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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1983

Page

6

Couple charged in shooting incident in Cedar Rapids

A Cedar Rapids couple Savannah A. Young and Julius Young were arrested after a late Monday shooting on the southeast side. Savannah Young faced going armed with intent and carrying weapons charges, Julius Young faced simple assault. The incident involved Bertha Sykes as the target, with shots fired but no injuries reported. Both were released or released on promise to appear after court appearances.

Cedar Rapids Savannah A. Young Clover Drive Julius Young Julius Young Bertha Sykes

Linn District Court Posts Sentences For Theft And Abuse Cases

Eldon Silvers Jr. of Cedar Rapids received up to five years for lascivious acts with a child involving a 13 year old in 1982 after a reduced charge. Lee C. Nading and Alan Loomis also received prison or jail terms on theft and drug charges in Cedar Rapids cases. Multiple defendants were given suspended sentences with probation, including Larry Franks, John Williams, Ronald Lewis, Kevin Stevens, Patricia Bowman, Tania Hicks, Robert Schladetzky Jr., Thomas Lampe Jr., and Wesley Reese tied to burglaries and thefts in Linn County.

Linn District Court Eldon Silvers Jr Cedar Rapids Lee C. Nading Larry D. Franks John E. Williams Ronald L. Lewis Kevin L. Stevens Patricia Bowman Mount Vernon Tania F. Hicks Robert J. Schladetzky Jr

Rogers stresses elementary focus for school board bid

Dan Rogers running for an at large seat on the Cedar Rapids Community School Board urged strengthening elementary education at a East Side Cedar Rapids Marion Rotary Club speech. He called for thorough basic courses in reading language arts and math to reduce remedial needs in higher grades and free secondary teachers to cover more material.

Dan Rogers Cedar Rapids Rogers East Side Marion Rotary Club

Fire destroys two-stall garage in Cedar Rapids blaze

Cedar Rapids investigators say a garage fire at 1718 Park Ave SE was started by children playing with matches. Two boys were seen fleeing the scene around 4:30 PM as the fire, shared by Tom Houlahan and Penelope Binger, burned a two-stall structure in a dry-weather period.

Park Ave Cedar Rapids Tom Houlahan Park Ave SE Penelope Binger Terry Martinson Department Fire Prevention Bureau Binger

Health Center narrowly avoids deeper cut in county budget

Linn County Health Center faces a 4.6 percent budget reduction for the current year, far less than the planned 10 percent. Excluding salaries and federal match funds, the saving amounts to $114,634 out of $2,498,816, with no program cuts. The board plans to reuse funds after July 1 1984 until tax funds return, and will share grants manager John Brandt with the county for six months without extra pay.

Vanessa Shelton Linn County Health Center Linn Board of Supervisors Steve Tucker Tucker Health Center Board John Brandt Brandt

Villa Avery house deal falls through in Cedar Rapids

The Villa Avery rehabilitation drive reopens after a southeast Cedar Rapids house plan collapsed. Father Steve Heimann said the 1802 Grande Ave SE property had liens totaling over 2000 dollars and the sale was aborted after a price dispute. A nine member board oversees plans to open a Cedar Rapids facility this fall for men 18 and older.

Cedar Rapids Steve Heimann Grande Ave Heimann Villa Hope Appleton Wis

Mount Mercy Plans Open House For Weekend College Program

Mount Mercy College invites adults 25 and older to an open house on Saturday in McAuley Hall room 205. A panel including Robert McMaster and Dr. Jean Sweat will discuss adult student services, prior learning credit, and weekend courses beginning Sept 17. Contact 363-8213 for details.

Mount Mercy Mount Mercy College Robert McMaster Jean Sweat Judy Fuller Bill Hood John Malone McAuley Hall Office of Continuing Education

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