Zeller Wins Linn County Sheriff Race in Special Election
Veteran commander Don Zeller defeated deputy Jim Sorensen 6 749 votes 61 4 percent to 4 208 38 3 percent on Tuesday to keep the Linn County sheriff post in the Democratic column. Zeller 49 of Covington carried 68 of 77 precincts and praised voters while pledging department changes and a drive against drug dealers burglars and vice. Sorensen of Marion said he would prepare for the 1996 contest and noted low turnout 11 percent as Dennis Fiser congratulated Zeller and Zeller prepared to name his command staff focusing on openness and public accessibility.
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Eastern Iowa hit by first major winter storm
A Clinton man, Norman Moon, 60, died after losing control on Interstate 80 near Iowa City and crashing into a westbound truck. The blizzard halted events, closed schools, and left roads 50 to 100 percent slick. A second fatal crash in Johnson County occurred on Highway 218 as Shaun Septer, 16, died when his pickup ran off the road.
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Postal workers fear violence in the workplace
About 31 percent of postal workers fear physical violence at work, a finding noted by the Postal Service Board of Governors as it reported a net loss of 914 million for the year. Spokesman Frank Brennan cited rising crime and robberies as factors shaping the anxiety. Gloria Heising, slain while delivering mail in Cedar Rapids on January 14, is cited among 34 postal workers killed this decade. Ronald Downs Sr. was convicted of first degree murder in that case.
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Wars and Pearl Harbor Remembered On Newscard
ana Charles Decker notes today marks 53 years since Pearl Harbor as students study battles shaping U S history. Page 1B reports on the anniversary and related details.
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Hill sentenced to die for murders at abortion clinic
Paul Hill, a former minister, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Frank Bell to the electric chair for the July 29 ambush outside the Ladies Center abortion clinic in Pensacola that killed Dr. John Britton and bodyguard James Barrett. He also received 13 years four months for attempting to murder Barrett’s wife and for firing into a vehicle. the death sentence is automatic on appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.
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