Brighton bids farewell to Anna Marie Emry
Brightness community gathers at a Brighton park to grieve Anna Marie Emry, a 9-year-old missing since August. The Rev Barney Lollar and local ministers led prayers as Anna’s funeral was announced for 1 p.m. at Grinnell Christian Church with burial at Hazelwood Cemetery.
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Dick Hogan _sazette
Brighton
Anna Marie Emry
Anna
Barney Lollar
Victory Fellowship Church
Lollar
Grinnell Christian Church
Hazelwood Cemetery
Grinnell
Sazette
Linda Kahlbaugh
Connie Giberson
Shelby Emry
Emry
Giberson
Ann Landers Helps Gazette Readers While Absent
Absent columnist Abigail Van Buren, twin sister Ann Landers assists Gazette readers with life questions. The note appears on page 50, with cross references to page 1B for Linda Crowns of Calamus and page 5B for Bonnie Campbell's remarks on the religious right.
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Abigail van Buren
Ann Landers
Gazette
Life
Linda
Calamus
Bonnie Campbell
Des Moines
Bodine Dominates GM Goodwrench Dealers 400 in Detroit
In Michigan Geoff Bodine overpowered the field to win the GM Goodwrench Dealers 400 as colleague Ernie Irvan remained on life support after a Saturday crash. Drivers’ thoughts stayed with Irvan as coverage continued on page 1D.
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Ernie Irvan
Geoff Bodine
Coast Guard seeks help as Cuban refugee flow rises
Cuban refugees drift to the American coast in hundreds forcing the Coast Guard to seek reinforcements. President Clinton detained sea interceptions at Guantanamo Bay and Defense Secretary Perry planned a Key West briefing to assess the surge. Navy plans to deploy up to 10 ships were discussed as flights and cutters aid the operation.
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Key West
Fla
Coast Guard
Clinton
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Gene Maestas
Pentagon
Dennis Boxx
Defense
William Perry
Navy
Fidel Castro
Boston
U.S. Shores
House approves new anti crime bill with 100000 more police
The House backed a 30.2 billion crime package after bipartisan help from moderates. It bans certain assault style firearms and expands federal penalties while funding 100000 new police and increased prison and prevention spending. Senate action awaited.
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Ashington
House
Clinton
Washington
Rep
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Iowans in House split 3-2 on crime bill
Iowa House members voted 3-2 in favor of the crime bill with Rep. Jim Leach Rep. Fred Grandy and Rep. Neal Smith supporting. Rep. Jim Nussle and Rep. Smith opposed the pivotal procedural motion that blocked the bill two weeks earlier.
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Ashington
Iowa House
Jim Leach
Davenport
Fred Grandy
Sioux City
Neal Smith
Altoona
Jim Nussle
Manchester
Jimsentative Smith
First
Leach
House
Grandy
Police chief cites limited impact of anti crime bill in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Bud Byrne says the 30.2 billion anti crime bill would raise officer morale by locking up criminals but overall impact locally would be hard to measure. The plan includes 100000 more officers nationally and potential funds for new prisons and an assault weapon ban drawing NRA allied critique.
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John Kirsch
House
Cedar Rapids
Bud Byrne
Byrne
Senate
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