Browning back in jail after Linn County case
Law officers arrested James Junior Browning 33 in Seattle and sent him back to Linn County where he had been free on bond after a habitual offender conviction. He was previously found guilty in July of third degree theft and conspiracy and failed to appear for the habitual offender count in August. Nancy J. Gowdy 25 of Route 1 State Center was also arrested in Seattle and sent to Linn County to face a first degree theft charge for writing over 5000 dollars in bad checks on a closed account.
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James Junior Browning
Seattle
Wash
Linn County
Browning
1019
11Th Ave. SE
Nancy J. Gowdy
Route 1
State Center
Gowdy
A Ave. NE
Canvass Leaves Municipal Winners Unchanged
After Thursday canvass no winner changes emerged in Tuesday’s municipal primaries. Cedar Rapids mayoral race saw position shifts among fourth and fifth place while Marion and Lisbon results stayed the same. Stan McClurg gained 41 votes. Floyd Bergen still led the safety commissioner race. Parks commissioner totals rose for Delaney and Cook. Ovel remained the top vote-getter. Incumbent mayor Don Canney extended his lead. county voters approved the new computerized voting system by 90 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Lisbon
Stan McClurg
Public Safety
McClurg
Floyd Bergen
David Butler
Elmer Delaney
Jeff Cook
Steve Ovel
Steve Sprague
Steve Miller
Richard Burroughs
Don Canney
Cedar Rapids mayoral hopeful backs crime prevention push
Sandra Elmer-Cook, candidate for mayor, told Mount Mercy College class that Cedar Rapids must boost crime prevention with funding and a city council mandate. She praised neighborhood watches, urged police staffing, and called for meaningful activities for youths to steer them away from crime.
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Cedar Rapids
Sandra Elmer-Cook
Jim Killingsworth
Mount Mercy College
Boston Brink's Robbery of 1950 Stuns Nation
Nine bandits robbed Brink's Inc. on the Boston waterfront garage of more than 2.7 million dollars in 1950. The heist is the largest cash robbery in U.S. history. The gang was captured six years later.
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Boston
Brink’s Inc
United States
Mercy Hospital Ordered to Turn Over Seven Male Files
Mercy Hospital must provide portions of seven male employee files to the city Civil Rights Commission in a sex discrimination case. Hanson, a former EKG and Respiratory Therapy employee fired Dec. 19, alleges similarly situated men faced different discipline.
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Mercy Hospital
City
Civil Rights Commission
Hanson
Eads
Richter
Mercy
Emil Toth
Richard Schade
David Rossate
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Sandra Elmer- Cook
Richard Custis
Cathy Mayer
John Hanlon
James Roberson
Linda Langenberg
Langenberg
The
Gazette
Commission
Gilda Weech-House
Weech-House
William
Doug Henton
William Dresser
Dan Berns
Keith Smith
Ken Kasparek
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
Amana
U.S
Smulekoff
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