Municipal Court Rulings Scrutinized in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports turbulent clashes between Cedar Rapids municipal court judges Hullinger and McLaughlin and city law officers over weight and stop sign violations. Capt. Witcher alleges dismissals and seeks accountability, noting 21 to 22 overweight cases dismissed this year. The piece recounts past courtroom friction and outlines judges’ and officials’ positions.
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Cedar Rapids
Matias
City Hall
Hullinger
McLaughlin
Kellenberger
Motorcyclist Hurt In Traffic Accident
Robert W. Boyson a 23 year old of 304 Indiandale road SE suffered minor injuries when thrown from his motorcycle while avoiding a collision at Bever avenue and Nineteenth street SE He was treated at St Luke s hospital for head elbow and hip bruises and released Police charged the car driver Robert O Merringer 79 of Victor with failing to yield the right of way He was fined 10 and costs in municipal court.
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Robert W. Boyson
Indiandale Road SE
Bever Avenue
Nineteenth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Robert O. Merringer
Victor
Plane Loses One Engine Returns To Cedar Rapids Airport
A United Airlines DC-6 lost power in one engine shortly after takeoff from Cedar Rapids airport Monday night. The four engine craft circled back and landed safely with crew and two mechanics aboard, no passengers. Fire and law enforcement agencies were alerted as the crew reported engine trouble at 9 39 p m.
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United Airlines
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
French Statue Felled by Viets
Saigon reports Viet Minh era students with torches shouting anti French slogans pulled down a statue honoring French war dead on Tuesday. The incident underscores rising anti colonial tensions in the city amid calls for independence from France.
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Viets
Saigon
Hope for 14 Trapped in Mine Fading
CHAMPAGNOLE FRANCE AP Hope fades for 14 men entombed almost a day in a limestone mine in the Jura mountains. A drill breached mud and rock to an intact section as rescuers seek air and a way to reach them. Officials warn the area may be cut off from the trapped men, complicating efforts to communicate and supply relief.
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Champagnole
France
Jura
Mt. River
Robbers hit Plaza Athénée lobby in Paris jewel heist
Four bandits seized about $500,000 in jewels during a predawn raid at the Plaza Athénée hotel lobby. After failing to break display cases with hatchets, they blasted reinforced glass, held workers at gunpoint, and fired at a passing police car. A taxi driver, Henri-Eugene Andre, 37, was killed by a stray bullet as they fled. Police lost track of the suspects. The cases belonged to Harry Winston and Mark's. The raid follows a spate of jewel thefts from Paris to Monaco.
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Andre
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River Seine
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Mark’s
Riviera
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Bob Young Debuts News on KCRG TV Nine Weeknights
Bob Young anchors the news hour on KCRG TV Nine airing every Monday and Friday at 10 15 pm delivering local headlines and updates for the Cedar Rapids area.
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Bob Young
Kcrg-Tv
City Briefs report assorted local notes and incidents
Hospitalized LeRoy Farris 1439 N Street SW is a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital. A watch valued at 45 dollars was stolen from a bench where Terry Drexler 150 Miller Avenue SW worked at John’s Deep Rock station. Stolen items include a red lawn mower 35 dollars from Larry Condon 1819 Seventh Avenue SE and 8 millimeter camera 99 dollars from David St Clair 513 McKinley Street SE. Convalescing Streets Commissioner Stolba 1507 Twenty-fifth Street SE recovering from blood clots. Republican caucus set tonight at Savery Des Moines room in Des Moines. convention opens Wednesday. Roosevelt High School January 1939 class reunion August 8 at Cedar View Country Club. call Mrs Mearl Fowlie EM 5-4753. Money stolen 15 dollars from William Meskimen rete TV Shop 625 Fourth Avenue SE during vacation period. Jewelry sale by Nelson Jewelers advertised. Long's Beauty Salon offers evening appointments. Feb Reporter entries note ongoing service firms and local ads for car air conditioners.
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Terry Drexler
Miller Avenue
John
Deep Rock
Neto J Street
Highway 30
6Th St
Davis Fined for Leaving Scene of Accident
Garland Davis Jr. of 1104 Eighth Street SE was fined $50 and costs in municipal court Tuesday for leaving the scene of an accident without identifying himself. Police said his car struck a turning vehicle near the Cedar Rapids Drive-In theater last Thursday at 7 p.m. Judge Loren Hullinger Jr. imposed the fine.
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Garland Davis, Jr
Eighth Street
Davis
Bcar
Cedar Rapids Drive-In
Loren Hullinger, Jr
Minnesotan Is Given Two Suspended Terms
Clinton J. Nessan 31 of Anoka Minnesota received two 30 day suspended sentences in municipal court after pleading guilty to transporting an assembled gun and speeding Police found an assembled .22 caliber rifle in Nessans car during a speeding stop in the 100 block of Twelfth Street SE at 2 10 a m Nessan resisted questions and refused to walk to his jail cell four officers carried him upstairs before the terms were imposed.
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Clinton J. Nessan
Anoka
Minn
Nessan
Twelfth Street
Loren Hullinger, Jr
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