Testimony begins in officer's libel suit against C R station
In Linn County Court Sgt Gordon Dolley of the Marion Police sues Stoner Broadcasting System Inc. for 600000 alleging a KHAK news report falsely implied an attempted rape. The station defense asserts the January 1981 stories were true and portrays Dolley as Gordon the Gross.
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Gordon Dolley
Marion
Fry
Dolley
Gordon the Gross
Warbasse
Rita Leggett
Leggett
Jewel
Michael DeLaMater
Police Union
Gordon
Mount Vernon police chief under fire over dog shooting handling
Mount Vernon Council kept a closed session open after a meeting in which Councilman Fred Dumbaugh criticized Police Chief Guy Kuehl for a dog shooting story released by the chief's wife. Dumbaugh urged decisive action over arrests in a separate beating case, while Mayor Wolvers and others pressed for better communications and patrols at taverns.
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Mount Vernon
Guy Kuehl
Fred Dumbaugh
Kuehl
Dumbaugh
Mick Snodgress
Mount Vernon Councilman criticized for anti draft letter on city stationery
U.S. Attorney Richard Turner objected to a letter from Councilman Bob Campagna sent on city letterhead opposing draft deferment prosecutions. Council members urged a clarification, stressing the letter was personal and not official city policy. Campagna apologized. Tom Wolver urged reconsideration as ethics debate grows.
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Robert Sautter
Campagna
Sautter
Fred Dumbaugh
U.S
Mount Vernon
Gordon Rahn
Dumbaugh
Turner
Tom Wolver
Tom Wolvers
Council
Prairieburg House Damaged By Ground Floor Fire
Prairieburg residents escaped as fire tore through the ground floor of Merle Holub residence Monday afternoon. Fire Chief Vernon Powers said neighbors reported smoke around 1:45 p.m. Central City firefighters battled the blaze for 1.14 hours, confining it to the utility room, kitchen and bathroom. The rest of the home suffered smoke heat and water damage, with the cause likely an electrical malfunction in the utility room.
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Peter Teahen
Memorial
Teahen
Cedar Rapids
Merle Holub
Prairieburg
Vernon Powers
Powers
Central City
Hiawatha firm seeks damages from parents over vandalized street
Mid Rivers Contracting of Hiawatha sues in Benton County District Court for 1237.50 plus interest claiming Ron Clark and Mr and Mrs Larry Grimm are liable under Iowa code 613.16 for damage caused by three juveniles who vandalized fresh cement on a September 16 1981 paving project on West Fourth Street. Police reports note bicycle tracks footprints and names of the offenders found in cement the next day.
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Vinton
Mid Rivers Contracting Corp
Hiawatha
Benton County District Court
Mid Rivers
Ron Clark
Larry Grimm
Iowa
West Fourth Street
M Avenues
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Paul Jensen
C.R
Gretchen Sutherland
Free-Lance
Snodgress
Bob Sautter
Police Department
Earl Wolvers
Wolvers
Benson & Hedges
Byvuk
Wem
FTC
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