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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1996
Page
9
DeWayne Byrdsong 32 of Coralville seeks a new trial after being convicted last month of making false police reports about his car vandalism. His attorney argues the judge failed to consider key evidence and requests acquittal.
Carey Lindsey II, charged with second degree murder for the Feb 20 jailhouse beating that killed Daryl Hradek, withdrew a motion accusing his lawyers of obstructing justice. He praised court-appointed attorneys Thomas Diehl and Peter Persaud, waived speedy trial, and the trial was reset to Aug 19 before Judge Larry Conrey. Lindsey had previously sought their withdrawal amid alleged jailhouse taunts and a broader city agency dispute.
Lynn F. Schmitz a 30 year old with two prior felonies was indicted in Cedar Rapids on a federal charge of felon in possession of ammunition after a May 10 arrest by Dubuque Police on domestic assault charges. Police found ammunition during a home search. If convicted he faces up to 10 years in prison and a 250000 dollar fine.
Barbara Everly, clerk of U.S. District Bankruptcy Court for Iowa Northern, retires after 31 years in Cedar Rapids. She will be succeeded Aug. 19 by George Prentice II of Nashville, Tenn., appointed by Judges William Edmonds and Paul Kilburg. Prentice serves as trial court administrator for Tennessee’s 20th Judicial District and was a former assistant clerk for the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
Children attend Czech language classes at Wilson School for five weeks at ten dollars. The program teaches language patterns, Czech stories, and local folk art. Participants include Michael Foley and Kurt Grimm, ages 12, who join to learn heritage and have fun.
The Czech School for Children wraps its term with a 7 pm closing program in the Wilson School auditorium featuring an older students’ play about St. Nicholas. Tickets cost 3 dollars at the door and an ice cream social follows to help defray school costs. Violet Lucca, 11, notes learning beyond English and many students are not Czech by descent. The summer session enrolled nearly 80 children ages 6 to 13. Czech classes began in 1870 to teach reading and writing of the language. Three teachers Drahozal Bes sie Dugena Leona Poduska teach five weeks on Czech history geography language and culture.
A four member delegation of Russian corrections professionals touring Minnesota prisons called two facilities resort like despite the Iowa Men's Reformatory visit. Lt Gen Pyotr Mishchenkov praised clean cells and in cell TVs while noting Russia aims to adopt similar inmate reward systems.
In Anamosa a judge considers admitting blood samples from Travis Jamieson as evidence in his first degree murder trial for Cathy Jo Bohlken. His attorneys argue the sample was obtained without proper parental consent and under coercion while Jamieson was a minor. The trial starts August 26 in Cedar Rapids.
Jones County volunteers scrub the one room Antioch School along Highway 64 east of Anamosa to preserve the building linked to Grant Wood. They plan another scraping session Saturday inviting community members to bring scrapers and ladders for cleanup under sunny 70s weather.
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