Marion Council sets tonnage limits on five bridges
An engineer report to Marion City Council outlined tonnage restrictions on five bridges including 1st Street near the pool and West Eighth Avenue over Indian and Dry creeks. Several bids were approved or deferred for pool repairs, city services, and paving. a public hearing for the 1974 budget will be set, and Oct 3 meeting scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Lee Schoon
Victor L. Klopfenstein
Indian Creek
West Eighth Avenues
Alburnett Road
First Street
Iowa League of Municipalities
Cedar Rapids
Marion Park Board Plans Two Projects
Marion's parks department has two projects ready for work starting next week. Work begins on changing the drainage pattern at Starry park baseball diamonds, with Rathje Construction Co. of Marion handling the job. Weather permitting, the Thomas park Legion Memorial swimming pool asphalt project will start, contractor Bituminous Materials Co., Inc., also of Marion. The board accepted the final inspection on Taube park hard-surfaced area and directed Kremanek to obtain estimates for a Willow park toilet and storage facility, coordinating with the Willow Storybook Land project. A new fill area at Oak Shade cemetery will be leveled and seeded to prevent erosion. City square park development and renovation was discussed with no action.
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Marion
Park Board
Starry Park
Rathje Construction Co
Thomas park-Legion Memorial Swimming Pool
Bituminous Materials Co., Inc
City Square Park
Physique Meet At Marion O Library Drawings Okayed by Board
Marion library board approved interior design drawings as part of the long range development plan. Brown Healey Bock of Cedar Rapids will prepare Phase One and set bid procedures for the interior changes. Marion YMCA announces a Saturday physique meet and weight lifting contest at 10:30 am with 70 contestants from multiple states, including notable athletes from Cedar Rapids Chicago and Milwaukee, proceeds to fund gym equipment.
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Marion
Brown, Healey and Bock
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
Marion Branch
Mid-America
Wisconsin
Marion Y’s
Iowa
Four-Year Terms In Iowa's Early Governors
Iowa voters approved a four year term for state officers last November, but the first four year term was served by Ansel Briggs Stephen Hempstead and James W Grimes. The article notes these three early governors each completed a single four year term.
Scared by Dog Sues for 5913 in Tama County
Gladys M. Scott of Toledo sues Alma Peters doing business as Alma's Beauty Shop in Tama County District Court for 5913 plus interest and costs claiming a dog jumped up and frightened her in the shop on May 31 1972 causing a fall and injuries including a fractured right hip. She seeks a jury trial and lists medical hospital ambulance expenses totaling 2508.72 with potential further costs and ongoing disability.
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Toledo
Gladys M. Scott
Alma Peters
Alma
Tama
Miss Scott
Des Moines Woman Jane Runge Dies From Crash Injuries
Des Moines resident Jane Runge died at a hospital Thursday from injuries suffered in a two car crash on route 141 near Woodward. The collision occurred September 10 and involved her vehicle and another car. Authorities investigated the accident and released preliminary details.
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Des Moines
Jane Runge
Woodward
Iowa Woman Law Students File Complaints Over Placements
Fifteen women and one man at the University of Iowa protest placement practices claiming sex discrimination in law school notices. They plan to file with the EEOC and allege threats of disciplinary action against four students while noting a male student assaulted a female student during a dispute over notices.
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Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Law School
Lawrence Blades
College of Law
Blades
EOC
Kansas City
EEOC
Iowa City
Bulletin Board
Reversal of Trend Enrollments Rise at Iowa University
Iowa City the dean of admissions says Iowa high school graduates may be returning to college after a period of decline. U of I fall enrollment stands at 20 528 up 476 from last year with 427 more freshmen. Undergraduates total 13 714 with liberal arts 11 517. Graduate enrollment fell 47 to 4 810. women increase outpaced men. Professional colleges add 144 students with gains in medicine, dental, and law.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
W. A. Cox
U. of I
Cox
Big Ten
Leges of the University
College of Liberal Arts
Business Administration
Engineering
Dean Cox
College of Nursing
Iowa City Doctor Wins 140000 Cancer Grant
Congressmen announced a National Cancer Institute grant of 140000 for Dr. John S. Thompson, chief of medicine at the Iowa City VA hospital and University of Iowa professor. The three year project titled Immunosuppressive Factors in Hepatoma and Cold Blood aims to isolate a fetal blood substance and tumors that may dampen immune defense, potentially delaying graft rejection and aiding organ transplants. Dr. Thompson and team explore how this factor shifts after birth and whether tumors produce similar self protection substances.
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Iowa City
Ed Mezvinsky
Iowa
John S. Thompson
National Cancer Institute
Thompson
Iowa City VA
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Iowa
Driver Pushes Police Car At 100 mph Chase Ends With Shot
HUDSON AP John Argabright 24 of Elk Run Heights was arrested after allegedly pushing a sheriff’s car at speeds over 100 mph. Deputy Boots fired at the fleeing vehicle after it was disabled. The chase involved Iowa troopers Cedar Falls police and a wrecked Black Hawk County car. Argabright was taken to Clarinda mental health facility for examination before charges.
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Hudson
John Argabright
Elk Run Heights
Argabright
Black Hawk County
Wayne Boots
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Iowa Highway Patrol
Good Conduct Charges Dropped in Tama County
Three men who pled guilty last year appeared before Judge Osmunds and, due to good conduct, changed their pleas to innocent on the attorney’s recommendation. The judge dismissed all three cases, noting the men were starting fresh with no criminal records. Oran Parks faced assault with intent, Lynn Willson faced taking items from a property, and John Snyder faced breaking and entering at the Office tavern.
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Toledo
Tama County
Robert Osmunds
Jared O. Bauch
Osmundson
Oran Junior Parks
Tama
Lynn M. Willson
Haverhill
Citizens Band
Raymond Schilders
John Snyder
Office Tavern
Re election Bid by Scherle Reported
CRESTON Iowa Wil liam Scherle will seek re election to the U S house of representatives a member of the Iowa Republican State Central committee said Thursday Dennis Bailey Creston said Scherle indicated he will seek re election rather than bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination A formal announcement of Scherle s re election bid is expected at a Sept 29 dinner in Harlan Bailey said
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Creston
William Scherle
Iowa
U. S
House of Representatives
Republican State Central Committee
Dennis Baily
Scherle
Harlan
Bailey
Annual South Tama Barbecue At South Tama High
After 15 hours of cooking over hickory coals beef will feed 1,400 at 5 p.m. Friday at the South Tama Band Parents barbecue on the high school football field. Proceeds fund band uniforms with delivery to Tama and Toledo. If rain, activity shifts to the high school cafeteria.
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South Tama Band
Tama
Toledo
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Chester Bullis
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Legion Memorial
Westbrook
Bob Zimmerman Ford, Inc
Handler Motor Co
Handler
Zimmerman
H. R. Green Co
Milwaukee Railroad
Cedar Rapids Asphalt and Paving Co
Dave Schmitt Construction Co
Harmon Webb
Blue Grass Enterprises
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Eighth Street
Ronald Romine
Paul E. Rehn
Terrace Street
Terry Chew
International Isalt Co
Bowman Woods VIII
Bowman Road
Brentwood Drive
East
Il Light Industrial
John Ketelsen
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Oakwood Drive
Engineering Department
Farmers State Bank
Alburnett
Hiawatha
Adv
Lucille Horwedel
South Eleventh Street
Mercy Hospital
George Karns
Marion Park Board
Marion ‘O
Bill
Robert Lynn Johnson
Tenth Avenue
Country Club Drive
Arthur N. Hauschild
John Zachar Jr. and Co
Brentwood Dr
Bowman Woods
Ist National Bank of
25Th St
Big George
Virgil Partch
U.S. Women Law
University of Iowa Women Law
U. of Iowa
Univer
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Robert Aldrich
Clarinda
America
Lindale Plaza Moors
Smulekoff
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