Runaway sheep makes dash through town ends in capture
A sheep escaped from Wilson Foods and roamed downtown Cedar City. City Maintenance Department workers Chuck Marsh and John Strain chased it through First and Second Avenues toward May's Island, dodging witnesses and a police arrival before Marsh finally captured the animal by the wool near Eighth Avenue. The lamb was returned to Wilson's after the pursuit.
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Chuck Marsh
John Strain
Marsh
Eighth Avenue
First Street SE
Wilson Foods
Cedar River
Wilson
People's Bank
Strain
First St
First Street
Second Avenue
May’s Island
Wilson's
Fire Department
City Hall
Chuck
Wilson’s
Redmond Misses Gas Tax Hike Vote By Accident
In Des Moines the Ways and Means Committee weighed a three cent hike on gasoline and 3.5 cents on diesel to fund road projects. Sen. James Redmond returned after an absence to find the bill failed 7-4, just short of passage.
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Redmond
Des Moines
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Ways and Means Committee
Suspect located in Des Moines quadruple murder probe
DES MOINES AP A man once considered a prime suspect in the February four slayings in downtown Des Moines has been located near Charlotte North Carolina and is being questioned by Iowa officials. Rayford Medlin a 49yearold transient from Billings Montana was found in a migrant workers camp outside Charlotte. Two Iowa officials have traveled to Charlotte to question Medlin in connection with the executions of three Des Moines teens and an adult bookstore clerk. No decision has been made on returning him to Des Moines. Medlin has been cooperative. Assistant Chief Billie Wallace said Medlin was a suspect but not the prime suspect. Medlin came to Des Moines the Friday before the killings and apparently left Sunday the day of the murders.
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DES Moines
Charlotte
N.C
Iowa
Wendell Nichols
Nichols
Rayford Medlin
Billings
Mont
Medlin
Billie Wallace
Wallace
Bau Ble: A Frivolous Trinket’s Odd Name Origin
United Press International notes a bau ble term for a silly trinket. The word traces to an ancient stick ornamented with donkeys’ ears and carried by licensed fools.
Linn County park areas to open this weekend
Linn County Conservation Board announced limited openings this weekend due to wet ground and soft conditions. Flying Squirrel A and B loops, Horseshoe Falls at Pinicon Ridge Park, and Morgan Creek campground will open while other areas may remain closed. up-to-date conditions available from the conservation office or park rangers, or by calling the main office at 398-3505.
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Linn County
Linn County Conservation Board
Pinicon Ridge Park
Morgan Creek
Morgan Creek Park
Conservation Office
Boxing benefit set in What Cheer for Fire Department
What Cheer hosts a fundraising boxing event at the elementary gym on April 22 at 7 p.m. Local youths trained by Mel Foubert will compete in about 30 bouts. Boxers from Silvis Illinois Davenport Muscatine Manchester Dubuque Cedar Rapids Vinton Osceola Oskaloosa Monroe Tama Knoxville North English Keswick What Cheer Gibson and Delta will participate.
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Mel Foubert
What Cheer Fire Department
Silvis
Ill
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Muscatine
Manchester
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Oskaloosa
Monroe
Tama
Jury Rejects $190000 Suit In Hawkeye Downs Incident
A Linn County jury rejected Wayne Novak's $190,000 claim stemming from an Aug 6 1976 Hawkeye Downs track incident. DeKock and Al Miller Promotions argued Novak's own negligence and a signed release barred recovery. The 11 to 1 verdict followed about six hours of deliberation in Judge Osmundson's court.
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Linn
Wayne Novak
Engel W. DeKock
al Miller Promotions Inc
DeKock
Hawkeye Downs
de Kock
Novak
Iowa
Robert Osmundson
Richard H. Steenhoek
Janice M. Klein
Douglas A. Thompson
Betty L. Jones
Ruth E. Buresh
Margaret G. Hughes
Prudence McBowen
Paul D. Remington
Byron R. Haven
Cedar Rapids
Larry D. Baumert
Jennette Skidmore
Marion
Lillian A. Schreiber
Toddville
Motorcycle crash injures Cedar Rapids rider on Eastern Avenue
A 36-year-old Cedar Rapids man, Claude L. Andrews of 624 Fourth Ave. SW, was hospitalized in fair condition after his motorcycle hit a patch of sand on Eastern Avenue just north of 27th Street NE. The bike struck a curb and a tree. a passenger was uninjured.
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Cedar Rapids
Claude L. Andrews
Fourth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Eastern Avenue
27Th Street
Andrews
Working women weigh newspaper time saving in shopping choices
Working women assess how newspaper time saving influences what to buy and where to shop. The article notes how ads and sections help streamline purchases, shaping consumer behavior among female shoppers seeking efficiency.
Insanity defense in murder trial raised for Robert Elmore
Attorneys for 27-year-old Robert James Elmore seek a psychiatric evaluation to support an insanity or diminished capacity defense in the Linn County murder case. Elmore is accused in the Feb 21 beating death of 10-month-old Edwin Tietz and remains jailed on 50,000 bond. The defense cites a near fatal childhood brain injury and ongoing seizures, asking hearings and trial be scheduled with competency considerations.
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Robert James Elmore
Coggan
Linn District Court
Edwin Tietz
Elmore
Barbara Ann Tietz
Iowa
William Eads
Linn County
Area businessmen urged to use clout at Cedar Rapids conference
James McKevitt of the National Federation of Independent Business urged about 400 attendees to leverage their political influence to reshape product liability laws tax policy and environmental standards. He warned rising payroll taxes and minimum wage hikes threaten small firms and called for state tort reform and lower environmental rules. The talk opened a daylong conference in the Roosevelt Royale hosted by Rep Mike Blouin.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
James McKevitt
National Federation of Independent Business
Department of Treasury
McKevitt
Roosevelt Royale
2Nd District
Mike Blouin
California moves to repeal old public mask ban
In Sacramento a California Legislature bill would repeal a 1923 law banning mask wearing in public while preserving Penal Code provisions that ban wearing a mask or fake whiskers during the commission of a crime.
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Sacramento
Calif
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