Ely Man Dies in Electrocution Accident
Leonard Duke Williams 27 year old rural Ely man was electrocuted while using an electric drill near his home when a wet drop cord touched water. He was pronounced dead at Mercy hospital. He left a wife and a four month old daughter and worked as IBM customer engineer. The Linn medical examiner ruled the death accidental. Services at Turner chapel east pending.
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Ely
Linn
Leonard “Duke” Williams
Williams
Gary Zigler
Mercy Hospital
IBM
IE Tower
Turner Chapel East
Luehrsmann Seeks Judge Removal Over Muffler Case
Former assistant county attorney Ron Luehrsmann asks for Judge John Liebenmann to be disqualified and for the muffler charge to be reinstated after the judge reinstated speeding and remitted fines. The motions allege improper outside-the-record statements and seek dismissal of the judge with 10 days to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Luehrsmann
Fox Meadow Drive
John Liebenmann
Luehrsmann
Liebenmann
Iowa
Farmers oppose Cedar Rapids to Waterloo I 380 route
A three county Iowa citizens group urged the state to reroute I 380 from Urbana to Raymond avoiding farmland. They backed an Iowa 150 parallel corridor to Independence linking to highway 520 as a cheaper, farmland friendly gateway to northeast Iowa. Bid letting for the current route is set for 1981.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa
State Department of Transportation
SDOT
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Keith Mossman
Vinton
The
Farmland Preservation Assn
Benton
Buchanan
Black Hawk
Urbana
Raymond
Idot Commission
Mossman
Independence
Northeast
IDOT
Larceny Charges Against Three In Riverside Battery Theft
Leonard A. Barnette 19 Anamosa and two juveniles aged 17 and 10 faced larceny charges after a Riverside APCO service incident that saw several batteries stolen. Separate reports show Jimmy D. Morgan 18 Anamosa and Kathryn A. Shelton 59 charged with criminal trespass at different locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Barnette
Anamosa
Riverside Apco
C Street
Jimmy D. Morgan
B Avenue NE
Kathryn A. Shelton
Johnson Avenue NW
Shelton
Allison Tavern
Morgan
Country Club Parkway SE
Jazz Guitarist George Barnes Dies at 56
Concord California AP reports jazz guitarist George Barnes died Monday at age 56 after a career with numerous bands television appearances concert tours and recording work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Calif
George Barnes
Metro News Bulletproof Vests for Police Studied
Colton safety officials say bulletproof vests will be considered when revenue sharing funds priorities are set with police later this month. State patrolmen may wear vests funded by LEAA, Cedar Rapids options pending. Officers have sometimes bought vests themselves, around 100 dollars each, with City units storing some for specific assignments.
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Ed Colton
Cedar Rapids
Lora Summerwill
Colton
Griser Trial Extended in Linn District Court
John J. Griser, 52, of Cedar Rapids, remains charged with receiving and concealing a stolen semic trailer owned by Warren Transport of Waterloo. Trial is postponed to Monday to allow review of a ruling on indictment testimony by the Iowa Supreme Court. The note mentions a 1967 UAW strike against Ford Motor Co. and nationwide plant suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Griser
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Warren Transport
Waterloo
August Hansell, Jr
Iowa Supreme Court
Hansell
Weather Summary From Cedar at C R 13 3.16
Forecast shows highs in the 70s to low 80s and lows in the 50s. Chance of showers Thursday and Friday, clearing Saturday. SE wind at 5 mph at 10 am. Sun rises 6 38, sets 7 31. Year ago today high 78, low 47, no precipitation.
Births listed in vital statistics from multiple locations
The records note births on Sept 3 to Mr. and Mrs Williams Lane Cedar Rapids route 2 a son. Sept 4 to Mr. and Mrs Robert Kriz 1708 Fourth avenue SE a daughter. Sept 4 Patricia Quint 405 Clymer road Hiawatha a daughter. Sept 5 several couples including Kiesau Nemec Fowler Winger Cowell Zilka Lewis Franzenburg Jungjohann plus other locations Poplar Bluff Laramie Cerro Gordo Gallup. Additional incidents include Salvation Army drop box notice and two stove fires on Monday with times.
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Williams Lane
Cedar Rapids
Robert Kriz
Fourth Avenue SE
Patricia Quint
Clymer Road
Hiawatha
Roger W. Kiesau
Marion Road
Robert C. Nemec
Thirteenth Avenue
Marion
Tim L. Fowler
G Avenue
Jerry J. Winger
North Towne Lane
Frank F. Cowell
Thirty-fifth Street
Edward J. Zilka
Larry D. Lewis
Avenue NW
Gregory B. Franzenburg
Keystone
Steven F. Jungjohann
Dawley Street
Poplar Bluff
Thomas Leonard
Leonard
Leland Jree Sr
Belmont Parkway
Laramie
Wyo
Mark Boyce
Boyce
James V. Evers
Chandler Street
Cerro Gordo
Ill
Glen Kussart
Cussart
Leland Florry
Third Avenue
Gallup
N.M
William G. Falen
Falen
W.W. White
Maple Drive
Salvation Army
C Avenue NW
Fourth Street
Thirtieth Street
Cross Carrier To Speak at Cedar Rapids Right to Life Rally
Paul J. Litkey a Green Bay artist walking across Iowa to protest abortion will speak at a 7:30 p.m. rally at the Knights of Columbus building 716 A avenue NE Cedar Rapids. Litkey 25 traveled from Green Bay to Washington earlier this year and aims to mirror Sen. Dick Clark's route to oppose his pro abortion voting record. The event is open free to the public.
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Paul J. Litkey
Green Bay
Wis
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Litkey
Washington, D.C
Dick Clark
Clark
Knights of Columbus
A Avenue
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