Death linked to high stakes poker raid near Indianola
Investigators confirm a link between the death of David E. Anacker and a Sunday night robbery at a Warren county poker game near Indianola. Three gunmen assaulted the Jack Taylor home taking cash and valuables, wounding Taylor and killing Anacker, with warrants expected in the Minneapolis area.
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Indianola
UPI
Warren County
Minnesota
John Criswell
Minneapolis
David E. Anacker
St. Paul
Minn
Anacker
Interstate 35
Ankeny
Ames
Jack Taylor
U.S. 69
Taylor
Aban
Osceola Becomes A Model For Two Cab Companies
Osceola Iowa with 3200 residents supports two cab firms Kenneth Hall of Osceola Cab Co and Junior Black of Mark's Cab Co report steady business and friendly rivalry. Night calls flood drivers, fares are fixed by city council and both owners pursue side work in farming and household goods.
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Osceola
Leon
Marvin Wallace
Osceola Cab Co
Kenneth Hall
Wallace
Junior Black
Mark's Cab Co
Black
Iowa
Des Moines
Hall
Jasper County Atty Accused of Extortion and Sex Favors
Jasper County Attorney Kenneth L. Whitehead is charged with offering immunity from prosecution in exchange for sexual favors to a Newton woman. The suit seeks his removal for willful misconduct and corruption. Whitehead was arrested after the woman reported the incident and the stolen coat case. A district judge sealed some documents but did not suspend him pending the suit.
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Newton
UPI
Jasper County
Kenneth L. Whitehead
Iowa
Richard C. Turner
Turner
Whitehead
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Administration of Justice
Robert O. Frederick
Local Option Sales Tax Possible Says City Unit
Des Moines reports the League of Iowa Municipalities expects the 1977 Iowa legislature to allow cities and counties to levy local option taxes including sales and income taxes. A one cent sales tax could reduce property taxes substantially in several cities while providing new revenue.
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DES Moines
Iowa
League of Iowa Municipalities
Frank Bowers
League
Cherokee County
Larrabee
Plan to redistribute road funds endorsed by Iowa committee
An interim legislative panel approved a plan to shift county shares of state road building funds based on a needs study. Most northeast counties would gain at least 100000, while many in the north and west would see smaller increases. Several counties like Dubuque would gain large bonuses, with Linn remaining steady. The vote was 8 to 1 amid a rural urban funding dispute and a stalled gas tax proposal. ON THIS DATE in 1787 Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas Gillon
Dubuque
Gilbon
Johnson County
Cedar
Jackson
Benton
Jones
Linn County
Joe Rinas
Marion
Rinas
Iowa Department of Transportation
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Dwight A. Johnson
Lewis
University of Illinois
Urbana
Ill
Lowan
Criswell
Doned
Mark
15Th Street
Mars
Armstrong
Jasper Attorney
Julie Waddell
Waddell
Attorney General’s Office
Bowers
Iowa City-Coralville
Davenport
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Delaware
U.S
Hutton
9Th St
Larry
Jess
LOCK
Our Office
Rich Etscheidt
Newhall
Bill Hungerford
Iowa City
8Th Ave
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