Storm causes four deaths on icy Iowa highways
A massive spring storm drummed six to eight inches of snow across Iowa, freezing roads and killing four people, including Olin High School student Alison Zimmerman and teacher Marcia Bandstra. The crash near Blairstown involved a semi driven by James Duncan as Bandstra’s car crossed the center line.
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Iowa
Olin High School
Zimmerman
Iowa Highway Patrol
Bandstra
Blairstown
James Duncan
Manilla
Benton County
Clarence Douglas
Duncan
Humboldt Bank Reopens Under New Name After Fraud Loss
First National Bank of Humboldt closed Friday after securities fraud is to be sold to Hawkeye Bancorporation. FDIC to receive assets and liabilities transfer with immediate 3 million capital and up to 2.1 million further payment. FDIC to be released from undiscovered liabilities pending morning announcement.
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Des Moines
First National Bank of Humboldt
Stephan Jones
Hawkeye Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Board
First National
Federal Reserve
Jones
FDIC
Gary Lewellyn
Index Today's Chuckle
A lighthearted quip suggests not worrying about finding life’s station since someone else will tell you where to get off. The note carries a wink at fate and guidance.
Woman survives five days buried in Sierra avalanche
In Tahoe City California a 22 year old lift operator Anna Maria Conrad survived five days buried in snow after an Alpine Meadows avalanche that killed seven people and left Bernie Kingery, an avalanche expert, missing. Rescue teams found Conrad in a wrecked A frame as she survived on melted snow and a space between debris and a bench.
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Tahoe City
Calif
Anna Maria Conrad
Bernie Kingery
Alpine Meadows
Kingery
Michael MacQuarrie
Ms. Conrad
Marshall Lewis
Lewis
Conrad
John Corbett
U.S. Forest Service
MacQuarrie
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee
Allen Koehn
Frank Yatesman
Santa Cruz County
Yatesman
John Kudrina
Iowa House votes to move women’s state prison
The Iowa House approved a plan to move 107 women inmates from Rockwell City to Mitchellville, amid claims of a costly “checker game” approach. The measure, 67-27, also converts Rockwell City to a 100-bed men’s facility and funds a $7.3 million, 200-bed addition at Oakdale SFMF, with $200,000 to prepare Mitchellville.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
The
Iowa House
Rockwell City
Mitchellville
Iowa Security
Oakdale
Checkers
State of
Iowa
Frank Crabb
R-Denison
Karen Mann
Scranton
Lyle Krewson
Rurbandale
Toledo
Eldora
Kehm suit targets Procter and Gamble over toxic shock
In Cedar Rapids a jury heard opening statements in a federal case accusing Procter and Gamble of failing to warn about Rely tampons and of selling them without full testing. Plaintiffs claim Mrs. Kehm’s death was caused by toxic shock linked to tampon use. defense disputes a proven link and notes possible medical record alterations. Dr. Bruce Dan of the CDC testified he is certain the death was caused by toxic shock and tied to tampon use.
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Roland Krekeler
Procter & Gamble
Patricia Kehm
Cincinnati
Riley
Tim White
Kehm
Bruce Dan
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
British Foreign Secretary Resigns Over Falkland Crisis
Lord Carrington resigns after Argentina seizes the Falkland Islands, triggering a Thatcher government crisis. Francis Pym to replace him as foreign secretary as Britain builds its largest postwar fleet toward the islands. The Falklands have been British since 1833 with 1800 residents.
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New York Times
London
Lord Carrington
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Francis Pym
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Margaret Thatcher
Pym
Conservative
Commons
John Biffen
Carrington
Portsmouth Harbor
Falklands
South Atlantic
Britain
John Nott
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