Local Briefs Report Items and Thefts Across Cedar Rapids
Mower valued at 99 dollars stolen from Darlene Equipment’s Cedar Rapids area garage between Tuesday 8 am and Wednesday 8 am. Battery and steering wheel missing from Danny Mc Nibb’s car parked on Regent Street NE and Sixth Street SW over the last month. Also noted are upcoming community events including a motorcycle hill climb near Anamosa and a rummage sale at Immaculate Conception church with knitting classes advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene
Cedar
Rapids Housing Co
Aim
Oakland Road
Danny McNibb
Regent Streat NE
Sixth Street
Des Moines Home Builders Take Hourly Pay Cut
Des Moines area construction trades workers have agreed to reduced hourly pay up to two dollars for residential housing work. The move, reported by the Des Moines Tribune, could raise home costs as nonunion workers sometimes earn about five dollars an hour less. Cedar Rapids union chief says no similar move yet but notes growing talk of lower rates when contracts renew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Micheal Johy
Nion
Des Beauly Salon
Moines
Pager
NoryWolan
the Tribune
Ior
Jerry Kriz
Cedar Rapids
Boy Hit by Car in Cedar Rapids Area
Todd Erickson seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Erickson of Cedar Rapids was struck by a car on a county road southwest of Cedar Rapids near Tarpy addition. He sustained abrasions and lacerations and was reported in fair condition at St Luke's hospital. Driver Timothy A Kay of route 1 was involved as per Linn County deputy report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Erickson Youte
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital
Linn
Sbuy
Timothy A. Kay
Suit Filed To Collect Farmers Home Loan
The Farmers Home Administration sued in Cedar Rapids federal court against Samuel L. Davidson now in Oklahoma City and Jo Ann Davidson of North English for 17832 dollars tied to a 1969 promissory note. The government says it paid taxes on property securing the loan and mentions Farmers Savings Bank Reed Brothers of North English and J C Penney Co of Marengo as potential defendants with claims on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Oklahoma City
Jo Ann Davidson
North
English
Farmers Savings ‘Bank
Reed Brothers
Youth, 17, Arrested For Derby Burglary
A 17 year old youth was arrested Wednesday in connection with a Derby burglary at Pester station 4201 Mt. Veron. Police say approximately $12 in cash and a quantity of cigarettes were taken. He was processed by the youth bureau and will be referred to a probation officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Downtown Cedar Rapids Assn Names O Meara New President
Robert O Meara senior vice president at Merchants National Bank was elected president of the Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association. He will succeed Peter Bezanson. The association named Blake Garske Richard Scherling Van Vechten Shaffer as vice presidents and James Coquille as treasurer. Ralph Dresher named corporate secretary William Pogursky executive director. Executive committee includes O Meara Ted Paulson Scherling Staffer and A L Smulckeff. Board of directors lists Ronald Barnes Bezanson Frank Byers Coquille Dresher William Fletcher Tred Groeltz Donald Hattery Mladky Kegler Ray Lawlor Lipsky McIntyre Charles Mulliney and Erick Skigman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O'Meara
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Robert Armstrong
Harald Becker
Bezanson
Richard Buresh
Sutherland
Cook
Sutherland Dews, Jr
Dresher
Garske
Hal Haimes
Kenneth Hastie
Joseph Hladky, Jr
Kegler
Anbott Lipsky
Scott McIntyre
O'Meara
Ted Paulson
Scherling
Staffer
A. L.smulckeff
Ronald Barnes
Frank Byers
Coquilifete
William Fletcher
Tred Groeltz
Donald Hattery
Mladky
Ray Lawlor
Lipsky
McIntyre
Charles Mulliney
Erick Skigman
Chapel Waives Hearing Bound To Grand Jury
Geraldine Chapel, 48, of 2250 Third Street SW, waived a preliminary hearing in municipal court Thursday and was bound over on the open charge of murder in connection with the shooting death of Robert Goslin, 46, at his Third Street address on Sept 13. Bond set at 876,000. 40 years ago Cowbells were attached to Cedar Rapids sanitation trucks to call housewives to the tin age campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Chapel
Third Street
Anv
Robert Goslin
Getlin
Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Youth Taken Into Custody After Bus Fight Threat
A Palo youth was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after allegedly threatening another student with an ax on a Kennedy High School bus parked in Covington. The driver and students subdued him before arrival. the ax was part of the bus emergency equipment. He was released to his parents and the case turned over to juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ittyeamsid Palo
Covington
Lita
Kennedy High School
Assault suit filed in Lint district court
Walter Alliss Jr sues Robert Harper in Cedars Rapids alleging a Tuesday afternoon attack at KCRG studios. He seeks 20600 for medical costs and disability, plus 10000 for punitive damages. Both men are described as Cedars Rapids presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lint
Walter Alliss, Jr
Robert Harper
Cedars Rapids
Alliss
Harper
KCRG
Washington teachers strike closes city schools for third day
AP reports Washington public schools remain closed for a third day as the Gragain teachers strike intensifies. Union president William Simons cites a 17 percent pay raise demand, matching police and firemen hikes, while the school board seeks contempt of court after rejecting the tentative settlement. Officials say schools are open though attendance is low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gragain
Washington Teachers Union
William
Simons
District of Columbia Superior Courts
Ciivy
House
Cornell Pianist to Solo with Coe Orchestra in Sunday Concert
Cornell sophomore Erle Street will be featured soloist with the Coe Promenade Orchestra at 4 30 Sunday in Daebler Kitchin auditorium. Street studies piano performance and has previously played first oboe in the Cornell orchestra. He will perform Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor with the orchestra. Other selections include Handel music from Royal Fireworks Faure Pavane Holst A Moorside Suite and Johann Strauss Overture to the Gypsy Baron. The concert is free with funding from the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund and Local 347 of the American Federation of Musicians.
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Erle Street
Cornell’ College
Coe
Daebler- Kitchin
Street
Julian’ Bern
Cornell
Cornel Orchestra
Sings Tendr
Mendelssohn
Handel
Royal Fireworks
Faure
Holst
Johann Strauss
Thomas C. Slattery
Recarding Industries Music Performance Trust Fund
American Federation of Musicians
Underground nuclear plants proposed near population centers
Pasadena report by Aerospace Corp engineers proposes building underground nuclear plants to minimize contamination in accidents. The non profit group says underground sites could be closer to people, reducing environmental danger while sustaining power needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Aerospace Corp
San Bernardino
Jessening
GM Chrysler In Foreign Deals For Emission Devices
General Motors and Chrysler outline plans to equip 1975 models with catalytic converter emissions controls. Chrysler says it will buy 100000 troy ounces of palladium from the Soviet Union via an international trading company for delivery next year. GM says it contracted with Impala Platinum Ltd of Johannesburg to buy up to 300000 troy ounces of platinum and 120000 troy ounces of palladium within the year, though a supply contract is not yet final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
Soviet Union
Wihh Impala Platinum
Ltd
Johannesburg
South Africa
Striking Teachers Halt Local Plant and School Moves
Pitt area report notes Martin Goldsmith and Richard Lingsch overseeing a rock cavern plant project while a teachers strike disrupts McKeesport and nearby Allegheny schools. Lingsch’s family, long active in the project, faces disrupted routines as students stay home and workers face delays.
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Martin Goldsmith
Pittsburghap
Richard Lingsch
Sybyriene Suey
Bamt Port Vue
Lingsch. 4
McKeesport
Community College
David
Richard
Allegheny
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