Judge allows testimony from dead man in Youngbear trial
In Cedar Rapids a dead eyewitness, Gaylord Bear, testified by reading his prior statements in the Ellsworth Youngbear murder case. Bear described a confrontation at the Mesquakie Settlement near Tama where Youngbear allegedly threatened Lasley and fired a single shot.
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The
Cedar Rapids
Ellsworth Youngbear
U.S. District Court
Edward J. McManus
Gaylord Bear
Vincent Lasley
Mesquakie
Tama
Youngbear
Bear
Tama County
McManus
Lasley
Trial on Youngbear manslaughter defense in Lasley case
The defense argues intoxication and irrationality negate murder, citing a .2 blood alcohol level and expert testimony. Prosecution witnesses said Youngbear appeared normal. Doctors testifying noted prior head injury and possible impulse issues, with jurors expected to decide later today.
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Lasley
Youngbear
Fred Dumbaugh
Cedar Rapids
Regis Weland
Weland
Maurice van Allen
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Keith Marshall
University of Iowa
Marshall
Kirkwood Offers Four Winter Horticulture Classes
Kirkwood Community College schedules four 10 week horticulture courses meeting weekly from 6 to 10 p.m. at the east campus. Courses include Chemical Application, Horticulture Production and Marketing, Greenhouse Propagation, and Interior Landscape with tuition $48 each and 48 CEUs. Contact Mew Essex at 398-5441 for details and registration at the first session.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Building O
Building C
Mew Essex
City street bids come in under estimate on L Street SW
Four bids for the reconstruc tion of L Street SW came in under the $189 768 33 estimate at Cedar Rapids City Council, led by Ray Bertelli Sons Inc at 146 458 60, with other bids from Quad City Construction Co Cedar Valley Corp and E and F Cement and Asphaltic Concrete Co.
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L Street
Cedar Rapids
Ray Bertelli Sons Inc
Quad City Construction Co
Cedar Valley Corp of
Waterloo
E and F Cement and Asphaltic Concrete Co
Eighth Avenue
16Th Avenue
Pizza It for Epilepsy Charity Event At Cedar Rapids
A charity pizza eating contest named Pizza It for Epilepsy runs 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Happy Joe's in Cedar Rapids. Proceeds support Epilepsy Association of Area X and Epilepsy Foundation of America Iowa chapter for education, research and services. Senior and junior high football players compete for team and individual prizes with radio DJs and sponsor sheets at local schools.
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Happy Joe’s
Cedar Rapids
Epilepsy Association of
Area X
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Iowa
Happy Joe's
Council Street
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids Area
KCRG
KLWW
KQCR
WMT
Marilyn Schipper
Jayne Bernhard
Bonnie Strait
Fire and alarm notes from local area incidents
Fires at 402 Second Ave SE reported at 7 50 p m Tuesday with short in wiring. A mistaken alarm at 1700 block Grande Ave SE noted at 8 35 p m Tuesday. Gas flush half a mile south of Chicago and North Western on Edgewood Road SW reported at 7 49 a m Wednesday.
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Second Ave
Grande Avenue
Chicago and North Western
Edgewood Road
Weather Outlook With Temps and River Levels Noted
Highs Tuesday and overnight lows, plus 10 a.m. Wednesday figures, show weather and precipitation details. River stage readings for LaCrosse Lansing Dam McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Keokuk and Cedar Rapids remain steady to rising with brief flood level notes.
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Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Rise
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Plea
Keokuk
C.R
Births Reported at St Luke's and Other Cities
Birth announcements list multiple families in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Notable entries include Alvin K Patterson and Steven Dinderman households in Cedar Rapids, Mallory in Marion, Prinz in Hiawatha, and Hegland in Hiawatha with a son or daughter. Out-of-town births cover Des Moines Waterloo Seattle Omaha and families connected to Bondurant Parkersburg Bettendorf Marion and Cedar Rapids.
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Alvin K. Patterson
Richard Drive
Steven G. Dinderman
Hillside Drive
Bruce J. Mallory
Marion
Robert D. Prinz
Clark St
Hiawatha
Paul S. Hegland
11Th Ave
Steven W. Smith
Alburnett
Carl C. Kissling
Toddville
Des Moines
Jim Mayberry
Bondurant
Mayberry
Leonard Cooney
27Th St. SW
Delbert Mayberry
Wyoming
Waterloo
Thomas I. Blevins
Parkersburg
Mr. Blevins
C.A. Blevins
28Th Ave
Blevins
Louis Schoeman
Bettendorf
Cedar Rapids
Seattle
Wash
Arthur P. Abel
Abel
Say Helen Abel
35Th St
Maron
Omaha
Neb
Richard Lutzelman
Lutzelman
Robert Lutzelman
Blake Blvd
Bank official Hunt dies in Washington at 73
Reed Hunt former chairman of the President's Commission on Banking and Financial Regulations and a National Safety Council member died Saturday at age 73 in Gig Harbor Washington The obituary notes his roles during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
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Gig Harbor
Wash
Reed Hunt
President’s Commission On Banking and Financial Regulations
National Safety Council
Kennedy
Johnson
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Federal Courthouse
C.R. Weather
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Anchorage
Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
National Weather Service
UPI Weather Forecast
mid-Atlantic Coast
Central Gulf Coast
Great Lakes Region
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
St. Luke's
Kenneth K. Benda
Dixie L. Frankel
Levi E. Cooper Jr
Loretta L. Sturdivant
Gerald L. Kula
Loraine J. Huber
Mark A. Dondlinger
Diane K. Viktor
Mount Vernon
Ricky R. Hartzell
Kathleen A. Osborn
Cedar Falls
Kevin J. Burrows
Cynthia A. Beadle
Robert E. Phillips
Lucinda L. McBride
Evan C. Moneypenny
Deborah K. DeHook
Robert G. Fanborg Jr
Janet L. Jones
D.J. Smith
Abbie A. Peterson
Hunt
Folger’s Instant Coffee
FBI
C Street
Prijdtek
16Th Ave. S.W
12Th Avenue
Cedar Rapidian
John Graham
Sykora Bakery
Czech Village
Boddicker School OF Music
United State Bank
Ernie’s
Bartunek
Keener’s Toys and Crafts
Floral BY Pierson’s Saddle and Leather Shop, Inc
Joens Brothers Interiors, Inc
16Th and
Santa
Aerican
Russ Perry
Franbrook Ter
N.W
Round House Paper Stock Co
Round House Paper Stock Company
4Th St. N.E
United al States Bank
FDIC
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