Marion Homestead Driver Faces Ten Counts After Chase
Ronald Lynn Myers, 20, of rural Homestead, arrested after a high speed chase through Marion and eastern Linn counties. He faces ten charges including drunk driving, four counts of speeding, four counts of stop sign violations, and one count of attempting to elude police. No injuries. damage to the state vehicle about 800 dollars. Bond set at 300 dollars for drunken driving and 125 dollars on each traffic count.
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Ronald Lynn Myers
Homestead
Marion
Linn County
Myers
South Eleventh Street
East Post Road
Springville
Linn-Jones County
Jones and Linn County
Anamosa Police
Iowa Highway Patrol
THP
Larry Rohlena
Anamosa
Rohlena
Revenue pledge order approved by Water Board
The Marion water board approved issuance and delivery of a revenue pledge order to Langman Construction Co. Inc. for 23 335.90, contingent on restoring street crossings linked to the city water main project. It also authorized securing a 1 450 000 bond issue for water department capital improvements and set bond payment methods.
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Marion Water Board
Langman Construction Co., Inc
Water Department
Marion
Eighth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Streets
Fifth Avenue
Twelfth
Fourteenth Streets
South Eleventh Street
UNICEF drive totals and collectors reported in Marion
UNICEF collections in Marion at Halloween totaled 1627.55 with outside-city receipts of 70.02. Top individual collectors included Diane Stone at First Presbyterian, Beth Seybert at St Joseph's CCD, and Hal Hapgood also from First Presbyterian. 500 boxes were checked out, with 157 attending the all-city Halloween party at First United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unicef
Marion
Coggan
Linn Grove
Mt. Vernon
Prairie Chapel
Springville
Whittier
Diane Stone
First Presbyterian Church
Beth Seybert
St. Joseph's School
Hal Hapgood
First Presbyterian
Oelwein Pair Arrested Over Forged Checks Totaling 150
Judy Bock Holt, 19, and a 17-year-old girl, both of Oelwein, were arrested Monday on charges of forging five checks worth about 150 dollars. They face charges related to the alleged scam and are held for further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Judy Bockholt
Youth Impersonation Arrest After Traffic Stop Scam
Lois Wade was targeted on I-380 by a youth posing as a police officer. She declined to surrender her ID and fled toward home. The impersonator, 16, was later arrested after a license plate check and handed to juvenile authorities.
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Lois Wade
Wade
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Highway 18 Segment Opens Temporarily This Monday
West Union to Postville segment of highway 18 is to be opened for traffic on a temporary basis Monday as work continues. Iowa DOT district engineer Jim Cable says signs must be installed in time. full completion will take about a month next spring. The Clermont to Postville section is already open. total project cost reaches 3 million dollars.
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West Union
Postville
Jim Cable
New Hampton
Iowa Department of Transportation
Clermont
Washington Debaters Net Three Trophies at Forestic Frolic
Washington high school debaters earned three trophies at the ninth annual West Forsnic Frolic in Iowa City on Saturday. The varsity team took first place while the novice team finished second. John Pirnot captured the varsity top speaker trophy amid entrants from 17 schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
West High School
Iowa City
John Pirnot
Linn Supervisors To Get Plan For Funding Medically Indigent
Linn County health officials present a $305000 plan to fund medical care for about 2500 indigent residents. The medically indigent committee will report to the Linn supervisors November 23, seeking immediate reimbursement for general and primary care, specialty care, and dental services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Linn Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Andy Kruzich
Linn County
Carl Aschoff
Linn County Medical Society
Arlene Dayhoff
Kirkwood Term Sign Up By Phone For Winter Classes
Kirkwood Community College opens telephone registration for the winter term beginning December 1. Phones available November 17 18 22 23 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 8 p.m. Admission includes evening and Wednesday college classes at Kirkwood Harding Junior High Iowa City Monticello and Washington. Tuition rates and a $15 application fee apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Harding Junior High School
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Monticello
Washington
Kirkwood Vocational and Technical
Linn Hall
Bode: Contract Signing Signals Beginning
Administrator Dwight Bode called the two year master contract for professional employees “one of the most liberal agreements in the state of Iowa” as he signed for Grant Wood area education agency. It provides an 11.9 percent pay increase and aims to improve admin employee communication. The agreement covers 1976 78 and ends over a year of negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
Bode
College Night at Regis High Set for Thursday
Juniors and seniors from area high schools and Regis students are welcomed to a college night Thursday at 7 30 p m at Regis high school. Representatives from 51 colleges universities and the armed forces will discuss college policies with students and their parents including Iowa Iowa State University Northern Iowa and institutions in Colorado and Massachusetts. The program starts with a general session followed by one on one visits with three institutions for thirty minutes each.
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Regis High School
Iowa
Iowa State
University of Northern Iowa
Colorado
Massachusetts
Deere Workers Honor Pickets In Morale Boosting Walkout
Deere and Co Harvester Works in Moline Illinois saw Machinists local 1191 walk off at midnight after rejecting a contract. About 100 members of the union joined the action while most production workers on the day shift did not cross the line. UAW local 865 largely honored the picket lines though the plant employs about 4,600 UAW members. The strike follows a 39 day battle that ended in a separate agreement for UAW workers. The union seeks flexibility and a 46 cent per hour third shift early start pay differential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers Local 865
UAW
Services Wednesday For Retired Priest Edward J Supple
Monticello obituary for the Rev. Edward J. Supple 84 a retired archdiocese priest. He died Sunday night in Monticello and will lie in state at Sacred Heart with a parish and children’s mass. Born January 31 1892 in Coggan he served at multiple Iowa churches and retired in 1969 as Cresco deanery head. Surviving sisters brothers are named and regional locations listed. Friends may call at Sacred Heart and Devaney Reiff’s prior to service.
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Walker
Erma A. Bickford
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Anna Lee Forkner
Alburnett
Clarence Blanchard
Dale Warneke
Fullerton
Calif
Rance Reed
Hemet
Richard Klima
St. Petersburg
Fla
William D
Paul Ells
Sycamore
Ill
Frances Empen
Peoria
Murdoch
Monticello
Edward J. Supple
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Father Supple
Coggon
Loras College
St. Mary’s
Baltimore
Suplicant Seminary
Washington, D.C
Sacred Heart
St. Patrick's
Waterloo
Nativity
St. Patrick’s
Clear Lake
Assumption
Cresco
Winthrop
Claire
Lakeworth
Donald
Mary Supple
James Drummy
John Dargan
Devaney-Reiff's
County Agencies Named in Suit Over Zoning
Donald K. and Rose Marie Kasparek sue Johnson county in district court seeking to set aside a zoning rule that prohibits individual sewage septic tanks on lots under five acres. They allege the 1966 board action approving plotting of 161 acres by their Big Grove township land created five-acre or smaller lots, now unbuildable. Many lots have already sold to Cedar Rapids and Solon residents.
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Iowa City
Donald K
Rose Marie Kasparek
Johnson County District Court
Johnson County Board of Health
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Kaspareks
Board of Supervisors
Big Grove
Cedar Rapids
Solon
NYC Probes Nevada Profits From Legalized Prostitution
A New York City finance official researched Nevada’s licensed brothels to estimate the cost of enforcing NYC prostitution laws. Nevada counties report brothel fees and licensing yields, with Lyon County receiving about 42,000 dollars yearly and Storey County noting 40,000 in annual fees from Joe Conforte’s Mustang Ranch. The inquiry coincides with NYC zoning moves targeting Times Square sex venues and while Lincoln County recently legalized brothels.
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Carson City
Nev
New York City
Schnakenberg
Nevada
Bill Swackhamer
Lyon
Storey
Churchill
Lincoln County
Erates
Lyon County
Churchill County
Storey County
Joe Conforte
West Union Approves Amendments and Budgets
West Union council approved amendments to two ordinances and set bids for storm and sanitary sewer extensions on the northwest side with bids open Dec. 6. It paid Nelson Constructors final sewer plant installment of 15 698 and retained 5 000. Cedar Valley Corp. received 35 345 for sidewalk work delayed by weather. An extra ordinance amended vacation and sale of Commercial Drive per Robinson commercial park plat. drag racing rules were updated. one new officer was approved to cover overtime for the four man force.
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West Union
West Union City Council
Nelson Constructors Inc
Cobb
Wis
Cedar Valley Corp
Waterloo
Robinson Commercial Park
Adequate Gasoline Supply Expected For Holidays
In Des Moines Iowa the Iowa Gasoline Dealers Association says holiday gasoline supply will be more than adequate. Executive director W M Zentner notes some stations may observe closings but most full service stations will stay open for motorists needs. Prices are expected to remain stable until after January first 1977.
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Des Moines
API
Iowa
Iowa Gasoline Dealers Assn
W.M. Zentner
Association
Zentner
Beer Sale Warning to Area Stores
Acting Police Chief Gareth Clift warned managers of area Quik-Trip and 7-Eleven stores to strictly check identifications when selling beer after receiving complaints that minors were purchasing alcohol from 24 hour outlets. He stressed letters will guide managers to avoid violations.
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Gareth Clift
Clift
Des Moines Bank Robbery: Second Suspect Sought
Federal and local officers sought a second man in the Des Moines bank robbery that left off duty FBI agent David Nunn wounded. James Robinson, 25, Des Moines, was arrested and charged with federal bank robbery. a second suspect remains at large. Robinson faces up to 25 years plus fines with possible assault charge pending. Five similar robberies have occurred since Oct. 23.
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Des Moines
UPI
National Bank of Des Moines
FBI
James Robinson
Robinson
Story County
Nevada
David Nunn
Urbandale
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Nunn
U.S
George Perry
Steve Ford Seeks Father to Slow Down a Bit
RAMONA Calif AP Steve Ford, 20, says he wants his father President to accept a visiting scholar post at a university. He adds the President is the kind who must keep going and hopes he slows a bit. Ford spoke after arriving to spend days with rodeo star Casey Tibbs who has been teaching him bronc busting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona
Calif
Steve Ford
Ford
Casey Tibbs
Chips of Glass Were The Work of Vandals
Harold Hawkins of H and H Motor Sales Inc reports windshield chips appearing on vehicles over two months. He noted the damage began gradually, the police suggesting BB or pellet gun activity, with windshields needing replacement when chips appeared in front of the driver’s seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hawkins
H&h Motor Sales Inc
First Street
Hawkins
West Delaware Okays Two Year Teacher Pact
Manchester based West Delaware school board approves a two year pact with teachers raising base starting wage from 9150 to 9400 and lifting overall benefits by 5.68 percent. separate notes mention vehicle vandalism costs and windshield damage from pellet shots, with estimates around 3000 dollars.
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Manchester
West Delaware
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Gene
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Marion Ymca
City Hall
Cub
555
Indian Creek School
Jeff Beck
Mike Ehlert
Dennis Lambing
Brian Schmidt
Jamie Shannon
Doug Biedenbach
Mitch Mortensen
Jeff Kinkead
Mike Mefferd
Allan Tatro
Richie Stephens
Troy May
Ray
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Regis High
NYC
Manhattan
Times Square
W. Union
Dad
Erral
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