Twelve Iowans Die in Weekend Traffic Toll
Weekend crashes across Iowa left 12 dead including teens from Dubuque and Gilman. Gary Rauch, 17, died when his car ran off an S curve north of Dunbar in Marshall County. Daniel McDermott, 17, of Dubuque, perished in a fiery Dubuque Boulevard crash. An out-of-state victim, John Lubitz, 24, from Milwaukee, died near Mason City. Marvin Kirkpatrick, 31, of Morley, Missouri, faces manslaughter charges after a fatal Washburn collision that also killed Dwane Barth, 29, and injured his wife Rita and four sons. A Kansas City couple, Jeffrey ...
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Multiple Iowa Weekend Fatal Traffic Crashes Reported
A string of Saturday and Friday night road tragedies in Iowa involve varied victims. Cartwrights Caron 23 and Diana 25 survive a wrong lane collision with O Wayne Rinehart 63 of Indianola. Steven Howe 22 of Muscatine dies in a LaPorte City semi crash after being trapped an hour. Frederick Wix 35 Sheffield and Edward Casebolt 24 Mason City die in a highway 65 crash near Mason City. Out of state deaths include Randall Gailey A battle Creek and Albert Sparks 64 Newton in Missouri crashes near Bethany and Moberly. The weekend toll begins with Daniel Amandus 17 Gowrie and Jacqueline Loehr 17 rural Iowa Friday night.
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Iowa Senator accuses DPI as parochial school closings rise
Iowa state Sen. John Walsh says state officials may be happy to see dozens of parochial schools close and pushes for a permissive plan to let public boards work with parochial schools. He notes constitutional concerns and predicts mixed effects on overcrowding and funding across districts.
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Now Possible To Shrink Painful Hemorrhoids Now Possible To Shrink Painful Hemorrhoids
A New York report highlights Preparation H as an exclusive nonprescription treatment that shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves itching burning and pain. Tests in major cities show relief without narcotics or harsh astringents and note lubrication easier bowel movements and infection prevention.
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Car Tractor Crash Fatalities Reported Near Gowrie and Clinton
Arlie Ivan Burk aged 24 of Indianola was found dead at the wheel of a damaged car in a farmyard near Indianola after a Saturday crash. Ronald Neave, 21 of Sabula, died when his car overturned in Clinton.
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Manslaughter and Drug Charges in Fatal Crash
University of Minnesota medical student Neil Charles Henry, 25, of Minneapolis, faces illegal possession charges after a fatal two car crash near Mason City. Henry, a passenger in a car driven by John Lubitz, 24, of Milwaukee, who died, had a suitcase found after the collision. Driver of the other car, John Jerome Barragy, 28, of Rockwell, is charged with manslaughter and drunken driving.
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Auto Towing Pickup Involved In Sideswipe
A Cedar Rapids couple and their 3 year old daughter were in a Sunday accident on highway 30 near highway 218. Albert Greene, 58, of New London drove a 1969 Chevrolet while Larry Umstead, 27, Cedar Rapids, drove a 1964 Buick towing a 1953 Chevrolet pickup. Both vehicles slid off the road after Umstead lost control. no injuries were reported. Damages were about 400 for the Umstead car, 100 for the truck, and 900 for Greene’s auto.
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Trucker Killed in Head-on Collision Near Clarion
AP reports a fatal head on collision near Clarion involved two semitrailers. William Kelly, 39, of Des Moines, died. Glenn E. Patovisti, 27, of Beraga, Mich., survived with injuries believed minor. The crash on Route 69 eight miles south of Route 3 junction halted traffic for hours as groceries and metal window and door frame cargoes blocked the highway.
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Nab 60 at Party Near ISU Campus
Sixty youths were charged with disturbing the peace after a raid on a private residence at the west edge of the Iowa State University campus. Police responded to complaints of excessive noise around midnight Saturday leading to arrests.
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Two Women in Iowa Senate Mark A Political Shift
Legislative notes recount Iowa's first woman senator Carolyn Pendray and the current pair Charlene Conklin and Minnette Doderer, noting women have served in the senate before but never two at once. The piece discusses rest room access during senate calls and Lt. Gov Jepsen offering a nearby facility, with responses from Doderer and Conklin and a brief debate exchange between Welmer and Neu during abortion bill discussions.
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Delinquency Fines Hit Tama Residents in Court
Tama and nearby settlements saw multiple residents fined for offenses. Keahna paid 100 dollars plus 5 in costs for contributing to delinquency of a minor and faced 30 days in jail for nonpayment. Joy, and others in the settlement, received jail terms or fines for illegal beer possession, disturbing the peace, intoxication, speeding, improper passing, and failing to appear.
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James Sorensen
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Eldon Joy
Truman Blackcloud
Austin Leaf
Wilford Blackcloud
Gerard Lasley
Jerry Youngbear
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Mothers to Meet Officials in Vinton Over Child Safety
A group of Vinton mothers planned a meeting with city officials Monday to press for stronger child protection near schools. They cited several incidents of a person trying to lure children into a car and urged increased police action.
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