Fire damages Morris home on 42nd Street SE
A Saturday blaze heavily damaged the Mary Ann Morris residence at 1300 42nd St SE. Fire officials say the fire began in a basement electrical panel and spread to the ceiling. A recreation room suffered heavy damage, smoke filled the house, and two family pets died. Sandy Morris escaped after a smoke detector woke her. mom Mary Ann and Linda Koehler offered support at night.
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Mary Ann Morris
Sandy
Linda Koehler
Morris
42Nd St. SE
Alfred Morris
Surrender of Iowa neurosurgeon license by Dr Herbert Locksley
Former Cedar Rapids neurosurgeon Dr Herbert Locksley 59 surrendered his medical license to the Iowa Board after suing 13 Cedar Rapids anesthesiologists for 9 million dollars when they refused to work with him. He claimed income loss from 1974 to 1978 and faced 1980 trial testimony about wrong side brain surgery. His appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court was forthcoming. He and his wife live with relatives in Philadelphia as he remains unable to find work.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Board of Medical Examiners
Herbert Locksley
Locksley
Iowa Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Hero dog Blue honored for saving owner in farming accident
In Chariton Iowa Harold Webb credits stray Australian Shepherd Blue with saving him from suffocation after his arm and clothing were pulled into an auger during trench work on Nov 7 1981. A crowd gathered as a dog food company awarded Blue a silver medal collar six months of food and a $500 savings bond.
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Chariton
Iowa
UPI
Harold Webb
Blue
Webb
Study Finds Shifts in Food Preferences Across Income Levels
A USDA study on red meats poultry and fish shows wealthy consume better cuts while low income families eat more meat overall. It notes overall per capita meat intake rose from 172 pounds in 1950 to 230 in 1980 and highlights regional and urban rural differences in consumption and cost.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Research Council Committee On Diet, Nutrition and Cancer
National Cancer Institute
U.S
USDA
Man 22 charged with fraud in car sale case
Monty J. Herrick, 22, of 2009 Friendship, is charged with fourth degree fraudulent practices for understating a 1978 car’s price to dodge sales tax in early 1981. Johnson County deputies, with help from the Iowa Department of Revenue and the county attorney’s office, filed the charge. potential penalties include up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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Iowa City
Monty J. Herrick
Friendship
Johnson County
Gary Hughes
Herrick
Iowa Department of Revenue
Johnson County Attorney’s Office
Mason City teen found dead near railroad track
Roy L. Smith an 18 year old Mason City youth was found dead Saturday morning about 50 yards from a Milwaukee Road railroad line on the south side. Police are unsure if the death was accidental or self inflicted and say foul play is not suspected.
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Mason City, Iowa
UPI
Mason City
Roy L. Smith
Milwaukee Road
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Second Avenue
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David Lynch
Rter
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Darrel’s
Ze Electronics
8Th Avenue
Marion
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cemetery
Christ
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial
Collins Road
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