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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2001
Page
18
Des Moines police report a month of lawn ornament thefts targeting large pieces. A 150 pound carved turkey and two concrete children disappeared, with suspects leaving only rat droppings as clues. One thief later returned a 150 pound turkey after learning it was stolen. Police note some items required vehicle access to lawns.
Frank Exline 83 of Pleasant Hill sues for compensation from Japanese firms for 39 months as a POW in Osaka docks. He joins about 700 veterans suing Mitsui Mitsubishi Nippon Steel for forced labor while U S State Department fights the cases citing postwar treaties.
Senator Tom Harkin argues for compensation for about 30,000 Americans forced to perform labor as prisoners during wartime. Exline says he would use money for practical needs, like a car, while criticizing slow government action.
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