New trial request denied Lawless gets prison term
Wallie Lawless of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison on two counts of second degree sexual abuse and two counts of first degree robbery. He received 25 year terms on each count, to be served concurrently but these sets run consecutively for an overall 50 year term. He also drew 180 days in jail for two false imprisonment counts with credit for time already served. He faces additional sentencing Monday for a Nov 30 Cedar Rapids incident involving another woman.
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Wallie Lawless
Cedar Rapids
Lawless
Linn County
Larry Conmey
Conmey
Smith and Jones
Center Point Road
Jasper County
Mark Meyer
Alias
Smith & Jones
Steve Huber
Huber
Meyer
Regis Weland
Weland
Sue Weller
Weller
Linn
Youth for Christ launches Cedar Rapids campaign to fund youth programs
Youth for Christ begins a three year corporate drive in Cedar Rapids with a June 1 launch. At the first report breakfast, pledges reached 14 500 toward a 50 000 annual goal. Campaign chair George N Justice set next meeting for June 19 at 7 AM. Rich ard Strauss born in 1864 is noted.
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Youth For Christ
Cedar House
Ellsworth
Bud) Hopkins
UFC
Cedar Rapids
George N. Justice
TV author to speak at Kirkwood on child TV impact
Neil Postman author of Teaching is a Subversive Activity will speak Monday at 1 pm in the West Dining Room Iowa Hall Kirkwood Community College on The Impact of Television on Children Growing Up Open to the public. The event precedes his new book release.
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Neil Postman
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Hall
Spinning tops gain fame in Malaysian pastime
National Geographic World reports that spinning tops have become a popular sport in Malaysia. The wooden and metal tops weigh nearly 18 pounds and many enthusiasts begin the hobby around age 16.
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Malaysia
National Geographic World Magazine
Class of 1936 Organizes Marion Reunion Events
The Marion High School class of 1936 plans a reunion on Saturday June 20 at Sirloin and Brew with cocktail hour at 5 30 p m and dinner at 7 p m A catered picnic is set for Sunday June 21 at 12 30 p m in the Marion Community Center Visitors may attend the cocktail hour and picnic
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Marion High School
Sirloin and Brew
Marion Community Center
Cub Scouts Pack 77 Scout Awards at Trinity Lutheran
The following Scouts received awards at Trinity Lutheran Church: Jerel Norton Jay McCarty Mark Kellerman Mike Schirm Mark Bruner Chad Schlueter Dustin Stafford Brian Johnson Scott Vernon Kurt Acord Lee Beck Erick Hoffmeier Jason Liedtke Frank Wilkins Paul Bessert Mike Grissom Greg Happel Chad Drexler Jim Reisner Larry Dolash Kevin Bills Gary Timm Drew Tiedtke Laine Wolden David Taschner Ty Obiedzinski.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Jerel Norton
Jay McCarty
Mark Kellerman
Mike Schirm
Mark Bruner
Chad Schlueter
Dustin Stafford
Brian Johnson
Scott Vernon
Kurt Acord
Lee Beck
Erick Hoffmeier
Jason Liedtke
Frank Wilkins
Paul Bessert
Mike Grissom
Greg Happel
Chad Drexler
Jim Reisner
Larry Dolash
Kevin Bills
Gary Timm
Drew Tiedtke
Laine Wolden
David Taschner
Ty Obiedzinski
Linn County officials denounce management pay hikes
Linn Auditor Merle Kopel fumed over a ten percent plus average raise for Linn County Health Department and Health Center managers. Keith Erickson's Health Department rise to 36,031 sparked concerns from Supervisors Oxley and Schriner about equity and control, while the Health Center top executive Madge Phillips would gain to 33,000.
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Kopel
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Jean Oxley
Ken Schriner
Joe Rinas
Health Center Board
Madge Phillips
Health Department Board
Keith Erickson
Erickson
Health Department
Compensation Commission
Oxley
Schriner
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Juvenile Probation Office
Richard Strauss
Central Dispatch Lounge
Fourth Ave
Robert E. Jensen
16Th Ave
Marion
Jensen
Mercy Hospital
DECA
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Anaheim
Calif
Carrie Thomas
Williams Blvd
Mary Reeves
D Ave
Iowa
Thomas
Mad Anthony
Stouffers Five Seasons Hotel
Reeves
Armstrong's
Cub
Lindale Mall
Seiko Quartz
Yesteryear
ZALES
Westdale Mall
Seiko
Papasan
Work Bazaar
Caya
Dave Rasdal
Gazette County Reporter
Linn County Health Department
Linn County Health Center
Merle Kopel
the Gazette
Board of Supervisors
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