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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1988
Page
7
Gov. Terry Branstad endorsed a $9.17 million expansion to Iowa prisons adding 386 medium and minimum security beds. He called for swift legislative action when the Iowa Board of Corrections meets in January, saying delays threaten public safety.
Governor Branstad calls the proposal the absolute bare minimum to handle rising inmate numbers through 1991. The plan would add 340 beds across Oakdale Clarinda Rockwell City and a Fort Madison Keokuk farm site plus expanded Cedar Rapids and Sioux City halfway houses, aiming to reach about 3,300 inmates by 1991 92.
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad defended the secrecy of the Economic Development Board’s grant awards to private companies. Board votes occur at open meetings, but a private subcommittee reviews recommendations the day before, a process Branstad says balances job creation with public accountability.
Davenport AP reports gasoline fumes built up as a boat motor was repeatedly started, causing a Sunday explosion at Campbell's Island Marina. A 20 foot cruiser was destroyed and three people were injured, including Michael Bertelli 22 with severe burns, Loras Frost 24 with serious burns, and Lori Burmeister 29 with minor burns.
A former Iowa State University student turned 18 was transferred from a Des Moines juvenile center to Story County Jail in Nevada. Yvette Marie Louisell of Kalama zoo Michigan faces first degree murder charges for the Dec 6 stabbing death of Keith Stilwell at his Ames home.
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