Two WW II veteran reunions set for Cedar Rapids area
In Cedar Rapids events a 142nd General Hospital Division World War II Army reunion will gather Saturday at the Ramada Inn near Highways 218 and 30 SW with about 75 attendees from across the nation. A separate Midwest crewman reunion for the USS West Point will run July 24–27 at Stouffer's, bringing veterans from Iowa Illinois Ohio Indiana Missouri Minnesota California, founded by Harold Vos in 1970.
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Cedar Rapids
142Nd General Hospital
Ramada Inn
Midwest
West Point
Stouffer's
Marion faces court over social security exemption for city workers
Marion city officials led by City Manager Carl Ramey say the bid to exempt police and fire employees from Social Security may require court action. IPERS and Social Security reps offered no assurance after a Des Moines meeting. Officials note potential annual savings of about 40000 and discuss possible refunds of past payments.
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Marion
Carl Ramey
Social Security Administration
Des Moines
Social Security
Ramey
IPERS
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
Don Hoskins
Psychic may aid in missing man probe
Marion detectives weigh calling in a psychic with prior case experience to help locate Rodney Runneberg 20 of Marion. Chief Tom Walderbach says the investigation has yielded little leads and no clear direction at this time.
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Rodney Runneberg
Marion
Tom Walderbach
Walderbach
Marion Missing Person Case Continues with No New Leads
Marion detective bureau conducts full time probe into Marion man Marion Runneberg who vanished Friday near East Post Road. Searches by foot bloodhounds helicopter and boat yielded no clues as police interview potential witnesses and consider unproven psychic options.
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Runneberg
Marion
Cedar Rapids
East Post Road
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Walderbach
Marion Briefs Big Yellow House
Call for wedding rehearsals dinners and banquets with 377 7122. Adv. Charles Coppenhaver hospitalized in Mercy Hospital intensive cardiac unit after massive coronary.
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Big Yellow House
Charles Coppenhaver
Mercy Hospital
Open house at elderly co op in Marion
A nonprofit open house for a housing co op at 1090 Lith St Marion will run over two weekends. Six seniors will share duties and expenses with founders Iva Hess and Mary Jane Kemp. Open house hours are 2 4 p m and 6 9 p m on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Marion
Lith
Iva Hess
Mary Jane Kemp
Cedar Rapids
South Stone Apartments sold to investment group
The South Stone Apartments in Marion, a 24 unit complex at 901 So 11th St, were sold to South Stone Investment Co Ltd a limited partnership. Don Kensinger of Houser Kensinger and Weakland Inc said Heritage Property Management will manage the property. The deal was in the half a million dollar range and involved Tate Klemish of Klemish and Associates Inc Realtors.
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South Stone
Marion
South Stone Investment Co. Ltd
Don
Chip) Kensinger
Heritage Property Management
Kensinger
Houser, Kensinger and Weakland Inc
Tate Klemish
Klemish and Associates Inc
11Th St
Cedar Rapids to test marijuana locally with new equipment
Cedar Rapids police will train to perform their own marijuana tests later this year. An officer will study chemical testing and the department will buy a microscope and chemicals at about 1200 dollars, saving time from sending samples to Des Moines. The move is supported by the county attorney’s office.
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Medford
Wis
Wayne W. Sprecher
Lake Mills
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Bassler
Glover
Sprecher
Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Des Moines
Ray Baker
Baker
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