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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1979
Page
2
Cedar Rapids Police Department union, representing 180 workers, asks for a 20 percent across the board raise starting July 1 1980, plus shift premiums, weekly pay instead of biweekly, and new overtime, holiday, vacation, and benefit demands. The parties agreed to reply by October 1.
Kathleen Ann Van Slyke testified that violence in her marriage to John Wall had already destroyed the union before she began dating Dr. Gary L. Van Slyke. Wall sues for alienation of affections in Linn District Court, with cross‑examination probing her decorating training.
Two Cedar Rapids youths, 14 and 15, were arrested at Pazour Motor Sports after an early Sunday burglary. They were released to parents as the case was turned to juvenile authorities. Police investigated several other incidents including a warehouse theft, a rest stop assault, car thefts at Kar City and a complex domestic case involving Van Slyke and Mrs. Van Slyke with redecorating and possible abortion discussions. The rest stop assault involved a 40-year-old man, 5'10" and square jaw. The car theft at Kar City involved a 1972 Dodge Dart and keys to 50 other cars. The domestic matter featured testimony about confected decor plans and a possible separation.
Merlyn G. Frazier, 24, of 1540 A Ave NE, was arrested Saturday morning after a man said Frazier in a bar discussed a ride, then drove away, brandished a knife, and extorted $285 before dumping the victim near Shack Tavern. Police investigation followed.
Northwestern Bell reports few issues after a new computer operated switching system went live in Cedar Rapids affecting about 40 000 local customers with 82 000 phones. Manager Jerry Schaub says problems are minor and the conversion was smooth, though some touch tone phones at City Hall needed programming. The system handled about 100 000 calls per hour and will be monitored over the coming days for any minor glitches.
A white man in his mid 20s, blue plaid shirt and blue jeans, robbed Thorp Credit Co. at gunpoint on Center Point Road NE this morning. After forcing three people to lie on the floor, he emptied the cash drawer into a bag and fled east behind the building with a small amount of money.
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