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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1988
Page
1
A Washington County grand jury will decide next week whether to file charges in the death of a Wellman girl. The report appears on Page 2A with related MONEY and banking notes on Page 5B.
A local philanthropist famed for charity faces estrangement from relatives despite broad generosity. Friends describe his acts as noble while kin question motives and impact on family dynamics.
USDA estimates Iowa corn at about 80 bushels per acre and soybeans around 30, far below last year. The figures, based on Aug 1 data, may understate drought damage with hot dry weather since then. Iowa officials warn of further declines, citing 1974 as a recent low.
Steven Hadley will serve four years in a minimum security facility after a 13 year sentence for stealing 1.1 million dollars from his Waterloo employer. He received the sentence in U S District Court in Cedar Rapids days after fleeing with the money from the John Deere Credit Union. His Texas wife Roxy Alden defended him saying he is irreplaceable, while neighbor Jeanette Nikolouzos called the incarceration akin to murder for a sensitive man and a Friendswood detective noted the case’s impact.
The Gazette invites readers to vote on whether Steven Hadley’s 13 year sentence was appropriate. From 6 am to 6 pm today call CITYLINE at 363 7000, select category 7000, then follow prompts. Free within Cedar Rapids area. elsewhere toll applies. Results in Saturday’s Gazette.
Teleconnect Co expands to a 70 000 square foot facility at Fourth Avenue and Third Street SE, buying from Larrayne Bezanson for more than a half million dollars. Closing is expected in late fall with remodeling to begin in December and 200 workers to move in by mid next year.
The House approved 244 to 132 a near total trade embargo and end to all U S investment in white dominated South Africa. Supporters say economic pressure can end apartheid while opponents call it political theater ahead of the Republican convention.
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