Marion Retirement Unit Challenged in Court
The Marion Policemen's Protective Assn filed in Linn district court challenging joint operation of the city's police and fire department retirement systems. The petition seeks separation, full accounting, and voiding a recent joint-board agreement, naming several police board members as defendants.
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Marion Policemen’s Protective Assn
Fire Department
Linn
Board of Trustees
Police Department
Iowa
Police Board
Robert W. Verhille
Donald Hoskins
Jack Parmenter
Richard E. Cayler
Robert Zier
Charles Moore
Gayle D. Boyer
Three Arrested On Drug Charges In Marion
Three people were arrested on drug counts after a Metro Narcotics raid. Ruby Henderson 18 of 385 Eighteenth Street Marion and Harold E Spain 26 of 2032 Werner Street NE were charged with marijuana possession and prescription drugs. Spain faces possession with intent to deliver charges. Michael G Futrell 22 of 914 B Avenue NW was charged with possession of a controlled substance after officers found marijuana during an earlier visit related to a neighborhood dispute.
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Ruby Henderson
Eighteenth Street
Marion
Harold E. Spain
Werner Street
Spain
Henderson
Metro Narcotics Unit
Michael G. Futrell
B Avenue NW
Police Seek Missing Boy from Cedar Rapids
Police search for a 12-year-old southwest Cedar Rapids boy who ran away while his mother waited to take him to school. He left through a bathroom window and is believed to be en route to Ohio.
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Cedar Rapids
Ohio
Saint Paul Orchestra Sets Busy Season
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra announces a busy season from September 14 to June 10. The group will perform in 15 states and Washington DC, with 11 concerts in West Germany and Austria.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Saint Paul
Washington, D.C
West Germany
Austria
Man Charged With Assault and Resisting Officers
Kenneth J. Gersh, 31, of 1212 Rose Street SE, was charged with two counts of assault and battery and one count of resisting officers. Deputies said Gersh opened a station wagon door into an officer, leading to a struggle and his restraint at the Vernon Hill SE scene. The assault charges involve a woman identified as Gersh’s wife.
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Kenneth J. Gersh
Rose Street
Linn
Vernon Hill SE
Gorsh
Officer Handy for Arrest in Gas Theft
An off duty officer, Frank Hicks, observed a 16 year old with a gas can and rubber hose in a parking lot. The youth tried to siphon gas from a car and was chased to J street SW where officers charged him with tampering with a motor vehicle. On this date in 1760 Wisconsin came under British control.
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Frank Hicks
Thirty-third Avenue
Hicks
J Street
Wisconsin
Check Cashing Forgery Arrest At Hy Vee Store
An alert Hy Vee employee aided police in detaining Jack W. Patterson after he attempted to cash a check under a false name at 1843 Johnson Avenue NW. Patterson, 53, of 231 Eleventh Street NW, is charged with forgery in connection with the James Berry account theft. Berrys of 235 Eleventh Street NW reported the checks stolen. Store staff held him until officers arrived.
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Johnson Avenue NW
Jack W. Patterson
Eleventh Street
Patterson
James Berry
Berrys
Three Charged With Drunken Driving In Separate Arrests
Keith Sands aged 32 of 1432 Third Avenue SE was arrested at 1:40 a.m. in the 4500 block of First Avenue SE. Dale A Blackcloud aged 18 of 707 Seventh Street SW was arrested at 1:50 a.m. in the 2600 block of Sixth Street SW. Donald Humphrey aged 51 of 1712 Arizona Avenue NE was arrested at 7 p.m. in the 900 block of First Avenue SW.
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Keith Sands
Third Avenue SE
First Avenue
Dale A. Blackcloud
Seventh Street
Sixth Street
Donald Humphrey
Arizona Avenue NE
Daisy Walk Noted In Huston Park Stroll
Five year old Dallas Stokes of 404 Fourteenth Street SE led Daisy the dog on a walk through Huston Park Rose Garden along Third Avenue near Fourteenth Street SE.
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Dallas Stokes
Fourteenth Street
Daisy
Huston Park Rose Garden
Third Avenue
Cyclist in Serious Condition After Iowa City Crash
Michael Dwyer a 16 year old from 2154 C street SW is listed in serious condition at University hospitals Iowa City with a skull fracture after a Wednesday motorcycle crash at the First avenue and Thirty sixth street drive SE intersection. The driver Helen A Neumann 68 of Marion was charged with failure to use a turn signal after turning in front of the motorcycle.
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Michael Dwyer
C Street
University Hospitals
Iowa City
First Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Helen A. Neumann
Eighteenth Avenue
Marion
Neumann
Dwyer
Bob Dylan seeks sole custody amid Hawaii trip dispute
Singer Bob Dylan asks a Santa Monica court for sole custody after alleging ex wife Sara moved their four younger children aged 6 to 11 to Maui Hawaii without permission. Dylan claims a court order was violated while ex wife counters there were no orders breached. The couple divorced after 11 years of marriage in June.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Bob Dylan
Hawaii
Dylan
Sara
Maui
Christine Jorgensen Sues Over Film Marketing
Christine Jorgensen, 51, of Laguna Niguel California, filed a $5 million damage suit in Los Angeles claiming United Artists improperly markets The Christine Jorgensen Story as a B movie. She alleges UA relegated the film to late shows despite it being a classic with respectable box office upon its brief New York and Los Angeles openings.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Christine Jorgensen
United Artists
Miss Jorgensen
Laguna Niguel
Calif
New York
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Marion Retirement Unit
St. Paul Orchestra
Armstrong Congoleum
Metro News
Third Street
Thirteenth Avenue
Elwood W. Paul
West Post Road NW
Lyle Einster
Waterloo
Paul
Lyle Coulter
F Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eileen Ford
Famous Model Agency
Eileen
Lindale Plaza
Centura
Corning
Very
Parkade
Killians
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