Gazette found property prompts calls to Cedar Rapids Police
Cedar Rapids police received over 40 calls Friday after a Gazette report on found items turned in. Assistant Chief James Barnes noted belongings ranged from a cemetery tombstone to a missing bank stop sign, plus toys, motors, radios and a bicycle, with citizens helping return items to rightful owners.
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Cedar Rapids
Detective Bureau
Gazette
James Barnes
Barnes
Oak Hill Cemetery
Merchants National Bank
Trial date set on mail and wire fraud counts
Thomas D. Herberger 29 of 852 A Ave NE faces an Aug 18 federal court date in Cedar Rapids on 10 mail and wire fraud counts. He allegedly ran a fraudulent mail order business from 3620 Mount Vernon Road SE between May 1 and Aug 1 last year, directing payments by telegraphic money order or mailed checks and telling victims missing items were lost in the mail.
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Thomas D. Herberger
Cedar Rapids
Herberger
Ave. NE
Mount Vernon Road SE
Illinois
California
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Assault charge filed against Denise Ampey in East End incident
Denise Ampey, 24, of 421 16th St. SE, was arrested Friday morning after a fight with a male in front of East End Grocery. Police said she refused to cooperate during the disturbance, then kicked an officer and scratched his hand while being taken to jail on intoxication charges.
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Denise Ampey
16Th St. SE
Ampey
East End
Freezers Looted At John Van Fleet Residence
Burglars ripped a screen to gain entry at 2915 Sue Lane NW and took 70 pounds of meat and 30 pounds of frozen fruits and vegetables from two garage freezers. The incident occurred Thursday night or Friday morning, with the homeowner reporting the loss.
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John van Fleet
Sue Lane
Inmate Velvick Charged With Furnishing Drugs at Center
Lynn D. Velvick 32 resident of the Community Corrections Center 1021 Third Ave SE was arrested Friday on a charge of furnishing a controlled substance to inmates. Staff found a small amount of marijuana in a bathroom she shared with another inmate. She was held in Linn County Jail.
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Lynn D. Velvick
Community Corrections Center
Third Ave
Velvick
Linn County
Three Bids For Brooklyn School Addition Delayed
The Brooklyn Guernsey Malcom school board delays awarding the building and canopy contract after three similar bids. Brooklyn Building Center bids 23750 plus 3860, Bacon Construction 24613 plus 2585, Building Special Co 24910 plus 2782. All bids are to be visited before July 7 with completion targeted for fall 1983.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom School Board
Brooklyn Building Center
Bacon Construction
Building Special Co
Morgan Library Acquires First Printing of Independence Declara
The Morgan Library owns the first printing of the Declaration of Independence in its first state. Described as the most important paper in American history, the document records the 13 colonies declaring separation from Great Britain and the birth of the United States.
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New York
Morgan Library
United States
Great Britain
Calendar parking plan stalls in Cedar Rapids neighborhood
Public improvements commissioner Wayne Murdock says calendar parking failed to win majority support in Inwood Lane NE and Arbor Lane NE. Residents feared narrow streets and emergency vehicle access, with some petitions seeking one side or calendar limits. He now favors parking on one side.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Murdock
Public Improvements
Inwood Lane
Arbor Lane
Murdock
Boxwood Lane
the Gazette
Discovery Village to Host Open House for Group Home
Discovery Village invites the public to an open house at its Baldridge Place NE home on Sunday July 11. Executive director John Morris lists a $300000 capital fund drive to add two more group homes with 14 extra beds and notes 29 residency applications on file.
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Discovery Village
Baldridge Place
John Morris
Morris
Baldridge
Menu and recipe items from Shape Up Now plan
Summary of breakfast lunch and dinner items listed with calories and costs, including Poached egg, English muffin, margarine, cottage cheese, melba toast, juice and milk. Includes Broiled Ham and Fruit Kebabs recipe and instructions for increasing to 1500 calories with additional foods and the SUN program shopping list.
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SUN
An Introduction to Physical Fitness booklet offers guidance
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports promotes starting an exercise program with an illustrated booklet. It outlines benefits like strength, endurance, weight control, and stress relief. Copy available for $1.75 from Consumer Information Center Pueblo Colorado.
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President's Council On Physical Fitness and Sports
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colo
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