Linn District Court actions include suspended sentence and dismissals
Kenneth D. Barkdoll was given a suspended sentence up to 10 years and probation with 120 days in Community Corrections Center starting Jan 16 for breaking and entering. Calvin W. Hopker received a deferred sentence to erase a larceny charge by good behavior during probation. Jay A. Yeast had a larceny charge dismissed at Valley Produce case at 921 Third St SE after witness request. The 22-year-old Marion man faced Cedar Rapids residence break in July 27. 19-year-old Hiawatha man accused of stealing a stereo receiver from a Cedar Rapids department store on Aug 26.
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Linn District Court
Kenneth D. Barkdoll
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Calvin W. Hopker
Hiawatha
Jay A. Yeast
Valley Produce
Third St. SE
Rock Island to auction historic railroad memorabilia
Rock Island Railroad announces a stationhouse sale offering timetables from 1893 to today, folders from the passenger era, pre 1905 correspondence, stock certificates from predecessor lines, Golden State Limited linens, and six handmade mother of pearl portraits. Trustee William Gibbons notes about 50 portraits were made and about 20 remain.
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Chicago
UPI
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
William Gibbons
Explosion at Eril Co. in Dyersville injures none
An explosion and fire at the Eril Co in Dyersville caused no injuries as two maintenance workers Gene Tegler and Bernard Tapke were on site when a heat exchanger failed. Officials said no one else was harmed. Also noted Britain told the United Nations it planned to surrender its Palestine mandate on May 15.
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Cedar Rapids
Lorraine Chehak
Blair House
First Ave
Kirk Zobac
19Th Ave
Chehak
Zobac
Dyersville
Eril Co
Gene Tegler
Bernard Tapke
Britain
United Nations
Palestine
Military briefs honor trainees and enlistees
Honored Pvt Lori A Breidert daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Breidert was selected as the honor trainee of her basic training platoon at Fort McClellan Alabama She has graduated basic training and is studying Army Intelligence Security at Fort Devens Massachusetts Enlisted Kevin L Brannaman son of Mr and Mrs Charles Brannaman Mechanicsville has enlisted in the Army delayed entry program and will depart for active duty at Fort Jackson South Carolina on August 8 1978
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Pvt
Lori A. Breidert
Richard Breidert
30Th St. SE
Fort McClellan
Ala
Fort Devens
Mass
Kevin L. Brannaman
Charles Brannaman
Mechanicsville
Army
Fort Jackson
S.C
Krause runs for treasurer despite snow in Iowa
State Rep. Bob Krause 27 of Fenton presses his bid for state treasurer amid heavy snow that halted a five city stop tour including Cedar Rapids. He touts using the office to push social goals, local investment, and fair banking practices while increasing loans to young farmers and promoting female representation on bank boards.
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Bob Krause
D-Fenton
Cedar Rapids
Krause
the Gazette
New York
Iowa Legislator Krause Leads Transportation Reform Efforts
Krause, a state representative from Pocahontas Humboldt and Hancock counties, chairs the Transportation Committee and helped pass Iowa’s public transit assistance law. He rewrote parts of railroad law and served as field coordinator for Robert Fulton’s 1970 gubernatorial bid. He farms and is Iowa Army National Guard.
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Krause
Transportation Committee
Iowa
Robert Fulton
Iowa Army National Guard
Sue Baker-Krause
Maurice Baringer
Inmate seeks funds for sex change operation
Cecil Ray Burtlow Jr., 26, an inmate at Anamosa Men's Reformatory, filed in Cedar Rapids federal court seeking government funding for a sex change operation and damages. He alleges prison staff pressured him toward homosexuality, violated rights, and caused mental anguish. He seeks treatment, a psychiatric evaluation, and to remain at Anamosa.
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Anamosa
Cecil Ray Burtlow Jr
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Reformatory
Oakdale Rehabilitation Center
State Department of Corrections
Burtlow
Ollie
Dr. Lyons
Oakdale
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Lyons
Steven Hebron
Hebron
University of Iowa
Miles Standish and Thomas Wolfe Born and Died Dates Noted
Massachusetts colonist Miles Standish died in 1656 and novelist Thomas Wolfe was born in 1900. This brief biographical note records two prominent historical figures with their life milestones.
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Massachusetts
Miles Standish
Thomas Wolfe
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Rock Island Plans Sale
Ann Schrader
Gazette
Algona
House Transportation Committee
University of
Kedop Opidsien
Suth, Pocahontas, Humboldt and
Hancock Counties
2Nd Ave
Cosmetology College
Capri’s
Daily IN Gazette Classified
Canada
Colt
21 Brands, Inc
N.Y
Dial
St. S.E
Davenport
Iowa City
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