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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1985
Page
2
Opening arguments set for Daniel Mackey in a first-degree theft trial. The jury was selected Monday as details of the case emerge from Iowa City. The report covers judiciary and local legal action affecting residents.
Four men defend against heroin conspiracy charges in U S District Court Cedar Rapids arguing the government lacks evidence that they sold or imported heroin. Defendants claim Sage’s role and Nepal connection are overstated while one defendant pleads guilty and cooperates with prosecutors.
The 1385 steam engine will pull 30 vintage cars on a 222 mile route from Baraboo to Milwaukee with Pullman cars carrying Gov. Anthony Earl and circus officials. The parade will draw crowds across Wisconsin and Illinois, with over a million spectators expected.
Ernest Walters, 38, a Cedar Rapids musician, pleads innocent in Jackson County District Court to first degree murder and four related charges in the June 8 death of Robert Beck at Beck’s La Motte farm. A Sept. 3 trial is set. Walters is jailed on 200000 bail.
The Iowa Commerce Commission approved a 4.2 percent rate reduction for large commercial and industrial customers of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. The cut affects about 92.5 million dollars in general service revenue, with expects offset by higher sales. The order aims to boost off peak use and economic growth in IE's 52 county service area.
A Hamburg court found Gerd Heidemann and Konrad Kujau guilty of fraud over the forged Hitler Diaries sale to Stern magazine. Edith Lieblang received a suspended sentence. Heidemann and Kujau face prison terms, with two years already served deducted from their sentences.
The Cedar Gazette announces its establishment in 1883 and lists mailing and subscription rates. It notes publication at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with AP exclusive republication rights and a P O Box address for subscriptions.
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