Colorful Camelot at Paramount a Cedar Rapids debut
The Paramount Theater housed Harlequin Theatricals staging of Camelot as the Cedar Rapids Community Concert Series opener. Don Wiswell leads as King Arthur with Suzanne Blakeslee as queen. William S. Howe shines as Lancelot while Michael Siegel and Michael Lyman play Merlin and Mordred.
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Lerner and Loewe
Paramount Theater
Waterloo
Clinton
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Julie Andrews
Robert Goulet
King Arthur
Don Wiswell
Suzanne Blakeslee
William S. Howe
Lancelot
Michael Siegel
Merlin
Michael Lyman
Mordred
Ben Vereen Shines in Hancher Auditorium Performance
Iowa City crowd packs Hancher as Ben Vereen delivers nearly two hours of high energy entertainment. He powers through songs from The Wiz Hair Jesus Christ Superstar and Pippin with spontaneous crowd participation and a dramatic balcony finale. Standing ovations and loud acclaim marked a triumphant evening.
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Iowa City
Ben Vereen
Broadway
Chicken George
Hancher Auditorium
Vereen
the Wiz
Stevie Wonder
Pippin
Hancher
Speed limit tweak eyed for Robins Road sections
Hiawatha asked Cedar Rapids to set a 25 mph limit on the Cedar Rapids portion of Robins Road to match Hiawatha’s 25 mph zone from Highway 150 to its northern boundary. Five racial discrimination complaints against a local tavern proceed to a public hearing in Cedar Rapids. Police cited four taverns in a recent liquor law crackdown. a tractor accident left 19-year-old David Hughes seriously injured.
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Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Robins Road
Martin Bruns
Boyson Road
Peter Pashler
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Cedar Rapids Black Coalition
the Gazette
Central Dispatch
Carl
Ida Witt
Black Coalition
Three arrested in Linn County for drunk driving incidents
Three persons were charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Thursday and early Friday. David W. Gleason 31 of 1719 Sixth Ave SE was arrested at 5 p.m Thursday after his car collided at Fifth Avenue and 18th Street. David H. Feldman 22 of Route 1 Olin was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Thursday on Highway 30 in Lisbon after a traffic accident. Leona M. Wellman 43 of Route 1 La Porte City was arrested at 2 a.m. Friday in the 3300 block of Sixth Street SW and charged with driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Linn County
David W. Gleason
Sixth Ave
Fifth Avenue
18Th Street
David H. Feldman
Olin
Lisbon
Leona M. Wellman
la Porte City
Sixth Street
Northeast Iowa Peace Officers Elect Officers in Dubuque
Sgt Dave Beckner of Oelwein Police Department was elected president of the Northeast Iowa Peace Officers Association at a Dubuque meeting. New officers include Sgt Bill Walke vice president, Sheriff David Herrick secretary, and Steve Pierce treasurer. The group spans 15 counties in northeast Iowa.
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Dubuque
Dave Beckner
Oelwein
Northeast
Two Taverns Cited in Liquor Law Violations
Police cited Werni's Tap at 1602 E Ave NE and East Side Maid-Rite at 1323 First Ave SE on Thursday after charging them with liquor-law violations.
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Werni's Tap
E Ave
East Side
Maid-Rite
First Ave
Time management study skills workshop at Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy College hosts a free public workshop in Donnelly Center room 301 from 9 30 to 11 30 a m conducted by Curtis Beckman director of the Academic Skills Center. The session covers efficient reading taking notes and test preparation for students balancing work and study sponsored by Continuing Education and Non Traditional Studies.
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Mount Mercy College
Donnelly Center
Curtis Beckman
Beckman
The
Office of Continuing Education and Non
Groups press for Jepsen debate on Family Protection Act
Des Moines groups led by Gay Coalition of Iowa demand Senator Roger Jepsen return to Iowa to debate the Family Protection Act. Rick Eychaner says Jepsen avoided answering and only invited testimony in Washington. Coalition grows with March of Dimes YWCA and Young Women's Resource Center joining calls for a statewide discussion.
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Des Moines
Sen
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
Rick Eychaner
Washington
Eychaner
Gay Coalition of Iowa
Jepsen
March of Dimes
YWCA
Young Women's Resource Center
Waukon plunger Ralph Sweeney dies after rags to riches life
Ralph Sweeney 64 of Waukon built wealth through bulk oil stakes and real estate after eight grade start. He founded KNEI Radio Northgate Manor Village Shopping Center and more, becoming Waukon’s youngest mayor at 29. Funeral at St Patrick's Church.
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Waukon
Ralph Sweeney
Sweeney
Oelwein
Ileen Birdsell
Jack
Independence
Anderson
KNEI
Northgate Manor
Village Shopping
Holiday Lanes Bowling
Village Motel
Northgate Housing Development
Sweeney Oil Co. of America
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
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Harlequin Theatricals
Paramount Pit
Les Zacheis
Cindy Cullen
Gazette
David Hughes
Eighth St. NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ellis Park
Hughes
David L Grobstitch
Falcon Drive
Dale
Ruby Morgan
St. Luke's Hospital
Morgan
Audry Olson
Mrs. Morgan
Coalition
Mark Plenke
Robert J. Anderson
M.A. Jacobi
Florida
Jacobi
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