Brittney Jones Released After Dodge Street Accident
Brittney Jones a six year old from 2100 Scott Blvd Apt 79 was discharged from University Hospitals after being struck on North Dodge Street at 10 37 a m Saturday by a car driven by Scott McNabb 50 of 1 Linder Valley Circle No charges will be filed against McNabb who was uninjured in the incident.
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Brittney Jones
Dodge Street
University Hospitals
Brittney
Scott Blvd
Apt. 79
Scott McNabb
Linder Valley Circle
McNabb
Poweshiek 911 Outage Redirected Calls Through Jasper County
Emergency calls in Poweshiek County were rerouted to Jasper County after Poweshiek’s 911 system went out of service about 4 p.m. Monday. Residents could still reach help via 911 through the alternate path. cause of the disruption was not disclosed and restoration was expected by today.
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Poweshiek County
Jasper County
Poweshiek
Man Dies in Overpass Crash in Cedar Rapids Area
A 50 year old Cedar Rapids man Kenneth Beardsley died when his car struck the 80th Street overpass westbound on Highway 30. Sheriff's officials say evidence and autopsy indicate the death was intentional. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Anamosa.
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Linn County Sheriff's Department
Kenneth Beardsley
Ozark St. NE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Don Zeller
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Anamosa
Embarrassing moments readers invited by The Gazette
The Gazette announces a contest for readers in the Neighbors section to share their most embarrassing moments. Submissions must be one typewritten page or less and mailed to Cedar Rapids box 511 or emailed before Wednesday. Three top stories win 25 dollars with publication March 12.
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Bush
Japan
Gazette Neighbors
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar Calendar Back To Drawing Board For 1997 98
Linn-Mar school board revisits the 1997 98 calendar after concerns from board members and two audience members. They weigh a weeklong spring break late finish on June 5 and scheduling all snow days in June along with 12 two hour early dismissals. The plan mirrors Cedar Rapids breaks.
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Linn-Mar
Cedar Rapids
Arrangements Delay for Shelly Indictment in Indecent Exposure Case
Delaware County grand jury indicted Ted Shelly on two misdemeanor counts after rejecting his offer to testify and declining to hear depositions from the alleged victims. Shelly, 57, a Manchester funeral home director, faces charges for exposure witnessed in the Aug 2 and Aug 17, 1996 incidents at Lila and Victor Schenke’s home. The arraignment was postponed as Judge Thomas Bower considers the defense motion to dismiss the indictment. The defense argues pretrial media coverage biased jurors, while prosecutors say impartiality remains intact.
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James Q. Lynch
Iowa
Manchester
Ted Shelly
Delaware County
Shelly
Lila Schenke
Thomas Bower
E. Michael Carr
Carr
Bower
John Bernau
Schenkes
Bernau
Mount Vernon approves 6 percent city tax increase
Mount Vernon City Council unanimously adopts a 2.9 million fiscal 1998 budget raising the city tax rate to 12.63 per thousand. A homeowner with an 80000 value will pay about 594 in property taxes, roughly 35 more than 1997.
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Adam Lowenstein
Mount Vernon
Mike Beimer
Rick Elliott
Beimer
Overcoming Horror: Toll Recounts Hidden Childhood
Row ings Toll, a Holocaust survivor and author, shares her wartime ordeal and lessons at Mount Mercy and Coe colleges. The 6 year old witnessed Nazi terror in eastern Poland in 1941, later painting memories that haunt yet sustain hope. Toll honors her mother’s courage and reflects on victory over horror.
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Tom Fruehling
Gazette
Elly Toll
Toll
Rowan College
New Jersey
Poland
Mount Mercy
Coe
Cherry Heritage Hall
Hickok Hall
Anne Frank
Eva Hoffman
Children’s Art Foundation
William Rubel
Caramba and the foul language of crime and culture
Dave Rasdal muses on profanity in society from a Marion bank robbery to public language. He cites scholars, a FBI note, and literary views while proposing caramba as a safe expletive amid a storm of swearing across sports, entertainment, and daily life.
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Marie Peters
Cedar Rapids
Newhall
Norwest
Marion
Scott Jennings
FBI
Sister of Mercy
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
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Coe Colleges
Charles Madigan
Chicago Tribune
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Goldang
Allen Walker Read
Random House Historical Dictionary of
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sarge
Beetle Bailey
Ramblin
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