Separate fires damage apartment unit and a garage
Cedar Rapids firefighters battled two separate blazes on the east side. An apartment at 3633 Center Point Road NE suffered heavy damage to the living room and kitchen, with eight units in the building affected. A garage at 4100 14th Ave SE was also heavily damaged by embers from ashes stored near combustibles.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Fredericksen
Center Point Road
Fredericksen
Terry L. Smith
Floyd Mumm
14Th Ave
Mumm
Dave Clark
14Th St
Man charged after knife threat at convenience store
Alex J. Pledge, 42, of 800 14th St. SE, was arrested after allegedly threatening QuikTrip clerk Marvelton Smith with a knife over a 2 cent shortage. Police report he paid, then pulled a pocket knife during the dispute. Pledge was released on own recognizance after a Linn District Court appearance.
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Alex J. Pledge
14Th St. SE
Marvelton Smith
Quiktrip
10Th St. SE
Smith
Pledge
Linn
Petition aims to delay Cedar Rapids four year high schools
A group calling itself Community Coalition for Quality Education started a petition to delay ninth grade entry into Cedar Rapids four year high schools until at least 1986 87 and only if all three high schools can accommodate the grade without compromising facilities or teacher planning. The petition is to be presented at the Feb 7 school board meeting. Ardith Bliss leads the effort, stressing community input and communication with the board and administration.
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Kurt Rogahn
Cedar Rapids
Community Coalition For Quality Education
Cedar Rapids Board of Education
Harold Guthrie
Ardith Bliss
Marine Circle NE
Bliss
Ptas
Federal suit challenges Iowa Social Services over foster child removal
Sheldon Lee and Shirley Phillips of Otho Iowa sue the Iowa Department of Social Services in Cedar Rapids federal court alleging constitutional rights violations when the department removed a two year old foster child without a prior hearing. They seek a ruling declaring removals without hearing unconstitutional and an injunction blocking similar actions. The department denied an immediate hearing though a hearing was later scheduled. The couple and another family have petitions to adopt the child in Webster County District Court.
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Webster County
Iowa
Phillips
Credit association files foreclosure actions in Benton County
Cedar Rapids based Central Iowa Production Credit Association sues Mazie M. Butler and Roy H. Butler in Benton County District Court for 1 359 105 dollars on notes dated 1982 and 1983 with a first lien and sale to cover any deficiency plus costs. A related suit names Ross A. Butler and Gordon Wade with Marilyn K. Butler and Pamela S. Wade as co defendants seeking 343 825 dollars on a 1978 contract and promissory note default.
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Vinton
Cedar Rapids
The
Credit Association
Benton County
Ross A. Butler
Gordon Wade
Butler and Wade
Marilyn K. Butler
Ross
Pamela S. Wade
Gordon
Roy H. Butler
Mazie M. Butler
Roy
Mazie Butler
Red Cross executive resigns to join national headquarters
Randy Weddle, executive director of the Grant Wood chapter in Cedar Rapids, will resign effective April 1 to become a regional manager in St. Louis. The move follows a national reorganization creating nine regional posts to boost volunteer and staff coordination across Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Weddle joined the Grant Wood chapter in July 1978 and a search committee will appoint his successor.
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Randy Weddle
Grant Wood
American Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Weddle
St. Louis
National Red Cross
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Cemetery Vandalism At St John’s Cemetery
Police seek two suspects after 31 headstones were toppled Thursday night at St John's Cemetery 1636 13th Ave SE. Two separate sets of footprints were found in the snow, but no dollar value was attached to the damage.
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St. John's Cemetery
13Th Ave
Kirkwood offers ten health professional continuing education workshops
Kirkwood Community College will host ten continuing education workshops for nurses and health professionals over five weeks. Courses include Pediatric Lab Interpretation, Clinical Hypnosis, Pediatric Emergencies, Health Care Supervising, Mental Retardation Medical Aspects, and Crisis Intervention Theory with multiple off campus sites and varied tuition. Registration by phone with class section numbers.
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Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Hall
Linn Hall
Anamosa
Iowa City
Monticello
Tipton
Vinton
Washington
Williamsburg
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C.R. Man
David
Hawkeye Labor Council
Pride Anti-Substance Abuse Group
Big Brother
Big Sister
Harding Junior High
Mrs. Bliss
Social Services
Department
Teresa
Dennis Gross
Butlers
William R. Manteuffel
Minnesota
Duluth
North Carolina
New Jersey
Kirkwood
EPA
A.P.R
Ap.r
Center Pt
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