Linn County attorney seeks staff and funds to handle growing caseload
Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard urged the Board of Supervisors for a larger budget and an additional attorney and secretary to cope with rising criminal cases. He cited a 125 percent rise in indictable misdemeanors, mainly domestic abuse, and warned new legislation could add workload and paperwork.
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Lynn M. Tefft
Linn County
Linn
Denver Dillard
Dillard
Justice Department
Department of Human Services
Board of Supervisors
James Houser
Cedar Rapids approves preservation panel plan
Cedar Rapids City Council gave initial approval to a historic preservation ordinance despite objections from real estate brokers. The measure creates an advisory historic preservation commission with expertise in real estate, architecture, and history. It aims for Certified Local Government status to review federally funded rehabilitation projects locally and reduce state review delays. The ordinance requires two more readings before becoming law.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Ken Koch
Dick Rehman
Gene Knepper
Larry Serbousek
Serbousek
State Historic Preservation Office
Five hundred runners join 12 hour run for cancer charity
More than 600 area runners and walkers raised 80 256 29 dollars in the fifth annual 12 hour run walk fundraiser for the American Cancer Society at the Coe College Racquet Center. The event founder Nick Gearhart said the five year total nears 244 000 dollars. The East Side Cedar Rapids Public Library will hold a grand opening at the Town and Country Shopping Center with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. Friday. The library board president Curran Rosser Mayor Larry Serbousek and Clifford the Big Red Dog participate along with Chamber representatives.
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American Cancer Society
Coe College Racquet Center
Nick Gearhart
East Side
Cedar Rapids
Library Board
Curran Rosser
Larry Serbousek
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Chamber
Small Towns Rally For Representation In New Solid Waste Agency
Agencies across Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding counties express concerns over board representation as Linn County and Cedar Rapids officials finalize a regional solid waste agency to begin July 1. A 50 359 budget approved includes 14165 for regional council services. The inaugural meeting set Feb 16 with ongoing monthly sessions at county and city halls.
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Marion
Vic Klopfenstein
Delaware County
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Linn
Rebecca Palmer
Dave Hogan
East Central
Iowa Council of Governments
Liz Christiansen
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
LCRPC
Hiawatha
Robins and
State of
Iowa
Trial date set for Chris Street civil suit
A civil suit over the death of University of Iowa basketball player Chris Street will go to trial March 20, 1995, in Iowa County. The suit claims negligence by Johnson County and driver Charles Pence caused Street’s death in a 1993 crash, with plaintiffs seeking unspecified damages and possible recovery of future earnings. Pence was previously convicted of speeding.
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Associated Press
University of Iowa
Chris Street
Iowa County
Street
Indianola
Hawkeyes
Johnson County
Iowa City
Kimberly Vinton
Highlander Inn and Supper Club
Highway 1
Charles Pence
Thelma Frauenholtz
West Branch
Pence
Michael Street
Cedar Rapids
Tom Riley
Randy Larson
Mike
Patty Street
Chris
Larson
J. Patrick White
Mike Street
Iowa Guard chief warns against military cuts
Iowa Adjutant Gen. Warren Lawson warned during a Cedar Rapids visit that further defense cuts could harm readiness. He noted about 97 percent of Iowa Guard funding comes from the federal government and cited global unrest as justification to avoid excessive reductions while leading an annual armory tour. Lawson commands about 8,000 Army and 2,000 Air Guard personnel in Iowa.
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Lawson
Iowa
Guard
Soviet Union
Cedar Rapids
Air Guard
EBS Wrinkle Cream Promises Free Trial via JCPenney
Pharmacist Robert Heldfond promotes EBS Wrinkle Cream as a five in one skin care solution. He offers a generous free trial through JCPenney Cosmetic Departments and provides a toll free number to hear more about achieving younger looking skin.
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Robert Heldfond
Heldfond
Jcpenney
Jcpenney Cosmetic Department
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