Club Metro offers free memberships amid discrimination complaints
Cedar Rapids nightspot Club Metro says memberships are free for all patrons as two men file complaints with the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission alleging racially biased cover charges. Manager Roy Ellis denies discrimination and cites past bouncer issues while confirming the free membership offer.
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Azette Statl
Cedar Rapids
Club Metro
Roy Ellis
the Gazette
Jeff Macho
Glen Balkman
11Th St. SW
Vince Harrelson
20Th St. SE
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Ellis
Linn inmates not reading racy mags at county expense
Linn County Jail Administrator Don Zeller says inmates in Linn County read only magazines paid for by themselves or approved by the jail. Black Hawk County officials clash over public subscriptions to Playboy and Penthouse, which taxpayers may fund in their jail, while Linn County relies on direct publisher mail and inmate purchases.
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Black Hawk County
Linn County
Don Zeller
Rachel Fulton
Wendell Christensen
Christensen
Zeller
Playboy
Playgirl
Trapping Rules Delayed By Iowa Committee
Iowa Legislate Administrative Rules Review Committee delayed for a month its review of proposed trapping restrictions from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. If approved in August the rules could take effect in November ahead of the 1986 trapping season. About 20 trappers attended the Capitol hearing opposing smaller 8 inch loops, fence-line limits, serrated jaws and larger traps.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa Legislative Administrative Rules Review Committee
DNR
State
Arson Probe Follows Cedar Rapids House Fire After Altercation
Fire crews found a basement and first floor blaze at 719 15th St SE with a gasoline can nearby. Investigators say an accelerant was used and the structure was gutted but the shell stood. Gerald Clark, owner, and two women friends provided statements amid reported earlier domestic confrontation with his ex wife Sylvia Foster. Police pursue arson leads and evaluate Foster's complaint of assault and abuse involving their son.
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Cedar Rapids
15Th St. SE
Gerald Clark
Alan Brockhohn
Brockhohn
Clark
Bever Avenue SE
15Th Street
Sylvia Foster
B Ave NW
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