Longtime Cedar Rapids Water Works chief dies at 67
George Sherman Lee, 67, former superintendent of Cedar Rapids Water Works for 20 years, died of cancer at University Hospitals, Iowa City. Born Oct 30, 1910 in Iowa City, he graduated from the University of Iowa College of Engineering and lived in Marshalltown since 1974. Memorials to the Cancer Fund.
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Prairie open house and community briefs listed
Prairie Junior High hosts an open house from 7 to 9 30 p m on Tuesday. Sunrise Optimists speaker Rodney Strang of Armstrong's speaks Saturday at 730 a m at Bishop Cafeteria. Numerous ads and notices follow, including sale events, meetings, and community activities across Cedar Rapids.
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City rejects rezoning for McDonald s True Value shop
A plan to rezone 1650 42nd St NE from residential to commercial to build a McDonald s restaurant and a True Value hardware store failed before the City Council. Council members debated traffic impacts and safety for children near schools, with mixed support and objections from local residents and a church pastor.
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Nadine Trachta
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Phillips
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Council
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Third plane unlikely factor in PSA crash says NTSB chief
National Transportation Safety Board head Phillip Hogue said a mystery plane is unlikely to have caused the PSA 727 collision with a Cessna 172. The eight mile distant twin-engine Cessna was deemed unlikely to be involved, while both aircraft were on Lindbergh Field tower frequency.
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Phillip Hogue
Pacific Southwest Airlines
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Hogue
National Transportation Safety Board
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Lindbergh Field
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Safety Board
Gas price compromise clears Congress during filibuster anniversary
The measure, split between liberals and conservatives, would keep price controls on some gas while moving toward deregulation. It sets higher prices for new gas and Alaska North Slope pricing, with federal controls possible for 18 months and parity for industrial users. Backers say it enables the Alaska pipeline and wider fuel supply.
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Nationwide rail strike widens across 40 lines and impacts economy
The July 10 contract dispute escalates into a near nationwide rail strike affecting more than 40 rail lines. Picketing abated slowly as court orders reach some yards while Union Pacific and Milwaukee Road report easing lines. GM and Ford begin cutbacks as Amtrak limits service. coal and grain shipments suffer and hundreds of thousands of workers are idled.
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Strike affects Midwest rail routes harms grain movement
Tuesday sympathy strikes hit major Midwest carriers with only the Rock Island Railroad spared. Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids and Cargill faced curtailment while Corn Sweeteners handled 100 rail cars daily. North Western shut locally but ran some through trains under supervision. Iowa officials urged President Carter to halt the strike to prevent grain disruption.
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Quaker Oats Co
Cedar Rapids
Cargill
North Western
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Iowa
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Norway faces understaffed sheriff office amid youth vandalism
Sheriff Wright says the department is understaffed making constant patrols impossible and youths with CB radios alert each other. He cites vandalism at the Norway sewage lagoon and high speed chases. urges citizen cooperation and reporting threats to authorities to curb the problem like Urbana.
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Vinton Man Dies in Rural Road Mishap
A 20 year old Vinton man Roger Dart was struck by a car driven by William Burch of Vinton about 10 30 p m Tuesday. Burch told police he was blinded by headlights and did not see Dart walking in the road.
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Carter outlines plan to boost exports and cut trade deficit
President Carter announced a program to promote U S exports with loans to exporters and relaxed environmental and legal rules. He warned real improvement will take time as the yearly deficit nears the 26.5 billion record, with Blumenthal citing energy bill progress and rising foreign demand. ON THIS DATE in 1825 George Stephenson ran the first locomotive passenger train.
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