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Men gather in downtown Council Bluffs

Silent Vigils . . . were kept round the clock to watch the river along the flashboard, backed with dirt and walled with rows of sandbags. Miles of wire were strung to allow night-and-day work on the hurriedly built defenses. Council Bluffs went…

Below, [Court bailiff Mike] Peth leads suspect John Hrbek from the courtoom. Both suspects pleaded innocent. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.

head and shoulders profile of a man, identified on the bottom of the photo as Charles Chadwich, 1981

close-up of driver's side seat, blood on seat , with sunglasses on the seat

Rear view of Corvette, Mills County license plate EFJ773, angled onto gravel shoulder of paved highway (275 South); driver's door open. Datsun, with front door open, in background.

Datsun auto with driver's door open, blood on ground (gravel surface) and on the driver's seat

Centre Point Mall
Name changed to Centre Point 5/10/88
Prior history, see: Midlands Mall

New owners of Centre Point mall want to take over ownership of public walkways in the mall from the city in an effort to curb rowdyism and enhance mall security.

artist rendering of interior of Center Point / Midlands Mall with kiosk, Orange Julius, and Crown Hallmark in foreground, Younkers in the background
On back of photo:
file
Midlands Mall
renamed "Centre Point Mall"
5/10/88

Boy with a Leaky Boot statue, acting as a fountain, in Centre Point Mall. May with hose kneeling by the fountain, filling it with water

interior of mall, near Orange Julius store; sunlight through the mall's skylights

Central Baptist Church
old Highway 6 & Orchard Ave
9/84: New Pastor: Rev. Glen Eveland (has own file)

An Open Bible...is being painted on the north outside wall of Central Baptist Church by the Rev. James Channell of Sioux Falls, S.D. The Rev. Charles Proud, passtor of the church, is standing on the ladder below. The gigantic Bible measures 11 feet…

Central Baptist Church...graces a hilltop at the outskirts of Council Bluffs on some five acres of land. The cement block structure is painted white with charcoal trim. Ample parking area enables worshippers to park near the church at the ground…

The Rev. Charles Proud...looks over his spacious sanctuary which seats comfortably 300 worshippers. Its hanging lights, long windows and light paneling gives it a soft, well lighted effect of richness. The red carpeting in the aisles continues to…

These three sun-hardened faces belong to a trio of Mississippi men, members of a civilian crew attached to the Army engineers on special flood duty in Council Bluffs. The "red-necks" as they call themselves, are, left to right, Bill Tate of Natchez,…

Two portable spotlights provide light for midnight work at a north levee critical spot Saturday. Soldier on duty at the lights is Cpl. Herbert Schwartzberg of New York City.
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