Wedelstedt Sentenced 18 Months for Tax Evasion in Federal Case
Edward Wedelstedt, a former Midwest adult business operator, received an 18 month prison term after pleading guilty to three counts of tax evasion and related false return charges. The judge denied delaying the sentence. Wedelstedt must serve one third before parole eligibility and faces five years on probation for related counts. The case, described as Iowa’s largest tax case, involved extensive financial records and numerous accounts. Wedelstedt, 40, now residing in Calabasas California, previously served time for stolen property.
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Los Angeles
USS
Edward Wedelstedt
William M. Byrne
Cedar Rapids
Wedelstedt
Midwest
International Amusements Ltd
Tara Enterprises Ltd
International Amusements
Tara Enterprises
Wederstedt
Bruce Hochman
Hiawatha Citizens Endorse Expansion Bond Plan
A Hiawatha citizens committee recommends a $250000 bond to expand City Hall and buy two adjacent properties to house a library. If approved at the Dec 1 council meeting, residents could vote on the bond before winter.
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Hiawatha
Tom Theis
Theis
Hiawatha City Hall Citizens Study Committee
Fire Department
City Hall
Citizens Committee
Emmons
Clark
Towr
Linn-Mar Clerical Wage Talks Reach Mediation
Linn-Mar Community School District and clerical aides are 3.3 percent apart after opening negotiations for next year. The group sought a 6.5 percent rise, the district offered 3.2 percent. mediator sessions set for December after a Nov. 15 deadline.
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Linn-Mar
Dave DeWalle
DeWalle
Jazz Composer Brown to Visit Marion High School
Dartanyan Brown a jazz musician formerly with the Des Moines scene will be artist in residence at Marion High next week. He will work with the jazz band talk to humanities classes and present a public concert at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the school auditorium with Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Marion students. Tickets are 1 for adults and students. Brown is artist in residence at Montana University this year and the Marion stay is funded by the Iowa Arts Council and the Marion Independent School District.
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Dartanyan Brown
Des Moines
Marion High School
Bill Chase
Brown
Cedar Rapids
Montana University
Marion
Iowa Arts Council
Marion Independent
Y Crest Home Plans Expansion to Admit Men
Y Crest Home for Women in Cedar Rapids plans to expand to admit men by next September. The upgrade would raise capacity from nine to 13 beds, costing about 47000 with 29000 for furnishings and 8000 for a new bathroom plus 10000 to hire staff. Linn County supervisors back the plan but offered no funding. churches and private groups may be approached for support.
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Y-Crest
Cedar Rapids
Jane Hartman
Cyndie Franklin
Linn County
Second Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hillcrest Family Services
Franklin
Hartman
Whitford seeks new attorney in extortion case
Whitford, a 35 year old held in the Linn County Jail on federal extortion charges, asks for a new court appointed lawyer. He claims his current attorney urged a guilty plea and accuses him of limited contact and blocking defense avenues. A Cedar Rapids federal court hearing is set for 10 a.m. today with U S Magistrate James Hodges presiding.
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Delhi
James R. Whitford
Whitford
Linn County
U.S
James Hodges
Cedar Rapids
Rush
Hodges
United States
Linn County AFDC recipients matched with jobs in a new work program
Eighteen recipients in Linn County are matched with jobs through the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program but placements must be accepted by employing agencies. Four city referrals await review after the city attorney assesses a liability clause. Agencies include CACAP partners, United Cerebral Palsy Center, Rails to Trails, Camp Wapsie r, Kirkwood Community College, Area Substance Abuse Council, Hawkeye Downs and Marion Park Maintenance.
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Vanessa Shelton
Kuhlman
AFDC
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Linn County
Iowa
Iowa Department of Social Services
Linn
United Cerebral Palsy Center
Rails To Trails
Camp Wapsier
Kirkwood Community College
Area Substance Abuse Council
Hawkeye Downs
Marion Park Maintenance Department
Marion Briefs on Financial Aid Night at High School
A Financial Aid Information Night is set for 7 p.m. December 2 at Marion High School cafeteria to present the latest on federal and state grants loans and scholarships. The First National Bank of Iowa offices will close November 25 for Thanksgiving with 24 hour ATMs and night depository available. Diamond Squares meet at Marion Community Center with a 7:30 p.m. workshop and 8 p.m. dance.
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Marion High School
Marion- Cedar Rapids
First National Bank of Iowa
Marion Community Center
10Th Ave
Marion Fire Calls and Notable Quote
Fire responses recorded with times at 1133 10th St 8:48 p m on Saturday 594 Sixth Ave 9:34 p m Sunday and 654 12th St 4:16 p m Friday The page also quotes Thoreau noting humility reveals heavenly lights.
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10Th St
Sixth Ave
12Th St
Henry David Thoreau
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Fred Jacobson
California
Calabasas
Calif
Malibu
Mildred Larndstoe
Sixth St
Hiawatha Citizens Group
Christie Wallace
Marion Bureau
Jake Beamer
Toddville
Monroe Township
Ivan Schutzman
Beamers
Schutzman
Marion High
Mary Baretie
Jean Oxley
Department of Social Services
Hillcrest
Northbrook Manor
Kenneth
Howard
Harold Quaas
Adv
Jeans
Coventry Gardens
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