Marion Council Approves First Reading On Legion Pool Control
The Marion council approved first reading of an ordinance to place the Legion Memorial swimming pool under the parks recreation and municipal cemetery agency with the pool committee becoming an advisory group. The panel has managed operations to date. Also approved was final action to establish the administrative agency name. The council postponed action on 3.2 million in general obligation bonds for park board improvements to Nov 6 due to a weak bond market. Other items include zoning request for land near Linn Aire West sewer work and sidewalk repairs.
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Legion Memorial Swimming Pool
Parks, Recreation, and Municipal Cemetery
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Parks Department
Milwaukee Railroad
Farmers State Bank
Planning and Zoning Commission
Cooper Shifts Goal in City Council Race
One resident changes which council seat to seek after filing for the at large post. Bernard Cooper has now filed for the Second ward seat after opting not to run citywide. Others filing include Joyce Hefel for at large and Charles Kraut for the Fourth ward. Incumbents except Emmons and Martin have papers. Grundy also filed. Emmons may not seek re election. Martin undecided. Several councilmen have papers but not filed.
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Bernard Cooper
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Joyce Hefel
Fourth Avenue
Charles Kraut
Alpine Road
Floyd Emmons
Laurence Martin
Wiliam Grundy
Emmons
Martin
Victor Klopfenstein
Edward Begley
Hurley Hall
James Gailigan
City studies recording to curb starling problem
City Manager Joe Painter reported to the council that taping starling distress calls could help reduce the Marion bird issue. He noted no method is foolproof and suggested extensive tree trimming, private-property pruning, and spraying with high pressure water by the fire department. Councilman Begley acknowledged broader bird problems beyond starlings. YMCA Saturday activities and a local home sale were also listed.
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Joe Painter
Marion
Painter
Edward Begley
Two Teens Die in Iowa 92 Crash East of Oskaloosa
A Thursday collision on Iowa 92 seven miles east of Oskaloosa claimed the lives of Andrew Michael Osweiler 7 Webster and Steven Robert Graham 17 Gibson. Injured are Randy 18 and Anna Kapple 19 in Delta in good condition at Mahaska County Hospital. Authorities note Graham a Tri-County High School senior who played varsity baseball and football. Services for Graham set at United Presbyterian Church Gibson with burial in Indianapolis cemetery. Services for Osweiler planned at Our Lady of Lourdes Keswick with burial at Pleasant Grove Sigourney. Additional text mentions Bea con hill updating dirt supply for the bay area near Boston.
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Here
Andrew Michael Osweiler
Webster
Steve Graham
Gibson
Randy
Anna Kapple
Delta
Mahaska County Hospital
Osweiler
Kapple
Steven Robert Graham
William Graham
Tri-County High School
Thornburg
Scott
Sydnee
Wilbur Devine
Gar Graham
Thomas LeClaire
Manchester
United Presbytery Church
Indianapolis
Hardin’s
Andrew Osweiler
Hubert Osweiler
John Diehl
St. Paul
Minn
Kenneth Montague
Baltimore
Orio Carbonardi
Deborah
Highland Park
Ill
John
Davenport
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Keswick
Pleasant Thove
Sigourney
Powell's
South English
Residents Seek Two-Side Parking On Keyes Court
Keyes Court residents petitioned the city to allow parking on both sides arguing the street has become a danger zone for children and driveways. The council directed staff to draft a resolution permitting mixed parking from 3 pm to 1 am and on weekends. Separately, Marion police reported a burglary at Art and Don’s Mobil on Seventh Avenue with cash stolen. In a separate incident, a one car crash at Seventh Avenue and Thirty Fifth Street injured Frank Weiglein. Raymond Hammell was charged with failure to control.
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William J. Grundy
Marion
Art and Don’s Mobil
Seventh Avenue
Frank Weiglein
Tonia
Raymond Hammell
Lansing
Inflation Fuels Rise of Counterfeit Bills
In Washington a DPI report notes counterfeiters print larger bills as prices rise. The $20 note remains most common but secret service officials say more $50 and $100 fakes are circulating while coins see little activity.
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H. Stuart. Knight
Magistrate Hears Six Linn County Cases In Court
In Linn County magistrate court Judy Feickert pled guilty to possession of a prescription drug and received 13 days with 12 suspended and three days credited. Farl Hickman pled guilty to drunk driving with sentencing deferred. David Joslin faced a delinquency charge that was dismissed. Mary Jencks had a drunk driving charge dismissed. Joshua Carew faced a charge related to an Aug incident. Pamela King had a trespassing charge dismissed after an Aug 20 incident.
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Judy Feickert
Fifth Avenue SE
Farl Hickman
Cedar ‘Drive
David Joslin
Sixth Avenue SE
Mary Jencks
Joshua Carew
Fifteenth Street SE
Pamela King
Eghth Street
Twenty-fingl Street Drive
Suit Filed Against C R Credit Bureau
A Cedar Rapids couple filed in U5 district court against the Credit Bureau of Cedar Rapids over a damaging credit rating report. Joseph and Lucinda Larvi iiore claim an report on the credit rating contained inaccurate information about a disputed suit in state court involving the Larrimores and Thrift Plan. The report allegedly covered Cedar Rapids businesses from 1973 to 1975. They seek 5 000 in actual damages and unspecified punitive damages.
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Cedar Rapids
Credit Bureau of
Joseph
Lucinda Larviiiore
Cedar Deive NW
Larrimores and Thrift Plan, Inc
Larrimores
Panel Widens Tax Nips Loopholes in Revenue Push
A House Ways and Means panel approved a broad tax revision boosting the minimum tax to curb avoidance. The measure would raise the rate to 14 percent with an effective 1 percent bracket for low earners, expanding revenue from about 30 000 to 80 000 filers. An exception covers income mainly from tax exempt municipal bonds.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Prosecution Ends for Gray in Watergate Cover-Up
Lt. Patrick Gray, former acting FBI director, will not be prosecuted for destroying Watergate documents. Special prosecutor Ruth says Gray’s case is closed. attorney Stephen Sachs says Gray was never guilty and complied with grand jury testimony. Paragraph notes Gray resigned in 1973 and returned to law practice in Georgetown. Also mentions Mickey Mouse debut in Steamboat Willie in 1928.
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Washington
Patrick Gray
FBI
Gray
Watergate
Henry Ruth
Pat Gry
Stephen Sachs
Stolen 1878 Model Hearse on Police Hot Sheets
San Diego police list a 1878 model horse drawn hearse as stolen. Darwin Hiddleson of Beardsley Mitchell mortuary reports the $15,000 hearse and its flatbed trailer disappeared.
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SAN Difgo
Darwin Hiddleson
Beardsley-Mitchell Mortuary
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