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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1983

Page

5

Man faces 25 years for bloodying prisoner's nose

Guadalupe Montana Gonzales, 18, convicted of deadly assault for a July 1982 jailhouse brawl at the Arizona Correctional Training Center. He faces life with no parole for 25 years under a mandatory sentence for inmate-on-inmate violence. Sentencing set for Sept. 23.

Tucson Ariz Kelly Knop Guadalupe Montana Gonzales Arizona Correctional Training Center Pima County Philip Fahringer Arizona Daily Star Gonzales

Central Iowa cleans up after storm

Thunderstorms with gusty winds lightning heavy rain and hail swept central Iowa Friday night toppling trees and leaving over 1 000 homes without power. Altoona saw home damage from lightning and a roof collapse while Polk County faced record heat then a sharp cool down and no tornado reports. Power was restored by Saturday. hail reports ranged from marble to golf ball in several towns across the region.

Associated Press Iowa Altoona Polk County Donald E. Johnson Iowa Power & Light Co Gaza O’brien County Sheldon Sanborn National Weather Service Fonda Pella Varina Storm Lake Galva Marshalltown Lansing Rhodes Conrad Gillman Humboldt Des Moines Ames Sioux City Mason City Spencer Dubuque Cedar Rapids Waterloo Weather Service Livestock Safety Index

Festival Cooks Up Corn Fun at St Jude’s Cedar Rapids

Katie Chapman, 3, of Marion bites into sweet corn at St. Jude’s Sweet Corn Festival in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Parish members Dick Lehnen and Walt Moscrip fetch ears from a cooking kettle, sharing a lively community scene.

Katie Chapman Marion St. Jude’s Cedar Rapids Dick Lehnen Walt Moscrip St. Jude’s Parish

Fireball Engulfs Children in Propane Gas Blast at Santee

Eight children aged 4 to 15 and two adults were hospitalized after a propane leak ignited at an underground storage tank during fueling at Santee public schools. The blast forced all 400 residents of the Santee Sioux Indian reservation to evacuate, with a blaze burning for hours until firefighters contained it.

Santee Neb Robert Brown Santee Sioux Indian Reservation Sam Ruiter Rick Kitto Kitto Ruiter St. Luke’s Sioux City Iowa

Joliet Area Slayings Stir Fear as Rewards Climb

Authorities stay mum on progress in investigating 17 killings in Will County this summer. Mae Johnson aged 82 is latest victim found beaten and stabbed in Joliet Township. five others died in separate ambushes. Rewards exceed 10000 dollars as residents arm themselves amid fear.

Joliet Ill Will County Edward Petka Mae Johnson

Millard Neb plans boxed beef plant with 300 jobs

Nebraska Boxed Beef Co. will open a $3 million, odor free plant near 132nd and Q in Millard. The facility will fabricate beef quarters for regional packers, with 2.5 million in equipment and operation start set for spring 1984. Executives include Joe Amore as president and Earl Skahill as executive vice president. The firm plans an industrial revenue bond and an international trading division to export to Europe and Asia.

Millard, Neb Omaha Millard Joe Amore Nebraska Boxed Beef Co 132Nd Q Streets Millard Warehouse Amore Beef Nebraska Michael M. Erman Joseph A. Erman George Schuman Union Packing Co Erman Brothers Schuman Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Douglas County Board of Supervisors Punta Gorda Fla Europe Asia Skahill

Minnesota expands aerial war on encephalitis mosquitoes

Minnesota broadened its mosquito spraying program with 97 communities in 22 counties sprayed this week as five more counties joined the list boosting total counties to 35. Health officials said first round spraying should finish soon if weather allows though four people are hospitalized with suspected Western encephalitis and 13 other possible cases remain under review.

Minneapolis Minnesota State Health Department Health Department

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