THURSDAY May 26,1994

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VOL 112 NO. 137 5 0 CENTS The newspaper^of Eastern Iowa

Veal 'guilty' of murder Attorney vows appeal appeal fails. Veal, 15, of Mason City will said h e did not find out until cross examina­
spend t h e rest of h e r life in prison with no tion of P a r s o n s d u r i n g t h e trial (hat s h e h a d
hope of parole. changed h e r story about what happened that
of 1st-degree conviction "I intend to fight a s h a r d for h e r on appeal, night a n d t h e following day
if not h a r d e r , a s I did d u r i n g the trial " S h e w a s t h e main witness, a n d we pre­
By Val Swinton
because I believe she's innocent," said Par­ pared o u r e n t i r e case a r o u n d h e r testimony,"
Gazette Northeast iowa Bureau
rish, w h o w a s not in t h e courtroom Wednes­ P a r r i s h said. Asked what s h e changed. Pur­
Des Moines Attorney Alfredo P a r r i s h said day w h e n t h e verdict w a s read. An associate d a h said, " J u s t a million things.'*
he still believes h i s teen-age m u r d e r de­ sat by Veal a s the verdict was announced Black Hawk County Attorney Tom Fergu-
fendant R u t h a n n Veal is innocent, a n d h e about 3:15 p.m. son said there w a s a uveal deal of physical
will appeal h e r first-degree m u r d e r verdict.
P a r r i s h admitted d u r i n g t h e trial that Veal evidence besides P a r s o n s ' testimony thai
A Black H a w k County District Court j u r y did steal Haynes' credit cards a n d c a r but helped convk-t Veal Among that evidence, he
deliberated all day Tuesday a n d until 2:30 claimed someone else m u r d e r e d her. said, was a footprint found behind t h e door of
p.m. Wednesday before finding Veal guilty in In a telephone interview from h i s Des a n u p s t a i r s bedroom w h e r e lnve.Htt«a»or»
the J u n e 15, 1993 stabbing death of C a t h e r i n e Moines office, P a r r i s h said h e would base his believe Haynes was stubbed that matched
Ruthann Veal Haynes, 66, in h e r Waterloo home. appeal on t h e changing stories of the prosecu­ Veal's shoe.
Teen-ager sobs Veal p u t h e r head in h e r h a n d s a n d sobbed tion's m a i n witness, Tequisha Parsons, a No d a t e for sentencing w a s set Ferguson
loudly at verdict loudly after t h e j u r y verdict w a s read. If h e r friend a n d former classmate of Veal. P a r r i s h said Veal will be sentenced In about a month

Scout puts history

Neighbors rake Slippery when wet
on display at
Granger House 'Hy-Vee council'
Youth Plus Expansion
OK'd, 4-1 HY-VEEJohnson
EXPANSION
Avenue NW
PLAN
BRIEFLY By Lonnie Zlngula r
Gazette City Hall reporter
Some Cedar Rapids H Existing EXPAHSIOtt
Hands-on history City Council mem­
bers may have a
Novak students visit cemetery need for jobs to b e
A little h i s t o r y r u b b e d off on some created by expansion
Marion fifth g r a d e r s w h o visited Oak of t h e J o h n s o n Ave­
Shade Cemetery to gain a different per­ n u e Hy-Vee F o o d St
spective o n t h e past. Details on page S t o r e if n e i g h b o r s
IB. h a v e their say.
A n e x t e n s i o n of
commercial zoning
Body discovered needed to accommo­ RESIDENTML PROPERTY

C.R. woman found in N.Y. date expansion of t h e Gazette map

T h e body of a w o m a n w h o left Cedar store a t 1843 J o h n s o n

Rapids last y e a r w a s found i n a Buffalo,
N.Y., garage, t h e a p p a r e n t v i c t i m of a
homicide. Details on page I B .
St. Luke's cuts back
Details expected today
Officials a t St. L u k e ' s Hospital i n Ce­
d a r Rapids will a n n o u n c e staff reduc­
tions a n d reorganization i n a n e w s con­
ference today. Details on page 2B.
Ave. NW w a s approved b y t h e sion, divided t h e residential
council Wednesday o n a 4-1 neighborhood s u r r o u n d i n g t h e
vote. T h a t satisfied t h e super- store.
majority approval r e q u i r e d be­ S u p p o r t e r s liked t h e pros­
c a u s e o p p o s i t i o n h a s b e e n pect of a n expanded store a n d
Gazette photo by Crtrto Stewart
filed b y m o r e t h a n 20 percent feared w h a t would become of
of t h e p r o p e r t y o w n e r s w i t h i n the building if Hy-Vee w a s Area Ambulance and Sheriff Rescue personnel and Hiawatha firefighters work to remove
200 feet of t h e project. denied a n d moved elsewhere. a victim from a car involved in an accident on Interstate 3 8 0 at Tower Terrace Road
It d i d not, however, satisfy Opponents argued t h e ex­ during a rainstorm Wednesday afternoon. There were no serious injuries. Rainfall at the
n e i g h b o r s opposed to t h e pro­ p a n s i o n would worsen prob­ Cedar Rapids Airport measured 0.1 inch.
ject, including a w o m a n w h o lems t h a t already exist, includ­
addressed t h e "Hy-Vee coun­ i n g n a r r o w s t r e e t s , traffic
cil" following t h e vote. congestion and inadequate

Bridge work
"I w a n t to t h a n k y o u for s t o r m sewers. " W h e r e v e r I
destroying o u r neighborhood," look, I find problems," said
said Luella Spike, 151 19th St. Rohan Houlden of 200 19th St.
C.R. man faces up to 75 years
Waller book comes home
E n d i n g weeks
of speculation
NW. " W e will r e m e m b e r it a t NW.
election t i m e . " P a r k s Commissioner Dave
T h e project, w h i c h h a d been K r a m e r sided w i t h t h e opposi-
after attempted-murder
recommended for denial b y By T o m Fruehllng good a n d fair decision."
a n d r u m o r s , offi­
cials confirmed t h e City P l a n n i n g Commis- • Turn to 14A: Hy-Vee Gazette staff writer "Nobody w a s pressured, a n d
Carl David Bright of Cedar none of u s were pushed to
Wednesday t h a t
t h e film v e r s i o n Rapids faces u p to 75 years in j u d g m e n t , " s h e noted.
of Robert Wal­
ler's " T h e Brid­
Clinton may drop link p r i s o n after being found guilty
Wednesday afternoon on t h r e e
counts of attempted m u r d e r .
Kemper said t h e 48-page in­
s t r u c t i o n s were discussed page
by page a s they applied to t h e
ges of Madison
County" will s t a r
Clint Eastwood
of trade, human rights His lawyer, however, vowed
to seek a n e w trial a n d appeal
evidence presented.
Bright was on trial for firing
a n d will b e WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres­ r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for Clinton the u n a n i m o u s j u r y verdicts at t h r e e Cedar Rapids police
filmed i n t h e Io­ ident Clinton h a s decided to t h a t would couple r e n e w a l of to t h e Iowa S u p r e m e Court. officers w h o entered his resi­
wa county for r e n e w t r a d e privileges for Chi­ Most Favored Nation (MFN) "I don't t h i n k justice is dead dence at 1435 T h i r d St. SW on
which it is n a a n d is considering w h e t h e r t r a d e s t a t u s w i t h a b a n o n U.S. in Cedar Rapids," said public Dec. 30 in a d r u g raid. Bright
named. Details to e n d t h e i r linkage to Bei­ imports of Chinese weapons defender J o s e Olvera, " b u t a n d o n e officer w e r e wounded.
o n page 2B. Clint Eastwood j i n g ' s h u m a n r i g h t s practices, and ammunition. she's very sick. Carl Bright Gazette photo by Chris Stewart T h e prosecution contended
a n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n official said Clinton w a s expected to an­ was n o t given a fair trial. If Bright knew h e w a s shooting
Wednesday. you don't get a fair trial, Carl David Bright listens to at police officers a n d meant to
n o u n c e h i s decision today.
reading of the guilty verdicts kill. Bright, 34, claimed self-
Ghost game " T h e question is to w h a t
degree do y o u c o n t i n u e to ap­
A year ago Clinton issued
a n executive order m a k i n g
y o u ' r e n o t going to get a fair
verdict." against him Wednesday. defense a n d that he did not
This year, they will come ply sanctions i n p u r s u i t of progress on h u m a n rights t h e L i n n County Attorney Den­ know h e w a s firing at police.
Kemper of Cedar Rapids said Linn County District J u d g e
After a one-year h i a t u s , t h e Field of h u m a n rights goals," said t h e sole condition for r e n e w a l of ver Dillard said h e thought
D r e a m s Festival is back on, p r o m i s i n g official, speaking only on con­ justice w a s done. "It took a that t h e group, which deliber­ David Kemley set sentencing
MFN, u n d e r which Chinese
fans baseball w o r k s h o p s a n d a celebrity dition h e n o t b e identified. products enter t h e United long t i m e to try, but t h e j u r y ated for several h o u r s Tuesday for J u l y 1 for Bright, w h o haa
game. Details o n page 4C. Secretary of State W a r r e n States a t t h e most favorable did t h e right thing," he said. and Wednesday, took its time an attempted m u r d e r charge
Christopher w a s p r e p a r i n g a tariff rates. J u r y foreman J e a n Leigh to reach what s h e called " a o u t s t a n d i n g in A r k a n s a s ,

INDEX
Horoscope 11C

Late bloomer flourishes in adopted state

Abby 10B
Births 3B Legals 7B
City Briefs 13A Lottery 3B
Classified 6-13C Money 4B
Comics 8B Movies 9B By Rod Boshart became Iowa's first wom­
Daily Planner 3B Stocks 5-6B Gazette Des Moines Bureau an attorney general

D
Deaths 2B TV 9B ES M O I N E S - hopes to add a n e w c h a p
Editorial
Farm
6-7A
4B
Weather 14C Terry Branstad
touts himself a s
A DAY ter to h e r r a g s to riches
story by moving from t h e
made in Iowa. Attorney ON THE Appalachians to t h e Ter­
General Bonnie Campbell race Hill m a n s i o n , w h e r e

TOMORROW says she is made for Io­

wa.
CAMPAIGN the women w h o preceded
h e r carried t h e title of

A big summer
Born a n d raised on a n
upstate New York dairy
TRAIL first lady, not governor.
T h e first test along h e r
farm, Campbell says h e r gubernatorial trek comes
For new movies, that is modest u p b r i n g i n g and in the J u n e 7 p r i m a r y
It's going to be a b i g s u m m e r for life experiences have p u t election, when iowa Dern
movies: Nearly 60 a r e scheduled for h e r very m u c h in tune Third in a series on ocrahi designate a new
release between Memorial Day a n d La­ with the Midwest farm gubernatorial standard-bearer who will
bor Day. T h e r e a r e m a n y sequels a n d s t a t e s h e a d o p t e d 20 candidates c a r r y their hopes in No-
no-brainers, b u t look for s u r p r i s e s from y e a r s ago. — • vember of ending Repub­
Jeff Bridges a n d Meryl Streep. Week­ "I'm from a n extremely licans' 2fj-year control of
end! in Friday's Gazette. conservative part of the c o u n t r y . I w a s the state's top elected office.
raised in a highly fundamentalist envi­ Campbell, 46, approaches h e r latest
r o n m e n t . I'm simply not a s liberal a s c h a l l e n g e w i t h t h e s a m e q u i e t ,
Gazette photo by Lisa Powell m a n y Iowa Democrats. 1 t h i n k they thoughtful d e m e a n o r a n d iron resolve
Read, -A Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell (left) chats with Marshall County know that, a n d they like m e a n y w a y , " with which s h e h a s methodically over
sssa then s h e said.
Auditor Martha Grimes Isaacson at the Marshall County Courthouse.
T h e self-described late bloomer w h o • Turn to 12A: C a m p b e l l
Campbell is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.