Man Found Guilty of Habitual Criminal Statute
John L. Schaepperkoetter, 33, of Cedar Rapids, found guilty by Linn district court jury of larceny of a motor vehicle and prior prison commitments. Jury also confirmed three prior convictions on breaking and entering, robbery with aggravation, and related sentences, with sentencing set for April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Schaepperkoetter
Linn District Court
Cedar Rap
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Schaepperkoetter
Senate approves $20 million state aid to cities and counties
DES MOINES AP legislation to pump 20 million in state aid to cities and counties passes the Senate 41 to 3 and moves to the house. The bill would divide 15 million for municipalities and 5 million for counties for residents in unincorporated areas, up from last year’s 12 million and 4 million respectively. Sen. Lowell Jenkins notes per capita increases to 7.18 for cities and 6.70 for counties compared with 5.74 and 5.36 a year ago.
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DES Moines
Senate
House
Lowell Jenkins
Dontrose
Man Held on Drug Charge
Michael D. Thornes twenty of the Sunrise mobile home court was held on one thousand dollars bond in Linn county jail on a possession of a controlled substance charge. Police found an unknown substance in Thornes possession when arrested for a driver license violation Friday. Preliminary tests indicated the substance was cocaine and he was arrested on the drug charge Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael D. Thornes
Sunrise Mobile Home Court
Linn County
Thornes
Man Burns Over 90 Percent Body In Cedar Rapids Fire
A 43 year old Cedar Rapids man identified as Arthur Moser remained in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a mattress fire in a vacant rooming house at 824 Second Avenue SE. The blaze started about 5 15 p m Monday with cause tentatively due to careless smoking. Firefighters found Moser outside after he fled a smoke filled second floor then fell down a freight shaft and collapsed outside.
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Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Arthur Moser
Second Avenue SE
Star Printing Co
Moser
East Iowa Farmers Protest Route for I 380
A Vinton area farmers group presented a 201 name petition to the Iowa DOT commission opposing an I 380 route along railroad right of way between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. They argued the railroad path harms prime farmland and urged signed-claimant addresses be provided for mapping. no cost studies exist yet.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
IDOT
Vinton
Urbana
la Porte City
William K. Wolfe
Commission
CB Operator Credited with Solving Crime
A citizen band radio operator alerted Cedar Rapids police to a vandalism in the 100 block of Third Street NE at 10:15 p.m. A 17 year old male was dismantling parking meters with a pipe wrench, stealing $7.60. He was arrested and turned over to the youth bureau.
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Cedar Rapids
Cb’er
Third Street
Youth Bureau
Trespass Count Filed in C R
A Cedar Rapids man was held on a $2000 bond in Linn County jail on a criminal trespass charge after police say Harley J. Kephart 44 attempted to force entry at 1113 Avenue SE. Cheryl Strain reported Kephart displayed a butcher knife and tried multiple doors before fleeing. an airborne unit helped locate him nearby.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Harley J. Kephart
Center Point Road
Avenue SE
Cheryl Strain
Kephart
Girl Hospitalized After Freak Mishap
Latricia Church four years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Church of 708 Twenty-seventh Street NW was in good condition at Mercy hospital in the days following a freak automobile accident Monday afternoon. Police say she fell from a car in the Church driveway when a front door was opened. the rear wheel then passed over her right leg.
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Latricia Church
Charles Church
Twenty-seventh Street
Mercy Hospital
Church
Beer Rules Adopted for Linn Parks in 1976
Linn County Conservation Board approved new rules restricting beer in parks after 10 30 p m with exceptions for camping groups in tents up to 140 square feet. Vehicles abandoned over 24 hours may be towed. Violations carry up to 100 dollar fine or 30 days in jail. Budget discussions continue for 1976 77.
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Linn County
County Conservation Board
George Hamilton
Clude
Hamilton
Board of Supervisors
Robert Bliss Dies Funeral Is Thursday
Robert L. Bert Bliss 85 of Center Point and Walker communities died Sunday in Loma Linda California. A retired farmer and seed and twine salesman he was born September 27 1890 in Winston Missouri and married Iva May Harbey in 1914 and Esther Olberg in 1954. Surviving are his wife a daughter a son two stepdaughters seven grandchildren six step grandchildren and three step great grandchildren. Services Thursday 1:30 p.m. at Murdoch's Center Point with burial in Center Point cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Center Point
Robert L
Bert) Bliss
Center ‘Point
Walker
Loma Linda
Calif
Mr. Bliss
Winston
Iva May Harbey
Welton
Esther Olberg
Grand Junction
Colo
Bliss
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Dale Mathis
Harold D. Bliss
John DeWald
Mariposa
David Jamieson
Modesto
Murdoch's
C R Man Faces Drunk Driving Count
Dennis K. Joslin, 21, of 1121 Thirty second street SE, charged with drunk driving and driving while license suspended. Bond set at $625. Arrest occurred about 1 p.m. after an accident in Target parking lot at 4501 First Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis K. Joslin
Thirty-second Street
Cedar Rapids
Target Store
First Avenue SE
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