Cedar Rapids crime rate shows second yearly drop
FBI figures released Monday show Cedar Rapids had a slight year over year decline in major crimes, the only among Iowa's three largest cities to fall in violent crime. Des Moines rose 11 percent and Davenport 5.1 percent, with statewide major crimes up 11 percent nationally up 1 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
FBI
Iowa
Des Moines
Davenport
Gareth Clift
Clift
Linn County
Eugene Kopecky
Linn County Democrats to choose chairman at Wednesday meeting
Two nominees seek the Linn County Democratic chairmanship to replace Steve Severn. Ed West and Dave Hart are the leading candidates for the post, with a vote set for 8 p.m. at Farmers State Bank in Marion. West is the current second vice chairman and Hart joined the Central Committee last summer.
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Linn County Democrats
Steve Severn
Ed West
North Towne Place
Dave Hart
Eighth Ave
Marion
Farmers State Bank
West
Linn Democrats
Hart
Chicago woman arraigned on interstate threat charge
Joanna W. Zielinski, 50, of Chicago, was arraigned in Cedar Rapids before U.S. Magistrate James Hodges on an interstate threat by telephone. She was indicted February 20 for allegedly calling Cedar Rapids attorney John F. Locher on December 6, 1978, and threatening to blow off the head of Nettie Berhow of Palo. Bond was set at 5,000. she is held in Linn County Jail with trial set for April 30.
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Joanna W. Zielinski
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
U.S
James Hodges
Zielinski
John F. Locher
Nettie Berhow
Palo
Berhow
Hodges
Richmond
Linn County
Ringling Brothers to perform at Cedar Rapids center
Five Seasons CEO Mike Gebauer told the City Council the Ringling Brothers circus may stage at the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids Labor Day week pending space. He proposed using Third Street NE or adjacent parking lots to house animals, with traffic concerns and possible utilities hookups to support performers.
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Ringling Brothers Circus
Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids
Mike Gebauer
Gebauer
Third Street
First
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Meyers
Donald Canney
Five Seasons Center
Giebelstein Named to Linn County Conservation Board
Joseph Giebelstein of Edgewood Road SW was appointed to the Linn County Conservation Board to fill the vacancy from Floyd Clark's resignation. The term runs through 1981. He has worked for Cherry Burrell Corp and has long shown an interest in wildlife and conservation.
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Joseph Giebelstein
Edgewood Road
Linn County Conservation Board
Floyd Clark
Giebelstein
Cherry Burrell Corp
Missouri man injured in multi-vehicle crash near Cameron
Roger Schreder 43, of Minneapolis, district manager for Northwestern Bell, is in fair condition at Mercy Hospital after a van driven by his wife struck ice on Interstate 35 and slid into a ditch. His mother Viola died later that night. father Henry suffered broken ribs. Julie 15 and Dan 9 had minor injuries. Joyce was not seriously hurt. Mrs Schreder expects his hospitalization to last about a month. Services for Viola are pending in Robbinsdale Minnesota.
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Roger Schreder
Meadowlark Lane
Mercy Hospital
Cameron
Schreder
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Joyce
Interstate 35
Viola Schreder
Minneapolis
Henry Schreder
Roger
Mercy
Schreders
Julie
Dan
Joyce Schreder
Cedar Rapids police awarded for meritorious service
Five Cedar Rapids officers will receive city awards at Wednesday’s council meeting including the Medal of Valor for Mark Fischer and Kenneth Washburn for the Feb 4 incident in which Fischer was wounded and Washburn helped capture suspect Ferdinand K. Vick. Also honored are Dave McKibben Tim Dolan and Chief Gareth Clift with Merit and Exceptional Service awards.
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Cedar Rapids
Police Department
Ray Baker
Baker
Mark Fischer
Kenneth Washburn
Fischer
Washburn
Vick
Dave McKibben
McKibben
Tim Dolan
Casino
First St. SW
Dolan
Gareth Clift
Clift
Pickets Support Jailed Nuclear Plant Demonstrator
About 11 people picketed Linn County Court to back Frank Cordaro a Des Moines man held on charges of interference with official acts after a second such charge followed his refusal to disclose his educational background. Cordaro and 12 others face trespass charges from the Duane Arnold plant arrests. hearings set for May 8 and May 11.
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First Avenue
Linn District Court
Palo
Frank Cordaro
Des Moines
Linn
Cordaro
Iowa Mobilization For Survival
the Gazette
Lynne Brady
Joseph Grant
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church
Iowa City
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Public Safety
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C.R
Missouri
19Th Street SE
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16Th St. NE
Orlie Workman
Workman
Grant
Himalaya
Armstrong Tall & Big Men's Shop
Bishops
Lindale Mall
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