Bennett Begins Marion Duties As Superintendent
Robert Bennett has assumed the Marion Independent School District superintendent role. He previously led Ayrshire schools for two years and Newton High School as principal for four. He holds a BA from Western Illinois, an MA from Northeast Missouri, and is completing a EdD at Iowa State.
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Robert Bennett
Marion Independent School
Bennett
Marion
Ayrshire
Newton
Western Illinois University
Northeast Missouri State University
Iowa State University
Read Construction Gets New House Permit in Seven Days
One new house permit was approved by the building department for Read Construction at 2607 Twenty-ninth Avenue, totaling 19890 dollars. Other permits were issued to James Simmons for a utility shed at 2080 Golfview Drive 340 dollars Lumir Dostal for an enclosed front porch on Route 2 5000 dollars Russell Vinson for a garage at 1500 Highview Drive 10000 dollars and Vinson for a garage at 1501 Grand Avenue 10000 dollars.
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Twenty-ninth Avenue
James Simmons
Golfview Drive
Lumir Dostal
Russell Vinson
Highview Drive
Vinson
Grand Avenue
Linn District Court Action Summary of recent Linn district court sentences
Dale Gordon Thomson of Linn County was fined 500 dollars and had his license revoked after pleading guilty to a second drunk driving offense on March 12. Felix Valdez Ramirez of Springville was fined 500 dollars and had his license revoked after pleading guilty to a second drunken driving offense on March 19. Julie Ann Danford, 19, of Marion, was placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to forgery for writing a bad check at Hy Vee on February 27. a one year county jail sentence was suspended. Jerry Eugene Young, 19, of Des Moines, was placed on two years probation after allegedly breaking into Duchess Cleaners on April 10. one year jail term and 25 dollar fine were suspended. James Paul Cook, 18, of Des Moines, awaits serving 90 days in county jail after pleading guilty to break in on April 27. a one year jail term and 25 dollar fine were suspended.
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Linn District Court
Dale Gordon Thomson
Sixteenth Street SE
Felix Valdez Ramirez
Springville
Julie Ann Danford
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Hy-Vee
Johnson Avenue
Jerry Eugene Young
Klinger Street
Duchess Cleaners
Third Avenue
James Paul Cook
Ninth Street
Cook
Vernices
Covington
Stairs Collapse Kills Oelwein Woman
Oelwein authorities say 62 year old Mrs. LaVerne Erma Bradfield died when an outside stairway gave way dropping her about 20 feet. She was standing on the stairway at her apartment when the collapse occurred Wednesday evening.
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Oelwein
LaVerne
Erma) Bradfield
Trials Set in Separate Mail Threat Cases
A Cedar Rapids federal court set July 20 for three defendants in distinct cases involving mailing threatening or obscene letters. Gary Wildasin 36 Tipton faces 11 counts for threats to President Carter and other officials. Michael Merrick 19 Mason City and Donald Hansen 18 Williams also face multi count indictments targeting girls near their towns.
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Cedar Rapids
Gary Wildasin
Tipton
Carter
Wildasin
William Westmoreland
Cyrus Vance
Mason City
Hansen
Flea Market Set for West Union Courthouse Square
The West Union Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a flea market Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the courthouse square in West Union.
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West Union
West Union Chamber of Commerce
Foreign Travel Up During '76
The Commerce Department reports about 7 million Americans traveled abroad in 1976, averaging 24 days overseas and $25 daily. The figure was partly offset by a surge of international visitors, especially from Western Europe and Japan, visiting the United States.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Europe
Japan
United States
Z ee Collins Serves as Link With Tanker Off Brazil
Two operators from the Collins Radio complex relay medical information to a U S oil tanker off Brazil. They alerted the Rescue Coordination Center in New York about a 22 year old woman with fever and abdominal pains and advised treatment while awaiting a rescue boat since none was nearby. The tanker will take her to Fortaleza and stay in contact for medical details until it reaches port.
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Collins Radio Complex
U.S
Brazil
Bond
Peters
Rescue Coordination Center
New
York
N.Y
Collins
Fortaleza
Five charged with drunk driving after multiple arrests
Five individuals faced drunk driving charges after separate incidents timed from Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Daker, Schneider, Sweet, Bailey, and Mahurin were arrested at various locations including First Avenue intersections and Marion area blocks.
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Daryl Dean Daker
Gordon Avenue
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Richard Duane Schneider
Eleventh Street
Steven Owen Sweet
University Lake Apartments sue Staabs over easement gate
University Lake Apartments filed in Johnson County District Court alleging Frederick and Margaret Staab chained a gate denying access to a 22 foot easement north of the property. The suit seeks 131000 dollars in damages for easement violation despite acknowledging defendants own the land.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
University Lake Apartments
Frederick
Margaret Staab
Collins Radio unit backs global support for agencies
Fort Worth coverage notes the Collins Radio unit as the world’s largest single side-band facility. It has contracts to provide support communications for multiple agencies, while the Fortaleza port limits tanker docking and a cutter will transport a sick crew member ashore.
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Fortaleza
Collins
Collins Radio
Jewel fish and Borodi battle facts mixed
The text notes the jewel fish as a small bright African species from the Nile to the Congo and mentions the 1812 Battle of Borodino between France and Russia. It claims a French victory but cites 25,000 casualties and 30 generals for Napoleon.
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Africa
The
Nile
Congo River
Borodino
France
Russia
Napoleon
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