Assaults, legal woes mar Cedar Rapids Fourth plans
A 17 year old waitress suffered a broken nose after a customer attacked her at the Country Kitchen in Cedar Rapids. Douglas Besler, 28, already with prior assault accusations, pleaded guilty and received 15 days in Linn County Jail. The case highlights agency conflicts over Besler’s supervision and treatment.
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Douglas Besler
Cedar Rapids
Besler
Michell Ann Groth
Country Kitchen
First Ave
Linn
Groth
Fidelis
16Th Ave
Montrose Hotel
Marilyn Gardner
Woolworth
Gardner
Besler Assault History Tangles Local Mental Health Care
Penningroth refused to place Besler in outpatient care as the psychiatric clinic found him inappropriate for such treatment. Linn County officials note ongoing hospitalization recommendations while authorities report no orders to transport Besler to Knoxville. The record lists multiple unprovoked assaults from 1975 to 1978 involving Besler and various victims, including a waitress and a police officer, with several 30 day jail terms imposed.
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Donna Paulsen
James Barnes
Besler
R. Paul Penningroth
Linn County
Veterans Administration
Knoxville
Penningroth
Linn
Eckhart
Ecton
Gazette
Merle Fisher
Sheriff's Deputies
Sixth Avenue SE
Wilford T. Price
Shaver Road
Price
Holiday Inn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kathy Byse
34Th St
Mount Vernon Road SE
Betty J. Buss
John Deer
Independence
Fourth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids man Howard gets 25 year term for second degree sexual abuse
Linn County Judge Louis Schultz sentences Howard, a Cedar Rapids resident, to 25 years for the March 17 attempted rape of a Coe College student in her dormitory. Defense challenges code on probation limits. Howard plans appeal. The trial was a bench proceeding, the first felony trial in Linn County under the new code.
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Kim Howard
Coe College
Linn
Louis Schultz
Cedar Rapids
Howard
Iowa Supreme Court
Schultz
Shultz
Linn County
Elderly Day Shines At All Iowa Fair Rodeo Opens
Attendance dipped from July Fourth levels, with paid crowds 3,472 and an estimated 2,010 free entrants on Wednesday. Seniors 65 and over entered free for much of the day as about 300 nursing home visitors arrived by bus, plus 200 in autos. Roy Kohl and Mable Ellison were named king and queen, while Frank and Olga Staskel were the long-married couple. The Barnes Rodeo kicked off a two-night run, with leaders after night one and a schedule of events including a disco contest and various mall-area performances.
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Mike Blouin
D-Dubuque
Roy Kohl
Hallmark Nursing Home
Mount Vernon
Mable Ellison
Edgewood Manor
Cedar Rapids
Frank
Olga Staskel
25Th Ave
Barnes Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association
Bronc Rumford
Abbyville
Kan
Jim Treadway
Cedar Rapids Mulls Long Distance Race in August
John Lodwick asks Cedar Rapids council to back a street and park race of six miles or 10000 meters. He proposes August 19 and notes many runners would be interested. Council forwards the idea to police for traffic and crowd control recommendations.
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Cedar Rapids
John Lodwick
30Th St
Police Department
Cobra patrols zoo offices in Stockholm after theft
In Skansen Stockholm officials set a 12 foot king cobra to patrol offices at night after a $2,500 theft. A spokesman says the aim is to scare burglars not injure people and warning signs have been posted as the cobra’s venom can kill in minutes.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Skansen
National Park and Zoo
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Henderson
Cindy Tibbets
Duncan
Okla
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Angus
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Hyde — Mall
Linn Singers
Jennifer Dobson
Butch
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C.R
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Henry Witwer
Pacene
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Newton
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Tak
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2Nd Ave
Colony Satin Tone
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