Grenade blast injures Americans at Costa Rica cultural center
In San Jose a fragmentation grenade exploded outside the American Costa Rica Cultural Center injuring two Americans and four locals. Alice Feister, a professor from the Washington area, and Shelly Bartain, a California student, were named among the injured. Feister was seriously wounded but improving. Bartain suffered head and knee injuries and was in good condition.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Ople
Red Cross
Alice Feister
Cultural Center
Washington, D.C
Shelly Bartain
California
Feister
U.S
Mark Krischick
Krischick
Intelligence and Security Directorate
Fragmen
Hernan Garron
Three Davenport Teens Held After Abduction and Shooting
Davenport man James Clark 55 remains critically but stable after a weekend shooting. The three suspects, Jerry Osborn 18 Carl Ramsey Jr 18 and Larry McFarland 15, were arrested in St Louis on charges of driving a stolen vehicle and fugitive status, with Iowa counts of attempted murder and second degree theft.
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Davenport
St. Louis
Missouri
James Clark
St. Luke’s Hospital
LeClaire
Clark
Jerry Lee Osborn
Carl Gordon Ramsey Jr
Larry Joe McFarland
Scott County
Iowa
Indianola Loses National Balloon Championship Host Status
After 19 years Indianola will cede the national hot air balloon championships for 1989 to 1991 to Baton Rouge Louisiana. J P Porter says purses were raised but entry fees would rise too, ending Indianola’s 18 year run though local balloon events continue each summer. The 1989 championship opens in Indianola July 29.
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Indianola
Baton Rouge
Balloon Federation of America
Albuquerque
N.M
J.P. Porter
National Balloon Championship Ltd
Porter
Iowa City
Birds On Time This Year In Iowa Says Expert
Iowa's breeding birds arrive over a week or two each year with about 192 species visiting the state. Hadow predicts June census will verify trends and expect little change in overall populations from past years with Cedar Rapids listing around 90 species previously.
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Capistrano
Hinkley
Iowa
Hadow
Cedar Rapids
Gore mulls exit as Dukakis widens lead in New York
Gore weighs stepping aside after New York primary as Dukakis expands delegate lead. Jackson retains strong black support but trails in white and Jewish voting. McWherter urges graceful withdrawal. New York's 255 delegates shift momentum toward Dukakis with six weeks remaining.
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Lynn Cutler
Democratic National Committee
Dukakis
Gore
Jackson
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Bush
Tennessee
Ned McWherter
Vermont
CBS
Iowa
New Hampshire
Medicaid cost controls urged for outpatient care reform
Health policy leader Paul Pietzsch urged Iowa officials to study a new payment system for outpatient hospital services and tighten admissions. He noted per capita costs vary by region with higher costs in Des Moines and nearby cities and urged using cost effective doctors and hospitals. The discussion included offering consumer friendly Medicaid options like enrollment in health maintenance organizations and lower patient fees to curb costs.
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Paul Pietzsch
Health Policy Corporation of Iowa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Sac City
Cherokee
Cresco
Sioux Center
Harlan
Carroll
Charles City
Decorah
Pietzsch
Herman
Rural lot fee eyed to fund road upgrades in Linn County
Linn County supervisors hear a proposed $2,000 per lot impact fee to help pay for road improvements near new rural housing. Officials Bob Johnson and Jerry Nelson say more traffic from each new home strains gravel roads. They aim to draft an ordinance amendment and fee schedule for board review.
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Nancy Stevens
Gazette
Linn
Board of Supervisors
Bob Johnson
Jerry Nelson
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Nelson
Keeners surrender in federal tax fraud case in Cedar Rapids
Kathi Keener surrendered to federal authorities in Cedar Rapids on a warrant alleging she and her former husband Jody and Marion Dixon conspired since 1976 to hinder IRS collections. They allegedly concealed finances, hoarded cash, and failed to file 1981 and 1982 tax returns. Jody Keener also surrendered in Omaha and was later released on bond.
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Kathi Keener
Cedar Rapids
Jody
Keeners
Marion Dixon
Jody Keener
Omaha
Neb
U.S. District Court
U.S
Robert Teig
John Jarvey
Dixon
IRS
Great Plains
First Nationa Bank of
Des Moines Man 24th Heart Transplant Recipient
Des Moines resident David Hershey age 57, a retired production supervisor for Iowa Power and Light Co., underwent a six hour heart transplant at Mercy Hospital beginning about 4 am Tuesday. He is listed in critical but stable condition. Donor details were not released. Hershey has a history of eight bypasses in 1981, a stroke, and diabetes. He and his wife Patricia have three grown children.
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Des Moines
New Heart At Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Bill Maurer
David Hershey
Iowa Power and Light Co
Maurer
Hershey
Patricia
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