Crack reach in Iowa sparks law enforcement concern
Iowa drug experts warn crack has arrived in major cities, with Des Moines seeing large seizures and 20 crack houses being supplied. Authorities note out of state gangs, primarily West Coast factions, are involved but say Iowa has not yet seen turf wars. A Detroit native, Dean Leatherwood, faces federal charges in Waterloo for possessing crack, firearms, and money. Des Moines remains a focal point for outside groups, while Eastern Iowa shows limited crack activity.
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Doolin
Cedar Rapids
Ken Carter
Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement
Iowa
Richard Murphy
U.S
Carter
Division of Narcotics Enforcement
Murphy
Dean Leatherwood
Leatherwood
Detroit
Waterloo
Des Moines
Libyan leader Gaddafi confronts press at Tripoli hotel
About 200 foreign reporters crowded the Al Kabir Hotel waterfront as Muammar Gaddafi entered. He warned the U.S. against force and urged direct negotiations while saying Libya would not yield to pressure. U S jets downed two Libyan warplanes in self defense.
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al Kabir
Gaddafi
Libya
America
Mediterranean
United States
Navy
Earley Built Hawkeye and MidAmerica Banks From Scratch
Earley recounts leaving Peoples Bank to buy United State Bank in 1977, growing assets from 22 million to 60 million, and forming a statewide trust division for Hawkeye Bancorp. He led First Federal Bank in Des Moines, steered a major West Des Moines move, then pursued MidAmerica Savings Bank rescue with FSLIC backing and an 8 million investor pool.
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Earley
Cebuhar
Milwaukee
Internal Revenue Service
Chuck Cebuhar
Chuck
L.J. Pochobradsky
United State Bank
Peoples Bank
Norwest Bank
Steve Allison
Allison
Hawkeye Bancorporation
Paul Dunlap
Hawkeye Bancorp
Paul
Des Moines
Hawkeye
Iowa
Dunlap
First Federal Bank and Trust Co
Hawkeye Bank
Drake University
Hawkeye Bankcorp
West Des Moines
Midwest
Mutual
MidAmerica Savings Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
MidAmerica
Rain Man Soldier of memory and math dazzles in film
A payroll clerk with extraordinary memory and savant skills captivates Fran and doctors as the Rain Man figure Kim astonishes with his recall of Reader’s Digest titles dates and figures. Experts describe his brain as an extreme memory savant with limited integrative thinking and remarkable factual breadth. The piece notes Kim’s social detachment and his bond with Dustin Hoffman portrayed as a caretaker. He declares to the world, Tell Los Angeles I am the Rain Man.
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Kim
Morris West
Booker T. Washington
Hook
Walter van Tilberg Clark
Mellyou
Victoria Holt
Marc
Marcel Pagnol
England
Shakespeare
Dustin Hoffman
London
Shylock
Fran
Utah
Daniel D. Christensen
Western Institute of Neuropsychiatry
University of Utah
Christensen
Hoffman
Los Angeles
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