Educators Challenge Legislative Candidates On Iowa Education Needs
Linn county educators pressed state legislative hopefuls to back four key education demands at a Holiday Inn dinner. Representing Area 10, Dr Selby Ballantyne urged $32 million for next biennium, while Dr Frank Stone backed raising state aid to 40 percent. Ernest Pence warned the bonding shortfall from abolishing the moneys and credits tax, and Ed Longnecker urged IPERS reforms to boost retiree benefits and allow equity investments.
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Linn County
Iowa
Holiday Inn
Selby Ballantyne
Area 10 Community College
Frank Stone
University of Iowa
Ed Longnecker
Ballantyne
Area Vocational School-Community College
Pence
Cedar Rapids
Man Injured in Fourth Avenue Assault
Wes Panek, 56, of 1221 First Avenue SE, was attacked by two men who smashed his glasses after a beer bottle was thrown at his car on Fourth avenue SE near 3 a.m. He sustained facial injuries and a leg hit by a car door. assailants fled west on the one way street. Police searched for the two suspects but offered no descriptions.
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Fourth Avenue SE
Wes Panek
First Avenue SE
Panek
Fourth Avenue
Fourth Street SE
Toddville Man Denies Charge In Beagle Shooting Case
Carroll Dan Remington 30 of route one Toddville pled innocent to cruelty to animals. Trial in municipal court set for Nov. 16 with $110 bond. He allegedly shot two beagles owned by Keith Herzberger route one Toddville on Aug. 28. one dog died.
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Carroll Dan Remington
Route One
Toddville
Remington
Keith Herzberger
Judge Denies Habeas Plea of Anamosa Inmate
Federal Judge Edward J. McManus denied Robert Owen Young Jr. a writ of habeas corpus challenging a 1963 Marshall county sentence for carrying a concealed weapon and 1965 Linn county convictions for larceny of a motor vehicle and malicious mischief. The four January sentences for escaping the Anamosa reformatory were not challenged. The court ruled habeas relief not available to test those earlier terms.
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Edward J. McManus
Anamosa
McManus
Robert Owen Young, Jr
Marshall County
Linn District Court
Young
Linn
Anamosa Reformatory
City Launches Elm Disease Spray Program
The city began a spraying program to control beetles spreading Dutch elm disease. Crews work on park and school trees, avoiding cars and houses, with precautions for finishes. DDT spraying in fall advised as an effective control, done after leaves fall and on calm days above 32 degrees.
Settlement in Tip-Top Fire Confirmed
A million-dollar fire damage suit stemming from the May 22 1964 warehouse blaze at 211 Ninth Street SW was settled Thursday by stipulation of dismissal. All parties consented, with terms undisclosed. Five plaintiffs plus Cedar Rapids Transfer and Tip-Top Distr ibuting Co claimed negligence and insufficient firefighting equipment. A separate cross-claim by Cedar Rapids Transfer against Tip-Top for over $1 million was also part of related litigation.
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Ninth Street
Cedar Rapids Transfer
Tip-Top Co
Tip- Top
Linn District Court
Tip-Top
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established In 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday from Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions listed for carrier and mail editions with varying rates. no mail subscriptions in towns with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Raps
U. S
Associated Press
Hearing Scheduled On Shooting By G E Washington
George E Washington 20 of 902 Fifth Street SE asked for a preliminary hearing after arraignment in municipal court on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder. Hearing set for Nov 4. held on $5000 bond at Linn County Jail. Victim Mack R Gibson 34 of 615 Fifth Avenue SE injured at 1124 Eighth Street SE. weapon a .25 caliber automatic. Detectives say motive not yet established.
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George E. Washington
Fifth Street
Washington
Linn County
Mack R. Gibson
Fifth Avenue SE
Eighth Street SE
Darwin Ambers
Washington Gibson altercation leaves man wounded in hospital
An argument between Washington and Gibson ended with Gibson sustaining an abdominal wound. He remained in fair condition Thursday in Mercy hospital's intensive care ward.
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Washington
Gibson
Mercy Hospital
Deadline Near For City Voter Registration
Deadline to register for the November 8 election is Saturday. City hall will host registration on Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mobile registrars from both parties and Democratic or Republican headquarters can arrange home visits before the 2 p.m. Saturday cutoff. Registrants must meet Iowa residency of six months, Linn County 60 days, and 10 days at the current address.
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City Hall
John Culver
Iowa
Linn County
Dances for Teens Held at Noelridge Park
The recreation commission sponsors Friday teen dances at Noelridge Park lagoon pavilion from 7 30 to 10 30 pm. Dances run until ice skating begins and resume after skating season until spring pavilion reopens. Live music and chaperones. 50 cents per person. H A Smith directs for the staff.
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the Recreation Commission
Noelridge Park Lagoon
Parks Department
H. A. Smith
Commission
Halloween Parade and Party at Riverside Roundhouse
The 10th annual Halloween parade and party for southwest area elementary students starts at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Riverside Roundhouse. A costume parade runs to Sixteenth Avenue and back, followed by judging, movies, and treats at the Riverside recreation center.
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Southwest Area
Riverside Roundhouse
The
Recreation Commission
Sixteenth Avenue
Roundhouse
Riverside Recreation Center
Young C R Men Hurt in Accident in Cedar Rapids
Three Cedar Rapids youths were injured in a collision involving two moving cars and two parked cars on First Avenue E. At St Luke's Hospital were Robert Anderson 18 of Center Point Road NE Larry Lauther 18 of Council Street NE and Steve Cook 18 of Forty second Street NE. Anderson treated for back and wrist injuries released Lauther admitted with head injuries listed fairly good condition Thursday. Cook suffered rib injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Robert Anderson
Center Point Road
Larry L. Lauther
Council Street
Steve Cook
Forty-second Street
Anderson
Lauther
Cook
Car Crash Leads to Charges After Multi-Vehicle Collision
Lauther and Cook, passengers in a car driven by Anderson on First Avenue, were released Thursday morning. Anderson’s vehicle struck Vernon L. Spohn's car as it pulled into traffic, pushing into two parked cars. The parked vehicles belonged to Marilyn Rodenberg and Ronald L. Daubenmier. Spahn, of Twenty-Fourth Street Drive SE, faces a charge for failing to yield at a stop intersection.
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Twenty - Fourth Street Drive
Paul Countryman Receives 30 Day Suspended Sentence
Paul Countryman of 2046 Washington Avenue SE was given a 30 day suspended sentence for false uttering of a check. He allegedly wrote a $10 bad check to a Cedar Rapids cleaning company on July 23.
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Paul Countryman
Washington Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Do You Act Your Part in Reader's Digest
An item notes a November Reader's Digest article reprinted by special request. It promises specific techniques to express yourself more forcefully covering voice, walk, posture, and facial expression.
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Reader’s Digest
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