Council Bluffs citizens were alerted Friday to be on the lookout for "Schnapps," a 10-foot tall St. Bernard which was last seen trotting down Pearl Street with a small foreign car instead of a wine keg dangling from her neck. The dog nearly ran over…
Standing At His Sentencing . . . is Omahan John L. Hrbek, convicted of the Sept. 16 shootings of Stanley L. Fisher and his mother, Kate Fisher. Hrbek, 26, received the mandatory life sentences for the killings.
Multi-Million Dollar Complex . . . will go up on this 58-acre tract next year. First phase of construction will begin about March 1 and will include two service stations, apartment building, a motor hotel and restaurant outlined at the bottom of the…
Examining Architect's Drawing . . . of planned commercial development along North Sixteenth Street are Byron Hollis, Mayor Richard C. Oshlo, John Mainelli and Harold Shepherd.
Growing Interchange . . . of Interstate 480 has changed the topography of Council Bluffs near the Missouri River. The earthen hills in the center will support lanes of traffic above ground level; to their left are piers for four overpasses. Other…
New Supermarket . . . and 300-car parking lot built by Hinky Dinky Food Stores occupy a full square block at Twenty-eighth St. and West Broadway. It is the largest grocery store in Iowa and will employ about 100 persons.
The Western Iowa Pork Inc. plant is becoming a massive hulk against the rural horizon east of Harlan. While the building is well along, there are a few loose financial ends in the Shelby County project. Efforts to attract local investments are in the…
Preserving Appearance . . . of original Carnegie library building was one goal of library addition design. In matching brick, new wing fits behind existing one, maintaining look of old building from the street.
Speaking With A Guest...at a Sunday birthday party is 89-year-old Gerald Kirn, retired Council Bluffs educator extraordinaire. About 350 past pupils and friends of Mr. Kirn gathered at the old Abraham Lincoln High School gymnasium to celebrate the…