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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1979
Page
2
Marion residents were awakened at 1 a.m. by a diesel engine explosion near the Milwaukee freight yards. Firefighters arrived to find a fuel tank blaze, which exploded before they could reach the engine. No injuries. The damaged engine was moved to a siding near the Milwaukee freight office. No damage estimate or cause available as of mid morning.
Marion briefs list Cub Scout awards for Pack 89 at Legion Park. Ver non Middle School fall open house set for Thursday at 7 15 p m in the gym. Marion Independent School District directors meet Thursday at 7 p m in the Longfellow building. Marion Education Association and school board plan negotiations Thursday at 5 p m in Longfellow for next year’s contracts. Property tax payments accepted at multiple banks until noon September 29. Adv notices include hospital thank you from Clair McVey and an A to Z auction near Linn-Mar High School on September 29. Also ads for aluminum siding by Warner Brothers and Belgian Draft at Virgil Heins Farms Center Point and a Stickney’s noon and night waitstaff job.
Cedar Rapids residents and Central City callers will incur no long distance charges. Central City joins Cedar Rapids in the local calling area. A deputy’s near miss on Cedar Rapids street leads to assault charge against Terrence L. Kuchta, 33, accused of trying to run down Deputy David Lowe with a van in the 3000 block of First Avenue East. Kuchta is free on bond. Gary Gray, Des Moines woodworker and instrument maker, visits Jane Boyd Community House Friday and Saturday for workshops with Ted Davis. sessions include elementary and junior high students, a workshop for mentally retarded adults, and programs for blind and visually impaired participants. call 366-0431 for details. Linn County Board approves initial step toward self-insurance with $8,000 commitment to a reciprocal insurance company via ISAC Des Moines. 31 counties needed. expected 15 percent savings in year one, with county billed later for liability pool costs.
A Chicago doctor, Dr. Jessie Potter, says sexual activity can temporarily relieve arthritis pain by triggering adrenal glands to release cortisone, offering four to six hours of relief. Potter spoke to 450 people at a National Arthritis Foundation meeting. she teaches at University of Illinois and Northwestern medical schools and directs the National Institute for Human Relations in Chicago. A decade ago the Army announced it would reveal charges against six Green Beret officers in a murder case.
Federal monies totaling over 167000 were issued by a state official to Linn County agencies including the sheriff's office Cedar Rapids and Marion police departments and the county attorney's office for the next year's Alcohol Safety Action Program funds. Contracts amount to 59600 for the sheriff 55600 for Cedar Rapids 10500 for Marion and 42000 for the county attorney's office.
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