Fire destroys rented West Bertram home leaving four homeless
Four members of the Dave and Grace Anne Thorton family in rural West Bertram lost all belongings when a Monday afternoon fire gutted their two story three bedroom rental. Firefighters from West Bertram Marion and Mount Vernon arrived shortly before 2 pm and found the house engulfed. The family estimates losses around 15000 with stereo equipment and a gun collection totaling 12000. A cat named Bucha perished. Owner Mary Elizabeth Costello of Marion stated no one was home and investigators expect it may take days to determine the cause.
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Dave Thorton
West Bertram
Marion
Mount Vernon
Dave and
Grace Anne Thorton
West
Bertram
Thortons
Thorton
Bucha
Garden Theater Opens in Marion Amid Remodeling Delays
Theater manager Larry Purvis reports strong first four days after Garden Theater in Marion opened to the public. Wayne Enrl Csaghers bought the venue to host family films, with Mountain Family Robinson selling out weekend showings. Rocky II is set to begin Wednesday as redecorating continues.
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Marion
Larry Purvis
Wayne En-rl Csaghers
Purvis
Cedar Rapids
Marion prepares for Thanksgiving city closings and changes
Marion city offices and county state offices will close Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Garbage collection shifts to Friday and Saturday, with leaves bagged for normal pickup. Mail delivery halts Thursday and resumes Friday. Bus service skips Thursday, resumes Friday. Public Services Director notes winter vehicle preparations.
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Marion
Water Department
Public Services
Jack Bross
State Liquor Store
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and MP Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists subscription options with carrier and mail rates, including Sunday editions. It notes mailing restrictions and that The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local and AP dispatches.
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Gorgire
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U Territories
Associated Press
Nevius sale of Marion home to Eddy couple
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Nevius sold their Route 3 Marion residence to Mr and Mrs Allen Eddy of Springfield Missouri. The Nevius family plans to move to Wheatland Wyoming. Gibson Partners and Trade Winds handled the transaction.
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Kenneth Nevius
Route 3
Marion
Allen Eddy
Springfield
Nevius
Wheatland
Wyo
Gibson Partners
Trade Winds
Mutual Aid and Medical Call Logs Reported
At 1 45 p m Monday crews provided mutual aid to West Bertram. Early Tuesday at 5 42 a m a medical assist was dispatched to 3303 Third Ave for an on scene response.
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West Bertram
Third Ave
Large Iowa districts feel GWAEA impact in joint meeting
Grant Wood Area Education Agency faces criticism from Iowa City and Cedar Rapids districts over value for tax money. GWAEA serves 39 districts across seven Eastern Iowa counties while seeking clearer goals, better computer and film services, and stronger integration of Southeast Asian students into curricula.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Grant Wood
GWAEA
Iowa
Richard Lahr
Lahr
Iowa City Board
Area Education Agency
Dwight Bode
John Bousley
Marion
Two Vinton Men Die in Head-on Wreck
Two Benton County men, Robert Engle dow 33 and Dennis G. Wiese 22, died in a two truck collision six miles south of LaPorte City on U S Highway 218 about midnight Monday. The semitrailer driver Donald Krabbendhoff 52 of Fargo ND survived with minor injuries. Services are planned at the Vinton Presbyterian Church for Wiese at 10 30 a m and Engledon at 2 p m with calls at Campbell Russell's after 7 p m.
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Vinton
Benton County
LaPorte City
Robert Engledow
Dennis G. Wiese
Donald Krabbenhoff
Fargo
N.D
Dole Sees Straw Polls Point to Strong Candidacy
Republican presidential contender Robert Dole said straw poll results from Ames Nevada and Humboldt indicate Iowans will align with his bid when comparing candidates for the presidential nomination. The Kansas senator spoke in Des Moines today about the early polls.
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Des Moines
Robert Dole
Greek national arraigned in Cedar Rapids for illegal re entry
Ioannis G. Harvalis, a Greek national living in Manchester, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids on illegal re entry charges. He pleaded innocent and a Jan 3, 1980 trial date was set. Conviction could bring a $1000 fine and up to two years in prison or both.
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Manchester
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Ioannis G. Harvalis
Harvalis
Iowa sheriffs urge higher pay to match workload demands
A survey of 58 of 99 Iowa county sheriffs, endorsed by the State Sheriffs association, finds workloads rising and salaries not keeping pace. Results show calls for minimum salaries, with figures mostly in the 17k to 20k range for sheriffs, and higher ceilings for deputies and chief deputies.
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Iowa
Iowa Statistical Analysis Center
Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association
Linn County
Davis County
Orlie Workman
Polk County
Workman
Linn
Driver Charged in Linn County Drunk Driving Case
Melvin R. Heim, 18, of Dubuque, arrested on the Second Avenue bridge at 9:23 p.m. Monday and charged with drunk driving. He also faces charges of driving without a license and driving the wrong way on a one way street.
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Melvin R. Heim
Dubuque
Linn County
Heim
Second Avenue Bridge
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