Cedar Rapids men among four given probation for Offutt protest
Two Cedar Rapids men were among four anti nuclear weapon demonstrators placed on probation for re entering Offutt Air Force Base after a ban. Judge Peck warned probation is not leniency and barred re entry to any military installation without written permission. Harren Cordaro and Carr received six months in prison suspended on one year probation. Palecek got two six month terms suspended on two years probation. Koeppen and Johnson stand trial Sept. 16.
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Omaha
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Offutt Air Force Base
U.S
Richard Peck
Peck
Mary B. Harren
Wichita
Kan
Thomas A. Cordaro
Richard A. Carr
Michael J. Palecek
Norfolk
Palecek
Harren
Offutt
Cordaro
Carr
Richard S. Koeppen
James R. Johnson
Des Moines
Parents sue to halt Iowa home instruction rules
A Creston couple Gary and Christine Berglund sue in Polk County District Court to block emergency rules on home schooling and private instruction. They allege the Board of Public Instruction bypassed regular procedures and omitted public comment while rushing the July 11 rules into effect, affecting their 8-year-old Heather.
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DES Moines
Creston
Polk County
Gary
Christine Berglund
State Board of Public Instruction
Berglunds
Heather
Mennonites urged to study sexuality book in church
At the General Assembly in Ames delegates approved a 166 page study titled Human Sexuality in the Christian Life. The book supports heterosexual relations within marriage and opposes homosexual relations, with local churches urged to hold classes to explore biblical faith and science perspectives.
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AMES
Mennonite Church
General Assembly of the
Myron Augsburger
Wilmer Martin
Ontario
Canada
Martin
Warden bans inmate newsletter editorial over race tension
Iowa State Penitentiary Warden Crispus Nix blocks publication of a newsletter editorial by inmate Billy Joe Armento also known as Ameen Yusuf Shakir. The memo claims the piece is racially inflammatory against whites and would worsen inmate staff tensions. Lawyer Mark Bennett questions standards for inmate publications.
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Des Moines
Iowa State
Crispus Nix
Nix
Billy Joe Armento
Armento
Ameen Yusuf Shakir
the Progressive
Black Culture Organization
Burlington Woman Arrested in 1972 Pennsylvania Murder
Anna Jean Akers Wolfe, 38, was arrested at her Burlington home on a Pennsylvania warrant for the 1972 killing of her husband James A. Akers in a motel room. She is held in Des Moines County Jail without bond. The suspect and victim were tied to a June 29 1972 shooting in Allegheny County.
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Burlington
Pennsylvania
Anna Jean Akers Wolfe
Allegheny County
Des Moines
James A. Akers
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Oxford
Levi's
Levi
M.L
Fsnins O Briefs
Jcpenney Westdale Mall
Mark Bennett
The
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Iowa State Penitentiary
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Officer Friendly
Lovey Bear
Cedar Rapids Police Dept
ST. Luke’s Hospital
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