Murder suicide suspected in Iowa family's deaths
Aplington Iowa five member Franken family were shot dead in their home. Investigators consider Ethel May Franken 33 killed her husband Darrell J. Franken 37 and their three children Troy 13 Valerie 11 Dustin 7. Medical examiner says scene fits murder death by own action.
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Gazette Wire Services
Aplington
Iowa
Darrell Franken
Gerald Shanahan
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Ethel May Franken
Darrell J. Franken
Troy
Valerie
Dustin
Franken
Waterloo
Gary Tiegland
Butler County
Tiegland
Branstad Unveils Broad Nonbudget Plan in Iowa
Gov. Terry Branstad proposes local option authority allowing cities and counties to decide on revenue sources or tax increases. Senate and House leaders react with cautious optimism, noting ambition and legislative challenges ahead. The plan emphasizes giving the Legislature room to work out details rather than mandating specific sources.
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Ken Sullivans
Tx “Trcal
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Senate
Cal Hultman
Red Oak
Branstad
Hultman
Lowell Jenkins
D-Montrose
Rockwell moves Switching Systems Division to Downers Grove
Rockwell International confirms the Switching Systems Division will relocate from Cedar Rapids to Downers Grove Illinois within 12 to 18 months. The transfer costs 165 Cedar Rapids jobs with 30 layoffs already effective and remaining staff may transfer to Illinois as consolidation proceeds. The move follows prior phasing out of Cedar Rapids manufacturing and includes moving departments to Rockwell owned facilities by April 1.
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Rockwell International
Switching Systems
Downers Grove
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Rockwell
Charles B. Harrison
Illinois
Harrison
C Avenue NE
Collins Road NE
Graphic Services
Blairs Ferry Road
Gang Terrorizes 74Yearold Woman Draining Her Bank Account
HOPEWELL Va AP A gang of about 20 juveniles and adults occupied Evelyn Wells home for two months draining her bank account. She described a reign of terror as intruders refused to leave and used her house to buy beer and cash checks. Police hold two teens with more arrests expected. She is hospitalized and speaks from bed about fear in her neighborhood.
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Hopewell
Evelyn Rust Wells
Dianne Portwood
The Resume as a Mirror of Ideal Ambitions
A compact meditation on how drafting resumes brings out the best and most polished version of self presentation. It examines the tension between authentic skill and aspirational framing, noting the resume as a performance of potential.
Personal income up as housing starts slump in 1982
In 1982, personal income rose 6.4 percent, the smallest gain in nearly two decades but outpacing inflation. Take-home pay up 1.1 percent after price adjustments. Housing starts fell to 1.061 million, lowest since 1946, with December starts down 13 percent from November. Industry sees possible revival if rates fall.
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Cever
Washington
Commerce Department
Commerce
Ing
Robert Ortner
Ortner
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