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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1985
Page
3
A Bowman Woods resident held the 911 line for nearly two minutes during a garage fire Wednesday night due to a system malfunction. The issue was repaired by Thursday. Metrolowa 4A.
Cedar Rapids worker Jim Gruettner rests during the first day of Cedar Rapids hospital’s largest single blood draw. Avionics Group employees donate at work in a program with the Blood Bank of St Luke s and Mercy hospitals. By Monday 1000 employees had volunteered. St Luke s staff and Rockwell nurses planned 252 draws over three days.
A Cedar Rapids committee voted unanimously to keep Judy Blume's Forever in the young adult section after reviewing a complaint from Timothy Stafford. The report goes to the Library Board, which meets Feb. 7 to determine final retention.
Police allege two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old used counterfeit bills at a local pizza shop. The youths were charged with false use of a financial instrument a felony for adults and placed in parental custody pending further action.
A man abducted 21 year old Jay Chelf at gunpoint near R Plaza and drove his 1976 Ford Pinto for 45 minutes before dropping him near a farmhouse 140 miles north of Iowa City. The incident followed an armed pharmacy robbery at Revco in Wardway Mall. Chelf’s car recovered in a municipal lot early Thursday.
A Piper Tomahawk with a missing right wheel landed safely at Cedar Rapids Airport. Student Randy Sherwood and instructor Tim Saddler, uninjured, stayed calm as fuel was burned to balance the craft. The plane sustained minimal damage and was to be inspected and repaired.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and describes subscription options including carrier rates 2.25 weekly and mail plans Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks with regional variations and postmaster address for changes. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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