Temporary liquor store site found in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Commission reports a temporary Cedar Rapids liquor store will operate one block north of the current shop at 1612 C St. SW. The site, owned by former state Sen. Ernest Kosek and leased to the department, may serve about six months while a permanent location near Highways 149 and 30 is arranged. The current store will close Sept. 30 and reopen around Oct. 15 at the new site pending rezoning. Cedar Rapids also hosts two other state stores and Marion has one.
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Cedar Rapids
Rolland Gallagher
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Commission
The
Gazette
C St
Gallagher
Eral
Ernest Kosek
Kosek
Department
Fifth Ave
Center Point Road
Marion
Seventh Ave
Woman in Serious Condition After Three Car Crash
A three car collision at the Highway 13 and County E-34 junction left Ruth McGrew in serious condition with multiple rib and pelvic injuries. Carrie Kyle suffered a fractured skull, face and collar bone. Bertha Kyle and others were treated and released. The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa Highway Patrol.
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County Home Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ruth McGrew
Springville
Bertha Kyle
Mount Vernon
Carrie M. Kyle
St. Luke’s
Hildegard E. Myers
Fort Atkinson
Clarence A. McGrew
Iowa
Kyle
Raymond Myers
Highway 13
Verle Hatton
Coggan
First leader chosen for Tuvalu independence
LONDON AP Penitala Fiatau Teo will be the first governor general of Tuvalu when the Pacific atoll group becomes independent from Britain next month. He is designated to lead the new constitutional framework as Tuvalu moves from colonial status to self rule.
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London
Penitala Fiatau Teo
Tuvalu
Ellice Islands
Pacific Ocean Group
Britain
Logan re elected to Grant Wood board in Iowa
Dale Logan 44 of Kalona was re elected director of Grant Wood Area Education Agency District No. 6 at a Wellman convention. He won a three year term from five of six district reps. Logan has prior service on Mid-Prairie and Washington Township boards and sits on local dairy, telephone, and mutual aid boards. He and his wife Darlene have four children. District No. 6 covers six area districts and parts of Iowa City.
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Dale Logan
Kalona
Grant Wood Area
Wellman
Grant Wood
Logan
GWAEA
Mid-Prairie School Board
Washington Township
Kalona Cooperative Telephone Board
Iowa Mennonite Mutual Aid Insurance Board
East Union Mennonite Church
Logandale
National Teachers’ College
Evanston, Ill
Darlene
Loren
LaVern
Kimberly
Karla
Clear Creek
Highland
Lone Tree
Mid-Prairie
Washington
Iowa City
City weighs ban on private possession of spray deterrents
Cedar Rapids and several Iowa cities study ordinances to bar manufacture sale or possession of chemical repellents described as stench and tear bombs. Public use would be illegal except for law enforcement. violators face a simple misdemeanor. Several groups push for a statewide law in 1979.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Barnes
Des Moines
Chemical Shield
Weapons Corp
Midwest
Insurance task force urges base changes for car premiums
A national task force of state insurance commissioners recommends car insurance rates should not be tied to a driver's age sex or marital status. The note cites a broader shift to risk based pricing and fair access. Michael Faraday was born on this date in 1791.
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Lansing, Mich
State Insurance Commissioners
Michael Faraday
Parade Spotlight on the President's Science Adviser
Sunday Parade profiles the president's influential science adviser, outlining his role in policy circles and the impact of his expertise on national science and technology initiatives.
Marion considers civil suit ordinance to enforce city rules
Marion City Council gave initial consideration to an ordinance granting the city authority to file civil suits for damages and injunctions to enforce ordinances. The measure applies to pre existing violations and follows a discovery that no such authority existed, noted by City Attorney Don Hoskins after a case involving a building hand rail.
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City of
Marion
Don Hoskins
New Eagle Scout Association Formed in Cedar Rapids
The Hawkeye Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America forms the Eagle Scout Association for all Eagle Scouts. Charter meeting set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Schwartz Education Center at St. Luke's Hospital. Interested Eagle Scouts should contact the Scout Service Center at 320 Collins Road NE Cedar Rapids or call 393-8426.
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Eagle Scout Association
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Area
Boy Scouts of America
Schwartz Education Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Scout Service Center
Collins Road
Win at Bridge A Forceful Two-Bid Leads to a Slam
The article notes pre emptive bids in bridge with four spades on a weak hand. South opens a forcing two bid while North responds three hearts. South then jumps to four spades signaling a solid suit and minimal slam interest, and North with two aces and a singleton Blackwoods to six spades.
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South
North
Bridge bidding guidance on high card points and opening
A Colorado reader asks whether a hand with 14 or more high card points ever passes. The answer: if the opponent opens, we may pass, but as the first to act we always open regardless of distribution vulnerability or high card strength.
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Colorado
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Oster Kitchen Center
Sunbeam
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