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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1983
Page
11
A Cedar Rapids woman recounts a Sept. 24 choking incident that nearly turned rape, her pursuit of police, the misreporting as a choking incident, and later frustration over jurisdiction and alibis. She lost her job, fears confronting restrooms, and seeks closure while insisting authorities believe her.
The witness recalls a tense encounter just before departure when the assailant reached into a jacket pocket. Uncertain if a weapon was present, the victim avoided calling the police from the rest stop phone to prevent risk.
James W. Stodola filed a federal suit alleging unlawful arrest and detention on September 7, 1982, by Cedar Rapids police and Linn County officers. He seeks 50 000 in damages plus 200 000 punitive, and 100 000 compensatory and 200 000 punitive from Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Linn County, with related negligence claims.
Two people were arrested and charged with drunken driving in Linn County late Thursday. Ray C. Hard III, 30, of 6900 Mount Vernon Road SE, was arrested at 11:05 p.m. at 15th Avenue and C Street SW and also cited for speeding. Richard A. Ketelsen, 22, of Route 1 Martelle, was taken into custody at 11:45 p.m. on Highway 151 one mile east of Springville.
J Preston Cole, vice president and dean since 1976, resigns as dean effective Sept 1 1984 to join the faculty as professor of religion. The ordained Methodist minister and former chaplain at the University of Chicago will teach constructive theology and core courses, aiming to influence students from the classroom. A national search for a new dean will begin in December.
Orrin J. Bly 46 of Mount Vernon was injured after a single vehicle crash on Highway 151 west of Cascade. His van left the road, struck a farm driveway, went airborne and landed in a drainage ditch. He was treated at Mercy Hospital Dubuque for head lacerations and listed in fair condition.
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