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Workmen Get Big Lift On The Job
Customer Service . . . sends Monte Christensen up a (power) pole - literally. He's an installer-repairman for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and usually gets a birds-eye view of the neighborhoods in which he works. He says one of the biggest hazards…
It Takes Plenty Of Coal To Keep Fires Burning
Expansion At Power Plant . . . is viewed from the roof of the existing structure by Superintendent John Thorson. The existing plant has a capacity of 140,000 kilowatts. The new plant will increase the capacity by 720,000 kilowatts and is scheduled to…
Electric Truck For Iowa Power
This new electric truck like three other new ones across Iowa - was unveiled Thursday by The Iowa Power and Light Company in Council Bluffs. Edward L. Birdsall, assistant vice-president and manager for the Western Division of Iowa Power, demonstrates…
Black 'Thing' Atop Hotel Aids IPALCO
A Complex . . . of technical electronic components are to be utilized in the basement of Iowa Power and Light Co. Part of the equipment there is basic power supply, signal connector and transmitters and receivers.
Civic Center (proposed)
Site plan by Steel, Weinstein and Associates, Inc. (Architects and Engineers) for proposed Civic Center, including markings for Arena, Theater, Shopping, and Court.
Civic, Shopping Center Is Suggested For Bluffs
Suggested Civic And Shopping Center...proposed for Council Bluffs under a lease-purchase arrangement is in the area of the old City Auditorium. Legend: T--Theater building with 300 seats; S--Future shops and office space; A--Arena and basketball…
City Transit Lines, Inc.
Photo of 3 men exiting through door labeled "City Manager Information". Two of the men identified (on back of photo) as Roy C. Rolfe and Ron Kiger.
36 Chamber Members Initiate Transit Firm's Airline Buses; New Behicles Cost $26,000 Each
Welcoming Abord...Chamber President C.W. (Bill) Emarine and Mayor Noran Davis is Transit President James R. Kiger. They were among the first persons to ride the new bus.
City Transit Buys 2 Buses; New Models Will Go In Service Soon
Heads-On View...shows the advanced design of new model buses to be added by City Transit Lines, Inc. Better driver visibility is a major feature.
Transit Plans Service Change; Seven Old Buses Will Be Replaced.
New equipment...is inspected by bus company officials James Kiger and his son, Ronald. Seven buses will replace old units.
Two Bus Firms Sign Agreement; Name Lee Chairman Of Transit's Board
Signing Agreement...between two bus firms are James R. Kiger, president of Transit Co., seated, and James P. Lee, head of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.
City Transit Lines, Inc.
photo of City Transit Lines bus, at corner of Vine and N. Main. Man standing outside door of bus, pointing forward; driver in bus preparing to pull out onto street.
IPALCO Buys 16th Ave. Site - To Become New Service Center
New Service Site . . . for Iowa Power and Light Co., will be this building and a smaller unit at Sixteenth Ave. and Third St.
Portable Substation Is Purchased By IPALCO - Designed For Emergency Use
Awaiting Delivery . . . from a railroad flat car is the Iowa Power and Light Company's portable substation.
Power Plant Grows:
An aerial view of the Iowa Power and Light Co. plant south of Council Bluffs shows how a current 13-million-dollar construction project is progressing. the right half of the main building, including the second smokestack, is new. Steelwork visible in…