Sioux City Woman Receives Suspended Sentence in Hashish Case
A 26 year old Sioux City woman Cynthia Adams received a suspended three year sentence and three years probation after pleading guilty to four counts tied to hashish importation and distribution schemes into Cedar Rapids and Omaha. She and accomplice Eric Houghton faced multiple charges as federal prosecutors plan to drop some counts and pursue plea bargains with others.
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Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Guillty
United States
Omaha
Cynthia Adams
India
Miss Adams
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Eric Houghton
Nepal
Miami
Houghton
McManus
Alan
Florida
Nebraska
Kirshen
Iowa
James Smith
Gerald Husby
Thomas Laughnan
Charles and
Jane Beith
Iowa City
Lewis Schiern, Jr
Four Commended In C R Parking Meter Theft Case
Four Cedar Rapids police personnel received letters of commendation for recovering 68 city parking meters from the Cedar River and aiding arrests in the theft case. Acting Police Chief Gareth Clift presented the commendations to Detectives Calvin Trousdale Donald Rosdall Kenneth Millsap and Parkette Diane Moore.
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Cedar Rapids
Council Cuts Golf Fees for Youth and Seniors in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city council voted to lower golf fees after pressure from senior citizens groups. Juniors and seniors will pay 50 dollars next year, down from 60, while other golfers face 100 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Sewer Extension Job Awarded to Dave Schmitt Construction
Dave Schmitt Construction Co. won the sanitary sewer extension east of Tama Street SE and south of First Avenue. The bid was 12,871.50, well below the engineer's estimate of 16,708.50. Other bids came from Bjornsen Construction 18,069.75 Concrete Maintenance 26,724.50 and Wm. R. Hennessey and Son 21,639.50.
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Dave Schmitt
Indeterminate Term In Mail Theft Case
Robert Brown 21 of Waterloo received an indeterminate sentence under the federal youth corrections act after pleading guilty in Cedar Day to a stolen mail charge. He may serve up to six years in a federal youth rehabilitation center.
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Robert Brown
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Brown
Grand Jury Meeting Set On Airport
The Linn county grand jury will meet next week to decide on possible criminal charges related to alleged misconduct at Cedar Rapids airport. County Atty. Eugene Kopecky said subpoenas are being prepared to summon witnesses and that first testimony starts Monday. He expects the process to last no more than two days. An office investigator examined the allegations before presenting them to the grand jury. Bob Schorg, Teamsters Union business rep, alleges improper use of airport materials and unauthorized expenditures by unnamed airport employees.
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Linn
Grand Jury
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Kopecky
Kopecky
Bob Schorg
Teamsters Union Business
Portions of Fight Suit Dismissed
U S District Judge Edward J McManus dismissed the civil action against Linn county and the city of Cedar Rapids in a Cedar Rapids federal case over a December beating. Plaintiffs Reid Martin and Terry Skrivseth sought damages of 275 000 against Bugsys Limited and officers Johnson Kraft and Denlinger with two proceedings still pending against Bugsys and the officers.
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U.S
Edward J. McManus
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Bugsy’s
Reid Martin
Oelwein
Terry Skrivseth
Maquoketa
Story Theater Workshop At Mt. Mercy
The Old Creamery Theatre offers a free public workshop in story theater from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday on Mt. Mercy college campus in Little Theatre, McAuley hall. Sponsored by Mt. Mercy cultural affairs, the non profit company promotes five on the road shows this season.
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Old Creamery Theatre Company
Mt. Mercy College
Little Theatre
McAuley Hall
Old Creamery Theatre
Midwest
Old Creamery
Mt. Mercy
Federal agents seize four WWI machine guns from Iowa museum
Des Moines AP Federal agents seized four inoperable World War I machine guns from the Van Buren County Historical Society museum in Keosauqua. The weapons owned by a local American Legion post previously, now face confiscation if not registered under the 1968 Gun Control Act.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Veterans’ Organizations
Steve Hnatt
Alcohol, Tobacco Tax and Firearms Division
U.S. Treasury Department
Veterans
Hnatt
van Buren County
Treasury
Hearing on Cedar Rapids Federal Funds Dec 1
A public hearing is set for December 1 to consider how Cedar Rapids should spend about 2.25 million dollars in federal revenue sharing. The session starts at 9 a.m. in city council chambers with subsequent meetings planned to review requests and pass a resolution by December 8.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court Revokes Suppression Ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Magistrate Joseph Thornton acted improperly in upholding suppression of evidence in a controlled substance case. The decision says license plate validity was not material and probable cause existed for warrants leading to the arrest of Corrado and others, tied to the River Products burglary probe.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa Supreme Court
Joseph Thornton
Johnson County
Harvey Uhlenhopp
Thornton
William Corrado
Corrado
William Willard
Francis Teterud
Willard
River Street
Iowa City
River Products Co
Miller
Supreme Court
High Court
Surgeon suit names 14 anesthesiologists in Gazette report
Defendants in a Tuesday Gazette suit against a surgeon include the corporate entity plus 14 individual doctors. Named by Dr. Herbert Locksley are Dr. Plenny J. Bates Allen E. Berndt Richard H. Robenhouse William G. Kruckenberg Donald L. McCoy Robert J. Meyer William H. Middleton Dale D. Morgan Joseph A. Nizolek Jr Merlin G. Osborn John P. Parks Donald A. Paulsen John D. Schuchmann Raymond A. Shank.
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Herbert Locksley
Drs. Plenny J. Bates
Allen E. Berndt
Richard H. Robenhouse
William G. Kruckenberg
Donald L. McCoy
Robert J. Meyer
William H. Middleton
Dale D. Morgan
Joseph A. Nizolek, Jr
Merlin G. Osborn
John P. Parks
Donald A. Paulsen
John D. Schuchmann
Raymond A. Shank
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Merchants National Bank
Cen Ee Oe Ne
Main Bank
2Nd Ave
3Rd St
Motor Bank
Vernon Village
Mt. Vernon Rd
34Th St
Kingston
Williams Blvd
16Th Ave
Amana
Me Too Stores
1St Ave
Blairs Ferry Rd
7Th Ave
Manon
Jacelyn Dr
J St
Hy-Vee
Johnson Ave
42Nd St
Wilson Ave
Marion
32Nd St
Banks OF Iow
First Ave
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