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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1975
Page
4
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A daily report lists multiple speeding fines and related charges in West Liberty West Branch Nichols and Letts including fines for no license speeding and excessive noise plus a dismissal. Cedar Rapids case notes Robert Young Jr 31 sentenced up to 20 years for assault with intent to rape and kidnapping.
Firefighters were summoned to three Friday incidents damaging a car and home. At 1:47 p.m. Gary Goodale of 518 Adams St. battled an overheated electric clothes dryer, destroying clothing and causing heat and smoke damage to the unit. At 2:40 p.m. a dune buggy on Stewart Road owned by Fred Leonard was ignited. spark plug wiring burned, firefighters arriving as police had the scene under control. At 10:54 p.m. Roger Yocum’s home at 1731 Pearlview had a small fire extinguished outside near the chimney, with damage to siding studs and insulation.
Pleas-Frank E. Freemore of Muscatine not guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and waives speedy trial. Marriage licenses issued to David L. Underwood 29 and LaDonna R. Monson 24 both of Wapello. Also listed are William H. Vermeer 24 of Pella and Janine B. Rankin 23 of Columbus Junction.
Obituaries note Lester Hafner of Letts, 89, died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Services Monday at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Col umbus Junction with burial in Columbus City. Other notices: Nellie Wymer 84 and Mrs. N Louise Davies 60 deaths, multiple funeral details listed. a Guernsey cow record of 14,500 pounds milk and 691 pounds butterfat in 305 days reported by the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
Police notes list thefts by several residents including C A Lewis of 1520 W Acres with two hubcaps stolen from a car at Muscatine Mall on Christmas Eve. Mary Walden of 204 Walnut St with a necklace valued at 10 dollars stolen between Dec 18 and 26. Henry Lichtenwald of 619 Adams St with an 8 track tape player seized from a car. Bob Woodhouse of 707 W 3rd St with a cap gloves and two sunglasses taken from a car. Dorothy Newcomb of Rt 1 Wapello with a citizens band radio and a brown purse from a car on Kansas Street. David Drake of Rt 2 with a billfold containing 20 dollars and a driver’s license at Muscatine Mall.
Democratic presidential hopeful Fred Harris plans a Dec 29 noon town meeting at the Muscatine YWCA 409 Sycamore St. The event, open to the public, invites attendees to bring lunch. Harris promotes a New Populism aimed at broader wealth, income and power distribution across diverse groups.
State Safety Commissioner Charles Larson urged raising drug offender fines from 2000 to 10000 and doubling conspiracy penalties up to 20000 with ten years imprisonment. He argued organized trafficking requires stiffer deterrents and highlighted dangers of selling falsely represented drugs to undercovers.
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