Ground Break at Pleasant Creek Recreation Area
A dynamite blast north and west of Palo marked the formal ground breaking of the Pleasant Creek recreation area. The project is a cooperative effort of the Iowa conservation commission, the federal bureau of outdoor recreation, and Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. Officials John Link, Duane Arnold, and James Watt spoke for state, company, and federal representatives. Weather allowed three months faster progress on the park and lake complex.
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Palo
Pleasant Creek Recreation Area
Iowa Conservation Commission
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and
Iowa
Electric Light and Power Co
John Link
Duane Arnold
James Watt
Park and Lake
Magistrate Court Judgments Declared on Multiple Defendants
The magistrate court discharged or sentenced several individuals after appearances on varied charges. Joseph Koffron faced selling used cars without a license and other minor counts. fines and costs applied. Louis Bishop received ten days in Linn County Jail for assaulting two Cedar Rapids officers. James Johnson paid a small fine for obscene language and had related charges dismissed. Smiths, Harris, and others faced drunken driving and substance charges with deferred sentencing or probation. Lisa Pederson pleaded guilty to larceny and was fined. Randy Wymore released on recognizance after false information allegation.
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Joseph Koffron
Fourth Avenue SE
Koffron
Louis Bishop
1618
Cedar Rapids
Larry Greco
Raymond Middleton
Bishop
Joseph Thompson
First Avenue NE
Harold Mellody
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Marion
John Hagen
Center Point
Thompson
Mellody
Hagen
Harry John Wessels, Jr
Hillview Drive
Kerry Joslin
Avenue NE
Linn County
Joslin
Lisa Pederson
Judge Postpones Hearst Hearing
A federal judge in San Francisco postponed two weeks a hearing on Patty Hearst's competency to stand trial for bank robbery. The hearing was reset to November 4 pending a psychiatrist report, with defense concerns over her mental state delaying plans for a defense and bail questions.
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San Francisco
Patty Hearst
U.S
Oliver Carter
Miss Hearst
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Man Arrested After Drunk Driving Incident
Donald Lee Boots aged 36 of 1639 E Avenue NE was arrested Tuesday on a drunken driving charge after police observed erratic driving. He was followed for several blocks and arrested at 9:25 p.m. Boots was released on his own recognizance.
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Randy Stephen Wymore
F Avenue NE
Wymore
Donald Lee Boots
E Avenue NE
Boots
Gazette Co Newspaper Masthead and Rates
The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with 1883 establishment. Subscriptions listed by carrier or mail with weekly and yearly rates. no mail subscriptions in areas served by Gazette carriers. AP retains exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Soviets land capsule on Venus and send back image
The Soviet Union soft landed a space capsule on Venus aboard Venus 9 and obtained a unique image of the landing site. The craft transmitted data for 53 minutes to Venus 9 in orbit before returning to Earth amid extreme heat and 90 atmosphere pressure, with Venus 9 becoming Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Earth
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Pleasant Creek
Gazette
John Mcivor
Avenue SE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
C.R. Man
Hearst
Somersby
Titan
Thursand
First Avenue
S.E
Osco
Rk Raft
Mre Ant Bon
Prestone
Kraft
Scholl’s
Mt. Vernon Road
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