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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1983
Page
3
Klaus Barbie known as the butcher of Lyon was charged with organizing a mercenary network in Bolivia and with defrauding the Bolivian state mining company. The arrest followed a fraud case and before potential release on a fine.
Snow packs trails as Strawberry Point readies for the Second Annual Winter Carnival this weekend organized by the Backbone Lake Preservation Association in East Iowa.
Parimutuel betting won a preliminary Iowa Senate Ways and Means subcommittee approval but faces long legislative hurdles. Sen. Joe Brown warns that the gates are open and horses are out as lawmakers consider legalizing wagering.
Iowa State's Cyclones rebound with a clutch victory over Colorado in a Big Eight showdown. The win reinforces their place on the season’s winning track and highlights the conference race stakes.
Gov Branstad’s budget proposal seeks a 1 percent sales tax hike with a target of April 1. House Speaker Avenson urges a March deadline to aid the treasury, while Senate leader Hultman wants final budget items completed first. Revenue officials warn rapid changes require weeks and extensive systems updates before the fourth quarter.
A 19 year old southwest Cedar Rapids woman, Denise Helms, was acquitted of a drunk driving charge by a Linn District Court jury. The jury could not consider a blood alcohol test result because the test was suppressed by a pre trial ruling requiring arrest before testing. The trial began Monday in the First Avenue division with testimony citing odor of alcohol and slurred speech. Helms was involved in a May 15 one vehicle crash on Mount Vernon Road SE, near Wilder Drive, injuring herself. Her BAC was .241 percent, but the result was not before the jury due to the suppression ruling.
Elkader city officials renamed Old Highway 13 to Strawberry Point Road, aligning with the town’s Elkader Street naming tradition. City Clerk Ken Lemka notes the move precedes a broader effort to honor local naming conventions in the park area and in public spaces.
Ellie Stell also known as Else Stell Reyna 33 is charged with fraudulent practice in the first degree for allegedly obtaining about 29963 in welfare benefits from August 1975 to last July. She reportedly received 10716 in food stamps 12395 in AFDC and 6852 in medical aid while living with Benjamin Reyna. Reyna worked full time at Sivver Steel in Bettendorf during this period. Stell is a counter clerk at a local fast food restaurant.
Riverside man Dennis Strein, 29, was charged by Campus Security with accosting after posing as Playboy photographer Dave Meccy to lure coeds at the University of Iowa. Officers found unloaded camera gear and no tape, and a sex solicitation was alleged. Playboy confirms a Dave Meccy on staff. The case hinges on local ordinance. film roll and tape status pending.
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