Natural Resources Group to Visit Three Area Parks
The Iowa House-Senate Natural Resources Visitation Committee will tour Lake Macbride, Palisades Kepler, and Squaw Creek County Park near Marion next week with co chairs Sen. Lowell Jenkins and Rep. Carroll Perkins. A public hearing on recreational needs is set for 7 p.m. at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, with testifiers invited.
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Iowa House-Senate Natural Resources Visitation Committee
Iowa
Lake Macbride
Palisades Kepler
Squaw Creek
Marion
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Carroll Perkins
Jefferson
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Tom Freyer
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Des Moines
Bob
D-Algona
Steve Bisenius
R-Cascade
James Middleswart
D-Indianola
Cooper Evans
R-Grundy Center
Drainage Relief Seen In Vinton Ditch Area
City officials move to start preliminary flood relief work in the Vinton Ditch area with a five acre water retention basin west of Shelle drive NW. Work includes widening and deepening the channel between Midway drive and Johnson avenue NW and raising Shelle drive by up to three feet.
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Vinton Ditch
Shelle Drive
Midway Drive
Johnson Avenue NW
Jon Janda
Public Services
Parks and Engineering
Stan Reinis
Richard Phillips
Reinis
Cox Avenue
Harnett Street
E Avenue
Twenty-fourth Street
Janda
Parks Department
Jones Park
Iowa City Tenant Groups Defend Landlord Ordinance
Tenant groups held a Friday press conference defending a proposed tenant landlord ordinance in Iowa City. They dispute a housing report estimating 74000 in extra administrative costs and argue only one new inspector is needed. Proceedings raise questions on city powers and potential voter referendum in November.
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Iowa City
Tenants United For Action
Mike Kucharcak
Housing Inspection
Kucharcak
Harry Baum
Citizens Housing Center
John Hayek
Hayek
Iowa
Baum
Keota Marshal Murder Trial Set for October
Keota resident David Alan Fagen faces a first degree murder charge in the June 11 1976 slaying of Douglas Paul Bell a 22 year old night marshal whose body was found beside a patrol car A tentative October 18 trial date was set with a venue change to Mahaska County filed February 25.
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Sigourney
David Alan Fagen
Keota
Fagen
Douglas Paul Bell
Mahaska County
Freda Payne Welcomes First Child Boy at Cedars Sinai
Los Angeles singer Freda Payne and her husband Gregory Abbott Jr welcomed a baby boy this week at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. The six pound nine ounce infant is their first child.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Freda Payne
Miss Payne
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Gregory Abbott, Jr
Voter List Deadline Put on Cedar Rapids Firm
Iowa Voter Registration Commission tells Cedar Rapids firm Iowa Data to submit proper updates for 30 counties by next Wednesday. If missed or data is insufficient counties may handle updates at their own cost. The dispute centers on revised September specifications and a master file offer.
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Des Moines
Iowa Voter Registration Commission
Cedar Rapids
John Law
Iowa Data Firm
Stan Zegel
Commission
Zegel
Marcia Hellum
Iowa Data
Hellum
Dale Nelson
Man Held After Gun Incident In Anamosa
Willard E. Borkgren Jr. 30 Anamosa faces terrorizing charge after a shotgun blast blew out a picture window. He is held on $5,000 bond. Also jailed were Obie Dixon 20 for forgery and Duane R. Truesdell 18 for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Willard E. Borkgren Jr
Anamosa
Egons Klavins
Glenwood Drive
Borkgren
Obie Dixon
Tenth Street
Dixon
Johnnie Mae Dixon
Duane R. Truesdell
Sixteenth Street
Truesdell
Marengo Cyclist Injured in Bicycle Pickup Collision
A 16 year old Marengo cyclist Tim Vigtman was hospitalized in fair condition at St Luke s Hospital after his bicycle collided with a pickup door at 7 p m last night in Marengo. Police said the pickup driver s name was not available. The Gazette notes readers opinions in its Letters column.
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Marengo
St. Luke’s Hospital
Tim Vigtman
Weather Summary for C.R. and Surrounding Areas
A regional weather bulletin reports Thursday highs around 74 and overnight lows near 53 with 0.10 inches of precipitation. Friday morning temps near 59 with a 93 percent humidity and SE winds at 7 mph. Extended outlook: partly cloudy Sunday with a chance of showers Monday and Tuesday, highs upper 60s to 70s, lows upper 40s to 50s. Mississippi River levels show several locations rising modestly or steady. LaCrosse 5.1 ft, Lansing 8.0 ft, Dam 9 13.0 ft, Guttenberg 4.2 ft, Dubuque 7.2 ft, Davenport 4.1 ft, Keokuk 4.2 ft, Cedar at CR 4.14 ft.
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Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
Omnes R
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Cedar
Eerie Sunrise Signals Fall Into East Iowa
An eerie sunrise on the first day of fall over Eastern Iowa prompted speculation of atmospheric dust or fallout from a radioactive cloud. Linn County official Greg Slager explained light refraction by dust and multiple atmospheric layers, while a utility spokesman noted monitoring at the Duane Arnold Energy Center and that federal officials see no health threat.
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Greg Slager
Linn County Public Health Department
Slager
United States
China
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
U.S
Independence Police Charge 2 Drivers in DWI Stop
Independence police said Sandra M. Downing 23 was charged with drunken driving after a stop at Sixth Avenue SW and First Street West. Ronald A. Smith 34 of rural Bellevue was charged with intoxication.
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Sandra M. Downing
Sixth Avenue
First Street
Ronald A. Smith
Bellevue
Four Charged as Drunken Drivers
Four men faced drunken driving charges. Clark W. Drew, 19, of 445 Ninth Avenue SW, arrested 9:30 p.m. in the 900 block of C Avenue NW. Mark E. Stirm, 19, of rural Nashua, arrested 12:28 a.m. near Edgewood Road and Johnson Avenue NW. Creg R. Waterhouse, 22, of 1185 Eleventh Street, Marion, arrested 1:41 a.m. near Thirteenth Street and Twelfth Avenue in Marion. Dennie W. Malloy, 21, of 5532 J Street SW, arrested 8:25 p.m. at First Avenue and Eleventh Street NW.
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Clark W. Drew
Ninth Avenue
C Avenue NW
Mark E. Stirm
Nashua
Edgewood Road
Johnson Avenue
Creg R. Waterhouse
Eleventh Street
Marion
Thirteenth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Dennie W. Malloy
J Street
First Avenue
Local Cedar Rapids News Up Front in Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette leads with local news prominently on the front page. Community happenings, city updates, and notable events are featured to set the tone for the paper.
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Cedar Rapids
Births Report From Mercy and St Luke's Hospitals
Mercy and St Luke's report multiple births on Sept 22 including a daughter to Edward Archer Lisbon and a son to James Babcock Cedar Rapids. Listings include many parents and addresses across Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby areas with hospital notes from Waco Texas.
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Edward Archer
Lisbon
Kenneth Becker
Manchester
Pam Cotton
Washington Avenue SE
Waco
Texas
Tim Koch
Rider Hurt In Accident Involving Motorcycle And Truck
Michael Cannon 27 of 2317 Second Street SW listed in serious to critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a 7 p.m. collision near First and C streets SW. Virginia Niemann 31 of 2420 Twelfth Avenue SE in fair condition after a driveway backing accident at 1:20 p.m. Thursday. Timothy J. Waters 31 of Brayton in good condition after a 7:30 p.m. truck motorcycle crash in the 2400 block of Sixth Street SW.
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Second Street
Mercy Hospital
First
C Streets
Cannon
Virginia Niemann
Twelfth Avenue
Niemann
Timothy J. Waters
Brayton
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publisher Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes subscription rates by carrier and mail for various editions and territories. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
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