Cedar Rapids records show 11 arsons since July
Fire Department records tally 11 deliberately set blazes in Cedar Rapids since July 31. Tuesday's arsons struck a vacant Benton Street home and the Rock Island roundhouse, with detectives arresting three children for reckless use of fire in the Benton Street incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Benton St
Rock Island Railroad
Fourth Street
Benton Street
Thomas Leva
Potstown
Youth Bureau
Old Rock Island Roundhouse
Mayor mum on police blast at Kazimour hs
Cedar Rapids mayor Don Canney declined comment on a call for the resignation of Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission chair Jan Kazimour. The letter from the Policemen's Protective Association urged her to apologize to association president Stan McClurg after a July meeting tape showed Kazimour calling him a son of a bitch. Kazimour said anger arose from two alleged threats. McClurg denies any threats.
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Dick Hogan
Uzette
Don Canney
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Cedar Rapids Policemen’s Protective Association
Jan Kazimour
Stan
Kazimour
Association
McClurg
Canney
Commission
J.D. Hansel
PPA
the Gazette
Police Association
Crossing work to close C Avenue NE
Bowman Woods residents face five day closure as crews repair the rough railroad crossing on C Avenue NE near Blairs Ferry Road NE. Public Improvements Commissioner Wayne Murdock notes talks with Illinois Central Gulf Railroad are cooperative and the fix is temporary to get through winter pending a permanent repair next spring.
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Bowman Woods
Cedar Rapids
C Avenue
Blairs Ferry Road
Wayne Mur
Dock
Murdock
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
16 year old in Cedar Rapids stabbing case faces trial
Frank Junior Pledge 16 denies allegations in Linn Juvenile Court that he stabbed Dean Krumviede 18 on Aug 8 in Cedar Rapids. He will stand trial Sept 30 for delinquent willful injury after being charged in the state petition. he is held at Linn Shelter Care Facility.
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Frank Junior Pledge
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Pledge
K Ave
Dean Krumviede
14Th St. SE
Krumviede
12Th Street SE
10Th St. NW
YWCA charts fund drive to buy downtown property
The Cedar Rapids YWCA and trustees of the Milwaukee Road plan to close Sept. 12 on 24 acres of railroad land across from the new Cedar Rapids Library with a $350,000 fund drive announced at a Cedar Rapids Country Club press conference. The purchase price is $300,000, with $100,000 raised earlier. Funds will support site acquisition and expanded programs.
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Cedar Rapids Ywca
The
Milwaukee Road
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Country Club
First Street
Fifth
Seventh Avenues
Terry Hoyland
YWCA
Hoyland
Henrietta Arnold
Betty Cherry
Peter F. Bezanson
MorAmerica — Financial Corp
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Mum
Kazimout
3Rd Ave
Clinton
Iowa City
Julianne Anderson
Ywca Board of Directors
James Coquillette
Cleo Edwards
Central Life Assurance Co
Joseph Hladkey Ill
the Gazette Co
David Hughes
National Oats Co
Louise Knapp
Knapp
Aldon
Armstrong
Bigelow
Capitol
Coronet
Karastan
LEES
Milliken
Mohawk
Royal Scot
Smulekoffs
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
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