Arnold the pig helps team land new sponsor in Hills bar crowd
Iowa City coed softball mascot Arnold a cast metal pig used as a bribe to win a sponsor for next season. At the South Side Saloon in Hills bar owner John Morgan shows interest after Arnold is presented in the trunk. A deal is struck and Arnold gains a home beyond the trunk.
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Hills — Arnold
Arnold
South Side
Johnson County
Hills
John Morgan
Morgan
Savings and Loan
Iowa
Commercial Credit Corporation Des Tines
Ingersoll Ave
Ington
Jefferson St
Cedar Rapid
Center Point Rd
N. Brady Street
Sioux City
Nebraska St
Waterloo
University. Ave
Iowa Supreme Court upholds Cedar Rapids zoning board ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the Cedar Rapids zoning board’s decision denying a light industrial rezoning for Eugene Vislisel’s parcel. The court reviewed Judge Ford’s findings and declined to reexamine the board’s action, stating it could be reasonably sustained.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Ford
Two Drivers Arrested for DWI in Linn County
William G. Frazier aged 27 of 1109 Bertram Road SE was arrested at 4 15 p m Tuesday at Ellis Park on drunken driving charges plus license suspension and improper display of plates Jerald P Sauer aged 19 of Lisbon was arrested at 148 a m Wednesday at First Avenue and Main Street Mount Vernon on drunken driving and improper backing on a highway
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Linn County
William G. Frazier
Bertram Road SE
Ellis Park
Jerald P. Sauer
Lisbon
First Avenue
Main Street
Mount Vernon
Former Van Horne Mayor Charged With Sex Abuse Counts
Laverne F. Kerkman, 56, former Van Horne mayor (1978–1981), arrested Tuesday night on one count of second degree sexual abuse and two counts of third degree sexual abuse in Benton County. He is free on pretrial release and faces a Benton County preliminary hearing August 20 and a Dubuque County arraignment August 11 for a separate solicitation charge involving a 12-year-old boy.
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Vinton
van Horne
Laverne F. Kerkman
Department of Correctional Services
Benton County
Kerkman
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Paraphernalia ban clears first hurdle
The Cedar Rapids City Council unanimously approves first reading of a proposed drug paraphernalia ordinance and renews Gatsby's bar liquor license. Two additional readings are set for Aug. 11 and 18. opponents warn of underground markets while supporters seek curb on youth drug use.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
Gatsby’s Bar
First Ave
Citizens For Community Improvement
Phil Abedeeley
Gatsby’s
Citizens Group
Gatsby
Judge orders sale of Unique Motel furniture and fixtures
Linn District Court judge Harold J. Swailes orders sale of movable items from the Unique Motel after admission of prostitution use. He gives interested parties 60 days to request a hearing on property rights before sale, while real estate liens and purchase contracts are reviewed.
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Linn
Harold J. Swailes
Joseph G
Kay M. Abodeely
Unique
Rhoda Hrdlicka
First Trust & Savings Bank
Hrdlicka
First Trust and Savings
Joseph
Florida
Swailes
Kay
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Care Foundation
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Tom Walsh
Aew Owe Mney
Gazette
Janet Wheeler
N St. SW
Lauree Gerber
19Th St
Bonnie Clark
17Th St. NE
Clark
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
FunCenter
FunCenters
Ambroz Recreation Center
Springville Co-op Lumber Co
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Gazette Classified
Classified
Gcagette
Apu
By Chip Magid Jazette
Rapids
Gordons
Gordon’s
Westdale Mail
Edgewood Road
Crossroads Mall
Ft. Dodge
Gordon's
Sou
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