Von Bulow case notes back in court amid retrial prep
The von Bulow case advances as state officials challenge insulin evidence while attorney general Violet accuses Alan Dershowitz of ethics breaches. Judge DeRobbio orders Kuh to disclose notes as retrial looms and Capote and Carson connections complicate the proceedings.
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Clarendon Court
Newport
New York
von Bulow
Violet
Violet Said, “Obviously, Mr. Dershowitz
Showman
Dershowitz
Richard Kuh
Kuh
von Bulows
Maria Schrallhammer
Florida
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Superior Court
Albert DeRobbio
Supreme Court
Truman Capote
Capote
Johnny Carson
Joanne Carson
Chernenko urges honest bargaining on peace and ethics
Chernenko argues for mutually acceptable solutions to peace and rejects deceitful ethics in dealings with partners and public opinion. He responds to church leaders Avery Post and Karoly Toth and warns against a Star Wars era. The Kremlin also apologized for a crash mission over Norway Finland.
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Avery Post
United Church of Christ
New York
Karoly Toth
Hungary
Churches of Christ
White House
Strategic Defense Initiative
Gasoline price cuts spread through Iowa cities
In Cedar Rapids and Iowa City prices for regular gasoline dropped to 99 cents on Christmas Eve with some stations at 93 to 89 cents as Jerry's Standard and Super Gas led a statewide price war. Officials predicted prices could stay under one dollar for months while Waterloo and Burlington still charged about 1.07.
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Jerry
Standard Service
Coralville
Wagoner
Redding
Cedar Rapids
Ken Davidson
Davidson
Getty
Sixth St
Waterloo
Burlington
Weekend Warmth Extended Forecast
Extended forecast shows little or no precipitation from Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures run above normal with daytime highs in the 30s to mid 40s and overnight lows in the mid teens to mid 20s.
National Weather Summary Highlights Temperature Extremes
Low Saturday 14 in Jackson Wyoming and high 78 in Los Angeles California. Dry weather dominates large parts of the nation with a departing East Coast storm and a Pacific Northwest system just forming. Clouds and light snow possible in eastern Washington Oregon Montana Idaho Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan with light accumulations. New England windy Saturday gives way to sunny but cold Sunday. Rockies mild while Southeast remains chilly.
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Oregon
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Great Lakes
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Michigan
New England
Rockies
Burglary Spree Hits Cedar Rapids Businesses
Thieves hit five Cedar Rapids businesses and a youth organization late Friday and early Saturday, causing damage but taking limited loot. Heabel Lumber Co suffered the heaviest loss with a $977 haul from a snow blower and mower. other sites included Bur's Conoco and Novak's Getty with cash, cigarettes, and minor items taken.
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Cedar Rapids
Heabel Lumber Co
Center Point Road
Heabel’s
Bur
Conoco
C St
Novak’s Getty
Bowling St
Alibi Lounge
Igram Press
16Th Ave
Coventry Garden Mall
Solon Man Assaulted Near Kirkwood Community College
Solon police say Scott Jackson a 22 year old was assaulted by two men armed with clubs near the horse barns at Kirkwood Community College around 4 am. He was treated at St Luke's Hospital for head lacerations and a broken finger after the attack from a small green car.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Scott Jackson
Kirkwood Community College
Jackson
Life at the Cambodian border Nong Chan amid war and hope
Refugees at Nong Chan live in tents near Thailand after Khmer Rouge terror and Vietnamese advances. Families face loss, poverty, and uncertain futures while seeking education and trade, with monks and Red Cross aid shaping daily life and resilience.
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Nong Chan
Thailand
Sok Hieng
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
National Liberation Front
United States
France
Australia
Borin
Rithisen
Thought for today and a Cedar Rapids music shop note
Anonymous quip opens with Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once. The piece highlights Joan Baez as folk music's premier female star from the Newport Festival of 1959 and traces her career through the 1960s protest era to Diamonds and Rust in the 1970s. It then promotes Carmalou's House of Music in Cedar Rapids offering pianos organs guitars drums amps and lessons at 4110 Center Point Road NE with hours listed. Joni Mitchell is noted for wide musical expression among female folk artists.
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Tass
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Baez
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Time
Sir Galahad
Iowa
Carmalou's
House OF Music
Center Point Road
N.E
Cedar Rapids
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