Firewood supplies vary as demand grows in Cedar Rapids area
Local suppliers report adequate wood now but expect brisk winter sales as fireplaces gain popularity. Prices range from 35 to 70 dollars per load or cord with delivery and stacking charges varying by seller. Some retailers warn supplies will tighten once current stock is used, and advise drying wood for a year for best burning.
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Cedar Rapids- Marion
Robert Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Dick’s Tree Service
Frank Jiruska
Ives- Frana Fuel Co
Ives-Frana
Jiruska
Austin Rich
Rich
Wolverton Tree Care Co
Wolverton’s
Wayne Breeden
Breeden
Hiawatha
Larimer Tree Surgery
Larimer
Civil Liberties Union Opposes Cedar Rapids Book Ban Plan
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union will ask the Cedar Rapids School District to reject a proposal to ban more than 100 books deemed sexist or racist from elementary libraries. ICSU Executive Director Steve Brown argues exposure and education fight harmful ideas and warns censorship would undermine academic freedom. He planned to address the school board to urge confrontation of bad ideas through discussion, not concealment.
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Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Cedar Rapids
The
Civil Liberties Union
ICSU
Steve Brown
Brown
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Amana workers approve two year IAM contract
About 1700 Amana Refrigeration workers voted Sunday to approve a two year contract with the International Association of Machinists Local 1526. Union leader Kenneth Lanphier said the agreement adds wage and fringe benefit gains plus hospital insurance and pensions with a cost of living rise. The current rate was 5.30 per hour. the pact runs through September 25, 1980, and was decided at The Pondosa in Walford after a prior rejection of the first offer.
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AMANA
Amana Refrigeration
International Association of Machinists Local 1526
Kenneth Lanphier
Oskaloosa
Ponderosa
Walford
Thought for today quote by Samuel Gompers
A compact quotation from Samuel Gompers warns that government programs once begun can be reduced or withdrawn and gradually diminish the benefits they provided. The saying reflects a caution about government aid and its potential reversibility.
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Samuel Gompers
Kudart Faults Minor Violations Clogging Iowa Courts
Bud Kudart, a state Senate candidate, says petty offenses flood Iowa courts and erode public trust. He cites Cedar Rapids with over 2000 parking violations yearly and proposes New York style unpaid ticket liens on licenses to remove minor traffic cases from court dockets.
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Iowa
Senate
Bud Kudart
Daybreak Optimists
Bishop
Cedar Rapids
Kudart
Mount Vernon
Mechanicsville
Senate OKs railway funding for Iowa branch lines
The Senate approved legislation to let the federal government fund rehabilitation of all existing rail lines. Co sponsors Sen. Dick Clark and Sen. John Culver, both Iowa Democrats, said the move expands eligibility to 1,200 more Iowa miles and raises next year’s funding to about 4.3 million dollars.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
Senate
Dick Clark
D-Iowa
Clark
John Culver
Iowa
Culver
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