North Linn teacher firing upheld by Cedar Rapids judge
District Court Judge Robert Osmundson upheld the North Linn school board action to terminate sixth grade teacher John Fay of Walker Elementary, reversing a prior ad hoc decision in Fay's favor. The ruling cited student and parent complaints, discipline incidents, and concerns over rapport and methods, while noting some parents supported Fay. The decision allows potential appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
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North Linn
Robert Osmundson
Cedar Rapids
Osmundson
Fay
Brian Gruhn
Iowa Supreme Court
John Mathie
Walker
Mathie
Fire damages Marion home. dispatcher affected during call
A Marion police dispatcher on duty heard a working fire at 1140 Alpine Road, the Ebeling residence. The garage fire caused smoke and heat damage throughout the house. no one was hurt. The family, including 11-year-old left alone, evacuated and stayed with friends as the home is aired out and repairs planned.
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Marion
Carol Ebeling
Alpine Road
Joe Neuhaus
Jim Ford
Bob
Police recover more stolen items in Hanstrom burglary case
Marion police recovered silver items valued at about 375 dollars from a collector's shop, linked to a burglary at 1375 Eighth Ave. over the past two weeks. The shop owner is not a suspect. Police charge 24-year-old Craig Phillips, 24, of 565 Central Ave., with second degree theft.
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Marion
John Hanstrom
Eighth Ave
Hanstroms
Tom Walderbach
Walderbach
Hanstrom
Craig Phillips
Central Ave
Sudan forces vow to crush plots after gas price riots
In Khartoum the armed forces pledge to crush all plots against President Nimeiri's ten year rule. The defense statement says troops will confront traitors and conspirators and act as the alert deterrent hand of the revolution. The note was broadcast on Radio Khartoum.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Gaafar Nimeiri
Radio
Anamosa man listed in serious but stable condition
An Anamosa man, John Leesekamp, 26, is in serious but stable condition at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque with leg injuries from a construction accident Wednesday. He was injured when his feet were pulled under a curb-stripping machine while riding on the fender at a site south of Dubuque on U S Highway 52. Marseille port fell to Allied troops in France on this date in 1944.
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Dubuque
Mercy Hospital
John Leesekamp
Marion Briefs and Local Notices
Marion brief items include a clinic by a licensed nurse at Ray's Jewelry from noon to 4 on Saturday, an advance notice thanking readers for hospital stay support, a free wind ensemble concert at City Square Park sponsored by the Marion Park Department, and multiple dated notices of medical aid, a garage fire, and a historical note about Tran van Huong's resignation in 1969.
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Ray
Marion High School
City Square Park
Marion Park Department
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