The last above-water scraps of the mid-channel pier that once supported the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge Wednesday were being scooped onto a waiting barge for disposal. Large iron plates that were attached to the pier for protection against the ravages of the…
Roy Miskelley . . . plant engineer, and Carl McCormick, sales manager of Griffin Pipe Products, admire a plaque given the company Wednesday for their efforts in environmental control.
Pete Lee . . . and his mother, Betty Studna, believe downtown redevelopment is practical and will benefit the entire city. They own and operate Iowa Clothes.
Discussing Plans . . . for elementary education are Ray Newburg, elementary education director, and Dr. Leonard Gregory, new superintendent of the Council Bluffs Schools.
The Dredge Meriwether Lewis . . . soon to leave the Omaha district, weighs 1,043 tons, is almost 269 feet long and can dredge to a depth of 20 feet. She has accommodations for 64 men although she never carried a crew that large.
The Meriwether Lewis . . . A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge, will be towed from St. Louis, Mo., to Brownville, Neb., where it will become a museum of Missouri River history.
A special occasion requires special dress. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jensen and their children, Alan, 4, and Dorothy, 7, dress for the Bicentennial in Revolutionary War-era costumes for the Dodge House Ice Cream Social. Roger Olsen and Larry Blecha, left,…