Conner murder conviction appeal rejected
U S District Court Judge Edward J McManus denied Atwell Junior Conner's appeal to overturn his 1974 first degree murder conviction. Conner, 32, of rural Bertram, is serving life at the Iowa State Men's Reformatory in Anamosa after being convicted of aiding and abetting in the murder of Cedar Rapids teenager Maureen Connolly. The conviction was previously upheld by the state supreme court.
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U.S. District Court
Edward J. McManus
Atwell Junior Conner
Conner
Bertram
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Maureen Connolly
Iowa Supreme Court
Keystone
George Junior Nowlin
Jones and Linn
Miss Connolly
Michael Servey
Nowlin
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Iowa
Servey
Palisades-Kepler State Park
McManus
Peak mail day eyed as holiday volume nears Cedar Rapids
Postal officials note national holiday mail is down about five percent but Cedar Rapids processing runs ahead of forecast with 866000 pieces Monday and 839000 Wednesday as weekend deliveries loom. Experts warn next week could swamp the system while some distant packages may miss Christmas timelines.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob McCarthy
McCarthy
Scouts Offer Christmas Package Carrying in Iowa Towns
Boy Scouts from the Hawkeye Area Council will help shoppers by carrying packages to cars in Cedar Rapids Lindale Plaza downtown and at Kmarts in Marion and Iowa City. Scouts wear uniforms and name-taged troop numbers. Officials will monitor the pilot for possible future expansion. The council serves Linn Jones Johnson Benton Cedar Iowa and Washington counties.
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Hawkeye Area
Cedar Rapids
Lindale Plaza
Kmarts
Marion
Iowa City
Scouting
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Washington
Two Jeff Concerts From Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School hosts two concerts in the school auditorium at 7 30 p m Saturday and Monday. The band will perform We Wish You a Merry Christmas Nativity Songs for Band Choral e and Alleluia Noel Canon for Strings Double Concerto in D Minor and Suite of Carols. The Hilltop Singers perform Fa La La La Sing Alleluia Shepherds Rocking Carol Little Star Let My Baby Rest The Gloria Song. The Mixed Chorus sings Hodie Emmanuel Gloria I ll Walk With God Lying in a Manager and Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas. The Concert Singers perform A Christmas Festival a 45 minute cantata.
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Jefferson High School
Hilltop Singers
Hodie
Emmanuel
Gloria
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