87-Year-Old Man Dies In Pickup Crash At Ford Lot
Walter Sutcliffe of Palo died after losing control of a new pickup on First Avenue SE. The Ford dealership lot saw the vehicle jump a curb and hit a garage on Westover Road SE after crashing through a wooden fence. CPR was given at the scene. he died at St Luke’s Hospital. Police consider a possible heart attack. investigation continues.
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First Avenue SE
Walter Sutcliffe
Palo
Bob Zimmerman
First Ave. SE
Westover Rd
Sutcliffe
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids Man Slashed During Domestic Disturbance
Police said Eric Dickson tried to stop a southeast Cedar Rapids domestic disturbance and was slashed across the face with a butcher knife. Charles Pirtle, intoxicated, rushed at him. Pirtle is charged with willful injury and held on $12,000 bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Eric Dickson
Sixth Ave
Charles
Connie Pirtle
17Th St. SE
Jerry Meek
Dickson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pirtle
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Day-care Conference at Kirkwood College
A day-care conference for providers and parents will be held October 20 at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa Hall. Tami Fischer of HACAP Head Start will speak. concurrent workshops cover child abuse, microwave cooking, clothing styles, crafts, and SIDS. Tuition is 30 dollars with lunch. registrations at 398-5412 or 1 800 332 8833, specify class 06823.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
Tami Fischer
HACAP
Johnson County
Systems Unlimited
Pat Otis
Iowa Hall
Mount Vernon man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
David Otten, 38, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and more than 500 grams of cocaine. He was arrested in August by the Federal Drug Task Force. A July grand jury indictment had three counts. two will be dismissed. Sentencing set for December 17 with a potential 40 year term.
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Mount Vernon
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
David Otten
Federal Drug Task Force
Daniel Tvedt
U.S
Otten
Supervisors weigh land sale for teen group home
Linn County Supervisors consider selling about 20 acres of the former county farm to Alternative Services to Youth & Families to build a teen group home. The land east of Highway 13 would require lease adjustments and rezoning, with a public hearing and bids needed before sale. Buntz notes the Cedar Rapids group homes are full and cites highway access as a factor.
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Roland Krekeler
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Bob Buntz
Alternative Services To Youth & Families
Tom McCartan
Ken Perry
McCartan
Highway 13
County Home Road
Jean Oxley
Buntz
Cedar Rapids
County Home
Abbe Center For Community Care
School Officials Defend Vote Amid Levy Controversy
Critics petitioned to cancel the Oct. 16 special election on the Instructional Support Levy. Citizens for Educational Excellence alleges district employees and assets promote the levy, while the district defends legality and vows discipline for any intimidation. Local officials and state authorities weigh in.
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Stephen Daeschner
Citizens For Educational Excellence
CEE
Linn
Linda Langenberg
Daeschner
CBE
Alan Brinkmann
Terri McLaughlin
Linn County
Citizens Committee
William Jacobson
Jacobson
Iowa
Brinkmann
Richard Johnson
Bus Department Uses Telemarketing to Boost Ridership
Cedar Rapids and Marion residents will hear a 20 second recorded message promoting bus use. The system dials about 900 numbers daily from 9 am to 9 pm and will be expanded after initial testing. The project cost 2300 dollars funded by a 5000 dollar marketing budget with a state grant covering part. Transit Director Bill Hoekstra says ridership rose slightly and calls are non intrusive. Local resident Dick Langton found the spot brief and to the point though impersonal. Hoekstra plans to record a new message once all numbers are dialed and keep the program as a permanent feature.
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Jeff Burnham
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Bill Hoekstra
Hoekstra
Dick Langton
Comtel
Indianapolis
Jay Lawrence
Energy leadership winners named in Iowa awards
The Cedar Rapids Bus Department and Indian Creek Nature Center in Linn County headline the 1990 Iowa Energy Leadership Awards. Other honorees include the Iowa Men's Reformatory in Anamosa, Fisher Controls in Marshalltown, and Deere & Company with Iowa plants in Ankeny, Davenport, Dubuque, Ottumwa and Waterloo.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek Nature Center
Linn County
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Fisher Controls International Inc
Marshalltown
Deere & Co
Moline, Ill
DNR
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Gazeu
L.W. Ward
The
Linn Humane Society
Jonathan Seeley
Czech National Cemetery
Wilson Avenue
C.R
By Kurt Rogahn
E School District
the Gazette
Levy
Indian Creek
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Larry Bean
Department of Natural Resources Energy Division
Transit
Department
Ground Transportation Center
GTC
Eighth St. NW
Anamosa Reformatory
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