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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 2003
Page
9
The fall 2003 term at Coe College sees 369 new students, up 20 from 2002, with the Class of 2007 spanning 16 foreign countries and 10 states. Full-time enrollment reaches 1,177 and total enrollment 1,317 with part-timers, as 1,475 applications marked a record.
Royzeal Jones, 37, of Iowa City, faces a second-degree sexual abuse charge after allegedly holding a knife to a female victim and forcing a sex act. He remains jailed on a $50,000 cash-only bond. the charge carries up to 25 years in prison. Police say the act may have been nonconsensual. Corinne Klein, 29, and Terry Griffin, 35, were charged with meth possession. Paul Perrin, 42, faces making the drug. Griffin held on a $15,000 bond. Klein and Perrin released.
About 63 soldiers from the Iowa Army National Guard 1034th Quartermaster Company based at Camp Dodge are scheduled to return today after completing mobilization processing at Fort McCoy Wisconsin. The unit had served in Afghanistan and remaining soldiers will follow later. Nearly 100 from the company were ordered to active duty and left Iowa on February 17.
In Iowa City Judge Patrick Grady finds Richard Dodd, 46, guilty of first degree murder in the 1981 rape and shooting death of Vicki Klotzbach. The five day trial followed years of investigation with a key witness tying Dodd to the gun used in the crime.
About 200 children and youths at First United Methodist Church in Marion are governed by new safeguards for child protection and for adults who may be falsely accused. Rev. Mike Morgan stresses a safe environment, noting the guidelines reflect long standing church practice rather than prompting events. Author Richard Hammar says churches and other institutions adopt strict rules to reduce abuse risk.
A comprehensive guidebook and video titled Resource Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Your Church is offered for 50 dollars by Christian Ministry Resources. It highlights abuse risk factors in church settings and notes that most cases are perpetrated by trusted adults.
In Cedar Rapids Brandy Byrd 21 pleads apology to Greg Wells family after a 45 minute sentencing. She receives life without parole for first degree murder and a 25 year concurrent term for first degree robbery in Wells death on January 6 2002 in Marion.
The Iowa Supreme Court rules that county clerk of court offices must resume regular public hours from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. starting Oct 1. About 60 offices have operated with reduced hours though seven eastern counties will stay open through noon. The measure, once a temporary backlog fix, aims to restore standard operations as staffing levels remain unchanged.
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