Meskwaki World War II code talker honored in Tama ceremony
Frank Gluck reports Meskwaki code talkers including Wayne were honored at American Legion Post 73 in Tama. More than 130 attendees saw war medals presented to surviving family members, with lawmakers praising their crucial WWII contributions and noting prior secrecy of native code talkers. Wayne died in 1998. his family accepted the medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liz Condo
the Gazette
Marguerite Youngbear
Tama
Dewey Youngbear
American Legion
Tom Harkin
D Lona
Frank Gluck
The
Gazette
AMA — Judie
Carl Wayne
Iowa
American Legion Post
Leodean Peters
Peters
Melvin Twin
Americans wary over Iraq as Bush second term opens
An Associated Press Ipsos poll finds 53 percent doubt Iraq will have a stable government during Bush’s second term. Six in ten feel hopeful about his presidency while many fear continued bloodshed and the issue dominating the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
Iraq
Associated Press
Ipsos Public Affairs
Iowa lawmakers eye property tax reform and school funding
The Iowa Legislature moves into a shortened week focusing on property tax reform and education funding. Gov. Vilsack leads a bi-partisan panel to craft short and long term fixes, including commercial property tax rollbacks and limits on tax increases. Senate Republicans will vote on a forward funding plan setting the growth rate for 2007-08 K-12 education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ine Gazette
Des Moines
Statehouse
Martin Luther King Jr
Tom Vilsack
Senate Republicans
Public safety reports illuminate Palo barn explosion deaths
Investigators reveal three Cedar Rapids Kennedy graduates planned to blow up appliances at a dump. Grant Rutherford and Tyler Buelow died in the blast. Ryan Rezin was severely injured and hospitalized. Officers determined the explosion was accidental and detail gunpowder and pipe purchases hours before the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Palo
Linn County Sheriffs Office
Grant Rutherford
Old Orchard Rd
Cedar Rapids
Tyler Buelow
Ryan Rezin
Oakvalley Dr
Kennedy High School
Don Zeller
Rezin
Zeller
The
Gazette
Freedom of Information Act
Buelow
Thiesen
Raymond
Mae Buelow
Yates Rd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rhonda Pushetonequa
Wayne
U.S
Charles Franklin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vilsack
Rutherford
Tyler
Today’s Gazette
Rapids
Iowa City
Lowa
Aaa
Editoria Health History
Camelo
Lugalo Lottery
Nerdoe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!