Bezanson gift to fund Cedar Rapids theater remodeling
The Bezansons donate a landmark building to Cedar Rapids to house a new Paramount Theater for the Performing Arts. Remodeling could cost up to 100000 under a city performing arts commission, with the center to be managed for use by multiple local groups. The structure includes shops and offices, and will feature enhanced access for the disabled and senior discounts.
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Bezansons
Canney
Bezanson
Performing Arts Commission
Dubinsky Brothers Theatres
Lindsle Plaza
Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theater
Reatly
Capitol Theater
Gedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Assn
Carmey
Third Avenue
Second Street
Peter F. Bezanson
Cedar River Tower
Sheriff Declines County Property Levy On State Tax Dispute
The state claims the county owes 191.40 in sales taxes, with penalties and interest, and seeks a lien and possible seizure. Sheriff’s office will not levy on county property, stating it is illegal. Auditor warns the special audit could cost around 500 despite the claimed debt. Steven Gatto, 14, is charged with larceny for night gas station theft at Vernon Village. held on 500 bond. Brezhnev turns 69 today.
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Lita County
Sheriff's Office
David Webster
Merle Kopel
State Revenue Department
Steven Donald Gatto
Scuttercourt SE
Gatto
Kaye
Vernon Village
Mt. Vernon Road
First Degree Murder Count Filed in Teenager's Death
Buchanan County Attorney Daryl Roberts filed a true information accusing Gary J Frazer 25 of Quellin of first degree murder. Frazer is charged in the death of Sheila Lymm Foley 10 of Hazleton. Foley was last seen Dec 2 and body found Dec 10 on a Buchanan County road. Frazer’s arraignment set for Tuesday at 1 pm. The fire at 1437 Miami Drive NE was under investigation after a 7:35 pm attic blaze. no occupants were home and water damage occurred.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Daryl Roberts
Buchanan County District Court
Gary J. Frazer
Qelwein
Frazer
Sheila Lymm Foley
Hazleton
Black Hawk
Karl Kenline
Buchanan Couuty District Court
Dean Sutliff
Miami Drive NE
Larceny Charge Filed Against 15 Year Old Teslik
Robert A. Teslik, 15, of 823 Seventh Avenue SW, was charged with larceny for taking less than $20 from Tommy Boyles Thursday. Linn deputies say the arrest may have cleared about $40 in losses across three homes in Center Point Toddville area. Teslik remained in county jail Friday in lieu of a $1,000 bond.
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Robert A. Teslik
Seventh Avenue
Linn
Tommy Boyles
Center Point
Toddville
Teslik
Ford finance aide named in McGovern shift over Pappas
Senator George McGovern accuses Ford fundraisers of ties to Greek industrialist Thomas Pappas. He cites investigations into Pappas relating to alleged contributions from the Greek junta to Nixon and Agnew campaigns and calls for explanations of Pappas' influence on Ford’s campaign fundraising. Pappas, in Athens, says he is an American and proud to serve his party.
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McGovern
Pappas
Junta
Greece
Nixon
Ford
Linn Demo Women Hear Yale Presidential Pitches
Linn County Democratic Women host a Christmas party where wives and relatives campaign for Udall Harris Shriver Bayh and Carter. Speakers echo candidates' records on civil rights economy leadership and governance noting past protests, Clean Elections act, Peace Corps origins, and mental health progress in Georgia.
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Linn
Yale
Linn County
Democratic Women's Club
Longbranch
Stuart Udall
Fred Harris
Sargent Shriver
Birch Bayh
Jimmy Carter
Bambi Udall
Gia
Carter
Georgia
Camp Appeals Conviction and Sentencing
The attorney for American Indian Movement leader Carter Camp filed a notice of appeal in Cedar Rapids federal court after his three year prison sentence for involvement in the 1975 Wounded Knee takeover. Camp and two other AIM leaders were found guilty of interference with a postal inspector. one count against Camp was dropped, and he had fled before a sentencing date in August. He was later arrested in Chicago in November.
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Carter Camp
Wounded Knee
Cedar Rapids
Camp
Eighth Circuit
AIM
Chicago
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