Explosion Kills Two Men at Linn County Farm
Two 18 year old men died in an explosion at a rural Linn County farm near Palo. A third man with extensive burns was airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City. Investigators treat the incident as suspicious and seek the cause with state fire marshal help.
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Christoph Trappe
Ne Gazette
Linn
Linn County Sheriff's
Raymond Buelow
Palo
Linn County
St. Luke’s Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Brian Gardner
Gardner
Erin Kelly
Comlact Lee Wreer Slay atnh Parc Anne
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Comlact Lee and an event at Parc Anne with unclear details. No verified names or outcomes can be confirmed from the readable text.
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Lee Wrreer
Budget Cuts Target Up To 35 Oakdale Prison Jobs
AFSCME Local 2985 says budget reductions could eliminate as many as 35 jobs at the Iowa Medical Classification Center Oakdale. Union leader Marty Hathaway cites staff and inmate safety as a major concern. The union learned of cuts Monday but not which positions. Hathaway and area legislators plan a press conference today at the prison.
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Iowa Medical Classification Center
Oakdale
Marty Hathaway
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Hathaway
Vilsack Denies Parole for Atwell Conner Life Term Confirmed
Gov. Tom Vilsack rejected Atwell Conner’s bid to shorten his life sentence for a Linn County teenager’s 30 year old murder. The decision follows a 5-0 parole board recommendation to deny the commutation request, despite Conner’s self improvement efforts. Conner, 59, of Bertram, remains in a life term at Anamosa.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
Atwell Conner
Linn County
Vilsack
State Board of Parole
Conner
Parole Board
Bertram
Anamosa
Parole Board Review in Cedar Rapids Murder Case
Michael Servey’s brother Patrick appears before the Board of Parole at the 8B State Penitentiary over the first degree murder of 17 year old Maureen Connolly during a March 9 1974 robbery in Cedar Rapids. Convicted August 8 1974 in Jones County he has served 30 years.
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Michael Servey
Patrick
Board of Parole
State Penitentiary
Maureen Connolly
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Iowa church aims to aid Florida hurricane victims with supply truck
Volunteers from Zion Lutheran Church in Iowa City organize a semi truck of water food and toiletries to aid Hurricane Charley victims in Florida. Pastor Dwight DuBois recalls 1989 relief efforts after Hurricane Hugo and stresses immediate needs outweigh cash donations in the early stage of disaster relief.
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Brian Ray
the Gazette
Doug Alberhasky
John’s Grocery
Iowa City
Charley
Zion Lutheran Church
Ric Swann
KZIA
Schulte and Swann
Nick Hofsommer
Solon
Allen Motor Co
Hiawatha
Gazer Zion Lutheran Church
Dwight DuBois
Charleston
D.C
DuBois
Iowa
N. Johnson St
Florida
Nussle launches bid for eighth term in Iowa race
Rep. Jim Nussle campaign kick off in Dubuque vows to keep Iowa best place to live work raise a family. He faces Democrat Bill Gluba and independent Denny Heath in November. Nussle emphasizes strength growth and opportunity, a strong military, homeland security and tax cuts.
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the Gazette
Nussle
Bill Gluba
Davenport
Denny Heath
Clinton
Congress
Long Lost Siblings Reunited Across States From 1949 Sale
John Newman of Columbus Ohio discovers his mother sold him for fifty dollars as an infant to Cedar Rapids carnival workers in 1949. He learns he has a sister Camille Whitney Escudero in California and reconnects with relatives while planning a trip to meet her. The search widens to their birth parents as they seek alive witnesses and documents.
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John Newman
Columbus
Ohio
Patricia Ann “Nelson
Cedar Rapids
John
Bobby Nelson
Terloo
Cedar Falls
Nutter Machine Co
Hebron
Ottumwa
San Francisco
Helen Camille Whitney Escudero
Alameda
Calif
Camille
Donna
Patricia Ann
Danny
Gardner
Nelson
Chicago
Boone
Iowa
John Ernest Gardner
Seattle
Manchester
Oneida
Doug
Martha Palmer
M&o
Palmers
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