Transient admits Cedar Rapids dry cleaners robbery
A penniless 50 year old transient with diabetes turned himself in to Arkansas authorities stating he robbed Mason Dry Cleaners in Cedar Rapids on Sept 29 at gunpoint. George Harrison Taylor waived extradition and was returned to Cedar Rapids to face robbery charges after confessing to police. He had worked for the owner and his brother previously and the owner said they had tried to help him with money for medical care.
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Rick Smith
Joiazette
Arkansas
Cedar Rapids
George Harrison Taylor
Cross County
Ark
Ron Baldwin
Wynne, Ark
Taylor
Wynne Hospital
Baldwin
Mason Dry
Smith
Louis
Mercy Medical Center
Linn County
Condom dispensers in University of Iowa dorms proposed
The U of I Task Force on Infectious Diseases recommends installing condom vending machines in residence halls. They urge information on STDs abstinence and condom use at each machine, stressing abstinence as a reliable best method while noting correct condom use lowers risk of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owa
University of Iowa
U of I
Mary Khawassah
American College Health Association
Khowassah
Campaign Literature Controversy Ties Parish School
A 9 30 a m news conference at St Patrick s Parish Center will discuss complaints about St Patrick s students distributing partisan campaign literature. Rita Huber Linn County Democratic chair alleges parish funds funded brochures for Republican Linda Nassif Teague and questions a pastor s statement in the brochure deemed endorsement. Hemann defends measuring character beyond party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hemann
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s
Rita Huber
Linn County
Democratic Central Committee
Linda Nassif Teague
Huber
Hemann
Grocer fired over pot smoking claims must repay jobless aid
Iowa Employment Appeal Board upholds denial of unemployment benefits for Cedar Rapids Aldi Foods manager Joseph A. Roddy who admitted smoking marijuana on the job. Roddy must repay 756 in benefits. A separate ruling found Lincoln Sales and Service driver Laurel Morse not eligible for benefits due to misconduct after multiple accidents and a final collision in Washington DC, requiring repayment of 1134.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Employment Appeal Board
Cedar Rapids
Joseph A. Roddy
Medford Lane
Aldi Foods
Blairs Ferry Road
Roddy
Laurel J. Morse
East Moline, Ill
Lincoln Sales and Service
Morse
Washington, D.C
Oct 20 1963 Community Meeting Schedule and Arts Events
City and county boards meet from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Riverfront, Building Safety, Mercy Hospital, Veterans Memorial, and Ambrose Recreation Center. The Five Seasons Shopper's Showcase runs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission three dollars. Theater and readings include Sunday in the Park with George at Mabie Theatre, The Amorous Flea at Old Creamery, Options of Linn County at Sinclair, Josephine Humphreys reading at Shambaugh Library, plus music recitals at Mount Mercy College and Cornell College. A venereal disease clinic operates 6 to 9 p.m. at Linn County Health Department. appointments optional.
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Riverfront Improvement Commission
Riverfront
Mechanical Licensing Board of Appeals
Building Safety Department
Linn Health Services Advisory Committee
Mercy Hospital
Veterans Memorial Commission
Veterans Memorial Building
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Ambrose Recreation Center
Marion City Council
City Hall
George
Mabie
University of Iowa
Old Creamery
Garri
Linn County
Sinclair
Coe College
Josephine Humphreys
Shambaugh
University of Iowa Main
Writers’ Workshop
MUSC
McBaith
Mount Mercy College
King Chapel
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Linn County Health Department
Center Point Rd
Downtown steam pipe forces Fourth Street reroute
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co workers found a fault in a high pressure underground steam pipe in the 100 block of Fourth Street NE. Traffic was blocked as a precaution while crews repair broken anchors during routine maintenance.
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Fourth Street
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Colleen Reilly
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C.R. Cleaners
York Furnaces
Bigelow
Monsanto
Phelan’s
America
Shela
Fone Carpet Sonce Wars
Cedar Rapids Paint & Design _ Studio
3Rd Ave. S
Coventry Is Gardens
1St Ave
Coventry Gardens Mall
Thurstil
Jan
Coventry Gardens
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