Robbery under investigation in southeast Cedar Rapids
Police probe a robbery at 17th Avenue and Hamilton Street last night with few details available. A Cedar Rapids man, Peter J. Harris, 22, was arrested after leading officers on a chase from Chain Lakes Park to Fairfax, facing drunken driving and drug charges, with a juvenile girl in the car.
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Fairfax
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Iowa City Bank Robbery At Hy Vee Branch
Police seek a white man in his 20s who robbed the Commercial Federal Bank inside Hy Vee at 1720 Waterfront Dr. He handed a note to a cashier, left on foot, and no injuries were reported. Police request tips at (319) 356-5275.
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Where Are They Now Directory Seeks Eastern Iowa Reunions
Deadline Friday for high school class reunion listings in The Gazette ninth annual directory to be published May 6. Submit city school name class year reunion date location contact person with address and phone, and alphabetized missing classmates.
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Suit threatens over stadium bids in Cedar Rapids
Master Builders of Iowa threaten a lawsuit over Cedar Rapids bid rules for a $12.3 million baseball stadium. Attorney Jeffrey Stone argues the four page work history questionnaire biases the process and violates state law. A compromise to make the form voluntary is proposed as a pilot project faces a Thursday deadline.
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Master Builders of
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Stone
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Des Moines
Lyle Hanson
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Rural farmhouse destroyed in Johnson Linn line fire
Fire destroyed the two story farmhouse at 3785 Seven Sisters Rd near Ely. Total loss estimated at 100000 with the Red Cross helping the Barnard family of four. Firefighters faced collapsed stairs and no local hydrants. water from tanker trucks fed from portable pools. Forty firefighters from Solon Mount Vernon Swisher Ely worked over five hours.
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Ely Road
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Red Cross
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Fugitive’s girlfriend suspicions surface in Mount Vernon
Westveer, who knows the fugitive as Samuel Hill David Golden Eagle, suspects a secret in his life. She recalls meeting him three years ago and describes him as the kindest person she has ever met. The couple lived in a Mount Vernon apartment, with a new puppy and Indian art and chants filling their home.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Mount Vernon
Peggy Westveer
Samuel Hill
David Golden Eagle
Westveer
Hill
Philip Perry
California
Mount Vernon Move Brings Famed Indian Traditions Foe to Trial
Perry Hill, once known for American Indian spiritual circles, is held without bail in Linn County Jail after police and U S marshals arrived at his door to face extradition to California for a 21 year old work farm escape. Westveer notes Hill hinted at hidden past gaps during a long Wednesday phone call.
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Perry Hill
Linn County
California
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Petry
Ruedy Wins Batten Medal for Cancer Column Work
Shirley Ruedy of The Gazette receives the Batten Medal for 2001 for a lengthy cancer column in Cedar Rapids. The prize includes 5000 dollars and honors journalism showing humanity, accuracy, fairness, and reader relevance. The award event occurs May 15 in The Gazette’s Cedar Rapids newsroom with editors and judges noting her perseverance as a two-time cancer survivor.
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Bowden
Batten
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Knight Ridder
Cedar Rapids
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