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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1983
Page
10
Members of Local 620 AFSCME ratified a tentative city contract in Cedar Rapids by a large margin. The agreement provides 2 percent raises on July 1 and January 1, with about 360 blue collar workers represented. Debated seniority rules remain as is, and mediation culminated Feb 8 led by Neil Gunderson of Madison.
Cedar Rapids detectives arrested 23 year old Marvin G. Farrell of Davenport after an attempted armed robbery of elderly couple Albert and Clara Briles at 1006 Second St. SW. Nothing was taken. Farrell also faces escape charges from the Davenport Work Release Center. The second suspect remains at large.
A white male, 18 to 20, grabbed two money bags from the Me Too Super Market at 903 First Ave SW around 10:30 a.m. He wore a brown fur-collared jacket, faded jeans, and brown Oxfords. Checks and receipts were found in the 800 block of Second Avenue SW, but no money was recovered.
Steve Griffith of 6317 Arapahoe Drive NE commends Cedar Rapids Fire Department for handling a Thursday afternoon fire at his Chestnut Ridge home. Fire officials say the situation proceeded smoothly with ventilation efforts and only chimney area affected, though water and smoke damage occurred.
A charge of filing false documents against Thomas Seaton in Linn District Court was dismissed after he could not be located for prosecution. Seaton was charged June 26 1980 with making a false statement in a Bureau of Labor complaint against Triple E Manufacturing Co Marion regarding OSHA standards.
An electric typewriter valued at 600 dollars was reported stolen from Washington High School at 2205 Forest Drive SE. The theft occurred on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Washington High School won the Knowledge Bowl finals at Kirkwood Community College during Education Awareness Week. Linn-Mar finished second and Marion High School third. The team included Frank Vasquez, Shawn Dvorak, Vince Greene, and Bob Hensley under coach Judy Ecker.
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