Whitford pleads guilty to mail fraud conspiracy in Iowa extortion case
Whitford is to plead guilty to two counts in a scheme starting Sept 17 in Cedar Rapids. He faces up to five years per count, with a potential 90 year total if all six counts were tried. An agreement dismisses four counts carrying 20 year terms each. A package of contaminated milk and a demand letter triggered the case.
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Whitford
Forte
Nash Finch Co
Cecar Rapids
Iowa
Lawrence
Department
Food and Drug Branch
Bowen
Good Samaritan Hospital
McNamara
Jaworski's Watergate role described as career apex
Archibald Cox fired in 1973 led Gen. Alexander Haig to ask Jaworski to take the special prosecutor job. Jaworski later believed Nixon involved in the cover up after hearing tapes. Cox praised Jaworski's service. James Baker informed Reagan of Jaworski's death at a Library of Congress event.
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Jaworski
Archibald Cox
Alexander Haig
White House
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
Cox
Leon
James Baker
Reagan
Library of Congress
Senate
Mark Weinberg
Waco
Texas
Houston
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
John Kennedy
Warren Commission
Kennedy
South Africa raids Namibia border area in deadly attack
South African forces swept Maseru at dawn killing at least 37 people including women and children in a cross-border raid. Lt. Gen. Constand Viljoen said five women and two children were struck by cross fire as 30 ANC guerrillas were killed and four South Africans wounded.
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Namibia
South Africa
Angola
Lesotho
Maseru
African National Congress
Constand Viljoen
Viljoen
75 Children Die as Nicaragua Helicopter Crashes
An air force helicopter evacuating Indian children from violence in northern Nicaragua crashed, killing 75 children. The crew survived. a second helicopter being sent to evacuate survivors was fired upon. The crash occurred near San Andres de Bocay, about 219 miles north of Managua, and authorities are investigating the cause.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Rment
Defense Ministry
helicop_ter
Ernesto Cardenal
Cardenal
San
Andres de Bocay
Linn County weighs legal notices in Penny Saver area shopper
Linn County supervisors consider moving legal notices from The Gazette to the Penny Saver shopper to cut costs. Iowa law requires three papers with limits on rates and paid subscriptions. the plan faces legal and practical hurdles including Des Moines exemptions and nonpaid subscribers.
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Linn Eyes
Des Moines
Rinas
Linn County
the Gazette
Linn
Penny Saver
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Joseph Hladky III
Gazette
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U.N. Security Council
Council
Molapo
Cyanide
Mary Burke
Site
The
Marion Sentinel
Linn News- Letter
Mount Vernon Sun
Joe Rinas
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Hladky
Bill Monroe
Iowa Newspaper Association
Monroe
Ken Schriner
Schriner
Bank
Tomsuyy
Kentucky
Otter
2Nd St. SE
Downtow
McDonald's
Westdale Mall
Ick Gibb
Ainagd
Lennox
Peck’s Lake
Blairs Ferry Rd
Peck’s Corner
42Nd Street
Iddgewood & Iry Rd. NE
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