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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1979
Page
4
Water flooded about seven a.m. at Mount Vernon Road and 38th Street SE after a winter pipe break. The Water Department received a call at 6:45. police assisted with traffic while repairs were made. Ed Burrell said the break was repaired by 11:30 a.m. and flow resumed.
Police arrested Melvin C. McNelly Robert R. Doubek and John L. Lawrence in the 700 block of First Avenue SW on terrorism charges. Doubek had earlier been charged with assault after an incident at The Loading Dock and released on bond. The trio were held at Linn County Jail and released on court orders before noon Sunday.
Police report first degree burglary and third degree sexual abuse charges against 26 year old Robert Daseke after a SE side break in. Jeffrey Wallace faces willful injury and assault after a knife attack on Jeff Fleckenstein. Five Seasons Parkade ticket machines damaged by hit and run drivers. An arrest and two juveniles charged with second degree burglary followed a rural Central City break in. A Nestle protest at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel drew about 50 demonstrators. Vandalism reported at Alburnett School with $600 in damage from a pickup entry attempt. investigation continues.
James L. Kness aged 21 of Ely was arrested at 4 p.m. Monday on a second degree burglary charge connected to a January 18 report by Wayne Nathem of Wayne's Excavating Co. in Waterloo. Deputies recovered stolen goods from a garage in Ely. Kness was released from Linn County Jail Monday evening.
Daniel R. Snell, 20, of 5506 Sharon Lane NW, was held in Linn County Jail after an arrest at 4 15 a m. Police charged him with speeding driving without a license and possession of controlled substances with intent to deliver. An officer stopped a car in the 400 block of F Avenue NW on traffic charges and found what appeared to be marijuana hashish and an unidentified substance.
City Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer outlined options on when to open the I-380 segment from Eighth to 32nd streets NE. He favors 1980 with traffic mitigations on Center Point Road and a temporary median to curb accidents. City and IDOT will study schedules and costs before deciding.
Three Cedar Rapids branches of the State Department of Public Safety could consolidate under one roof by spring 1980. The Legislature is asked to provide 250000 of the 450000 needed to erect new facilities for the Iowa Highway Patrol Post 11 headquarters the police radio installation and the division of investigation. If funded the project aims to finish next spring with dirt turning this fall.
A brief classified notice notes a buyer and a seller arranged a transaction through the newspaper want ads. The ad outlines terms of exchange and contact details for arranging pickup or delivery. No dispute or legal action is indicated.
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