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Bluffs' fairy tale coming true; Fairy godfathers for downtown plan?
The Theater Block...between Pearl and Sixth streets on the south side of Broadway will undergo drastic change under the urban renewal plan. The buildings shown here are scheduled for demolition.
Downtown Redevelopment
Demolition and ground preparation for Redland Building at 6th and Broadway. Downtown buildings shown include Iowa Clothes, Wickham Building, Beno's, Council Bluffs Savings Bank, First National Bank
City ponders 'welcome sign' to the Bluffs
A matter of differing tastes... has put this figure in the middle of the debate. Others like her, however have appeared in other locations in Council Bluffs before.
Corning unveils statue
Lt. Gov. Joy Corning, in Council Bluffs Saturday to unveil the statue "Family, an Everlasting Heritage", by Bill L Hill, a noted western artist, said the bronze, located in the viewing garden of the Mormon Tabernacle, "captures the spirit of Iowa…
The Steeple
The Steeple of the old Emmanuel Lutheran Church is being converted into a playhouse by Lauren Kersten of Harlan. Kersten purchased the old church and is converting it into an apartment complex. The steeple was taken down in one piece and put onto a…
County Funds Water Study
Michael Platt, Green Valley Cemetery sexton, gave Pottawattamie County Supervisors a tour of less desirable places in the cemetery Monday in hopes of gaining support to clean up trash and make needed improvements at the county-owned cemetery.…
Teen Dies in Crash
A pickup truck with its roof crushed sits on an unmarked road near Treynor Saturday. A rural Council Bluffs teen was killed in the accident.
Sister City mayors get together
Tobolsk Mayor Arcady G. Yelfimov (left) shares a few private moments with Council Bluffs Mayor Thomas P. Hanafan and interpreter Sergei M. Ageyev after the Sister City charter signing ceremony held at Community Hall this morning as part of a visit by…
Mural Wall on Hite Center comes down
Motorists driving east on West Broadway have watched the mural painted on the side of the Hite Center by Michael Brannigan slowly disappearing, row by row. By now, it is just a pile of colorful bricks. Jim Myers of Anderson Excavation and Wrecking…
Soviet catches up with tour
R.H. Fanders (left) and Sergei Ageyev greet Tobolsk Petrochemical General Director Vladimir Judin and Tobolsk Mayor Arcady Yelfimov.
Russian visitors enjoy Council Bluffs
At the Sister Cities charter signing ceremony, toasts were made by Council Bluffs Mayor Thomas P. Hanafan (left in photo) Tobolsk Mayor Arcady Yelfimov, interpreter Sergei Ageyev and Jan Sutherland, president of the Sisiter Cities Association board.
Chipping Away
Leroy Latiker, an employee of Andersen Construction of Council Bluffs, was on top of things Tuesday as he chipped old plaster off the south of the American Legion building on Pearl Street. The wall will be replastered and repainted.
Small crowd gathers for mural dedication
Council Bluffs mime, Jay Cady, entertained the crowd at the Sixth and Broadway Balloon mural dedication ceremony.
Small crowd gathers for Mural Dedication
Signing Her Name... to the balloon mural at Sixth Street and Broadway Saturday is Council Bluffs artist Marcia Joffe-Bouska. She won the $500 for the best design in the contest, which was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
Nissen: Teen-Agers Have More Opportunities
Henry Nissen, a guidance counselor at Missouri Valley High School, will retire July 1 after nearly four decades as guidance counselor and coach. He spent 31 years at Missouri Valley High School.
Dams: $26 Million Industry - Richter Stresses Recreation Need
(top) Silver Creek Dam . . . south of Treynor would provide a reservoir with 2,400 surface-acres of water, if approved by the Board of Review for Rivers and Harbors in Washington, D.C.
(bottom) Graybill Creek . . . near Macedonia would be…
(bottom) Graybill Creek . . . near Macedonia would be…
Flood Waters . . .
Flood Waters . . . from the Nishnabotna River north of Hamburg rolled over thousands of acres of cropland before the waters began to recede Saturday. In the center along the grove of trees is the normal path of the Nishnabotna but the waters…
Ray Inspects Flooding; Asking Disaster Relief
Gov. Robert Ray . . . flew to Oakland Thursday to view firsthand the damage caused by flooding early this week. He talked with one homeowner, Bob Cleveland (foreground), about damage to his home. Later Ray flew to Red Oak and Corning to view flood…
Old Couple Evacuated
Watching The Water . . . as it slowly rises in their front yard at Oakland are Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Smith.
Disaster Team Touring SWI Flood Damage - Up To 17 Inches Of Rain
A Local Traffic Bridge . . . over the West Nishnabotna River at the east edge of Harlan is covered by flood waters. The bridge sustained similar punishment from the Nishnabotna in 1947 but continued to stand. City officials didn't feel the steel…