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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1988
Page
2
A home remodeling saga unpacks budget blows from sudden repairs and a stalled furnace, plus cold weather hurdles that delay work. The narrator jokes about Mr Blandings and The Money Pit while detailing cat reactions, delays, and a vow to share painting and wallpaper specifics once varnish dries.
Vanessa Shelton reports Cedar Rapids Cadet Troop 2302 Girl Scouts created a 21 minute video to show shoplifting consequences. Denise Streight and Jodi Perkins star as teens who shoplift, get caught, face court, and may be sent to a state training school. Officer James Sliger promotes the tape in schools to deter youth from stealing.
A 16-year-old Cedar Rapids youth, Tyrone Downs, will face his case in Linn County Juvenile Court for a Sept. 16 beating of Toby Beyer and others in Jones Park. State sought adult transfer, but Judge Jane Spande ruled youth court retains jurisdiction, citing potential rehabilitation options and lack of proof of unrehabilitatable status. Beyer suffered a skull fracture and seizures. Downs also faces two earlier assault charges. Pretrial conference set for Nov. 7.
State Senator Beverly Hannon reports a 94 percent voting record in the 72nd General Assembly with 79 misses of 1 185 roll calls. A Gazette story had claimed 80 misses of 600. Karen Alderson is identified as a free lance librarian not tied to a public library. The Gazette commits to correcting inaccuracies and welcomes complaints by phone at 398 8313.
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