Two men charged in hotel damage spree in Iowa City
Two 28 year old men Adonis Levell and Wayne Mittelstadt were arrested on felony criminal mischief counts after damaging a Montrose Hotel room and hurling items including a light fixture from a window. The incident damaged the room by 800 to 1000 dollars and the light fixture caused 50 dollars of damage to a taxi. Another man Douglas McNamarra 19 was arrested for assault intoxication and related warrants after a disturbance on N Street SW. The suspects are held in Linn County Jail and identify a shoplifting warrant for Mittelstadt.
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Iowa City
Montrose
Adonis H. Levell
Wayne R. Mittelstadt
Levell
Mittelstadt
Douglas R. McNamarra
15Th Ave
McNamarra
Merle P. Ford
Third St. NW
N Street
Ford
St. Luke’s Hospital
Four Guilty Pleas in Jesup Bank Robbery Case
Four men charged in the January 25 Farmers State Savings Bank robbery in Jesup pleaded guilty in U S District Court Cedar Rapids. Russell Johnson Roy Staton and Joan Provin signaled guilty pleas while two Waterloo linked suspects face lesser charges and possible fines. No sentencing date set.
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Farmers State Savings Bank
Jesup
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Russell
Daniel Johnson
Roy Staton
Joan Provin
Staton
Russell Johnson
Fort Madison
Drunk Driving Arrests Reported for Seven Citizens
Officials say seven people were arrested on drunk driving charges over the weekend. Names and locations include Zenardo Rodriguez in Cedar Rapids area at 10 p.m. Sunday, Marvin Dostal in SW Cedar Rapids at 5 30 a.m. Sunday, and Robert Slaymaker at Blairs Ferry Road and 10th Avenue Saturday night. Additional arrests were reported in Lisbon Coggon and Lemars with speeding or roadway infractions noted.
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Zenardo Rodriguez
A Ave
10Th Street
Marvin F. Dostal
17Th Ave
C Street
Robert L. Slaymaker
Lennox Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
10Th Avenue
Hiawatha
David L. Urban
Lemars
Lisbon
Shirley J. Loomis
Richard M. Bossard
Monticello
Coggon
Robert G. Blozvich
McKinley St
Bowling
C Streets
Linn County magistrate vacancy to be filled at April 28 meeting
Linn County Magistrate Appointment Commission will meet on April 28 at 10 a.m. to select a part time magistrate to replace Guy Booth who resigns effective June 1. The term ends June 30, 1979 with an annual salary of 8750 dollars. Law license required by Iowa Code. lawyers given initial priority. Inquiries to court administrator or Judge William Eads at the Linn Courthouse.
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Linn
Guy Booth
Iowa
William Eads
Five-in-one wins another design honor
The five-in-one bridge and dam near May's Island on the Cedar River earned an international design award from the American Consulting Engineers Council. Mayor Don Canney accepted the honor in Washington. the project credits Iowa Department of Transportation, the city, and engineers Howard Needles Tammen Bergendorf of Kansas City.
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May’s Island
Cedar River
American Consulting Engineers Council
Don Canney
Washington
Iowa Department of Transportation
Howard
Needles
Tammen
Bergendorf
Kansas City
Canney
Consulting Engineers Council of Missouri
Victor man fined $9,000 in tax case
Stanley Kovar, a Victor farmer, was fined $9,000 in Cedar Rapids federal court after pleading guilty to three counts of filing false income tax returns for 1972 1973 and 1974. He received two years probation and $3,000 for each count.
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Victor
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Stanley Kovar
James Reynolds
Kovar
Edward J. McManus
Linn County supervisor and county attorney candidates file
Herbert Cherry of 2700 Primrose Lane SW files Republican nomination papers for Linn County supervisor. Incumbent Democrat Ken Schriner seeks re election after appointment to finish Stanley Ginsberg term. Richard Pundt Republican former county attorney also files for county attorney against Democrat Eugene Kopecky. Wednesday is filing deadline. On this date in 1968 five died in Kansas City racial riots.
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Herbert Cherry
Primrose Lane
Linn County
Ken Schriner
Stanley Ginsberg
Richard Pundt
Eugene Kopecky
Suspended term for Penny Patric in insurance fraud case
Penny Patric, 26, of Charles City, received a suspended prison sentence and two years probation after pleading guilty to conspiracy in an insurance fraud scheme. She is among 10 Charles City residents indicted for staging fake accidents to obtain nearly $100,000. Leonard Zappa, 50, also of Charles City, skipped sentencing after pleading guilty.
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Penny Patric
Charles City
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Patrie
Leonard Zappa
Two Charged With Firing Rifle in Park
Marion police arrested George O Allaman IIl and John C Reynolds both 23 to 25 as they discharged a high caliber rifle in Donnelly Park. Police also reported eight fifth degree theft cases in seven days with one arrest and six bad checks processed.
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Marion
George O. Allaman Iil
John C. Reynolds
Parkview Drive
Donnelly Park
Joe Newhaus
Knife used in holdup at Big Apple Records
A man wielding a knife robbed Big Apple Records at 111 13th St. SE just before 6 p.m. Sunday. Assistant Police Chief James Barnes described the suspect as a black male about 6 feet 3 inches tall in his mid twenties who ordered clerk Diane Wiederholt to open the register and fled with a little over $100 while another employee was in a back room.
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Big Apple Records
13Th St. SE
James Barnes
Diane Wiederholt
Wiederholt
Barnes
Dubuque Fan Sues Veeck Employees For Beating
A Dubuque man, Nicholas Baker, sues Bill Veeck and Comiskey Park staff in Cedar Rapids federal court for 300000. He alleges a July 31 altercation led to seizure, handcuffing, a neck restraint, and a sap beating backstage with no medical aid, causing two weeks of headaches and injuries. He seeks 50000 actual and 250000 punitive damages.
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Chicago White Sox
Bill Veeck
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Wilbur Wood
Dubuque
Veeck
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Nicholas Baker
Sox
Baker
Iowa Senate OKs funding for education capital needs
The Iowa Senate approved an $8.19 million package for capital improvements across state educational agencies and a move to sell the Valley Bank Building in Des Moines. The appropriation passed 41 to 4, with Sen. James Gallagher voting no over concerns about a $3.62 million request for a new ISU music building amid tight finances.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Valley Bank
James Gallagher
D-Jesup
Iowa State University
Lindquist
University of Iowa
Board of
Regents
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
Department of Public Instruction
Health, Education and Welfare
Iowa Western Area College
Council Bluffs
Marion Absentee Ballots Available for April 18 Election
The Marion Independent School District holds a special election on April 18. Absentee ballots are now available at the Linn County courthouse voter registration office, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
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Marion Independent School District
Linn County
Merle Kopel
Buttercups Named After Milk Belief
United Press International notes the buttercups owe their name to a belief that they increase butter content in milk. The fond reference ties a flower to dairy lore and local superstition in historical accounts.
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Ellis Harbor
Jeff Chittenden
Carrousel Drive
Waterloo
Mason City
Saigon
Victor Man
Cherry
Pundt
Rapids Great Plan
Dan Fletcher
MGR
First Avenue Southeast
Hoover State Office
Statehouse
United Press International
Shelly Lynn
Center Point Road
Arthur ST
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