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Death seen as homicide
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C o u n t y officials aro trt\ttm.>; the
d e a t h of a c h i c k e n f a r m e r .t! his
rural h o m e 12 m i l e s n o r t h e r s : .if
t o w n as a h o m i c i d e .
Division of C r i m i n a l In\vs'ij:.i;io n
agents and Clarke County sheriffs
officials said the b o d y of G e o r g e
Keller, 6 1 , w a s found in his eonv e r t e d - g a r a g e h o m e in a pool of
blood.
S h e r i f f s officials said Keller suffered one or m o r e w o u n d s , but
would not r e l e a s e a n y further details.
Keller's sister, Lucy Kent, and
brother-in-law, who b e c a m e s u s p i cious w h e n Keller failed to s h o w u p
for work at an Osceola gas s t a t i o n
M o n d a y night, found him d e a d at
about 1 a.m. T u e s d a y , officials said.
A u t h o r i t i e s said Keller w a s a
chicken f a r m e r and w a s k n o w n as
"Chicken G e o r g e . " H e lived a l o n e
and did not have a t e l e p h o n e ,
officials said.
R e l a t i v e s found Keller's b o d y
lying on t h e floor j u s t i n s i d e the
d o o r of his h o m e .
Bob W e t z l e r , Keller's e m p l o y e r of
m o r e t h a n a year, had notified Ms.
Kent of Keller' s failure to r e p o r t to
work. W e t z l e r w e n t to Keller's
g a r a g e a p a r t m e n t i m m e d i a t e l y and
found h im lying in a "pool of b l o o d , "
he said.
" H e had o n e h a n d u p in t h e air
like he w a s l u n g i n g or s o m e t h i n g , "
W e t z l e r said.
A u t h o r i t i e s said Keller had converte d his g a r a g e into a t e m p o r a r y
h o m e w h i l e he w a s h a v i n g a h o u s e
t h a t w a s d e s t r o y e d by fire t w o y e a r s
ago rebuilt . T h e fire w a s t a g g e d an
a r s o n , b u t officials n e v e r m a d e any
a r r e s t s in the case.
An a u t o p s y w a s s c h e d u l e d at a
Des M o i n e s h o s p i t a l T u e s d a y evening. Officials w o u l d not say h o w
Keller died or if t h e y h a v e a n y
s u s p e c t s or w e a p o n s in the d e a t h .
Robbery conviction upheld
DES M O I N E S — T h e Iowa C o u r t
of A p p e a l s h a s u p h e l d the r o b b e r y
conviction of a Linn C o u n t y m a n
who claimed that a confession he
m a d e to the police s h o r t l y after his
arrest w as not v o l u n t a r y b e c a u s e he
had taken c o c a i n e a s h o r t t i m e
before.
The ruling by the c o u r t T u e s d a y
said t h e r e w a s no b a s i s to H e n r y
Fletcher Claytor Jr.'s claim that his
j u d g m e n t w a s i m p a i r e d by t h e
cocaine and t h a t t h e c o n f e s s i on
therefore s h o u l d not h a v e b e e n u s e d
in court.
Claytor had a p p e a l e d his conviction in Linn C o u n t y D i s t r i c t C o u r t
for s e c o n d - d e g r e e r o b b e r y in connection with an i n c i d e n t Dec. 20,
1979, at the B u r g e r King, 3535 First
A v e n u e SE., in w h i c h m o r e t h a n
$100 w as t a k e n .
T h e ruling said t e s t i m o n y s h o w e d
Claytor m a y h a v e b e e n d e p r e s s e d ,
but did not a p p e a r to b e i n t o x i c a t e d ,
that h e wa s fully a w a r e of w h a t w a s
going on and t h a t he could recall his
precise t h o u g h t s d u r i n g the r o b b e r y .
• Claytor also had a r g u e d he s h o u l d
not h a v e b e e n c o n v i c t e d of r o b b e r y
b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s no e v i d e n c e t h a t
he had t h r e a t e n e d a n y o n e or c a u s e d
a n y o n e to fear s e r i o u s injury. W i t h out proof of at least o n e of t h o s e
e l e m e n t s t h e r e would h a v e b e e n no
r o b b e r y as defined by Iowa law.
C l a y t o r said t h e r e w a s no e v i d e n c e
t h a t a w e a p o n w a s u s e d d u r i n g the
robbery.
In t u r n i n g d o w n that, a r g u m e n t ,
the a p p e a l s c o u r t said a r e s t a u r a n t
e m p l o y e e testified t h a t Clayto r had
his right h a n d in hi s coat p o c k e t
with a cylindrical object p o i n t e d at
her and a s k e d her, " W h a t would you
do if I had a gun on y o u ? " before
demanding money.
Man found
dead in car
A rural Springville m a n w a s
d i s c o v e r e d d e a d and s l u m p e d behind t h e whee l of his c a r T u e s d a y ,
the victim of an a p p a r e n t selfinflicted g u n s h o t w o u n d .
J o s e p h F. H u n t e , 2 1 , w a s found
d e a d a b o u t 1:30 p.m. by a Linn
County Highway Department grader
o p e r a t o r . T h e c a r w a s found on a
c o u n t y gravel road s e v e n - t e n t h s of a
mile w e s t of S p r i n g v i l l e , a Linn
S h e r i f f s d e p u t y said.
H u n t e a p p a r e n t l y shot himself in
the h e a d w i t h a R u g e r .22 c a l i b e r
handgun.
D e p u t i e s believ e t h e r e w a s no
foul play involved.
Tip of the Day
A novel w a y to give out t h e
w e e k ' s h o u s e h o l d a s s i g n m e n t s is to
b a k e t h e m into c u p c a k e s . W r i t e t h e
t a s k s on slips of p a p e r , t h e n roll or
fold t h e p a p e r s and place t h e m at
the b o t t o m of p a p e r c u p c a k e liners
or in t h e b o t t o m s of i c e - c r e am c o n e s .
Fill t h e l i n e r s or c o n e s t w o - t h i r d s
full w i t h c a k e b a t t e r (in a p p r o p r i a t e
b a k i n g p a n s ) and b a k e a s u s u a l. As
the family e a t s t h e c u p c a k e s , t h e y
find t h e i r a s s i g n m e n t s , a n d t h e
c u p c a k e s give t h e m t h e q u i c k ene r g y to do t h e t a s k s .
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Out-of-town births
At Sioux City — T o Cathy and
Michael J e n n i n g s , a son, S e p t . 27.
G r a n d p a r e n t s a r e Mr. and M r s . R.T.
J e n n i n g s , 1025 Hill Drive SE, a n d
M r s . H a r r y E. W i l m a r t h , 1224 13th
St. N W .
At Davenport — T o R e b e c c a and
Jeffrey N e w m e i s t e r , E l d r i d g e , a
d a u g h t e r , S e p t . 28. G r a n d p a r e n t s a r e
Mr. a n d M r s . T o n y H u e b s c h , 359
P l e a s a n t D r i v e SE, and Mr. a n d M r s .
L u m i r N e w m e i s t e r , 1405 3 0 t h St.
NE.
At N e w Hope, Minn. — T o Mindy
and Gary C o l e m a n , a d a u g h t e r , S e p t .
25. G r a n d p a r e n t s a r e Mr. a n d M r s .
G e o r g e C o l e m a n , 1901 ,1 St. S W , a n d
Mr. a n d M r s . Bob S h a n a h a n , 808 E
Ave. N W .
Marriage licenses
P a u l C. C r o o k s a n d A n n e t t e M.
B r o o k s , G a r y A. P e r s h i n and P e g g y
J. Rieck, all of C e d a r R a p i d s .
T h o m a s F. F a g a n , C e d a r R a p i d s , a n d
C i n d y A. Loebig, Iowa City. S t e p h e n
L. S c h e l i c h , C e d a r R a p i d s , a n d
B a r b a r a J. F u l l e r , Marion.
Marriages dissolved
K a t h l e e n S. a n d Lonie J. T r e s n a k ,
T h e r e s a A n n e a n d R o n a l d C. Bloxh a m , C h a r l e s W . a n d P a t r i c i a A.
D o r m a n , A l d i n e R a e and M y r o n
Allen S m i t h , A l l e n E. a n d L i n d a J.
Z a h n e r , Olivia K. B r u n s - S t u s a k a n d
R i c h a r d F. S t u s a k , M a r c e l l a M a r i e
a n d H e r m a n R i c h a r d M e y e r , Marcella A. a n d R o n a l d J. W a r r e n .
Fire calls
7:15 p.m. S u n d a y . Medical emerg e n c y at 4531 C A v e . NE.
3:14 a.m. M o n d a y . U n k n o w n to
i n t e r i o r at t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of S e c o n d
S t r e e t a n d 14th A v e n u e SE.
1:14 p.m. M o n d a y . Medical emerg e n c y at 4 2 0 0 F i r s t A v e. N E .
6:43 p.m. M o n d a y . N e e d l e s s call
at 2911 S i x t h St. S W .
7:29 p.m . M o n d a y . A s s i s t a n c e call
at 1007 11th A v e . SE.
8:06 a.m. T u e s d a y . Medical emerg e n c y at 1051 2 7 t h A v e . S W .
On
this
date
In 1972, P r e s i d e n t R i c h a r d N i x o n
signed a congressional resolution
a p p r o v i n g an i n t e r i m S o v i e t - A m e r i c a n offensive a r m s a g r e e m e n t .
HC'5
Meetings
The Cedar Rapids City Council
will act on a resolution authorizing an
agreement with Teleconnect Co. for
a new city telephone system during
its regular session at 9 a.m. in the
fourth-floor council chambers at City
Hall. Also scheduled is third reading
of an ordinance to rename Stoney
Point Road NW to Stony Point Road
NW.
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A special meeting of the Cedar
Rapids Airport Commission has been
set for 10:30 a.m. in the board room
at the Cedar Rapids airport to accept
a $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 grant from the Federal
Aviation Administration.
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Weather Report
C.R. weather
( P o l l e n c o u n t at U n i v e r s i t y of Iowa
C o l l e g e of M e d i c i n e for
24 h o u r s e n d i n g at 11 a.m.
U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e listed, o t h e r
r e a d i n g s at C . R . airport
for 24 h o u r s e n d i n g 7 p . m . T u e s d a y )
Low Tuesday
High Tuesday
Midnight Tuesday
Precipitation Tuesday
Total for September
Normal for September
Normal through September
Total for 1981
Pollen count
Barometer, Midnight, steady
Humidity, Midnight
SI
79
61
08
4.43
3.99
29.68
21.41
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29.89
79%
Wind direction and velocity, Midnight, E at
8 mph.
Sun sets tonight at 6:51; sun rises Thursday
at 7:03.
Year ago today — High, 77; low, S3;
precipitation, none .
Record high today: 90 in 1897; record low:
22 in 1899.
Extended forecast — Sunny warm days and
clear nights Friday through Sunday. Highs in
the 60s Friday, warming into the 70s andlow
80s by Sunday, lows in the upper 30s to mid40.
Weather elsewhere
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
Sunny 89/62
Cloudy 67/40
Area water levels
(Tuesday )
Coralvllle Lake
Cedar River at C.R
684.35, falling.
4.20, falling.
Mississippi river stages
(Tuesday )
LaCrosse (12)
Lansing (18)
Dam 9 (18)
McGregor (18)
Guttenberg(15)
Dubuque (17)
Davenport (15)
Kelthsburg(16)
Keokuk (16)
Clinton (18)
4.8, fall.1.
7.8, fall .1.
13.3, steady.
7.1, steady.
4.8, rise .3.
7.7, fall. 1.
5.8, fall .5.
7.5, steady.
5.2, fall .2.
No Report.
The Nation
Unseasonably warm temperatures prevailed over the Central U.S. Highs reached the
upper 80s and low 90s from the Gulf Coast
region to Kansas and western Iowa. The
mercury climbed to 97 degrees at Hill City,
Kansas, and to 90 at Des Moines.
Much cooler temperatures dominated the
northern part of the country. Highs only
reached into the 50s from Montana through
northern Minnesota to the North Atlantic
Coast states.
Low and high temperatures Tuesday ;
inches of precipitation:
Anchorage
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Duluth
Honolulu
Houston
32
55
39
45
48
61
39
74
74
47
83
60
59
60
83
47
88
88
L.A.
Miami
MplS.
Nashville
N.Orleans
New York
Phoenix
Seattle
Washgtn.
66
80
49
43
64
47
73
50
49
A ground-breaking ceremony for
the Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
Terminal project will take place at
11:30 a.m. at the airport.
The availability of funding for
fiscal year 1982 will be discussed at a
4:30 p.m. special meeting of the Linn
County CETA Consortium Board.
The session will be in the mayor's
office at City Hall.
At 7:30 p.m., Linn Supervisors will
conduct a public hearing on legal
representation for the county's poor.
The session will be in the third-floor
courtroom at the Linn County
Courthouse.
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Center for Faith and Life recital hall
at Luther College, Decorah.
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Sept. 28 — Lila and Ernest
Bennett, 1 IB T o w e r T e r r a c e , a s o n ;
Kimberlie and David S c h e n c k , Monticello, a son.
Sept. 29 — Mary and Michael
Hall, 6 3 3 3 C r e s t r i d g e A v e . S W , a
d a u g h t e r ; P a m a l ie and Jack Reyn o l d s , C e n t e r P o i n t , a son; Claudia
and Rick W a d d e l l , 1212 N A v e . N W ,
a d a u g h t e r ; Paulette and Richard
Boquist, 1350 N i n t h St., M a r i o n , a
s o n ; May Thi and V i e ng A v a n h
Quang, 316 F o u r t h St. N W , a
daughter.
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