Contempt Hearing Sought Over Otto Shine Car Wash Sign
The Otto Shine car wash operators seek contempt charges against rivals at 4ag0 First Avenue NE for continuing to display a breeches and jacket sign with variants of the Otto Shine name despite a court order. Judge Robert Osmundson set December 24 for a hearing after finding nonwillful, practical noncompliance in a prior ruling. The case involves trademark matters pending in the U S Patent Office and questions of standard practices and reputational harm.
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Otto Shine
First Avenue NE
First Avenue Ave
Linn
Plainff
Robert Osmundson
U. S. Patent Office
Plains
District Courts
Stiit
Council Denies Beer Vending Machine Permit
Cedar Rapids city council refused Eli Abodeely's request for a beer permit to install vending machines in the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge at 2100 Sixth Avenue SW. Safety Chief Oberthion said the denial was procedural while the state attorney general's ruling is sought.
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Cedar Rapids
Eli Abodeely
Sixth
Avenue SW
John Oberthion
Abodeely
Oberthien
Taller
Abadeely
Man Freed After Judge Finds No Copy Of Payment Order
Herman W. Thompson, 33, of 1633 Chestnut Road NW, released from county jail after Linn District Judge Robert Osmundson ruled Thompson had not received a copy of an order to make a child support payment. He was arrested Monday and faced 16 days for contempt after failing to pay.
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Herman W. Thompson
Chestnut Road
Thompson
Linn
Robert Osmundson
Son
Marion Ta
Linn Roads Interstate Schedule Details 1972 75 77 Planned
The commission outlines a multi phase Linn Roads project with a $2.0 million segment from the Johnson county line to the south city limits in 1972 and a 1975 rest area. Sections extend to Prairie Creek bridge and Cedar River area with rights of way, grading, paving, and lighting through 1978. A separate court case involves a judge delaying payment for a highway expressway project with a $22 million claim and extended deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissionk
Johnson County
South City
Timits
Prairie Creek Bridge
Twenty-eighth Avenue Si
Twenty-eighth
Cedar River Bridge
Seventh Street NE
Seventh Street
X Avenue
Huyenne
North City Limits
Benlon County
Highway Plans Outline Four Lane Expansions in Iowa
The document details paving and resurfacing plans for routes including Highway 13 and Highway 30 around Central City Marion and Cedar Rapids with by passes west of Central City and freeway standards west of the Highway 13 junction. It notes land acquisition grading and paving schedules for 1972 73 74 and 75 including a Hawkeye Downs area re route and a 3.9 mile freeway segment west of 13 junction. It also mentions Navy marine cold weather tests and a Santa's bag line of filler text.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Bowling
Mt. Vernon
Highway Commission
Arrest of Boys Clears Series of Breakins in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrested three year old boys ending a two month series of break ins. Tools fishing gear radios boots and books were stolen from six southeast Cedar Rapids homes. All stolen items were recovered and the youths were processed by the youth bureau and released to their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
T He Youth Bureau
Bond Issue Defeated In Howard Winneshiek District
Howard Winneshiek voters rejected the $850,000 bond proposal for a new elementary school. Only 20.3 percent approved out of 2,670 ballots, far short of the required majority. last year a $990,000 proposal drew 45 percent. The plan also included an Elma elementary addtion.
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Criesco
Howard-Winneshiek
Elma
Rosetta Harris Bound Over for Grand Jury Murder Charge
Rosetta Harris 2 of 640 Seventh Street SE bound over to the grand jury after a municipal court preliminary hearing on an open murder charge. She is tied to the Dec 3 shooting death of Charles Frensile 40 of 1508 Seventeenth Avenue SK, allegedly caused by a gauge shotgun blast at the Seventh street home.
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Rosetta Harris
Seventh Street
Municipal Court
Charles Francile
Seventeenth Avenue SK
Frensile
Miss Harris
Reconstruction and by pass plans for Marion and Cedar Rapids area
The highway program targets reconstruction of the 149 expressway to Marion at 14.2 miles with an estimated 62 million. A four mile by pass from Town House to east of Marion begins acquisitions in 1975 with grading in 1977 and will connect to the Cedar Rapids Marion freeway. Other Linn County projects include a Marion Central City highway 1 reconstruction and four laning of highway 451 to the Jones county line.
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Central City
Marion
Highway 30
149
Benton County
Commission
Linn County
Jones County
Inmates Escape Cooks From Decatur Institution
Cooks escaped from the Decatur correctional institution between 6 and 7:45 a.m. three men identified as Ernie Sheldon Briggs 27 of Brownwood Texas serving 1 years for burglary Thomas Mawson Anston 28 of Salem Alabama 10 years for armed robbery and William Ted Dowling 4 of Columbus Georgia 70 years for burglary and prior escape. The escape left breakfast missed and went unnoticed until authorities found no breakfast.
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Bainbridge, Ca
Decatur Correctional Institution
William Marlin
Marlin
Ernie Sheldon Briggs
Brownwood
Texas
Thomas Mawson Anston
Salem
Ala
William Ted Dowling
Columbus
Rock Fest Promoters Attorneys Withdraw Appeal
The Iowa Supreme Court allowed two Dubuque law firms that have represented Sound Storm since 1970 to withdraw as counsel for the Wadena rock festival promoters. Sound Storm, Inc. of Chicago appealed a Mayette county district court conviction for violating an injunction prohibiting the festival. The high court gave promoters 30 days to file briefs, with or without counsel. failure to do so will bar the appeal.
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Dis Moines
Iowa Supreme Cowl
Dubuque
Sound Storm, Inc
Chicago
Mayette County
Sound Storm
Butz urges Democrats to back effort on dock strike authority
Secretary Butz, pressed by the White House, asked Democratic presidential hopefuls to back an emergency public interest act to restore presidential powers amid the nationwide dock workers dispute. He cited farmers losing income as corn and soy prices fell, and said the strike cost farmers about 1 billion dollars. He also floated moving food stamp duties from Agriculture and reviewing eligibility to avoid two million losing benefits.
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New York
Ageloutière
Bute
White House
Nixon
Butz
Senate
Buzz
NBC
Hodgson
Agriculture Department
Senalors
Vandals Spoil Sacred Heart Christmas Party
In Compton California vandals broke into Sacred Heart peer school after hours damaging a nursery program for 3 and 4 year old children. The television records candy toys and games were painted and scattered. Teachers postponed the party and plan to reschedule.
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Compton
Calif
UPI
Sacred Heart Peer School
Cabi|« Nels
Jaler
Group Launches Drive To Keep Agnew on'72 Ticket
A Washington group led by Lee Edwards aims to keep Vice President Spiro Agnew on the 1972 GOP ticket. The effort uses a Middle America mailing list and John Wayne endorsement to drum up support, with a fundraising letter sent to 100000 targets. Wayne was approached to join the board of Sponsors, and the campaign reports slow but initial responses amid holiday season.
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Agnew
Washington
Middle America
John Wayne
G.O.P
Lee Edwards
For
Wayne
Heral
Nixon
Edwards
Cedar Rapids Considers Landfill Fee Change and License Display
The Cedar Rapids City Council gave first reading to ordinances altering the landfill pickup fee structure and how licenses are displayed by commercial haulers. The plan ends the 1 fee for pickups up to three tons and sets a uniform weight based charge. Licenses must be on the left front door beneath the window for easier enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jlawout
Cedar Rapids Council Approves 1.55 Million in Budget Transfers
The Cedar Rapids city council voted to authorize 20 transactions totaling 1.55 million dollars in temporary and permanent transfers from cash reserves to cover unforeseen year end expenditures. Funds moved include transfers from liquor, contingent, and street construction accounts to waterworks, engineering, sewer, police, fire, and other funds.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterworks Construction
Waterworks
Arborist
Park Fund
Traffic
Ordinance
Humane
Schmitt Submits Lowest Bid on Sewer Project
Dave Schmitt Construction Co. offered the low bid of 11897 for the Twenty-eighth Street SE storm sewer project. The $52 feet of 24-inch pipe will run along the north side of the drive between Second and Third avenues with six bids received. Other bids ranged from 12063 to 12275.54 from Mary Pexa Construction Christensen Brothers Ray Berfelll Sons Bjornsen Investment and Hennessey Brothers.
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Dave Schmitt Construction Co
Twenty-eighth Street
Second
Third Avenues
Mary Pexa Construction Co
Christensen Brothers
Ray Berfelll Sons, Inc
Bjornsen Investment Corp
Hennessey Brothers
Three Hurt in Crash Near Mechanicsville
Mechanicville reports three injured in a car crash about one mile west of the town near midnight Tuesday. Driver Daniel Goettsch 22 of Eighteenth Avenue SW allegedly lost control on gravel. Two occupants seriously hurt, one with a spine fracture. Suspect John L Nemec 22 and Paula Laschansky 18 detained as police investigate theft of four wheels earlier Monday.
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Mechanicsville
Meschanicsville
Daniel Goettsch
Eighteenth
St. Luke's
Vanpital
Cedar Rapids
Dyke Co
Slath Street
Doug Unruh
John L. Nemec
Paula Las
Nina
Williamsburg School Levy Fails by Narrow Margin
A proposed 2.5 mill levy increase for the Williamsburg Community School District failed by three percent. It drew 445 affirmative votes of 953 cast, with four spoiled ballots, about 47 percent in support. The extra funds would have financed building and grounds improvements and repairs.
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Williamsburg
Williamsburg Community
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