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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1983
Page
8
Dean Viktora, 9, of Morley, explains he began with two rabbits and now owns about 40. He hauls a heavy bag of rabbit food in his wagon and mentions the family sells rabbits as Easter bunnies or for food to friends, having bought the original bunny chow at the Morley feed store.
A Johnson County District Court judge appointed a receiver Thursday to collect rents and manage Lakeside Apartments in Iowa City. The court order requires the receiver to collect rents pay taxes and mortgage payments and maintain the property in adequate repair after Cimarron Investors sued Reginald Gassen and Lakeside Partners.
Johnson County and Hawaiian Mid-West Management Corp. Cimarron allege Gassen defaulted on a $5.5 million mortgage. the court has appointed a receiver with a $30,000 bond. A hearing on April 15 will decide if the receivership continues.
Five persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Wednesday and Thursday. Daniel J. Cullivan 28 was also charged with speeding improper use of lanes and driving left of center. Randy L. Floyd 21 was arrested at 180 Collins Road NE. Amanda A. Foy 19 was charged with disobeying a traffic signal. Patricia L. Burkle 42 was charged with following another vehicle too closely. Neatha F. Spading 42 of Belle Plaine was arrested at Boyson Road and Eighth Avenue in Hiawatha.
British explorer Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole on January 18, 1912, discovering Roald Amundsen had arrived a month earlier. Scott and four companions began their journey in November 1911 and perished on the return voyage. their diaries and remains were found by a search party in November 1912.
The Independence area reports a spike in wire wheel cover thefts prompting a warning from Lt. Frank Engrav. Owners are urged to park in lighted areas or garages as thefts occur about every other day, with four caps costing up to 400 dollars. Separately, Jeanine Elaine Dillon, 28, of Cedar Rapids faces drunken driving charges after deputies observed erratic driving on Highway 150 near Independence. She was jailed pending court.
A welder valued at 1100 was stolen from the Joe Koffron residence at 38 41st Ave SW. A TV worth 500 was stolen from the apartment of Jack A. Deyo at 1514 First Ave NE. No forced entry noted. Two witnesses saw two men carrying the television from the building.
Brett Lewis and Cheryl Lehnert sue the Mount Vernon Community School District and teacher John Thatcher in Linn District Court claiming a 10 year old boy sustained a permanent disability from an obstacle course in gym class. They allege lack of supervision and inadequate instruction during the Jan 11 incident. seeking unspecified monetary relief for medical expenses emotional distress and loss of the boy's companionship and services.
The Iowa Department of Environmental Quality sues Gee Grading and Excavating Inc and its president Albert G. Gee in Linn District Court for disposing of construction and demolition waste at 3101 Spruce Ave SE without required permits last Nov 3. The suit seeks penalties up to 500 per day and a prevention order. A separate item notes a 15-year-old Anamosa boy was charged with second degree burglary for a March 12 break-in at Ora J. Lewis residence in Cedar Rapids. police recovered a $150 TV and two cable converters, which were later returned to his mother.
Robert C. Burke, 19, of 2421 Wisconsin St. SW faces assault charges after an early Thursday dispute on Wisconsin Avenue SW. Police say he pushed his girlfriend Barbara J. Konigsmark, 18, rendering her unconscious before driving recklessly and striking her in the face. She sought medical care and was released. Burke consented to delay his initial court appearance.
A Wapello County grand jury will examine a state audit harsh on Ottumwa city finances. State Auditor Richard Johnson questioned multiple transactions including a $98 000 insurance contract with a firm led by a Planning and Zoning Commission member. The grand jury will convene the week of April 11.
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