Deadly Cold Claims Two Elderly Men In Linn County
Two elderly Linn County residents died from exposure in cold weather. Jerry Tauber, 78, was found outside his Cedar Rapids home after reportedly locking out and wandering in the cold. Arnold Swanson, 64, was found outside his Springville mobile home. autopsy pending. A separate incident left Vera LeVan, 79, hospitalized with hypothermia after hours on an unheated porch. Officials warn of hypothermia risk in bitter cold.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Tauber
Dalewood Ave
Tauber
Linn County Sheriff's
Carlton
Springville
Arnold Swanson
Percy Harris
Linn
Darrell Gear
Swanson
Lynn Johnson
Johnson
Northwest Side
Vera LeVan
C Ave
Mercy Hospital
Dennis Hansen
LeVan
Investigators probe Fort Madison prison uprising ringleaders
Iowa State Penitentiary staff questioned inmates to identify ringleaders after a brief morning uprising in a special disciplinary area. State Corrections Director Hal Farrier linked possible contagion from the West Virginia riot as investigators sought motive and participants among 90 cellblock inmates.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
State Corrections
Hal Farrier
West Virginia
Farrier
Uprising in cellhouse 319 ends after hostage release
Inmate disturbance in cellhouse 319 at Fort Madison Prison ends within two hours with no shots fired or tear gas. Seven guards held as hostages are freed. one guard, Peter Hodgerson of Burlington, is treated after knee injury but released from hospital. A 62 second response by a seven member team and 20 officers led to the end of the incident.
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Farrier
Peter Hodgerson
Burlington
Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Ronald Vowels
Iowa State Penitentiary
Vowels
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Prison Chronology and Lawmakers Reaction at Iowa State Penitentiary
A sequence of Monday morning events at the Iowa State Penitentiary is recounted, followed by legislators from Iowa offering reactions. The report tracks incidents, responses by officials, and the political implications discussed on page 9A.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
Iowa
Libyan leader warns of attacks on US in retaliation
The Reagan administration said the US is on guard against Libyan terror and kept the military option open while pursuing new economic sanctions. Abu Nidal, linked to the Rome and Vienna airport attacks that killed 19, is blamed. Khadafy warned US retaliation could come on American streets.
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Washington
Reagan
America
Libya
Rome
Vienna
United States
White House
Larry Speakes
Abu Nidal
Khad
Afy
Speakes
Khadafy
Tripoli
Westgate bank robbed again by unknown man
The First National Bank of Delwein Westgate branch was held up at 11 12 a m by a white male 5 8 to 5 9 wearing brown overalls and a helmet with a visor. He passed a note to the lone worker, used no weapon, wore gloves and fled on a snowmobile. The amount taken and employee name were not disclosed.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
First National Bank of Delwein
Westgate
Des Moines
Edna Dahlen
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