Apparent Misappropriation Of Funds In Linn Office
Linn County Treasurer James M. Hennessey said employees uncovered an apparent misappropriation of 2721.00 in 1967 before he took office. He plans a state auditor review for 1968 and 1969 with potential supplementation. The prior audit found 6316.43 misappropriated in those years. Former First Deputy Treasurer Richard Reaman pled guilty to embezzlement, receiving a fine and suspended sentence. Bonding companies may be responsible for recovery of 4721.04 unaccounted.
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Linn County
James M. Hennessey
Tuisday
Hennessey
Tressurer
Richard Reamen
Lloyd Smith
Towa
Zoo Remodelling Plans Outlined For C R Council
Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis told the city council plans to remodel Rever's Bark Zoo enclosures soon at an estimated 2300 dollars for materials. Walls may be reinforced by D C Taylor Roofing Co volunteers, with labor and equipment free. city covers materials. Construction includes a 20 foot lion and cougar enclosure. A petition from over 1000 citizens urged remodeling.
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Cedar Rapids
Stan Reinis
Rever's Bark Zoo
Reinis
Parks Department
D. C. Taylor Roofing Co
Apartment Break-In Reported Theft Of Valuables
A Monday apartment break in at 717 Fourth Avenue involved theft of a television set, lamp, bathroom rug, stool cover, bedspread, drapes, $15 in half dollars and 35 pairs of earrings. Items valued at $495 were taken from Ann Murphy's apartment during daytime hours.
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Ann Murphy
Fourth Avenue
CATV Plea Touts Cedar Rapids Waterloo as Major Market
Patrick Nugent visited Cedar Rapids city hall to press Communications Properties for a cable TV franchise. He cited Cedar Rapids and Waterloo as the 76th largest TV market, noted FCC limits on top markets, and outlined proposed pricing of 14.95 for the first connection and 5.50 monthly. He indicated referendums may be considered and reported 40 CATV systems owned by the firm, including a Mexico City project reaching 1.5 million homes.
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Patrick Nugent
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Communications Properties
Austin
Texas
Federal Communications Commission
Nugent
Shellon
Communications — Properties, Inc
FCC
Canney
Comm ‘Nications Properties
Mexico City
Michigan Man’s Death Leads to Cable TV Debate
A fragmentary report notes Daniel Young, 31, of Belleview Michigan, died by gunshot in Chicago area lodging after a night out as a cable TV dispute unfolds. The piece mentions franchise fees, programming breadth, and safety concerns tied to local media proposals amid scattered municipal references and unrelated notices.
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Daniel Young
Belleview
Greater
Chicago
Minnesota
Milwaukee
hos_ Nugent
Iowa City
Young
Ferguson
Jean L. Lehman
Mt. Vernon
Johnson County Medical
St. Luke's Hospital
Sminer
Plea Time Given On Breakin Count
James Cambridge receives a recognition letter while Dennis Barton, 18, of Norman Oklahoma, faces larceny charges linked to an April break in at Fourteenth Avenue SE residence. Barton arraigned in municipal court, freed on ten percent of a $1,000 bond. his case ongoing.
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James i Cambridge
Herts Drive
Dennis J. Barton
Fourteenth Avenue
Harry Chadiman
College of Business
University
Street Drive
Oklahoma
Norman
Barton
Linn Supervisors Reject Patrol Contract for Springville
Linn county supervisors rejected a proposed contract for a Springville deputy to patrol 40 hours weekly at a monthly rate around 18 dollars. The 2-4 vote included criticism over compensation and cost estimates, with calls to reevaluate similar town agreements and concerns about potential loss of federal funds. County officials cited precedent with four other towns and debated moral obligations versus price.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Sheriff's Office
Springville
Floyd Emmons
George Clifford
Emmons
Waller Grant
Dudley Henderson
Crime Commission
William Martin
Clifford
Scriven Named By County to Investigate Post
Linne County Board of Supervisors hires John Scriven as welfare investigator under the county attorney. Retired Cedar Rapids detective lieutenant begins May 1 with a $600 monthly salary, filling the vacancy after James Shannon's death.
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Linne Cotmty Board of Supervisors
John Scriven
Scriven
Cedar] Rapids
James Shannon
Child Struck By Vehicle Injures Pedestrian in SE District
Dana Hardimen aged years daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick L Hardimen of 1215 Thirty-eighth Street SE was in fairly good condition at St Luke's hospital Tuesday after running from behind a car on Thirty-eighth Street SE Monday and being struck by a car driven by Thomas E Barker of 4008 Fourteenth Avenue SE. No charges filed. Bruce W Ferguson 19 of Lisbon was charged with parking in a prohibited zone after his car was hit by another on Mt Vernon Road SE Monday while he picked up a hitchhiker. his car was struck by Bruce B Millsap.
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Dana Hardimen
Frederick L. Hardimen
Jeighth Street
St.Luke’s. Hospital
Thirty-eighth Street
Thomas E. Barker
Fourteenth Avenue
Bruce W. Ferguson
Lisbon
Mt. J Vernon Road
Ann
Story Hours for Preschoolers at Downtown Library
A weekly story hours session for preschoolers will be held Wednesday at 10 30 in the downtown public library auditorium. The regular monthly story hour for Cedar Hills community is canceled.
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Hooks, Minerals
Cedar Vall
Sey Rocks and Minerals Society
Rec
Marion
Travel & ‘Transport
Reservat
Lions Phone
Downtowns
Lindale Plaza
Adv
Er OK
Public Library
Cedar Hills
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C.R. Council
Ivy Maid
Gloria Dei Lutheran Shurch
Dairy Maid
Cherry Hill Road
First Avenue NE
AuLouny
Pierson
Xom
Ervin Peffersen
Rever Avenue
Executive Plaza
Ady
Qea
Joseph Tuhes
Seventeenth Street
C.R
Waterloo
Lyndon Johnson
Communication Properties
Floyd Shelton
Cedar Raps Cable Tv, Inc
iRule Michigan
Suesuay
Properlies
Oa TV
Ajo Nnd
Cedar
Bob Brooks
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Jim Miller
Wirk
Nations, Inc
South Africa
Wood Community College
Lion
Penny
Prudential Insurance Co
Patrick Frank
Barbecue Grill
Robert Burns
Jawa Facts
Marjorie Giesseman
Thirty -Fifth Street
Town State University
Sopidomore
Guaranty
Ats Adv
Lafwrence Jc. Graham
Arizona Court
Muskingum College
New Concord
Ohio
Bruce B. Millsap
Taylor
Colanal Taylor
Old Taylor
Edmund H. Taylor
Gal. Taylor
Frefin
Kentucky
Ranafort
Louisville
Col. Taylor
Peoples
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Peoples Downtown
Town & Country
Mays City
Newhall
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