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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1976
Page
13
Sandra VanAmburg, longtime The Gazette furnishings editor, is among four editors honored at the Dallas Market Center awards. She joined The Gazette in 1970 and earlier won the Dorothy Dawe award for home furnishings reporting.
Three men were arrested early Friday less than ten minutes after a reported robbery in downtown Coralville. Stephen J Nathan 24 of Coralville said the trio offered him a ride from Sidetree lounge at 69 Fourth Street then attacked him in an alley, taking his checkbook and $10 wallet. A passing squad spotted a car matching the description at First Avenue and Fifth Street Southeast.
A Cedar Rapids man halted two 5 year old boys riding his recovered bicycle Thursday at Twenty-fifth street and Mt Vernon road SE and helped police. The youths were charged with larceny for stealing another bike from Healy's Sport shop. A second stolen bike from Erin Flay wan was recovered at 1939 Grande Yvenne SE. The youths were released to their parents. Two men and a 17 year old Marion youth were arrested in a separate robbery case and charged with robbery with aggravation. One suspect wallet and check book were found in a car glove box. The men face $10 000 bonds and a juvenile is detained. One rider was treated for back abrasions at Mercy hospital and released. Linn County Engineer G Harrington was named secretary treasurer of the National Assn of County Engineers. A shotgun theft case in a home was reported. A Saturday restaurant advertisement follows.
A 17 year old Robins youth was charged with shoplifting a $123 radio from Kmart in East Collins Read NE. Police say the radio, stolen June 20, was found outside the store under a sack and the youth sought a refund. He was released to parents after booking.
Cedar Rapids briefs list a pot luck at Manhattan Park with covered dish and table service. Ads promote a series of events and travel offers including Rohemi an Joe's Band, trips to Chicago Cubs and Dodgers games, tour coaches, plant sales, and a Vetera of World War II barracks pot luck.
Malcolm Lee Peel, 40, of 3918 Wen road NE was treated at St Luke's hospital and released after his motorcycle overturned at the Oakland road and F avenue NE intersection on Thursday. Police report says gravel caused the bike to slide and no crashes were filed.
Joe Latz, director of the Town transportation department's railroad division, was fired after a three month tenure for failing to meet an expected 120 percent performance level set by IDOT Director Victor Preisser. Preisser cited need for immediate results and rejected training excuses. No replacement named as Preisser continues to administer the division. The railroad division previously managed about $4 million in railroad assistance this past fiscal year. Loyal L. Fish, 19, was arrested for drunk driving after running red signals. two traffic signal disobey counts, held in Linn county jail.
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