Hennessey urges 1980 car registration renewals amid delays
Hennessey Linn County Treasurer James Hennessey warns motor vehicle owners to renew 1980 registrations soon as only 25,450 passenger car renewals have been issued, far below the 31,400 tally two years ago. Delays stem from mail processing, worker shortages, and printing issues, now improving with new equipment. Renewals available via the Gazette license form, banks, credit unions, or Courthouse South.
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Motor Vehicle Department
Linn County Treasurer's Office
May's Island
10Th Avenue
First Street
First Avenue Court
Linn County
James Hennessey
Hennessey
the Gazette
Guns Confiscated in Marion Theft Case Arrest
Marion police arrested Ike Steitzer 21 for using bogus checks to buy a four wheel drive vehicle motorcycle trailer guns ammo and other merchandise. He is charged with second degree theft and jailed in Linn County. The court list shows nine pistols rifles a shotgun and ammo boxes bought in Marion and Cedar Rapids recently. Police say they seized nearly all items.
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Marion
Linn County
Ike Steitzer
Country Club Drive
Steitzer
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Holmes announces candidacy for 30th district state rep nomination
Gordon Holmes, 47 of 217 Brentwood Drive NE, seeks the Republican nomination for the 30th District state representative seat. He runs Universal Business Services Inc. and targets taxes, inflation, energy, land use and home mortgage interest rates. This marks his second bid, previously losing in 1976.
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Gordon Holmes
Brentwood Drive
Holmes
Universal Business Services Inc
Monti Bertelli
Marion
Myron Oxley
Cedar Rapids man missing from trial in theft case
Douglas J. Hunt, 26, of Cedar Rapids failed to appear for his Linn District Court trial on second degree theft. Judge William Eads issued a warrant for arrest and set bond at 1000 dollars. Hunt allegedly possessed a stolen moped on Oct 11 and sold it to a police undercover agent for 30 dollars, and faced five counts of marijuana delivery to that agent. He was also charged with marijuana possession on Dec 4.
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Douglas J. Hunt
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
William Eads
Hunt
Woman suffers serious burns after jacket catches fire in apartment
McGregor resident Opal Odney is in critical condition at the University of Wisconsin Hospital Madison after second and third degree burns from her flannel jacket catching fire while cooking supper Saturday. Landlord Edith McCauley heard the scream, aided Odney and alerted fire and ambulance crews as multiple small fires started in the apartment.
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McGregor
Opal Odney
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Madison
Edith McCauley
Odney
Kassebaum Backs Dole On Agrarian Appeals
U S Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum endorses Bob Dole citing understanding of farming problems and ability to pass legislation. She spoke at Cedar Rapids airport during a five city Iowa tour praising Doles prospects in the January 21 precinct caucuses. A Clayton County jury awards 50000 to James and Kathy Forrester in a neighbor dispute over a dog entering their property and causing injury.
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Bob Dole
U.S
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Kansas
Kassebaum
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dole
Senate
Carter
Elkader
Clayton County
Strawberry Point
James
Kathy Forrester
Roger
Randy Sandhagen
Sandhagens
Forrester
Cameras in courtroom on trial basis today
Michael Earl Moses 25 of Waterloo goes on trial in Black Hawk County District Court for the slayings of Debora Lane and Patricia Ann Kniss as Iowa begins a one year experiment to allow camera and recording device coverage. The Waterloo courtroom limits cameras to three fixed positions, two TV cameras and two photographers, with no movement or flash. Other trials to be covered include Terrance Webb in Sioux City and David Robbins in Cedar Rapids.
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Waterloo
UPI
Michael Earl Moses
Black Hawk County
Iowa Press
Moses
Iowa
LeMars
Debora Lane
Patricia Ann Kniss
Terrance Webb
Sioux City
David Robbins
Cedar Rapids
Official to Speak on Russia Embargo and Trade Issues
Ronald Hendrickson assistant U S agriculture secretary will address Cham ber of Commerce International Trade Bureau Tuesday night at the Sheraton Inn He will outline President Carters embargo on trade with Russia and discuss transportation problems A 6 p m social hour and 7 p m dinner follow Reservations to 363 3577 by Tuesday noon
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U.S. Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce International Trade Bureau
Hendrickson
Sheraton Inn
Carter
Russia
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Henry Witwer
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