Marion teen charged with drunk driving after wreck
Monte John Hollingsworth, 18, of 2695 Seventeenth avenue, was charged with drunk driving and failure to control after his car struck two vehicles in the 1000 block of West Tenth avenue. He was treated at St. Luke's hospital and released. Police estimated $8,000 in damage to three cars. Bail set at $400.
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Marion
Monte John Hollingsworth
Seventeenth Avenue
Hollingsworth
St. Luke's Hospital
West Tenth Avenue
Twelve County Study Approved
COUNCIL BLUFFS I A Kansas City firm Lawrence Leiter and Co was picked to run a 12 county officer compensation and responsibility study authorized by the Iowa legislative council. The study of pay schedules and office costs runs Jan 13 to aim for a March 1 report at a cost of 46500 dollars involving Boone Bremer Cherokee Clayton Des Moines Hancock Ida Linn Mahaska Monroe Page and Pottawattamie counties.
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Council Bluffs
API
Kansas City
Iowa State Legislative Council
Lawrence Leiter and Co
Boone
Bremer
Cherokee
Clayton
Des Moines
Hancock, Ida, Linn, Mahaska
Monroe, Page and
Pottawattamie
Danner Pleads Guilty in Reduced Kidnapping Charge
OSKALOOSA Roy Junior Danner of What Cheer received a five year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to a reduced kidnapping charge in Mahaska County District Court. He was originally charged with kidnapping for ransom in the Sept 13 kidnapping of Norma Rutherford from her home near Lacey.
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Oskaloosa
Roy Junior Danner
What Cheer
Mahaska County
Danner
Norma Rutherford
Lacey
Rites Are Friday For Breta Pennington
Breta Mae Pennington age 78 of Marion and Cedar Rapids dies after brief illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born July 30 1896 at Jefferson she married there in 1914. Survived by four daughters two sons 23 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren with two sisters and two brothers. Services at Turner chapel east with burial in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call until 1 p.m. Friday. The casket will not be opened after the service. Also notes set meetings by Marion division Chamber of Commerce legislative committee and an ear piercing clinic at Ray's Jewelers. Magistrate court cases include Linda Bolsinger William Thompson Dan Hoffman Joan Young Greta B. Frederick and Randy Sacora.
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Breta Mae Pennington
Marion Trailer Court
Richard Pennington
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Pennington
Bethel Baptist Church of
Fremont
Neb
Edna Wallace
Hiawatha
Walter
Omaha
Edward
Ina Inbody
Fort Dodge
Fay Matthews
Homestead
Fla
Turner Chapel East
Calvin Thorpe
Shiloh
Turner East
Unti
Linda Bolsinger
South Sixth Street
William L. Thompson
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Dan K. Hoffman
Joan M. Young
South Fifteenth Street
Greta B. Frederick
Bowler Street
Randy G. Sacora
Mt. Vernon
Salting Begins On Marion Streets
Marion streets grew slick from the continuing snow storm as public services salted roads and declined to plow by mid-morning. Police urged drivers to use extreme caution while intersections remained very slippery.
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Marion
Public Services Department
Calmar Boy Wounded by Rifle While Playing War
11 year old Tom Brom of Calmar was in fair condition in a LaCrosse hospital after a bullet wound to the side. Authorities said he and 12 year old Carry Glock were playing a war game at the Clock residence when the younger boy found an old rifle, believed unloaded, aimed at Brom and pulled the trigger.
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Calmar
Tom Brom
Clarence Broms
LaCrosse
Wis
Brom
Carry Glock
Erwin Glocks
Cedar Rapids man hurt in train collision on tracks
Cedar Rapids resident Dale Kowalski 27 escaped injury Monday afternoon after his car was struck in the left rear by a freight train. He and the engineer both believed they had cleared the tracks and the incident caused some damage to the vehicle.
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Solon
Dale Kowalski
Cedar Rapids
Kowalski
Iowa Busing Options Cited In Opinion
Iowa Attorney General Office outlines three lawful options for transporting nonpublic students out of a district. Assistant Attorney Elizabeth Nolan cites 1973 legislation enabling joint contracts between districts or private transport arrangements up to per pupil cost. Proposal stemmed from Carroll and Ar-We-Va district questions on cross boundary bus pickups and district contracts.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Nolan
William Ferguson
R-Glidden
Carroll
Ar-We-Va
Ferguson
Carrol
Unemployment checks delayed by Christmas in Iowa
DES MOINES UPI due to the Christmas holiday about 6,000 unemployment compensation checks that normally would have been mailed last Thursday and Friday were not sent until Monday. Ray Camp said the commission offices were closed Christmas Eve and Christmas causing a three to four day delay. Another 12,000 checks were mailed on time last week. Checks range from 20 to 80 dollars, averaging about 65 dollars.
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Des Moines
UPI
Camp
Snowmobilers Hurt In Separate Mishaps
Two snowmobilers were injured in separate accidents near Lansing on Monday. Thomas Treendle, 42, rural Lansing, suffered chest and neck lacerations when his snowmobile went beneath a barbed wire fence and was admitted to a Waukon hospital. Donna Brown, Palos Heights Jr., had a broken hand after falling from a snowmobile driven by her husband.
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Lansing
Thomas Treendle
Waukon
Donna Brown
Palos Heights
Critics Sting Senate Bee Voted Down
The Michigan senate rejected a bill to make the honey bee the state insect. State Sen. Jack Faxon of Detroit criticized the move saying legislating a state insect looks absurd while efforts are underway to remove bugs from state government.
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Sting
Senate
Bee
Lansing, Mich
Michigan Senate
Jack Faxon
Detroit
Laff a Day Cue: Husband Hard To Find Says Madam
A light gag notes a wife telling a maid that her husband is not easily located. The joke hinges on the notion of a missing spouse and the humorous implication of search and confusion.
Ruling Declares All Marijuana Illegal to Possess or Sell
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that state drug laws outlaw possession or sale of all marijuana species. Gary Cassady of Altoona challenged the law claiming only cannabis sativa L. is illegal, but the court said the legislature intended to ban all marijuana types. Justice Mark McCormick called the species issue academic under current law.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Gary Cassady
Altoona
Lowa
Cassady
Waldo F. Wheeler
Wheeler
High Court
Iowa
Mark McCormick
New Year's Day Mail Services Announced in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids postmaster Charles Seda announced New Year s Day mail collection from all airmail boxes with white tops and those with one or two white stars. Only special delivery will be made Wednesday. Main office and First Street station will be closed New Year s Day. Lindale Plaza self service center and the main office lobby operate on extended hours.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Seda
First Street
Lindale Plaza
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