Store decorated for Christmas by former Killian's employees
Killian's Department Store remains closed but a lighted window display with three decorated trees honors former workers. Rob ert Platner says nearly 100 retirees attended a Saturday gathering, each taking an ornament to place on the trees. The display carries a poster noting the store's 71 years of presence in the community.
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Killian’s
Robert Platner
Platner
Platne
Dorothy Newport
West Side Garden Center
Third Ave
Killians
Red Cross aids Iowa City fire victims and firefighters
Johnson County Red Cross finished feeding nearly 100 firefighters after a downtown Iowa City fire that caused about 1 million dollars in damage. Eight residents were displaced with three moved to motels four staying with friends and relatives. one was out of town. The chapter began aid work for victims, providing clothing groceries and laundering costs while seeking United Way funds for 1983.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Lary Belman
Belman
Scotch Pine
Coralville
National Red Cross
United Way
Speculation Mounts on Iowa City Fire Cause
Iowa City fire officials say determining the blaze origin will take two to three days with extensive debris in basements delaying investigations. The Friday night fire destroyed four businesses on Dubuque Street causing up to $1 million in damage with officials noting no injuries.
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Iowa City
Ann Mittman
Vuson County
Dubuque Street
Larry Kinney
S. Dubuque St
Comer's
Cedar Rapids Council weighs budget options for next year
The council considers several paths to keep the general fund near current levels. A 6 percent cut or $1.4 million would trigger a 1 percent property tax increase. Proposals range from a 3.78 percent fund increase with 3.7 percent cuts to an 8.97 percent rise maintaining current service and equipment spending.
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Cedar Rapids
Council Rapids
Computer gear stolen from Erskine School
Burglars took over $2,100 in computer equipment from Erskine School at 36th Street and Clark Road SE. They climbed through a broken library window and unlocked another. Stolen items include an Apple II computer, television monitor, disc drive unit and accessories, totaling about $2,145.95.
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Erskine School
36Th Street
Clark Road
Kirkwood Christmas concert features choir band and jazz groups
Kirkwood Community College student music groups present their annual Christmas program on Tuesday December 14 at 7 30 p m in the Johnson Hall gym. Admission is 1. The Kirkwood Chorale swing choir pep band and jazz ensemble perform traditional and contemporary pieces under Allen Koepke and Clifford Whitelegg.
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Kirkwood Community College
Johnson Hall
Kirkwood Chorale
Allen Koepke
Clifford Whitelegg
Thomas Weelkes
Garry Cornell
Carolyn Jennings
Man jailed after assault at 7-Eleven store
A Hiawatha man, Michael D. Floetchinger, 20, was jailed at Linn County Jail after being charged with assaulting a 7-Eleven clerk, Karla Benifazi, 20, at 5427 Center Point Road NE. Reports say he knocked her to the floor during a dispute over refunds for bottles and cans.
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Hiawatha
Linn County
Center Point Road
Michael D. Floetchinger
Robins Road
Karla Benifazi
Benifazi
Floerchinger
Walk for Breath at Westdale Mall Sponsored by ALA Iowa
The Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids hosts a January walkathon by Mall Walkers to raise pledges per mile for respiratory disease research and related programs. Proceeds fund statewide activities including workshops, stop smoking clinics, and camps for asthmatic and cystic CF children. For details contact Jeff Schultz or Cindy Cordes at the American Lung Association of Iowa.
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Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
American Lung Association of Iowa
Jeff Schultz
Cindy Cordes
Des Moines
Burlington woman pleads innocent in shooting case
Jaqueline Kay Wales, 21, of Burlington, pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge in the shooting death of Cynthia Mae Maclaren 23. Maclaren was found Nov 19 in a wooded area near Sperry with a shotgun wound to the head.
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Burlington
Burlington, Iowa
UPI
Jaqueline Kay Wales
Cynthia Mae Maclaren
Maclaren
Sperry
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