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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1976

Page

13

Two Fresno Bee reporters in custody at Fresno county industrial farm

Two Fresno Bee reporters describe life at the Fresno county industrial farm where civil inmates perform chores from kitchen duty to irrigation work. They detail uniforms, routines, limited freedoms, mail and inter-inmate separation, and visits while awaiting resolution of their source-revelation case.

Associated Press Fresno Bee Fresno Calif Fresno County Teo San Joaquin Valley George Gruner James Bart Bec Om Yust

Cedar Rapids girl 5 dies in traffic crash

A Cedar Rapids five year old girl Melinda Richardson died from injuries after being struck by a car at Twenty Ninth street and Eastern avenue NE Friday. She died Sunday at University Hospitals Iowa City after being taken there for treatment. The incident also led Cedar Rapids officials to attend a CD program seminar in Albuquerque with discussion on funding and duration of the federal program.

Cedar Rapids Melinda Richardson Dennis Richardson Twenty-ninth Street University Hospitals Iowa City Eastern Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital Melodie J. Denning Oakland Albuquerque Don Canney Don Salyer Leadership Institute of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Canney

Circuit Court Reverses AIM Member Butler Conviction

The Eighth Circuit overturned Dar alle Butler's federal murder related firearms conviction from Cedar Rapids, ruling jurisdictional grounds invalidated the indictment. Butler, an American Indian, had served time on a felon in possession charge and faced related murder allegations tied to the Pine Ridge and Rosebud incidents. The decision follows a similar technical reversal affecting Carter Camp tied to the 1973 Wounded Knee takeover.

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals South Dakota Daralle Butler Cedar Rapids Butler Oregon Rosebud FBI Pine Ridge Reservation Robert Robideau Eighth Circuit Carter Camp Wounded Knee AIM

Waterloo woman arrested for shoplifting two decades ago

Frances Jean Crawford, 24, of Waterloo was arrested at 2:15 PM Friday on a warrant charging shoplifting. She allegedly took items valued over $20 from Seifert's on June 28. A historical item notes Red China signaling major leadership changes 10 years ago.

Frances Jean Crawford Waterloo Seifert’s Red China

Ramada Inn TV thefts rise at Sixth Street motel

Officials report a $700 television stolen from a motel room at 4430 Sixth Street SW. The theft occurred at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, the fourth TV stolen in a week, with police suspecting entry via a master key. A sectional booth was also taken from outside the motel at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, weighing 350 to 400 pounds.

Sixth Street

Police Nab Two Marines in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids police arrested two men over the weekend for being absent without leave from the U S Marine Corps. Mark A. Britcher 18 of 5100 Harrier Avenue NW was taken into custody at 11 29 p m Sunday Wayne Junior Gallagher 24 of 1541 Fourth Avenue SE was arrested in the 1500 block of First Avenue East at 12 10 a m Sunday He faces intoxication charges and both are held in Linn County Jail for Marine Corps officials.

Cedar Rapids U.S. Marine Corps Mark A. Britcher Harrier Avenue NW Wayne Junior Gallagher Fourth Avenue SE First Avenue East Linn County Marine Corps

Five People Charged With Drunk Driving Cedar Rapids Police

Cedar Rapids police charged five persons with drunken driving over the weekend. Thomas Berg, 24, North Liberty, arrested at 30:01 p m Sunday near First avenue and Fifteenth street West, also charged with license suspension and speeding. Marjorie Keeler, 23, 4101 Sixteenth avenue SW, arrested at First avenue and Fifteenth street West, charged with failure to carry and display a valid Iowa license. James Santee, 28, rural Center Point, arrested at 1 39 am Sunday at Fifteenth avenue and Fourth street West. Gary L Harkness, 25, Tow er Terrace trailer court, arrested at First avenue and Eighteenth street East at 2 11 am Sunday. Steven Kaeberle, 1509 J street SW, arrested at First avenue and Cottage Grove avenue SE at 3:23 am.

Thomas Berg North Liberty First Avenue Fifteenth Street West Marjorie Keeler Sixteenth Avenue SW Iowa James Santee Rural Center Point Fifteenth Avenue Fourth Street Gary L. Harkness Tower Terrace

Cedar Rapids schools move open house to Sept 21

Cedar Rapids Community School District officials announced an open house schedule change from Tuesday night to September 21 to avoid clashing with the school board election.

Cedar Rapids Community

Three Cedar Rapids Traffic Accidents Leave Three Injured

Three separate Cedar Rapids crashes left three people with minor injuries. John Buckroyd, 32, was treated at St Luke's after a one car hit construction dirt on Midway Drive at 3 45 am Sunday. Martha Sisco, 41, riding with Michael Rion, 21, was treated after a three car collision at First Avenue and Fourteenth Street East at 2 02 am Sunday. Rion was charged with a left turn violation. Laird Jones, 815 South Fourteenth Street Marion, injured when the car driven by Christine Rawson, 14, left the road and hit a tree at Shaver Park entrance at 9 24 am Sunday. Rawson was charged with not sharing a valid Iowa license and failure to have control, Jones with minor driving responsibility.

John Buckroyd Second Street SE St. Luke's Hospital Midway Drive Shelley Lane Buckroyd First Avenue Fourteenth Street Martha Sisco First Avenue SE Michael Rion Park Towne Jane NE Rion Tony Lee Shira South Avenue Shira Jean Marie Comer Nineteenth Street Laird Jones South Fourteenth Street Marion Shaverpark Christine Rawson Oakland Road Iawa Jones

Angie Dickinson and Burt Bacharach Separate to Save Marriage

Hollywood report says Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson will live apart for two months to rekindle their marriage. Bacharach plans a New York concert tour while Dickinson remains with filming Police Woman. A separate incident involved Barbara Ruggles, 16, reporting an attempted assault at the Roosevelt Royale hotel. a suspect described as a white man about 20, blond, medium build, grabbed her but she escaped.

Hollywood APS Burt Bacharach Angie Dickinson Bacharach New York Miss Dickinson Roosevelt Royale Hotel First Avenue Barbara Ruggles Seventh Avenue Marion

Man Charged With Disturbance at Cedar Rapids Airport

Cedar Rapids police arrested Hugh Gibson a 43 year old man of 238 Boice road NW after he confronted several citizens at Cedar Rapids Municipal airport on Sunday night accusing them of racism. The incident was described as having no apparent reason. Gibson was taken into custody at 7 16 pm and released on a 125 dollar bond.

Cedar Rapids Hugh Gibson Boice Road Gibson

Covington man charged in watch theft case

Victory James Lacey 31 of Covington was arrested at 1 am Saturday on larceny charges for allegedly stealing a watch belonging to Keith Brown of 222 Fifteenth Street NW on Aug 19. Lacey is jailed in Linn County in lieu of a 2500 bond.

Victory James Lacey Covington Lacey Keith Brown Fifteenth Street Linn County

Man Charged After 100 MPH Chase In Iowa Suburb

Terry La Merta 21 of route three was arrested on three traffic charges after a high speed chase reaching speeds over 100 mph on the northeast side. The pursuit began at 2 48 am on Collins road, involving two cars and multiple road changes before deputies stopped the suspect on county home road near highway 150. The other driver escaped.

Terry la Merta Route Three Collins Road Center Point Road Hiawatha Merta

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