Linn County approves rail system study contract
The Linn County Planning Commission wins final authorization to hire Don Salyer to study the metropolitan area railroad network. FRA officials inform Cedar Rapids officials of Milwaukee Railroad reorganization plans and inspect local lines from Marion to Amana, aiming to protect service and guide future regional economy.
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Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Federal Railroad Administration
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
City of
Quaker Oats Co
City of Marion
Milwaukee
Marion
Amana
Gallamore
FRA
Chicago
Milwaukee Railroad
Iowa
Linn
Salyer
Lathrop Found Guilty in Cedar Rapids Restaurant Burglary
Dennis E. Lathrop an 18 year old of Cedar Rapids was found guilty of second degree burglary for an April 14 break in at Papa Juan's Mexican Restaurant in downtown Cedar Rapids A Linn District Court jury returned the verdict after about four hours of deliberation Police said he was seen on the roof and hiding in a closet Alan Swalley 15 of Cedar Rapids testified Lathrop acted not involved in the burglary State testimony said Lathrop confessed He faces sentencing August 30 at 9 a m Jurors from Cedar Rapids and Marion served on the panel
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Dennis E. Lathrop
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Lathrop
Alan Swalley
Eldora
Heroin chief's parole set for October release
Washington AP August Joseph Ricord once led a $15 million international heroin smuggling ring. The National Prison Commission says Ricord, now 68, will be freed on parole in October 1983 after a 20 year sentence imposed in 1973 in federal court in New York City. He had been eligible for parole since November 1977.
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Washington
Joseph Ricord
National Parole Commission
Ricord
New York City
Armed robbery reported at Nelson's Grocery Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police stopped a car likely tied to an armed robbery at Nelson's Grocery 1558 B Ave NE after 1 15 PM. A police spokesman said further details were unavailable and that arrests were believed made though not confirmed.
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Cedar Rapids
Nelson’s Grocery
B Ave
Central City Man Injured In Morning Highway 13 Crash
Ronald J. Keane a 33 year old Central City resident was listed in fair condition at St Luke s Hospital after a single vehicle crash on Highway 13 north of Mount Vernon Road. Police say he lost control crossed onto the left shoulder and ended against a silo. He faces a charge of failing to maintain control of his vehicle.
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Ronald J. Keane
Central City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Highway 13
Linn County
Keane
Mount Vernon Road
Federal officials inspect Milwaukee Railroad track conditions
Three federal officials rode the Milwaukee Railroad today to inspect lines in the area. Jim Hanscom of the Federal Railroad Administration, Bill Loftus director of the Office of National Freight Assistance Programs, and Bob Gallimore deputy administrator of the FRA viewed track conditions after meetings with state and local officials.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Jim Hanscom
Federal Railroad Administration
Bill Loftus
Office of National Freight Assistance Programs
Bob Gallamore
FRA
River search for 12 year old victim near Five-in-One Dam
Rescue boats and volunteers probed the Cedar River for Steven Coad 12 who vanished after his bike wheel stuck on boards near the Chicago Northwestern bridge north of the Five-in-One Dam. He lived at 5460 Cedar Drive NW and was last seen Tuesday afternoon. The search began before 8 a.m. today.
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Fire Department
Cedar River
Steven Coad
Coad
Cedar Drive
Chicago- Northwestern
Five-in-One
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Harriet E. Johnson
Clark L. Oster
William J. Holmes
Diana L. Hanisch
Gail J. Perkins
Jerry W. Happel
Wilma I. Rich
Joanne Kylle
Joyce A. Klimes
Maude E. Moore
Harold W. Bachman
Larry M. Churchill
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Serore
C.R. Grocery
Groveland
Fla
Salt Creek
Elberon
Coralville Dam
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
George McGovern
D-S.d
Pat Hingle
Henry Witwer
Witwer Insurance
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Decorating World
Kmart Shopping Center
Collins Rd
Nikon
Ino Tully
Thyrytic
Nikon Eveready Case
Times Camera
First Avenue
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