Bullet found in body after 41 years recalls Luzon action
Des Moines, UPI says LeRoy Hanse, 62, learned during surgery that a .25 caliber Japanese bullet lodged near his kidney since guarding an ammunition dump in the Philippines 41 years ago. He already holds a purple heart for shrapnel in 1944 and plans to mount the bullet at home.
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Des Moines
UPI
LeRoy Hanse
Philippines
Hanse
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Garner
Luzon
Iowa bond plan for home loans faces high up front costs
Iowa Housing Finance Authority votes to issue at least 30 million dollars in bonds for low interest new home loans, hoping to start in July. Critics say high up front points and fees plus a 13 percent loan rate will deter buyers, though authority aims to lower the rate if bond demand rises.
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Iown
Charles Walker
Iowa Housing Finance Authority
Bill McNarney
The
Authority
McNarney
Congress
Walker
Housing Authority
Phams Attorneys Seek New Trial In Double Murder
Joseph Phams, convicted of two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of Waterloo patrolmen Michael Hoing and Wayne Rice, asks for a new trial arguing trial errors. A sentencing hearing for a mandatory life term is expected Monday with the motion likely heard before then.
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Waterloo
Joseph Phams
Phams
Phars
Grundy County
Michael Hoing
Wayne Rice
James Michael
Tbone” Taylor
Robert Thompson
Dennis Damsgaard
Thompson
CCC Alumni Plan July Reunion to Save Backbone Lake
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1756 builders of Backbone State Park Lake near Strawberry Point plan a July 31 reunion at the park. Twenty six veterans formed a preservation group and an alliance with Backbone Lake Preservation Association to try to save the lake amid cost concerns. Lincoln Martin of the association outlined the Bluegrass Festival slated for July 31 and August 1. The group will meet at the Rock Tower and invites all former CCC workers, including Company 781, to join. Future meetings are set for Independence courthouse.
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Backbone State Park Lake
Strawberry Point
Iowa Conservation Commission
Donnelly Hall
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Cedar Rapids
CCC
Linzy Martin
Backbone Lake Preservation Association
Company 781
Harry Powell Sr
34Th St
Independence
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Joe) Dolan
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