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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1972
Page
12
A court motion alleges erroneous and prejudicial jury instructions and a claim that Prusha did not receive a fair trial. A hearing was set for April 26 at 2 p.m., with contact Whit at 977-8602 for details.
Marion park board and Marion Jaycee chapter finalized plans for Willow park featuring a western town front with doors to a playground, two buildings, eight playground pieces, a geodesic dome, the House that Jack Built, a prairie schooner, a large slide, a swinging bridge, and equipment to be built at the Anamosa men's reformatory. The city seeks HUD and land water conservation funds and will set a five year development program. A temporary camping area with portable toilets will be used by Mentzer school's special education class May 14.
Ona M Grassfield 84 of Marion died Thursday in a Marian nursing home born January 1 1888 in Milford she taught as Milwaukee railroad clerk and owned Wilona grocery in Marion survived by daughter Velma Robertson services Saturday 130 pm Murdoch chapel Marion burial Oak Shade cemetery memorials Marion Christian church fund.
William D. Dircks, 18, of Davenport was arrested in Iowa City at noon Thursday on possession of heroin. Authorities pursued after he drove away in a car watched for two days. Dircks faced Davenport port warrant, posted 10 percent of a $10,000 bond, and his case was continued until Wednesday.
A district court jury found Ryan Youth, 19, guilty of resisting arrest after a rock and bottle throwing disturbance in Ryan on April 17, 1971. Sentencing is set for April 27. Co-defendants James Firestone Jr., 19, received a 60 day jail term suspended and one year probation. Tom and Robert Koch, also of Ryan, pled guilty earlier and were fined a total of 1300 dollars.
Allocation of an additional $226,097 for Manpower Administration programs has been announced by the U S department of war here. Those programs in Eastern Iowa receiving a portion of these funds include Stambaugh and Zimmerman Motors Anamosa Benton Iowa Paweshiek and Tama counties Community Action Program Belle Plaine Jandal Electric Motor Service Cedar Rapids and Northeast Iowa Community Action Council Decorah.
Dyersville’s Community Hospital becomes the sole state facility excluded from Iowa Hospital Association membership under new bylaws. Hospital administrator Harold Brown notes the hospital applied over a year ago and was told it was under consideration. The Hospital Corp. of America operates the facility, with ownership still on a community board. The association says the move reflects a broader bylaw overhaul, not an intent to single out Dyersville.
TOWA City De an Dwunfee twenty four of Waterloo was captured about 20 minutes after escaping from University Hospitals. He is serving a five year term at Anamosa for malicious in cant to extort. He was found in a parking ramp near the hospital.
Iowa district court judges and Iowa Supreme Court justices unite to press for pay raises, seeking 35 000 to 40 000 for supreme court justices and 29 000 to 34 000 for district judges. They plan a campaign to win support from labor and business groups and will lobby the 1973 Iowa Legislature. Des Moines report notes current pay ranks 41st and 38th nationally.
Iowa Recreation Inc plans a Hilton Inn motor hotel in Coralville costing a million dollars with 14 rooms convention facilities health club swimming pool and putting greens. The site is in the northeast quadrant of the I 80 First avenue interchange land leased from River Products Co construction to begin in July with completion expected in May 1873.
WAUKON Allamakee Community school board approved buying a Title I portable building for 5950 after Title I HQ said it no longer qualified for special education use. Original cost was 20910. Board set non professional salaries with a 3.5 percent raise for professionals, substitute teachers at 20 a day for 1972 73 term, approved disaster warning devices, and bid specifications for milk gasoline fuel oil and fleet insurance due by 8 May p.m.
Mickey Yee, 25, of Edgewood was charged with drunk driving after his car collided with another on highway 20 at the edge of Winthrop at 1:00 a.m. Friday. Bruce Decker, 23, of Winthrop drove the other car and told officers he did not see lights or signals from the Yee vehicle. Neither driver was injured.
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