Bizarre kidnapping rape and murder case in Cedar Rapids
The Linn County Sheriff and Hiawatha police probe the stabbing death of 39 year old Donald Schmidt. Jesse Masterson, 37, held on 355000 bond with charges including first degree murder two counts of kidnapping and sexual abuse. The case spans a duplex in Hiawatha and a Cedar Rapids residence where Strickler was allegedly abused. Police capture occurred at Cindy Turner’s home scene after Strickler alerted authorities. The investigation crosses multiple locations and pending page 2A coverage.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn Sheriff's Department
Hiawatha Police
Donald Q. Schmidt
Jesse Masterson
Linn County
Schmidt
Hiawatha
Masterson
Strickler
Cindy Turner
Nikki
Sawyer
Turner
Reagan shift lets banks loan to South American states
The State Department says human rights improvements in Argentina Chile Paraguay and Uruguay justify supporting multilateral development bank loans reversing Carter policy. Critics led by Rep. Thomas Harkin charge the move violates 1977 law and the spirit of U S opposition to such loans.
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New York Times
Washington
Chile
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
State Department
Capitol Hill
Thomas Harkin
Iowa
Harkin
Congress
W. Dennis Thomas
the Treasury
Jerry Patterson
D.calif
Department of State
Letter
U.S
United States
Carter
Judith Jamison
Bureau of Human Rights
Jamison
Brucemore Hosts Open House After Trust Takeover
The Brucemore estate will open to the public on Sunday August 2 from noon to 5 pm with a $1 admission by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Trust assumed ownership July 1 after receiving the home and 27 acres plus a $2 million endowment from the Douglas Hall bequest. Rob Mawson, museum program assistant, will reside there until September 1.
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Brucemore
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Howard and
Margaret Douglas Hall
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
T.M. Sinclair
George B. Douglas
Hall
Rob Mawson
Trust
Mawson
Thumma Family Flocks to Bever Park Wading Pool
Mr and Mrs Leslie Thumma and their 11 month old Chrissy seek relief from recent heat at Bever Park wading pool. The family, living a few blocks away, walks to the park weekly in warm weather to cool off after work as temperatures approach ninety degrees.
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Leslie Thumma
Chrissy
Bever Park
Thumma
Leslie
Mercury
Des Moines Man Arrested In Car Theft Case In Iowa County
Bernard Worley 32 faces three charges false use of a financial instrument second degree motor vehicle theft and possession of forged instrument after reporting his car stolen while hitchhiking with Christopher May 22 Indianapolis The pursuit ended at the Brooklyn interchange and May was jailed on a second degree motor vehicle theft charge The case uncovered a stash of about 2000 Comcheks and a check writing machine in Worley s car trunk with Comdata verification delays and a $50 Comchek paid at a Amana area dinner.
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Marengo
Des Moines
Iowa County
Bernard Eugene Worley
Worley
Christopher May
Indianapolis
Rock Creek
Kellogg
Gilman
Amana
May
Jim Stockett
Slockett
Interstate 80
Iowa
Brooklyn
Stockett
Amanas
Gardener Shifts Focus From Seeds To Road Maps
By July many gardeners abandon seed catalogs and turn to road maps with renewed travel planning and outdoor planning. The note highlights a shift in interests as summer progresses and exploration takes priority over cultivation.
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Kurt Rogahn
Gazette
Linn
Donald Sawyer
Seventh Ave
Susan Strickler
Sheriff's Department
Donald Schmidt
Loan OK
Mary Westphalen
Gazette Lifestyle
Coolin
Comdata Network
Nashville
Tenn
Comdata
Eeee Eens
Marion
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