21 Oct 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1988
Page
1
Mark Robert Peterson admits to murdering his former boss in a premeditated stabbing act of vengeance shaped by years of at work clashes. The report, appearing on page 8A, frames the motive as longstanding workplace tension.
A light quip notes money talks but never corrects its grammar, poking fun at financial chatter.
The Iowa marketing logo is back after the IDED board unanimously approved private companies using the mark. The logo features an outline of Iowa with the phrase A Quality Product from Iowa and is effective immediately. The board had paused its use in January over misinterpretation concerns and potential liability warnings from theAttorney General.
Larry Siemer, 33, was found guilty of first degree kidnapping in the abuse of 7 year old Tracey Simmons in Des Moines Iowa. The five month torture spree ended in April with Siemer accused of locking the boy to a bed beating him and pouring scalding water on his genitals. Tracey’s mother Donna Simmons faces December trial on kidnapping charges for allowing the abuse.
Workers advance a city beautification project along the tracks near Second Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids as rain falls. The area received .09 inch of rain through 7 p.m., affecting progress on the project.
University of Iowa researcher Lyle W. Shannon reports that most serious juvenile offenders do not necessarily become major adult criminals. His Coralville conference findings challenge the idea of a predictable path from juvenile delinquency to adult crime and urge judges to rethink assumptions about crime prevention and punishment.
Many well meaning people believe a war on delinquency will take a bite out of crime it just isn t so. The remark questions the effectiveness of strict approaches to crime prevention.
Alice Taylor of Montezuma is charged with attempting to murder her husband Billy Taylor by arsenic poisoning. The case cites acts in July and August, with hospital tests confirming arsenic exposure and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation involvement.
Washington sources say a 48 hour plea bargaining window for Ferdinand Marcos expired Thursday and federal grand jury charges could be filed imminently. FBI agents in Honolulu standby for possible action as Marcos, a former head of state, may surrender if indicted.
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