Diabetes bike ride honors four youths with prizes
Four youngsters received new bicycles and four earned gift certificates for outstanding effort in the American Diabetes Association bike ride on September 25. Prizes from McDonald’s owner Jerry Mrozinski and Northtowne Schwinn’s Bill Stepanek included top bikes, certificates, and sponsor counts. Winners listed include Ritchie Carlyle, Kristin Aldrich, Sheila OConnell, and Scott Chadwick with high earnings and sponsor totals.
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American Diabetes Association
Jerry Mrozinski
Brookland Drive
McDonald's
Bill Stepanek
24Th St. NW
Northtowne Schwinn
Stepanek
Forrest Kramer
Nancy Jane Lane
East Central Iowa
Don Cantaberry
Northview Drive
Marion
Ritchie Carlyle
Richard Carlyle
Fourth Ave. SE
Kristin Aldrich
A.J. Aldrich
Windsor Drive NE
Sheila O'Connell
Patrick J. O'Connell
Grande Ave. SE
Scott Chadwick
Daniel Chadwick
Seventh Ave
Hiawatha
Ex-Cedar Rapids newsman arrested by FBI in Michigan
Earle Francis Eldridge aged 44 a former WMT reporter and Iowa Commission on the Aging information specialist is jailed in Michigan on embezzlement and unlawful flight charges. He allegedly embezzled 10135 dollars from the Iowa Aging Commission and faces extradition proceedings.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
FBI
Michigan
Polk County
Earle Francis Eldridge
Iowa Commission On the Aging
Commission
U.S. District Court
Eldridge
Dan Johnston
Wmt-Tv
WMT Radio
Metro YMCA Swim-a-thon Planned Across Three Ys
The Metropolitan YMCA hosts a Saturday Swim-a-thon from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Ellis Marion and Central branches to raise funds for YMCA World Service and local youth projects. Pledge sheets are available at each Y for swimmers sponsors and counters.
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Metropolitan Ymca
Y’s
Ellis, Marion
Central
YMCA
Ymca World Service
Ellis and Marion Y’s
Bill Hess
Ellis
Judy Graham
Marion
Bill Wagner
West Orange man wins $12,000 in Ford case over Pantera
Joseph Lemaldi, 30, testified the imported 1973 Pantera required repeated repairs and that Ford failed to satisfy him. An eight member jury awarded $8,000 for mental anguish and $4,000 for breach of warranty, totaling $12,000.
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Newark
N.J
West Orange
Ford Motor Co
Joseph Lemaldi
Ford
Italy
Lemaldi
Hand holding lasting 36 hours in Irving Girl Scout stunt
Eighteen Irving Junior High School girls of Troop 1564 in Irving Texas held hands in a 36 hour chain to promote international understanding. They slept side by side and ate together with hands linked, breaking the chain only five minutes each hour while bumping heads in and out of vans. Their main complaint was sweaty hands eased by baby powder.
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Irving, Tex
Dallas
Irving
Births and marriages listed in vital statistics notes
Birth announcements from Mercy St and St. Luke's detail eight newborns including daughters and sons to parents in Marion Cedar Rapids and nearby areas with additional Iowa City birth. Marriage licenses issued for six couples from Cedar Rapids Center Point Marion Ely and North Liberty. Several marriages dissolved including Mes kimen Riffey Carson Fenton Bentley and others.
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Ernest J. Frank
Levena E. Frank
Thomas E. Davin
Ann A. Hoerner
Cedar Rapids
David K. Forde
Center Point
Barbara K. Hinrichsen
Thomas A. Martin
Marion
Marjorie E. Appleby
Coggon
Thomas R. Malarek
Leslie E. Sharpe
Ely
Thomas D. Goebel
Wendy J. Straw
North Liberty
Suit filed over 1975 Manchester accident damages
Katy Ross Martins of Edgewood seeks 195000 for injuries from a 1975 collision with Glenn Chapman of Manchester on Highway 3. Chapman's death followed the crash. her husband seeks 50000, and Chapman's parents counter claim 395000 in damages.
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Manchester
Delaware County District Court
Katy Ross Martins
Edgewood
Glenn Chapman
Highway 3
Henry
Chapman
Weather and river notes from Cedar Rapids schedule
Thill Thursday has sunrise at 7 33 and sunset at 6 08 with clear to partly cloudy through Friday and Saturday and a chance of showers Sunday Highs reach the 50s Friday warming to the 60s by Sunday Lows in upper 20s to mid 40s The Coralville Lake pool level is 68476 feet Mississippi River stages show LaCrosse 5 8 Lansing 8 1 Dam 9 15 3 McGregor 8 0 Guttenbeerg 6 4 Dubuque 8 9 Keokuk 7 8 0 Cedar at C R 4 60 Established 1683 by the Gazette Company Cedar Rapids Iowa subscription rates and publication details included.
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Steady Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenbeerg
Dubuque
Keokuk
C.R
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Gozette
Associated Press
Oberthien seeks traffic unit under safety chief
John Oberthien, candidate for public safety commissioner, says he would ask the city council to place the traffic engineering department under his jurisdiction if elected. He cites compatibility with public safety and burdens on the public improvements office after a recent transfer amid conflicts involving Ed Colton and Mel Meyer. A Gazette interview transcript will be published later.
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John Oberthien
Oberthien
Public Improvements
Ed Colton
Mel Meyer
Gazette
Bergen chief Clift not to be replaced in bid
Floyd Bergen, candidate for public safety commissioner, says he will not replace Police Chief Gareth Clift if elected. He sent a letter to dispel rumors and aims to work with Clift to restore public confidence and provide high quality public safety. He also says he won’t replace other department heads.
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Floyd Bergen
Gareth Clift
Bergen
Clift
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Car
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23Rd Ave
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Center St
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L Ave
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Tomahawk Trail
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Third Ave
John Burnham
Fairfax
Noel Mast
Clarence
David Ballstaedt
East Post Road
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Tenth St
Iowa City
Curtis Dozier
Dozier
James C. Dozier
27Th St
Norbert Schrage
South 14Th St
Carol Esther
Guy James Meskimen
Glenda
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Cindy
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Coralville Lake
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Lindale
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