New Entrance Sign Dedicated at Iowa Braille School
The Cedar Rapids Telephone Pioneers sponsored a Saturday dedication of a new school entrance sign at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton. The $2,500 sign was funded entirely by donations and features pillars of Stone City stone.
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Iowa Braille and Sight Saving
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
The
Telephone Pioneers
Northwestern Bell
Pioneers
Stone City
Linn County Nears Rural Subdivision Regulation Update
County officials consider a 40 acre minimum for subdivision divisions without approval to curb sporadic growth. Public hearings and planning meetings are set for May 28 and June 2 at the Administrative Office Building. The draft regulations, prepared with Cedar Rapids planner Don Salyer, aim to require road upgrades and possible escrow funds for improvements.
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Linn County
County Zoning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Bob Johnson
County
Johnson
Zoning Commission
Don Salyer
Cedar Rapids
Salyer
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Iowa Office For Planning and Programing
Cedar Rapids sidewalk repairs. multiple burglaries and chase
City crews will fix sidewalks on the west and east Cedar Rapids shores as ground settling creates hazards. Repairs involve jacking and sand under walks. A weekend burglary at 2060 Edgewood Rd NW netted firearms and records. other thefts targeted homes on Seventh Ave SW Eighth St SE Hollywood NE. Two men aided a burglary suspect, arresting Douglas Nolan after a chase. charge reduced to criminal trespass.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Patricia Henrich
Edgewood Road
Ruth A. Ekberg
Seventh Ave
James Ware
Eighth St
Elaine Novak
Hollywood NE
Kenneth Gilchrist
Jeff Adams
Mount Vernon Road
Gilchrist
Adams
Douglas D. Nolan
Nolan
Allview Drive
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Issues Attempt to Locate Suspect in Wyoming Murders
Cedar Rapids police issued an attempt to locate bulletin after a state trooper saw a van matching the description of the vehicle used in the Rawlins Wyoming murders. Frank Delatena, 29, is wanted in the killings of two girls ages 9 and 12. Delatena is described as a 5'9" Mexican American man with shoulder length black hair weighing 165 to 195 pounds.
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Cedar Rapids
Rawlins
Wyo
Asst
James Barnes
Frank Delatena
Barnes
Delatena
Iowa City DJ Sues Tau Kappa Epsilon Frat for 170000
KRNA disc jockey Kim Holt filed suit in Iowa City alleging he was violently assaulted at a Tau Kappa Epsilon party on September 26. He seeks 70000 from doorman Jeff Doran and 100000 from the fraternity for medical costs lost wages and damages including facial injuries and nerve damage.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
KRNA
Kim Holt
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Holt
Jeff Doran
Pledge trial rescheduled in Cedar Rapids death case
The retrial of Isaac Pledge Jr. for the 1978 death of Jessie Belle DeLaMater in Cedar Rapids was moved to July 6 after a morning of private talks and a judge order. A pre sentence investigation is due by June 29, and a plea bargain remains a possibility before trial.
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Isaac Pledge Jr
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Pledge
Iowa Court of Appeals
Jessie Belle DeLaMater
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Duane Crock
Joe Rinas
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United
Denver
Municipal
Mile High
Westin Hotels
Judy
Vin
Joyce
Sandra
Reyne
Universal Travel
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