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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1981
Page
22
Alan and Oswald discuss a pupil who ducked a heart and misplayed the diamond and club finesses. The pupil earned a plus score but could have avoided 720 points loss by declining the diamond finesse.
A weekend blaze in downtown Ottumwa caused damage estimated up to 225000 dollars. Firefighters responding about 530 PM Saturday found the fire started on the front porch of a building housing a law office.
Community events and business notices from Cedar Rapids list bus stops for the Friendsmobile at day care centers, story hours at Kenwood Branch, and various classes and sales. Highlights include Hospice of Mercy gift, Trailways depot move, January fur clearance, and numerous ads for salons, auctions, and clubs.
Police executives say lawsuits by officers against arrestees will rise. Two Linn County cases seek damages for injuries from Birch and Hasley incidents. Police lament rising civilian suits as unions back officers, increasing legal costs.
Leonard Gregory Jr. pleaded innocent in Jackson County District Court Maquoketa to a first degree murder charge in the Jan 2 shooting death of Philip Clary 34 of rural Zwingle. Gregory reportedly said he killed Clary after Clayton Manning offered him 500 dollars and a car.
In California House of St James on Sunset Boulevard offers to permanently remove a man’s beard through the St James Process for 8750 dollars. Dwight Letchworth says the treatment takes about 120 hours over a year with electrolysis style work, removing every whisker so the man never shaves again.
A 12 year old girl, Kelly Waller of 745 Park Court, Hiawatha, was injured when a steel rod embedded at a construction site along 1 380 and 42nd Street NE impaled her thigh during a sled ride. Fire rescue crews removed the rod and she was transported to Mercy Hospital in good condition.
Lt. Gov. Terry Branstad called for tougher criminal laws in Iowa during an interview on Iowa Public Television. He urged the Legislature to ease information exchange for law enforcement and to clarify state law on deadly weapons use for self defense.
Cedar Rapids area educational project seeks sealed bids for heating air conditioning electrical work at Johnson Hall. Plans and specifications available from the architect and contracting offices. Bids due within 30 days. owner may waive informalities or reject all bids. Preference given to domestic and local bidders where allowed.
A long notice describes a sheriff sale of property in Linn County Iowa and a site development ordinance by Cedar Rapids City Council. It includes references to the special execution, court, dates in 1980, and notices of filing and protest procedures for bank and local government actions.
Notice from Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids Iowa regarding incorporation and the public notice of the new campus site at Kirkwood Center 60hirk SW Cedar Rapids. The document references Linn Hall and the publication in The Cedar Rapids Gazette and includes contact details for more information.
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