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it convenient to play, the lottery has installed 825 pull-tab vending machines, with more than 600 of them placed so far this year.“For the most part, we have no marketing campaign for pull-tabs,” said lottery director Ed Stanek. “They are pretty much an impulse purchase, so we have to make them as convenient asStanek said he also is concerned about underage players. He said that when vending machines are installed in businesses serving minors, the machines must be in full view of a retail clerk.Stanek said the growth of the pull-tab game has not had a negative impact on the lottery’s othergames.Buck found guilty of murder of boyWATERLOO (AP) - Gary Buck has been found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of his live-in girlfriend’s son.The Evansdale man was charged with killing Darren Gerdemann, 3, the son of Trenia Gerdemann. The body was found Nov. 25 wrapped in a garbage bag in a picnic cooler in the couple’s apartment.sentence. Buck will not be eligible for parole unless a governor commutes the term to a set number of years.In closing arguments at the trial, Buck’s attorney Carl Briner said his client should beDarren in the head with and pump it three time before pulling the trigger. He said Buck then had to get the knife he used to cut Darren’s throat.The verdict was delivered Monday by Black Hawk County District Judge James Bauch almost two weeks after Buck’s trial ended May 26. Buck had waived his right to a jury trial.found innocent by reason of in-sanity because he had nightmares about his home being filled with dead people.Briner said Buck was troubledIn earlier testimony, witnesses said Buck first shot Darren Gerdemann in the head with a pellet gun after the boy had misbehaved.Bauch said Buck will be sentenced June 26. In Iowa, conviction on a first-degree murder charge carries a mandatory lifebecause his apartment had been a funeral parlor at one time and someone was once killed in the bedroom.But Prosecutor Tom Fergusonsaid Buck committed a malicious, premeditated murder.Ferguson said Buck had to go get the air pellet gun that he shotPolice officers testified Buck told them he slashed the child’s neck to stop him from screaming and “stop his suffering,’’ then held him over the edge of a bathtub and let him bleed to death. Testimony at trial, however, indicated the pellet wound was superficial and would not have required hospitalization.SAWDER SEMINARS * GUARANTEED FOR LIFELUOCC0.oroUllt;rWITHOUTWEIGHT GAININ (2) HOURS FLAT!1.IitoIn over 20 years we've NEVER failed tohypnotize every willing person. HE WILLHYPNOTIZE YOU, and you'll be aware ofeverything around you. Hypnosis will first be demonstrated on class volunteers. It issafe and effective. We have helped 250.000 smokers. Now they don't miss their cigarettes under any conditions.While totally relaxed, you kick the tobacco habit and leave this POWERFUL seminar as though you've never smokedbefore! You won’t gam weight. You’ll benefit from the latest most ultra modern techniques and technology. In just 2 enjoyable hours you are SMOKE FREE. Let us help you take charge of your life. You will leave IN COMPLETE CONTROL of your smoking habit, feeling good.MW®,JUNE 16, TUESDAY • FORT MADISON11 A.M. til 1P.M.nr 7.on t;i n.on n mOnlym .,« a 4FRED SOWDER is president of theNational Center for Smoking Cessation, a certified hypnotherapist. and a noted author and lec turer. A top expert, he has taught many college level courses and has been featured on radio TV.REMEMBER
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Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Fort Madison, Iowa, US
Tue, Jun 09, 1992
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