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4M ThkDks Moinks Recistkr Sati'tway, Auoi'st23. 1997 Dateline TUB FIOEPLilCB CEHTEEl ALL GAS niSEOTS Oil SALE Maid-Rite 'contract' thrown out by court OWA i1 11 the company belonged to the Gillotti family. Said the Court of Appeals, "The ink used to mark and sign the docu 20-400 WBTU PERFECT FOR WARMING BASEMENTS, FAMILY ROOMS OR ADDITIONS REMOTE THERMOSTAT CONTROL VARIABLE FLAME mi WEST 278-9278 M-S 1800 86TH PLAZA MALL CLIVE f- Mmendota HIGH EFFICIENCY INSERTS EXPRESSIONS CUSTOM FURNITURE It's ur Birthday! We have been here for ten successful years and we are looking forward to many, many more. Celebrate with us at our tenth annual 15-year-old boy accused in robbery Columbus Junction, la. (AP) A 15-year-old boy was accused of kidnapping and robbing an antique store owner, police said Friday.

Efrain Gomez Jr. of Columbus Junction was accused of stealing cash and jewelry from The Granary and forcing the owner, Craig Howell, to drive him to Iowa City. Howell told authorities he was approached Wednesday by a young man armed with a Magnum revolver. After he was robbed, Howell said, he was forced to drive the teen-ager to Iowa City. Gomez was arrested when he returned to the store for more money, police said.

He is charged with second-degree kidnapping, first-degree robbery, possession of stolen property and third-degree theft. Ottumwa man convicted in murder Ottumwa, la. (AP) Benjamin Edward Schreiber, 43, of Ottumwa was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday for the clubbing death of John Dale Terry last summer. A Wapello County jury reached the verdict after deliberating about two hours. He is to be sentenced Oct.

6. Terry, 39, of Ottumwa was found dead near an abandoned trailer south of Agency last July. Evelyn 1 angie, 45, has also been charged with first-degree murder in Terry's death. Her trial is set for November. Boone girl dies after bike accident Ti ik Rki iisTKK's Iowa Nkws Skkvick Boone, la.

A 13-year-old Boone girl died Friday from injuries sustained when her bicycle collided with a car, the Boone County Sher iff's Department reported. Allison Carrel was riding a bike near her home when she crossed a car's path as she tried to make a left turn into her driveway, authorities VARIETY OF FINISHES TO MATCH YOUR DECOR SEALS OFF COLD FLUE, COMPLETE INSTALLATIONS, LOWEST PRICES BAY A FLUSH DESIGN CENTRAL 243-3942 M-F 103 JEFFERSON AVE. OES MOINES West Des Moines (515) 223-1924 mm mmi ment did not match. There was no continuity from page to page. The typeset on the various pages was uv consistent." The court added, "The alleged con tract was quickly and suddenly en tered into under very suspicious cir cumstances.

There was credible evidence revealing a history of threats of physical violence made by Blue against Gillotti and members of his family. Also Friday, the court: Upheld the 10-year prison term given a Black Hawk County man for crimes that began with the theft of an 511.92 canned ham from a eery store. When he left the store, Cardell Walker was confronted by a employee who followed him to the parking lot. The canned ham was found under a car where Walker had been standing. While the employee attempted to bring Walker back, Walker allegedly hit him and had to be subdued by other workers.

The court noted that the force had changed the incident from a minor shoplifting charge to second-degree robbery, a felony. Walker said the change was unfair because he had committed only minor crimes. "Defendant is wrong in what he did," wrote Judge Rosemary Sack-ett. "Yet, had the theft of the ham and the blow happened at different times, defendant would have been guilty of petty shoplifting and simple assault and would have faced no more than a possible fine and jail time." Affirmed a sentence of life without parole for Todd Allen Heard, who escaped in 1995 from the Iowa State Penitentiary and raped a Fort Madison woman after breaking into her home. WOTS "Minding Our Own Sine 9B2" WE NEED We're looking for servers kitchen help.

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The driver of the car, Jean Bjus-trom, 62, of Stratford, was not injured or charged. Sioux City attorney named district judge Sioux City, la. (AP) Sioux City attorney John Ackerman was appointed Friday as a judge in District 3B, which includes six counties in northwest Iowa. Ackerman, 39, has been a partner in the law firm of Heidman, Redmond, Fredregill, Patterson, Plaza and Dykstra since 1986. He joined the firm in 1982.

Waterloo man hurt in boating accident Tmk Rkuistkk's Iowa Nkws Skkvkx Waterloo, la. A Waterloo man remained in critical condition Friday nieht after being Dulled from a lake IVCtXl 1IC1C 1 liuiovtajr uiiii-icuti oaiu. Harlan Schultz, 61, was boating in i mi i tne ueorge wym oiaie rarK iaKe with his 12-year-old grandson when their boat capsized. Brian Zenz, the park's night patrolman, swam out and found bcnultz unconscious aDout 1UU yards from shore. Paramedics arrived as Zenz was performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Schultz.

Schultz was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. His grandson was not injured. TYrV7T I li wnn. seeits luiiuiiiy for river project Davenport, la. (AP) A plan to ic-pan suiuc ui uie uaiitage uuue uy Mississippi River towboats should receive more money, environmental officials said.

iviiiuuito ui uuiifua cue sptrilL cauil year on maintenance oi tne river navigation channel, but little is spent on environmental restoration, Iowa Department of Natural Resources bi- ologist Mike Griffin said. "It has to be a continued operation and maintenance program just like1 the navigation channel," Griffin said this week at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public meeting. The corps is asking Congress to continue the Environmental Manage- ment Program, which is scheduled to end in 2001. r.

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The court said the so-called contract Clayton Blue claimed he had with late Maid-Rite owner John A. Gillotti to sell the restaurant was void because it was suspicious. "We agree with the trial court the contract was voidable for duress," Judge Mark Cady said for the court. The dispute began in 1984 when John Gillotti, a retired West Des Moines businessman, made a $100,000 down payment so that Blue, a Russell farmer, could buy the company from William Angell, the founder. Gillotti died May 13, 1991, and Blue filed a claim against his estate contending that three days before his death, Gillotti agreed to sell the company to him.

In 1993, Blue's children said their father signed the right to Maid-Rite over to them. They then sued Gillot-ti's family and his estate. They asked the court to enforce what they said was a legal contract between their father and Gillotti to sell the company. After hearing the case in 1995, District Judge Robert Blink ruled the contract was likely a fake and that or 1-800-365-IOWA. li 1 'fi si if" rvirWM-s nrfl i i i mm mm a mm wm ii mm mm mm mm r- m.

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