Ringing a bell for Christmas in Marion
Salvation Army bell ringer Tim Knight at Barlow Food store 3375 Armor Dr Marion keeps the kettle going five hours a day six days a week. Knight, 32, is among the needy paid minimum wage to collect donations while others volunteer or represent unions and clubs. He says the season evokes Christmas as supporters drop coins and he endures cold hands and shivering to help the Salvation Army aid the needy.
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Vanessa Shelton
Salvation Army
Tim Knight
Barlow
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Knight
Woman held in bank robbery by Florida-bound plan
A 21 year old Marshalltown woman Tanya Sue Nelson robbed Marshalltown Savings and Loan Friday afternoon of more than 3000 dollars. She was arrested 30 minutes later after her car got stuck in a snowbank behind the Gladbrook post office near the bank. FBI agent Peter Klisment noted the unusual nature of a woman robber. Tow truck driver Mohr alerted authorities after Nelson asked for a tow. Tama County Sheriff Mike Richardson responded and confirmed the suspect description.
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Rick Smith
Azette
Gladbrook
Marshalltown
Florida
Marshalltown Savings & Loan
Tanya Sue Nelson
Savings and Loan
FBI
Peter Klismet
Klismet
Cedar Rapids
Klismer
Nelson
Paul Mohr
Mohr
Tama County Sheriff's Department
Todays Chuckle Love Quickens All The Senses
A light titled note on affection plays up the idea that love heightens perception beyond the ordinary, while humor sits in contrast to common sense. Copyright line hints at a syndicated feature.
Accused murderer Brad Yahnke ejected from motel
Police responded when Brad Yahnke 19 of Anamosa tried to bring girls into a Cedar Rapids motel room he had rented solo. Motel owner Kent Heiken said two officers removed him at 12:47 a.m. without filing a report.
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Rick Smith
Brad Yahnke
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Yahnke
Kent Heiken
Shady Acres
16Th Ave
the Gazette
Heiken
Marsha
Reagan reports arms violations by Soviet Union
President Reagan states in a Congress report that Soviet missile deployments and other violations undermine arms control, darken Geneva talks, and raise grave concern over Soviet commitment. The document, sent to lawmakers, cites SS-25 deployments and exceeds SALT II limits, with broader violations noted and no immediate cancellation of treaties.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Geneva
Associated Press
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Krasnoyarsk
Siberia
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mandela dragged from Soweto after pan rules eased
Mandela wife Winnie Mandela was dragged from her Soweto home at gunpoint by police when she refused to leave a government order. A witness said a policeman pressed a pistol to her neck as she was forced into a police car, but police later said she was released and not in custody. A related Durban mine blast wounded eight, destroying a minibus and scattering shoppers.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Winnie Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Soweto
Mandela
Durban
Airport Holiday Inn
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Rhodes
Jeffrey McKinney
Oxford
Barlow Food Store
Tama County
Mike Richardson
Today Farm
U.s.world A.D Leisure
Vanessa de Jongh
Vanessa
Delmarie
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