Court orders new look at damages due Kopecky estate
The Iowa Court of Appeals reversed a Linn County ruling finding Dean Hartman negligent in the 1974 Cedar Rapids crosswalk crash that killed 66 year old John Kopecky. Appellate judges order a new trial to determine punitive damages while upholding the $35,000 actual damages award.
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Kopecky
Iowa Court of Appeals
Linn District Court
Palo
Cedar Rapids
John Kopecky
Dean Hartman
Clinton Shaeffer
Shaeffer
Hartman
Kenneth Hill
John
Court of Appeals
Cedar Rapids considers I 380 slow-vehicle ban
A proposed Cedar Rapids ordinance would bar bicycles mopeds horses and pedestrians from using Interstate 380 within city limits with emergency vehicle parking allowed only for breakdowns The measure aims to reduce safety risks caused by slower traffic when car and truck speeds differ and could advance to City Council after staff review.
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Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Explosion damages detached garage behind Curtis Goodrow home
Firefighters investigated a noon hour fire and explosion at the garage behind the Curtis Goodrow residence at 1120 35th St NE. No one was inside. lawn and garden tools, a riding mower, and a four wheel drive vehicle were damaged as the back wall was blown away. No damage estimate available.
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Curtis Goodrow
35Th St. NE
Linn students named to Luther College dean's list
Decorah Luther College announces 411 second semester honorees with GPA 3.50 or higher. Cedar Rapids entries include Diana Barth Donna Bates Cory Braun Amy Johnson Timothy Koon Linda Raines Jeff Ropperton Steven Schmidt Mary Sunder Carol Thompson Jaynie Thompson Ned Vasquez Joseph Whitters. Marion Jeff Bousley Scott Hanson Kris Jacobson Peter Kettelkamp Kiretta Nercuk Jim Young Coggan Sheryl Miskell Hiawatha Dawn Canfield Mount Vernon Thomas Floden Kumar Suri Palo Timothy Rawson Springville Susan Ammeter Everett Fowler.
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Cedar Rapids
Diana Barth
34Th St
Donna Bates
White Eagle Trail
Cory Braun
18Th St
Amy Johnson
Arizona Ave
Timothy Koon
Hillside Drive
Linda Raines
C Ave
Jeff Ropperton
10Th Ave
Steven Schmidt
Fifth Ave
Mary Sunder
Larry
Carol Thompson
Indiandale Road
Jaynie Thompson
Ned Vasquez
Knollwood Drive
Joseph Whitters
Pioneer Ave
Marion
Jeff Bousley
Scott Hanson
Limmar Court
Kris Jacobson
Peter Kettelkamp
Kiretta Nercuk
23Rd Ave
Jim Young
25Th Ave
Coggan
Sheryl Miskell
Hiawatha Dawn Canfield
Mount Vernon
Thomas Floden
Kumar Suri
Palo
Timothy Rawson
Springville
Susan Ammeter
Everett Fowler
UNI Holds Commencement Ceremonies for 1468 Degrees
Linn County graduates are listed from Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls and other Iowa towns as the University of Northern Iowa awarded 1468 degrees in ceremonies for September October December and March graduates of the 1978 79 year plus May graduates. Notable names include Debra Boyd Deanna Brady Gregory Conderman Katherine Hill and many more across Cedar Rapids Center Point Marion Hiawatha Lisbon Mount Vernon Palo and Waterloo with Hawkeye Institute graduates and a 30 years ago note on Czechoslovakia Prague Vatican subversive plotting.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
James Balvant
Debra Boyd
Deanna Brady
Milroy Brown
Kristin Carstensen
Dan Claflin
Gregory Conderman
Raylee Dobson
Terese Ewing
Robbery suspect jailed on first degree theft charge
Charles E. Robinson, 32, of 1551 Fourth Ave SE, was arrested and jailed on a first degree theft charge after attempting to cash a worthless check drawn on a closed Cedar Rapids bank account. Charges filed by the county attorney. he remains in Linn County Jail.
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Charles E. Robinson
Fourth Ave
Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
10Th Avenue SE
Scott A. Ellis
Wilson Ave
Drunk Driving Charges Filed In Linn County Arrests
Two men were arrested on drunk driving charges in Linn County. John L. Gunzenhauser, 22, was taken into custody at 11:10 p.m. in the 3000 block of Sixth Street SW and faces a license charge. Edward M. McDonough Jr., 31, of Route 1 Cedar Rapids, was arrested at 2:05 a.m. near Sixth Street and Eighth Avenue SW.
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Linn County
John L. Gunzenhauser
Sixth Street
Iowa
Edward M. McDonough Jr
Route 1
Cedar Rapids
Eighth Avenue
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Decorah
Luther College
Gayle Mead
Christine Morris
Phillip Noonan
Jerri Norderhus
Kathleen O'Malley
Sara Pedersen
Darcey Throlson
Darrell van Woert
Julia Wachal
Cynthia Walker
Wendy Whiteaker
Diana Wilson
David Witwer
Janice Woods
Center Point
Gwendolyn Cumberland
Central City
Chery Ammeter
Hiawatha
Roberta Keltner
Victoria Manhart
Maureen McCormick
Deborah Lovell
Ann Riley
Steven Schuh
Julie Scott
James Seng
Palo — Karla Klaner
Phyllis Williams
Waterloo
Hawkeye Institute of Technology At
Robert J. Smiley
James J. Jemming
Richard M. Truxan
Muham
Mad Abdul Sami Choudhry
Fairfax
Kevin R. Freeman
Donald J. Snell
Lisbon
Barbara J. Shuman
Thomas Jorgensen
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Vatican
RCA
ColorTrak
Anal
Darrel’s TV
7Th Ave
Palo, Iowa
Duane Arnold
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
C.R. News
Linn County Recorder
Emerson Delivery
10Th Ave. SE
Famous Label
Missy Sportswear
Price
Blazers
Wests
Thirty-Second
Oakland Rd
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