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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1978
Page
5
Richard Held Jr., deputy in the Omaha FBI district, says white collar crime gets the most emphasis. He notes government fraud and bank fraud drain resources and outlines a priority system prioritizing counterintelligence, organized crime, and white collar offenses.
Four defendants faced drunken driving charges with guilty pleas or deferred sentences. Mary E. Jencks 41 of Marion received a 60 day suspended sentence and probation to the Department of Correctional Services for a March 29 offense. Steven C. Schott 25 of Marion Route 2 James E. Pirtle 26 of Marion 1513 17th Ave SE and Dennis J. Platt 21 of Marion 814 Third Ave SE pled guilty and were given deferred sentences and placed on probation to their attorney or to the Department of Correctional Services. ON THIS DATE in 1861 the Confederacy began sessions in Richmond Va.
Judge Robert Osmundson directed a verdict of acquittal for Burton A. Dewitt on two counts of arson tied to the November 18 1977 car fires on 1106 Sixth St NW in Ottumwa. The state’s sole linking evidence came from accomplice testimony and the Barkers neighbors who testified to Dewitt’s involvement. Fender faced a related charge and was acquitted earlier.
In Kansas City the crowing rooster that troubled residents prompted Mayor Wheeler to ask police to act but no complaints could be filed. DJ Dave Lawrence then arranged a custom sound proof coop for the bird, ending the noise dispute and leaving Mattie Kidd and neighbors relieved.
A draft NIH report estimates 10 to 20 percent of the elderly show treatable brain-function issues misdiagnosed as senility. Harvard physician Dr. Richard Besdine notes 300,000 to 600,000 of about 3 million affected Americans are labeled senile and go untreated, with drug intoxication from tranquilizers a leading cause.
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