Colombia frees five more women from embassy siege
Guerrillas of M-19 release five women at the Dominican Republic embassy in Bogota while holding about 40 captives including 18 ambassadors. A blue suited man with a white flag ferries the freed to safety as security limits reporters.
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Bogota
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Diego Asencio
United States
Elena Chassoul Monge
Ters
Angela de Salazar
Venezuela
Maria Mercedes Valeria de Mayil
Ana Maria Paez de Tejada
Elsa Nuri Dawson
Oscar Gostiaga
M-19
Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala
Commandante Numero Uno
Galan
Turbay Ayala
Washington
U.S
Dominican
Linn County news and legal notes span many pages
Summary of items including Ferdinand Vick sentencing appeal, former deputy sheriff William A. Schaeffer jailed on assault and terrorism charges, Linn-Mar High School class hours change, Iowa drunk driving standard proposal, safety results favoring small U.S. cars, NHTSA caveat, GOP presidential debate tone, Chicago area Hawkeye sports recruiting, auto industry layoffs peak estimate, and a school bulletin free knowledge sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Schaeffer
Linn County
Millen resigns Iowa House speaker after tax ruling
Iowa Speaker Floyd Millen announced his resignation from the speakership effective March 3 after the state Board of Tax Review ruled he improperly obtained a homestead tax credit. William Harbor of Fenton will replace him, with Delwyn Stromer taking Harbor’s duties. Millen will remain in the 87th District.
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Des Moines
Floyd Millen
Iowa House of Representatives
William Harbor
Fenton
Milen
Millen
Roger Halvorson
Monona
House
State Board of Tax Review
West Des Moines
State Director of Revenue
28Th St
Farmington
District Court
House Chamber
Halvorson
Betty
Harbor
Delwyn Stromer
Garner
Stromer
Don Avenson
Oelwein
Robert Ray
The Leap Year Trouble Proposed 48 Hour Day Plan
In Tulsa AP reports a tongue in cheek petition to Congress suggests altering the calendar by declaring a 48 hour day every four years rather than adding a day to February. Proposals include moving the longer day to April 14 or other dates and extending televised Bowl coverage.
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Jo Haring
Tulsa
Okla
Congress
Indicators point to recession as leading index falls
Government data show the Index of Leading Indicators dropped 0.7 percent in January, the fourth straight monthly decline, fueling forecasts of a coming recession. Despite this, durable goods orders and industrial production rose, while high interest rates dampen borrowing and consumer spending remains firm.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve
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Raiders
Repor
Colombian Red Cross
Ricardo Galan
Mexico
Asencio
Virgilio Lovera
Diogenes Magil Burgos
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Cedar Rapids
Ferdinand Vick
Marion
Linn-Mar High School
Iowa
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Chicago
Hawkeye
U.S. A
Ken Sullivan
Todd Johnson
Gregg Freeland
Shanda McAllister
Adren Cooper
Carter
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