sigourney
Dean Richardson
Sigourney Community School Board
Joseph Wehr
Phyllis Harames
Wehr
Richardson
Jane Laham
Shelli Forshee
Jo Ann McBride
TMR
Rose Hill
Area Eduction Agency
AEA
Iowa Assn. of School Boards
Hearings Set For Two Facing Tractor Counts
Bond reduction hearings were scheduled for Thursday for two of three southeastern Iowa men charged with receiving or concealing three tractors stolen last April from the International Harvester Farmall plant in Rock Island Illinois. Silas J. Wellington II 36 of Lockridge Richard L Pohren 28 rural Brighton and John A Seemayer 29 rural Mt Pleasant were charged by the Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation Wellington is brother of Walter Wellington killed Sept 7 in a Mt Pleasant bomb explosion. Pohren and Seemayer were released on $5000 bonds. All three face a preliminary hearing Sept 24 in Henry County District Court.
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MT. Pleasant
Iowa
International Harvester-Farmall
Rock Island
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Silas J. Welington II
Lockridge
Richard L. Pohren
Brighton
John A. Seemayer
Wellington
Walter Wellington
Pohren
Seemayer
Henry County
Consumer Group Faults Electric Car Models Safety
Consumers Union urged that the Elear 2000 and Citicar SV-48 are unsafe and unfit for public roads citing weak crash protection and poor handling. The group noted low power and exemption from crash standards, while urging that main safety flaws are solvable in future models.
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Washington
UPI
Consumers Union
Elear Corp
Elkhart
Ind
Sebring-Vanguard, Inc
Sebring
Fla
Elear
Robert Culver
Robert Stone
Sebring-Vanguard
Stone
U.S
Consumer Reports
New Truce Set In Troubled Beirut
Beirut government says warring leftists and right wing militiamen agree to a cease fire starting at 4 pm local time. At least 26 killed as shells bombs and machine guns blow through central Beirut. Joint committee to implement the cease fire formed after talks led by Premier Rashid Karami and President Suleiman Franjieh.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Rashid Karami
Karami
Suleiman Franjieh
UPE
Michael Keats
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