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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1977

Page

5

Cedar Rapids youth faces two counts in separate incidents

Two counts of a reported incident were filed against 17 year old Kyle A. Doolin of 1501 Sixth Avenue SE. He is charged for incidents involving a 16 year old girl on Fifth Avenue SE and a 17 year old girl in a vacant garage on Mt. Vernon Road. Police reported six other arrests Wednesday including Dale W. Lockhart, Vera Phillips, Kevin O'Keefe, William Cain, a 16 year old boy, and Robert Walker with charges ranging from assault to possession of a controlled substance and grand larceny.

Kyle A. Doolin Sixth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Fifth Avenue SE Mt. Vernon Road Dale W. Lockhart Christine Lockhart Vera K. Phillips Twenty-seventh Street Phillips First Avenue Thirteenth Street Kevin J. O’keefe Roe Street Iowa City William G. Cain Twelfth Avenue Donna Cain Cedar Circle Bever Avenue Fifteenth Street Robert D. Walker Thirty-second Street Carla Garrels Washington Avenue SE

Postman Given Two-Year Probation in Mail Theft Case

Cedar Rapids post office clerk James Payton 41 was placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to stealing mail containing money. He admitted stealing 400 dollars total with 90 dollars in six letters on April 20 and restitution was made. He resigned from the postal service and faces possible fines up to 2000 dollars and a five year prison term.

Cedar Rapids James Payton Sixteenth Avenue SW U.S U.S. Atty Alan Kirshen Kirshen Easter Seal Society Payton Postal Service

Hospital Rates Up Five Dollars at People's Memorial

People's Memorial hospital board approved a five dollar daily room rate increase for private and semi private rooms at the acute care center. Starting July 1 private rooms rise to 71 dollars daily and semi private rooms to 66 dollars daily while nursing care center basic rate remains 19 dollars per day.

Independence People’s Memorial Hospital Robert Richard

Seek Delay in Polanski Trial

An attorney for Roman Polanski says he will seek a continuance of the trial on charges of drugging and raping a 13 year old girl. Douglas Dalton said he will press pretrial motions including an inquiry into the girl's prior sexual conduct and the court is expected to grant a postponement until next month.

Los Angeles UPI Roman Polanski Douglas Dalton

One Bid Placed for Seminole Valley Park Maintenance Building

Only one bid was received for the Seminole Valley park maintenance building project, about 10 percent under the estimate. Pacemaker Clear Span Building Co. of Central City submitted the base bid of 20 827 dollars. The bid was referred to the parks department for study after two earlier bids were rejected for irregularities.

Seminole Valley Park Pacemaker Clear Span Building Co Central City Parks Department

City approves second reading to rename Fitzpatrick Court

The Cedar Rapids council voted unanimously to rename Willowood Court NW to Fitzpatrick Court NW on second reading, pending third reading and legal notice. John R. Wilkinson protested lack of prior notice, while the planning commission backed the request from Midwest Development Co and three Fitzpatrick partners.

Willowood Court Fitzpatrick Court John R. Wilkinson Hoover Place Planning Commission Midwest Development Co Fitzpatrick Wilkinson

Parimutuel horse racing bill fails by one vote in Iowa Senate

In Des Moines on Tuesday the parity mutuel gambling bill failed 25 to 23 after Sen Willard Hansen missed the roll call while at a conference. Dem Leader Kinley believed the measure is likely dead for the session as debate highlighted fears of organized crime versus a push to keep gambling money at home. The plan would have started one track with a six member racing commission and levy licensing fees, with state receipts and county fair distributions outlined.

Des Moines Iowa Senate Senate George Kinley Willard Hansen Cedar Falls Hansen Middlewest Shipper-Motor Carrier Savory Statehouse Kinley Iowa

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