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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1985
Page
16
Des Moines AP reports the Capital Planning Commission backed a $35,000 renovation and remounting of two Civil War era cannons at the Statehouse grounds. Critics call for memorials more peaceful. backers say the cannons symbolize Iowa's role in the war and early rifled artillery. Funding awaits Legislature approval.
Adel Iowa magistrate William Byers ruled the open container in a car law unconstitutional due to lack of uniform application compared with drinking in a vehicle. He dismissed charges against Michael Bradwell for an open beer can in a car, while arguing the state can still charge under related laws.
West Des Moines pastor Kenley Wayne Dunscomb 40 was found guilty on three counts of indecent exposure by Polk County District Court jurors who said they acted with sorrow in their hearts. Three women testified identifying him as the man on the freeway. Dunscomb faces up to one year in jail with sentencing set for June 12.
The Tiny Sioux Empire College shut its doors in Hawarden Iowa ending 18 years of operation. Trustees president George Jacobs says 35 employees laid off and final graduation held for 29 students two days earlier. President B N Brown cites total indebtedness about 150000 and declining enrollment.
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