Cedar Rapids Crime Report Sees 3.6 Percent Drop in 1981
Cedar Rapids crime declined 3.6 percent from 1980 totals, per FBI Uniform Crime Report figures released by Police Chief Ray Baker. Violent crimes rose slightly while property crimes fell. Davenport down 4 percent and Des Moines up 3 percent. Murders up 200 percent to three. rapes steady at 19. robberies up 28 percent to 146. aggravated assaults 199. burglaries down 5 percent to 1,917. auto thefts down 18 percent. arsons unchanged at 44.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray Baker
FBI
Davenport
Des Moines
Iowa
Marion residents urge city to drop police appeal and service study
A petition with 1166 signers delivered to Marion City Council requests dropping the Civil Service Commission appeal over officer Mike DeLaMater’s suspension and halting talks of consolidating Marion services with Linn County. The council plans to consider withdrawing the appeal at the April 15 meeting while denying service-sharing as a cost-saving aim.
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Marion City Council
Marion
Linn County
Mike DeLaMater
DeLaMater
Bill Grundy
Stotts
Carl Foster
Foster
Pat Grady
DeLa Mater
Emerald Knights Announce Two Weekend Camp-Outs
The Emerald Knights drum and bugle corps announced two weekend camp-outs as it finalizes preparations for the summer season. The color guard will perform at the Sertoma International convention in St Louis. The corps will offer scholarship information and applications at the camp-out. The initiative awards up to 1500 scholarships to outstanding members who are high school seniors or older. First camp-out runs 9 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday at Prairie Intermediate School. Second camp-out is April 17-18 at the same site.
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Knights
Great Plains
Sertoma International
Stouffer's
Five Seasons Hotel
Informa
Freedman Takes Reins as Iowa President After Guard Change
University of Iowa President James O Freedman meets reporters after a brief change of leadership gap. Duane Spriestersbach passes a brass key to Old Capitol while former acting president presents a history of the university books from Willard Boyd. The Fed says Iowa store sales rose in three cities.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
James O. Freedman
U of L
Jessup Hall
Freedman
Duane Spriestersbach
U of
Willard Boyd
Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Spriestersbach
Old Capitol
Boyd
University of Pennsylvania
U of I
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Iowa Cities
First-Degree Arson Charge Filed Against Engelk ing
Darwin L. Engelk ing, 23, of 236 15th St NE, was charged with first degree arson after a Wednesday attic fire at a northeast duplex caused minor damage and forced eight residents to evacuate. Fire crews arrived at 10 36 p m and extinguished the blaze. occupants from both floors were moved to safety. Engelk ing underwent hospital treatment for smoke exposure and remained in Linn County Jail awaiting district court appearance.
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15Th St
Fire Department
Engelking
Don Knock
Fire Prevention Bureau
Patricia Wheeler
Nancy Hruby
Knock
St. Luke's Hospital
Linn
Linn County
Cedar Rapids four golf courses set to open Saturday
The Cedar Rapids golf system plans to open all four courses this Saturday subject to frost conditions. Delays possible if greens frostbitten. No reservations first weekend. Regs require clubhouse check in. Season passes: 140 adults 70 seniors juniors. Daily green fees vary by course and rider age with time rules.
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Cedar Rapids
Elmer Delaney
Delaney
Delaney Said. All Golfers Are Asked To Replace Divors
Squaw Creek
Twin Pines
Ellis
Jones Park
Cedar Rapids Library Adds 100 New Records and Films
Cedar Rapids Public Library announces over 100 new records added in March across the downtown, Edgewood, and Kenwood branches for free loan. Doris Wilcox reports 136 new cassettes this fiscal year and 16mm films, including After the Ouch teaching children minor injuries and several Disney animal shorts.
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Cedar Rapids
Doris Wilcox
Walt Disney Studios
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