Cedar Rapids Teamsters officials arraigned in extortion case
Three of four Cedar Rapids Teamsters officials faced in U S District Court on extortion charges pleaded innocent. The arraignment set Oct 14 for trial. a defense conflict may delay. The fourth defendant will be arraigned Sept 4. All are free on recognizance.
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Cedar Rapids Teamsters
U.S. District Court
Harry J. Wilford
Herman J. Casten
Everett G. Dague
James Hodges
Raymond Rosenberg
Des Moines
Herman J. Boeding
Rosenberg
Robert Wilson
Roeding
the Gazette
Dague
Linn County General Assistance workers face errors from overload
Director Kriss Kraus told the Board of Social Services that overworked staff in Linn County are making many errors in processing General Assistance applications. She urged more workers to ease caseloads as demand rose from 4,480 interviews in 1979-80 to 6,807 in 1980-81, noting delays and high daily client contact.
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Linn County General Assistance
Kriss Kraus
Board of Social Services
Kraus
Social Services Board
Emergency Relief Department
Linn
University of Iowa
Black Hawk County
Linn County
Marion city seeks refuse collector. 150 apply
Marion Public Works Director Jack Bross posted a help wanted ad for a city garbage worker. By Thursday afternoon he had 150 applications from Marion Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Starting pay $6.83 per hour. Interviews planned next week to fill the vacancy not seen in nine years.
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Marion
Jack Bross
Princeton University
Bross
Gazette
Cedar Rapids C R plant to lay off about 34 workers
Harnischfeger plant in Cedar Rapids to lay off 33 or 34 workers chiefly in the weld shop across all three shifts for an indefinite period. Manager Wayne F. Howes cites a softening incoming order rate. about 1,200 workers remain employed with roughly 50 previously laid off.
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Harnischfeger
Cedar Rapids
Wayne F. Howes
Weld
Howes
Cedar Rapids man to serve five year term on reduced charge
Charles L. Huettel of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to up to five years after pleading guilty to lascivious acts with a child involving an 11 year old. He faced two counts of third degree sexual abuse. judge ordered confinement in a Mount Pleasant state facility for counseling and community protection. A similar Johnson County case is pending.
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Charles L. Huettel
Cedar Rapids
L. Vern Robinson
Huettel
Linn District Court
Mount Pleasant
Division of
Adult Corrections
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C.R. Man
Susan Weller
Johnson County
Jerry Shively
Ray Rybak
Dave Luther
Foreman & Clark
Third Avenue
Henry Witwer
Witwer Insurance
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Blairs Ferry & Ec
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