Subpoena bill unpaid as county seeks funds
The Benton County Sheriff's Department cannot cover a $1,700 bill from the State Bank of Vinton for subpoenaed evidence in three criminal cases. Building permits issued in August show 26 single-family homes by Cedar Rapids, more than double last year. Gov Branstad calls for tougher university entrance requirements rather than enrollment caps. Campaign tactics mock Branstad's challenger Jenkins with "Junk Junkins" buttons. Brad Lohaus undergoes arthroscopic surgery and eyes season-ready status. About 500 tickets remain for the Iowa vs NIU game at Kinnick. Wartburg visits Coe in Marion in a clash of 10 clubs. Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric says spot-market gas cuts save $35,000 daily. homeowners may save about $24 yearly. Ford plans 3–9 percent price hikes on 1987 models. Toyota also up. Triple witching hour passes with little market activity. Federal pesticide controls advance with state preemption laws. Farm outlook linked to election-year Farm Bill. Dairy co-ops plan consolidation to market 18.6 percent of milk.
Milk ban lifted for Holy Cross dairy despite fears of contaminants
Merlin Steffen of Holy Cross, Iowa, had the dairy milk ban lifted after tests found no contamination in water or milk. He remains convinced pesticides linger, cites oily film on water, plans to send samples to out-of-state labs, and notes losses from dumping 44,000 pounds of milk.
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Cindy Kranz
Iowa
Holy Cross
Merlin Steffen
Steffen
George Breuer
Breuer
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Roger Bishop
Ide Laboratory
Bishop
Jake Wakefield
Department of Agriculture
Swiss Valley Farms
Swiss Valley
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Bar shootings deepen violence on Cedar Rapids SE side
A spate of attacks on Cedar Rapids near southeast side includes a Thursday bar shooting at Al's Hangout where patron Margaret Hebert was wounded and James Earl Jackson and Damien Collins were involved. Police report multiple gunshots and arrests, while the area sees ongoing patrols and no deaths so far.
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Rick Smith
Azette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Fourth Ave. SE
Margaret Hebert
Third Ave
Mercy Hospital
Jackson
Collins
Linn
Gary Hinzman
Attorney urges suits against MorAmerica officers over losses
Des Moines attorney Nick Critelli testifies in Cedar Rapids Bankruptcy Court that suits against MorAmerica and Morris Plan Co officers may be warranted for fiduciary breaches and creditor losses. He notes potential defendants include Peter Bezanson and related directors. committee seeks court authorization to pursue claims if the company does not act.
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Des Moines
MorAmerica Financial Corp
Nick Critelli
Cedar Rapids
Critelli
Ray Terpstra
Michael Melloy
Peter Bezanson
MorAmerica
Morris Plan Co
Iowa
Bezanson
State Insurance Commissioner
State Auditor
Randall
Jerry Maples
Specter of New Evidence in Hall Murder Suit
In Iowa City a pre trial ruling opens the chance of new evidence in James Hall's suit against three former prosecutors and Johnson County. Hall seeks 3 million dollars claiming malicious prosecution over his 1974 murder conviction for Sarah Ann Ottens, later vacated in 1983.
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Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
James Hall
Sarah Ann Ottens
Hall
Ottens
Garry Woodward
John Jutte
Division of Criminal Investigation
Carl Goetz
Johnson County
Paul Papak
Johnson County District Court
Larry Conmey
Papak
Sarah Ottens
The Cedars Gazette Publication Details
The Cedars Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company operates daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid in Cedar Rapids. Subscriptions: carrier two dollars twenty five cents weekly. by mail Morin Editions seven issues ten dollars forty cents for four weeks one hundred ten dollars for fifty two weeks. other states and territories one hundred forty dollars per year. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches. Postmaster address changes to The Gazette, Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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Cedars Gazette
USPS
Gazette Company
Eeeien
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
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Iowa- Northern Illinois
Kinnick Stadium
Coe
Wartburg
Cornell
Waverly
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
FORD
Ford Motor Co
Toyota
House
Congress
America
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Merlin
Karen
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John McIvor
Mary Ann Olinger
Mary Kausch
Collins Road
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Hinzman
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Donnie Washington
G Ave. NW
Kyle Doolin
Seventh Ave. SE
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