City Briefs Gun Missing and Other Local Notices
Local briefs report a missing .22 revolver from Expressway Tavern after the owner attempted to sell it, along with other incidents including a cash register theft from Jones Park pool. Entries detail unrelated items, auctions, garage sales, relocations of medical offices, and various community events across Cedar Rapids area venues and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Hesser
City Recreation Commission
Jones Park Pool
Charleston Gazette 1775: Governor appeals for aid in crisis
Dateline Charleston, Aug 15 1775 reports British Gov Campbell telling the Colonial General Assembly that government powers are beyond his reach and he seeks aid in the emergency. The item notes 20 years ago Cedar Rapids approved a 5.35 million dollar city budget.
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Charleston
D.C
Campbell
Colonial General Assembly
Cedar Rapids
Navy weighs smaller carriers to grow fleet size in 1980s
Navy Secretary William Middendorf said the Navy is studying a new class of smaller, less costly aircraft carriers to reach a 600-ship force in the 1980s. The plan would cut displacement to about two-thirds of the Nimitz class and emphasize numbers over single-ship capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Navy
William Middendorf
Middendorf
American Legion
Minneapolis
Prescription Drug Violation Charge Filed
William Jay Barnes twenty five was charged with possession of prescription drugs after police found a quantity of illegal substances in an abandoned car near Center Point Road NE. The drugs were under the front seat and visible from outside the vehicle. Barnes was arrested after police staked out the scene and held in jail in lieu of two thousand eight hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jay Barnes
Barnes
Avenue
Center Point Road
Man Arrested on Three Counts in C R Tavern
Mark Shane Bertell, 19, of 3737 Elmwood Drive NE, was charged with criminal trespass resisting an officer and intoxication after a disturbance at Bugsy's bar. Police arrested him shortly after 12 30 am after he refused a security guard and police orders to leave. He posted 125 bond on each charge and was released from county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Shane Bertell
Elmwood Drive
Bertelli
Second Avenue
Aging Center Proposed in Old Postal Offices
Johnson County aging officials proposed converting the old post office into a senior center. Warren McAllister said the center would not compete with existing facilities and would place seniors in the town hub. Projections show 7,009 residents over 60 in 1970, rising to 7,900 by 1980 with 20 percent over the poverty line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWA
Johnson County Council
Johnson County
Neil Berin
General Services Administration
Warren McAllister
Johnson County Council On Aging
McAllister
County Extension Service
Sentence Suspended in Check Case for Restitution
Louis Schultz Friday sentenced Chevy Coppess to up to seven years at Rockwell City women’s reformatory for false uttering of a check. The term was suspended on condition Coppess restitution of about $2,000 in bad checks, including a $160 check dated March 12 at First Trust and Savings Bank where she no longer held an account.
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Lim Cistrie
Ouage
Louis Schultz
Chevy Coppess
Avenue NE
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Copress
First Trust and Savings Bank
Woman named to DEQ solid waste commission
Des Moines Gov Robert D Kay announced the appointment of Ant Frenzen of Cedar Rapids to the solid waste disposal commission of the department of environmental quality. Frenzen serves on the Cedar Rapids planning commission and the appointment, subject to senate confirmation, runs to June 30 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert D. Kay Friday
Ant Frenzen
Cedar Rapids
Solid Waste Disposal Commission
Department of Environmental Quality
Frenzen
Property Count Against Nemer Is Dismissed
A charge of receiving stolen property against Everett Nemer of 1628 Park Avenue SE was dismissed by Linn Associate Judge Anthony Scolara who found insufficient evidence of guilt. The case involved about $200 in items from a June 5 break in at George Pryor's residence on Avenue NW. Pryor reportedly recovered the items at Nemer's Fifth Avenue Grocery, 1201 Fifth Street NW.
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Everett 5
Nemer
Park Avenue SE
Linn
Anthony Scotaro
Scolara
George Pryor
Avenue NW
Pryor
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street NW
Magistrate Hears Two Drunk Driving Cases
In Magistrate's court Gordon McDowell of 124 Elis Boulevard NW had a drunk driving charge dismissed after an April 22 arrest. Mark Weaver of Vernon pled guilty and received deferred sentencing after a May 10 arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon McDowell
Elis Boulevard NW
Mark Weaver
Vernonn
Farmers Crossroads Files Bankruptcy Petition
Farmers Crossroads Inc a Marion farm equipment dealer filed for bankruptcy in Cedar Rapids federal court claiming debts over 105 thousand dollars and assets about 58 thousand. Howard L Morton serves as president and chairman. The firm lists 355270 secured claims and 49023 unsecured and notes 40000 in farm equipment among assets. The business has operated since December 1973 and was declared insolvent by its board earlier this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Crossroads, Inc
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Forty-fourth Street
Squaw Creek Center
Howard L. Morton
Farmers Crossroads
Man suffers minor injuries in motorcycle accident
John Michael Camizzi 18 of 2515 Indiana Street SW sustained hand abrasions and a possible wrist injury after losing control of his motorcycle on First Avenue near Glenbrook Drive SE at 10 p.m. He was treated at St. Luke's Hospital and released. Police reported no charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Michael Camizzi
Indiana Street
Camizzi
St. Luke's Hospital
First Avenue
Glenbrook Drive
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription rates by carrier and mail including Night Edition and Sunday. Rates range by circulation area with weekly and yearly options. The Associated Press materials are used for local news republication.
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U.S. Territories
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Carson A. Borseth
Wilson Avenue
Third Street
Borseth
St. Ludmila's School
J St
21St Ave. S.W
David Gray
Fifth Avenue SE
Gray
Duane Moabersy
First Assembly of God Church
Temple Judah
Lindsay Lane
26Th Ave
S.W
Adv
St. Patrick's School
Marvin J. Donaldson
Langdon Drive
Donaldson
William G. Meffert
M.D
Wilson W. Strong
M-D
1St Ave
Richard L. Sedlacek
1St Ave. SE
Billford
Ramona M. Hartman
Hy-Vee
Giants
Queen and Her Maids
Dubuque
Brenton Bank
Herger Furrier
Alvin L. Brustkern
Lee Street
Sixth Street
North 10Th St
Sat
Evy’s
Marilyn
Tony
Blair Thorn Trio
Tocate
Hoover House
West Branch
Iowa
Kek
Jin
Linn Barracks
Bever Park Zon Pavilion
Moniflair Dr
Montrose
Eerl
City Telephone Information Service
C.R. Tavern
Hall’s
Restonic Hollywood
Simmons
Silice
E. Sale
Collins Road
Lda Furnishings
Marion Company
Truman
Britain
Princess Anne
The
the Gazette Co
Cedar Rapley
Lowe
Florida
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