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AWOL Soldier Nabbed by Cedar Rapids Police
Dennis E. Fleming, 18, a Council Bluffs soldier absent without leave from Fort Riley Kansas, was nabbed after fleeing from officers during questioning. He faced charges of resisting arrest and leaving the scene of an accident, receiving a 30 day sentence and a $100 fine. Fleming is to be held for Army authorities. Also in Cedar Rapids, thefts included a .22 Browning rifle from a car at Hawkeye Downs, a brass rain gauge from the Fine Arts Building, and groceries worth about $19 taken from Barbara Schulte’s locked car. In separate news, National Oats Company approved a $475,000 improvement plan for its Cedar Rapids plant, including new packaging machinery lines.
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Dennis E. Fleming
Howard McLaughlin
Hawkeye Downs
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National Oats Company
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