Hearings Slated on Barge User Fee
Iowa transportation officials plan public hearings before deciding on proposed barge user fees along the Mississippi River. The IDOT river division proposed a three cent per gallon fuel tax and a $32 per lock charge, with hearings to sample public opinion and assess impacts.
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Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Mississippi River
Commission
IDOT
S River Department
River Department
Idot River Division
James Lightsey
Idot Commission
Lightsey
Iowa
Victor Preisser
Army Corps of Engineers
Early Closing Of F Avenue Bridge Through Cedar Rapids
IDOT recommends closing the F Avenue bridge early to allow east side work on the new five in one bridge dam project upriver from May's Island. City officials fear a prolonged river span loss could delay opening of I 380 by 12 to 18 months and plan to study the recommendation with the council.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
F Avenue
Cedar Rapids
May’s Island
First Street
Mel Meyer
Five Injured in Three Line Accidents
Three separate incidents near First avenue and Tenth street NE and local streets left five people treated for injuries at St. Luke's hospital. Charges included failure to stop in an assured clear distance and failure to yield right of way against multiple drivers. Estimated total damage reached $1,650.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
First Avenue
Tenth Street
Roxann R. Rhodes
Coggan
Maxine Spores
C Street
Eleanor A. Cook
Walker
Joseph W. Sojka
Avenue NE
Rhodes
Sherie Rhodes
Patrick
Tiki Terrace
Hiawatha
Gary Holub
Sixteenth Street
Marion
Edgewood Road
Orin Okken
Cedar Rapids
John Phillips
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Gerald O. Beasler
Nineteenth Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Rodney L. Warrington
Thirty-fifth Street
Highway 30
Twenty-seventh Street
Warrington
Amana Machinists Vote on New Contract
Amana Refrigeration Co machinists local 1526 with about 1700 workers vote on the company contract proposal Wednesday. If rejected, members may reconvene Saturday to consider another offer or a strike vote. no outcome prediction given.
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AMANA
Elam
City eyes cost limits for Cedar Rapids civic center plan
The Cedar Rapids project may shift the ballroom and other facilities to the private hotel sharing the site to lower city costs. Architects and officials discuss moving the ballroom to the hotel and potential cost-saving options as bids exceed the $6.5 million public cap. Mayor Don Canney notes tradeoffs and ongoing explorations with hotel developer Peter Bezanson.
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Cedar Rapids Community Center
Don Canney
Canney
Peter Bezanson
Bezanson
Court Hears Drunk Driving Drug Charges
In Linn county district court First division cases included Willie Love charged Aug 16 with cocaine possession, dismissed for lack of evidence. Sally Blunt charged Aug 10 with a controlled substance, pled guilty to marijuana and received a deferred sentence. Robert Fettkether convicted Aug 21 of drunk driving, fined 300 dollars. Norbert Steffes convicted May 20 of drunk driving with a deferred sentence. Donald Stickley convicted Aug 22 of license suspension violation, fined 200 dollars and costs, with a suspended six month jail term.
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First Avenue
Linn County District Court
Willie Love
Seventh Avenue SE
Sally Blunt
Eleventh Street NW
Robert Fettkether
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Norbert Steffes
New Hampton
Donald Stickley
Fifth Avenue SE
First Arab U.N. representative from Israel named Ali Haidar
Ali Haidar 47 a Sunni Muslim becomes Israel’s first Arab envoy at the U N General Assembly. Born in Kafar Qaria and raised in Nazareth he works as a teacher and is a Hebrew University of Jerusalem graduate.
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United Nations
UPI
Israel
General Assembly
Ali Haidar
U.N
Haidar
Kafar Qaria
Nazareth
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
Illegal Candidate Claims Ford Runs Illegally
Independent candidate Richard Collins says he runs illegally under the Hatch Act, claiming Ford also violates the act by active campaigning at election time. Collins, a postal employee, notes his own restriction from partisan politics for over a year.
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San Ramon
Calif
UPI
Richard Collins
Ford
Collins
Thieves Loot Fire Remains In Home Incident
Donald Dighton reported his home at 217 Seventh Avenue SW destroyed by a Monday night fire. He told police thieves ransacked the remains and took 17 dollars from an antique pot in the living room.
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Donald Dighton
Seventh Avenue SW
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Allan Thoms
Dubuque
Stephen Garst
Coon Rapids
Thoms
Congress
Garst
Robert Rigler
F Avenue Bridge
9Th Street
SAT
Silver Angels
St. St. Marion
David Girard
Detroit
David
Arab U.N
Malloy Jewelers
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Repids
Lindale Plaza
Iowa City Mall
Sycamore
Danecraft
Lindale
Jewelry
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