Door to door sales pitch spurs police report
A northeast side woman reported a pushy door to door magazine salesman from Tipco Corp of Michigan City for pressuring entry and a fast talking pitch. Cedar Rapids residents, including Gazette staff, said youths from Tipco pressed into homes seeking subscriptions and promising points for trips. Police urged residents to refuse entry and call for help if salespeople overstep.
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Cedar Rapids
Michigan City
Indiana
Tipco Corp
Daly
Tipco
Michigan Blvd
Ind
Iowa
Kentucky
California
Wyoming
Lois Keller
Iowa City
Dubuque
Bettendorf
Cedar, Rapids
James Gillen
The
Crime Prevention Bureau
Thief Takes $700 From Bank Bag At Holiday Inn
Police report a bank messenger found a $700 theft from a bag left in a room near the Holiday Inn Williams Boulevard motel. The crime occurred about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, within an hour of the bag’s use for cash pickup and change. A 13-year-old youth at Gateway Gardens was charged with burglary after police found him in Apartment 6 at 3141 Sixth St. SW. Also noted are multiple burglaries with lawnmowers and tools stolen from garages on Doug Abney and Cal Dart residences, plus items taken from Janet Wheeler’s home. Additional items include rings, cash, a camera, and a CB set. Dr. Marian L. Barnes was elected president of the Linn County Medical Society. Ted J. Welch was reelected president of the Community Welfare Foundation. Rockwell-Collins announced 24 production cuts with 9 retains, total staff about 9,000. Salvation Army Week underway with an on-site center review at the Adult Rehabilitation Center and Red Shield Thrift Stores.
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Linn Sheriff's Department
Marion
Kentucky
Kent
Jefferson High School
LaVelle
Sheriff's Department
Tom Carson
Carson
Kirkwood Boulevard
Linn
Cedar Terrace
Tipco
Lou Daly
Best Western Inn-Town House
First Ave
Holiday Inn
Williams Boulevard
Williams Blvd
Doug Abney
30Th St. Drive
Cal Dart
19Th Ave
Janet M. Wheeler
N St
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
Salvation Army
Army
Chicago
Edwin Seger
Red Shield
Scanlon sentenced in hit and run case in Linn County
Linn County Judge William Eads sentenced Patrick Scanlon to one year in Linn County Jail for a Sept. 6 hit and run that killed 15 year old Roger Petersen of Cedar Rapids. Scanlon, 22, can move to the Community Corrections Center after 90 days and may seek parole after nine months with two years of probation.
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Linn
William Eads
Patrick Scanlon
Linn County
Scanlon
15Th Ave
Marion
Roger Petersen
Cedar Rapids
Petersen
33Rd Avenue
Eads
CCC
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Gazette
Slar
the Gazette
39Th Street
Rome
Dave Rasdal
Rasdal
Europe
Antique Collector
Teri LaVelle
C.R
Gateway Gardens
Sixth St
Marian L. Barnes
Cottage Grove ‘Road
Linn County Medical Society
Barnes
University of Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Cedar ‘Rapids
Iowa State Medical ‘Society
American Medical Association
Joseph F. Galles
Family Practice
Dale D. Moran
Dean H. Bemus
Welch
Ted J. Welch
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Community Welfare Foundation of
Russell I. Hess
D. Bruce Gibson
Harold F. Ewoldt
A.L. Smulekoff
Robert C. Armstrong
James E. Coquillette
Forrest W. Stewart
Hess
Gibson
Collins
Rockwell-Collins
Army Review
Marian Barnes
Rape Crisis Service
Bremers
Westdale Mall
Dacron
Blazers
Dacron & Wool
Arro
FF Izod
London Fog
Pero Ryt
Ferti-Lome
Navan
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