Barker: I shot men to protect myself
Robert Barker testifies in his murder trial saying he shot two rural Atalissa men after hearing a gunshot, claiming self defense. He maintained calm as he described the confrontation with William Isabel and Brett Wood while two surprise witnesses spoke of prior gunfire on the land.
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Dave Gosch
Davenport
Robert Barker
William Isabel
Brett Wood
New Liberty
Barker
Atalissa
New Liberty Cies
Iowa Weather Disrupts Gardens Then Improves
Sue Davis Smith notes winter rain and cold snaps hit gardens in Iowa with frost damaged buds and flattened daffodils. Experts say the fluctuations are typical and plants should recover as milder days return. Ken Lafferty of ISU Linn County Extension urges gardeners to remain hopeful despite cold spells and late frosts.
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Sue Davis Smith Gazette
Mother Nature
Iowa
Ken Lafferty
Iowa State University- Linn
Weather delay fields as blizzard hits Midwest
Farm news notes delays due to sleet and snow with a Monday weather analysis. A map outlines the Midwest blizzard impact and a KCRG Weatherwise column explains the events leading to the disruption.
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Midwest
KCRG
Death near Waterloo blamed on icy roads
State Patrol reports a fatal crash in Black Hawk County on Monday afternoon when 38 year old Diane Lienau of Dunkerton lost control on County Road C-66. Her minivan crossed the center line and struck a semi driven by 37 year old James Churchill of Saskatoon, Canada, killing Lienau.
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James Churchill
Saskatoon
Canada
U.N. says Iraq pursues germ warfare capability
U.N. weapons inspector Rolf Ekeus reports Baghdad appears to seek a biological weapons capability. The Security Council planned to discuss the finding as France and Russia push to ease sanctions, while inspectors verify destruction of missiles and other WMD.
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United Nations
Iraq
U.N
Baghdad
Rolf Ekens
Security Council
Russia
France
Council
Kuwait
Ekeus
U.S
Clinton
Gingrich trims stationery as House speaker
Newt Gingrich defends frugal use of resources saying his Georgia office still uses old stationery listing him as The Republican Whip. Spokesman Allan Lipsett notes Washington has updated paper and the Marietta office is near the end of its stock.
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Tlanta
Newt Gingrich
House
Georgia
Lipsett
Washington
Gingrich
Marietta
Brief visit to Otto Koranda's Oxford Junction shop
Ram blin' page 1B notes visits to Otto Koranda's Oxford Junction shop remain entertaining with local flavor. Page 3B mentions three faculty members alleging the dental hygienist program was cut for personal reasons. Page 5D reports record sales in 1994 up 20 percent from the prior year. Page 1B also covers a key player in C. R.'s sewer scandal seeking to move on.
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Otto Koranda
Oxford Junction
Ramblin
C.R
United States Tops World in Waste Production Study
A private study by the National Center for Economic Alternatives finds the United States the most wasteful society in history, with American households and small businesses generating about 180 million metric tons of city waste annually. The index ranks France highest deterioration at 41.2 percent and Denmark lowest at 10.6 percent over 20 years, noting limited progress in 3 of 21 environmental areas.
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Washington
France
Denmark
United States
National Center For Economic Alternatives
U.S. Foundations
U.S
Western
Europe
Canada
Japan
West Germany
Sweden
Britain
The
Netherlands
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Adam Buchholz
Nathan Bradley
Wood
Waterloo
Gazette
Lisa Powe
Cedar Rapids
Associated Press
Ekens
Allan Lipsett
Recording Industry
Goldin
Seteeannes
Farmateneerpreees
Bob Dole
Kansas
Senate Majority
Des Moines
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