Landowners Debate Sale of Lake Dam for State Parks
Local residents discuss Interstate Power’s plan to sell a lakeside dam and surrounding land. Some favor state ownership for pollution cleanup and recreational access, while others fear higher costs or loss of private boating rights. Authorities must approve status change before any sale proceeds, with hearings slated for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Link
Dyersville
Freddy’s Beach
Conservation Commission
Evelyn Link
the Conservation Commission
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Manchester
Federal Power Commission
Cyclist Injured In Crash Faces Control Charge
Richard F. Luchinske, 27, of 1210 B avenue NW, was admitted to Mercy hospital in fair condition with a fractured leg after a truck motorcycle crash on Coe road NE. He was charged with failing to have his vehicle under control.
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Richard F. Luchinske
B Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
Luchinske
Coe Road NE
Donald D. Burdick
Third Street
Thomas R. Pape
Sue Lane
Charles L. Moore
Fifth Street
Pape
Sixteenth Avenue
Moore
Hydrogen super bomb test eyed for two months at Eniwetok
Congressional sources indicate the first test of a hydrogen explosive device may occur within two months at Eniwetok Atoll in the mid-Pacific, signaling a major milestone in nuclear weapons development.
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Eniwetok Atoll
mid-Pacific
Four Way Race Set For Clayton County Sheriff
Four candidates will contest the Clayton County sheriff race in November. Incumbent Gerald Block, defeated in the GOP primary by Robert Schmidtke, will run as an independent. Vern Lyons, former Strawberry Point mayor and former police chief, also filed as an independent. Democratic candidate Paul L. Ertz of McGregor is running. Block has been noted as often absent from the courthouse since the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleader
Clayton County
Gerald “Red” Block
Elkader
Robert L. Schmidtke
Strawberry Point
Vern Lyons
Lyons
Paul L. Ertz
McGregor
Block
Four Men Bound to Grand Jury on Separate Counts
Four residents waived preliminary hearings in Linn County Municipal Court and were bound over to the grand jury. Steven Johnson of 618 Seventh Street SE faces a false uttering charge for a $22 Sears check dated February 16. Lucious C. Prince of 1345 Fifth Street NW is charged with larceny for allegedly taking Janet Hahn's silver miniature poodle on July 31. John Ware of Mr. Vernon is bound over on a drunk driving charge linked to an April 20 incident. Jerry R. Thomas of 835 Third Avenue SE faces possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance for allegedly attempting to deliver travil on May 18.
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Linn County Grand Jury
Steven Johnson
Seventh Street
Sears
Lucious C. Prince
Fifth Street NW
Janet Hahn
Thirty-eighth Street
John Ware
Vernon
Jerry R. Thomas
Third Avenue SE
Pleads Guilty to Bad Check Count
Jerry Curd of 415 Twelfth Street SE pled guilty to false uttering of a check in municipal court. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs after being charged with writing a 28.34 dollar check to Discount Stereoland on February 27 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Curd
Twelfth Street SE
Stereoland
Charge Against Woman Dropped In Municipal Court
A charge of false uttering of a check against Mrs. Glenn Mod lacek of 5432 Skyline Drive NW was dismissed. She was accused of writing a 28.47 dollar check to Me Too Food Store on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Modlacek
Skyline Drive
Me Too Food Store
Woman Sentenced on Drug and Theft Counts
Carol Cain of 703 Fifth Avenue SE appeared in municipal court on two charges. She was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance and received a six month suspended sentence. She pled guilty to a larceny charge, fined 100 and costs, and was also charged with taking a camera belonging to Robert Donnelly of 1243 First Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Cain
Fifth Avenue SE
Robert Donnelly
First Avenue SE
Melvin Lambert Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge
Melvin Lambert of 409 Tenth Street SE pled guilty in municipal court on an assault and battery charge. He received a three day sentence suspended until December 1. The information was signed by Bueta Lambert on January 7.
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Melvin Lambert
Tenth Street SE
Lambert
Bueta Lambert
Lisbon Man Fined For Drunk Driving
Charles F. Ford of Lisbon pled guilty to a drunk driving charge in municipal court. He was fined 300 dollars and costs and his license suspended for 120 days. The charge related to an incident on May 30.
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Charles F. Ford
Lisbon
Man Fined $100 on Amended Reckless Driving Charge
William Herrig of 1803 First Avenue SE faced a municipal court amendment of his drunk driving charge to reckless driving. He was fined $100 plus costs for the June 10 incident.
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Man
William Herrig
First Avenue SE
Robinson Convicted of Larceny Charge
Wendell L Robinson was found guilty in municipal court of larceny in the nighttime. He received a 30 day suspended sentence and a fine of 150 dollars plus costs for taking between 10 and 12 dollars from Snow White laundry on February 20 at 3232 Center Point Road NE.
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Wendell L. Robinson
Forty-ninth Street
Snow White Laundry
Center Point Road
Duffy Sentenced in Amended Forgery Charge
Martin J. Duffy of 3512 Belair Drive SE faced an amended charge of gross frauds and cheats at common law in municipal court. He received a $200 fine and a one year sentence in connection with the amended count.
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Martin J. Duffy
Belair Drive SE
Probation Granted After Check Writing Charge
Duffy faced probation after being charged with writing a 68.52 dollar check drawn on Leo P Nase to Ronald Metsale on June 25.
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Duffy
Leo P. Nase
Ronald Metsale
Gets Suspended Term on Marijuana Count
Ring S Wolfe pled guilty in municipal court to possession of a controlled substance and received a six month suspended sentence. He was accused of having marijuana on April 19.
Curtis Wilson Found Guilty in Marijuana Possession Case
Curtis Wilson of 1101 Second Street SW was found guilty in municipal court of possession of a controlled substance. He received a six month sentence. The incident is dated November 12, 1971.
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Curtis Wilson
Second Street
C R Man Admits Exposure Charge
Robert R. Rice of 670 Seventeenth Street SE pled guilty in municipal court to indecent exposure. He received a three month sentence suspended until August 3, 1973, tied to a June 2 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Rice
Seventeenth Street SE
Abodeely Assault Charge Is Dropped
Elias A Abodeely of 381 Twentieth Street SE faced an assault charge with intent to inflict bodily injury. The charge, filed June 9 by Linda Abodeely, was dismissed in municipal court after the complainant dropped charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias A. Abodeely
Twentieth Street SE
Linda Abodeely
Vozenilek Admits Larceny Charge
George Vozenilek of 1401 First Avenue Marion pled guilty in municipal court to larceny a July 3 theft from Steve Ladman of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vozenilek
First Avenue
Marion
Vozenilek
Steve Ladman
Power Outage Hits Cedar Rapids Area Homes
A lightning arresters failure at Iowa Electric Light and Power Co.'s Clinton sub-station cut power to about 1000 residences on Cedar Rapids west side Wednesday evening. The outage lasted from 5:40 to 7:18 p.m. affecting Rolling Green, LaSalle high school area, Cedar Crest trailer court and south Cedar Hills. Replacement of worn arresters was planned for Thursday per IE Eastern region assistant superintendent Ernest Tippie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Clinton
Wilson Avenue
West Post Road
Rolling Green
LaSalle High School
Cedar Crest Trailer Court
Cedar Hills
Ernest Tippie
Eastern Region
21-year-old arrested on assault and building damage charges
Paul A Huston, 21, of 377 Seventeenth Street SE, was arrested Thursday on assault and battery and malicious injury to a building. He allegedly assaulted Melody Anderson, 1010 Belmont Parkway NW, and broke a door at her home. Huston posted a $2,610 bond and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Huston
Seventeenth Street
Huston
Melody Anderson
Belmont Parkway
Senate panel backs national metric conversion board
Washington AP report: The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill to create a National Metric Conversion Board to plan the United States shift to the metric system.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
National
Metric Conversion Board
United States
Funeral Train carries Eva Peron to national capitol
Twenty years ago a solemn military and civilian procession bore the body of Eva Peron through troop lined streets to Argentina's national capital in a historic observance unmatched in the nation.
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Eva Peron
National Capitol
Argentina
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