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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1976
Page
16
Cedar Rapids items report student David P. Rogers named into Iowa State University aerospace engineering honor society Sigma Gamma Tau as a senior. Multiple local ads note sales, plant offerings, tours, moving items, stolen radios, and public events with price points and venues.
A $260,627.85 suit in Linn District Court accuses Marion Independent School District of negligence after Ricky John Frasher broke his right arm in a Mentzer elementary gym class on December 17, 1974. The filing seeks $250,000 for the boy and $627.85 in medical expenses plus $10,000 for loss of services for his father, Robert Frasher.
Connie Jo Schutte, 23, of 3320 Wilson Avenue SW, charged with receiving stolen property. She allegedly possessed a television stolen from the Becky Con ract residence on Rockford Road SW, reported stolen March 25. She was released to the Department of Adult Corrections Services.
Johnson County Supervisor Chairman Richard Bartel announced he will resign by July 1 amid accusations of conflicts of interest. He cited pressure from local political circles and state social services officials. Bartel defended holding dual roles at Woodward state hospital to cover legal expenses from a challenge to his election. He noted an $11,000 legal bill approved with Supervisor Lenz, later deemed inappropriate by an assistant county attorney.
City officials warned motorists Friday about two street closures starting Monday. The east lanes of Kirkwood Boulevard SW from Devonwood to Miller avenues will be closed for three weeks while west lanes stay open. Sixth Street SW near Fifteenth Avenue begins 7 am Monday and finishes in one week with westbound trucks detoured via Ninth Street.
A 1-year-old girl, Jennifer R. Kohl, remained in serious condition at St Luke's hospital after darting in front of a northbound car on Council Street NE. The driver, Ralph D Kopecky, 28, faced no charges. A separate crash involving Norman Dochterman, 18, and Cyril Kraus, 68, caused minor injuries. Kraus received a charge for failure to yield at a stop sign.
Charges dropped against Richard D. McCarty aged 24 of Cedar Rapids who faced possession of marijuana after a March 23 arrest.Steven J Wisehart 27 of Brookland Drive NE remains charged with the same offense while McCarty’s case was dismissed on Tuesday.
Two Cedar Rapids men were fined 35 each in district court for petty larceny after pleading guilty to stealing pizzas from Lil Jenneys on February 16. The original nighttime larceny charges were reduced by the county attorney’s office on March 24.
A 17-year-old boy was charged with malicious damage for seven tipped vehicles. Police had already charged five other 17-year-olds. The reports were filed Sunday. The latest suspect was released to his parents.
Des Moines AP. Iowa House approved by 66 to 21 a bill setting mandatory three-year prison terms for incorrigible offenders, defined as three time felons in class C or D offenses, with judges allowed to order up to six years. rejected 47 to 41 for a 15-year minimum for dangerous offenders.
Regina P. Hatcher, 28, a former secretary at Prairie High School, pled guilty to gross fraud and embezzlement from the College Community School District. She received a deferred sentence until March 9, 1978 and probation in district court. She allegedly embezzled $89 and used false receipts to cover the loss.
Linn deputies and state troopers arrested two persons on drunk driving charges Thursday evening. Lester E. Franke 21 of Vin ton was stopped on highway 94 south of Palo for reportedly driving 83 mph and possessed marijuana. Tommie Shinauit Jr 26 of 1008 Eleventh Avenue SE was cited after erratic driving on Sixth Street SW and charged with no driver’s license and with pointing a gun at another person under a separate warrant.
Deputies reported thefts across Linn County involving Sandra Davidson and Barbara O’Deen from Blairs Ferry road west Hiawatha, with Davidson missing a 100 dollar television and O’Deen a 427 dollar item during Davidson’s move. Additional reports include a 450 dollar TV, and a 265.22 caliber rifle with an 188 dollar scope stolen from a vehicle in nearby areas.
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