Shaws Accept 1.5 Million Settlement After Eric Shaw Shooting
The Shaw family agrees to a 1.5 million city settlement for the fatal Aug 30 shooting of Eric Shaw by Iowa City officer Jeffrey Gillaspie. The family and city officials say the payout does not resolve questions about criminal charges or accountability. The case prompts calls for another investigator or review by the attorney general while federal civil rights review continues.
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Lyle Muller
Jim Jacobson
Johnson County
Owa City
Eric Shaw
Shaw
Jay Shaw
Iowa City
Shaws
Jeffrey Gillaspie
Gillaspie
J. Patrick White
White
Iowa
U.S
Don
Jeffrey Gillas
Ernest
Ke Shaw
David Lee Hartlage
Ga_ette
Blossom Shaw
Jay
Eric
Iowa City Council weighs new police policy ideas
City officials propose 22 policy recommendations including alcohol and drug testing for officers involved in on duty shootings. The plan accompanies a report answering over 60 questions about the Aug. 30 fatal shooting of Eric Shaw, used to guide a three hour council work session.
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Iowa City
Steve Atkins
City Council to Question Police chief and city attorney on Shaw shooting
The Gazette reports council members will question Atkins Police Chief R J Winkelhake and City Attorney Linda Waite about actions taken in the first month after Eric Shaw's killing. The discussion will be in open session as critics and supporters react to the settlement and related statements.
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Atkins
R.J. Winkelhake
Linda Waite
Shaw
Iowa ERA set for 1998 ballot after 48-0 Senate vote
Iowa voters will decide on a third attempt to add an Equal Rights Amendment to the state constitution after the Senate approved the measure 48 to 0. Senators cited pay gaps and social change while acknowledging past criticisms about abortion and gay rights.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Elaine Szymoniak
Tom Vilsack
Mount Pleasant
Mary Lundby
R-Marion
Lundby
ERA
Senate
Mary Kramer
West
Star Wars returns to theaters with enhancements and new footage
Weekend section notes Star Wars reopens after near 20 year absence with enhanced sound new effects and 4 minutes of new footage. Also mentions a baby sitter charged with murder after leaving a 3 month old in a snow suit for ten hours. Cedar Rapids reports 144 deer struck by vehicles in 1996 up from 1995. Decorah swimmer Jory Blauer shines for University of Iowa team.
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Roger Ebert
Cedar Rapids
Blauer
Jory Blauer
Decorah
University of Iowa
City Briefs and Classifieds Highlight Daily Local Notes
Ww City Briefs and Classified sections summarize daily happenings and listings. Features include brief municipal items, ads, and local notices across pages 4B and 9C with odds and ends across the newspaper.
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Valendar
Teleus
Iowa researchers locate gene behind most common glaucoma
University of Iowa researchers report the gene for primary open angle glaucoma mutated in patients studied, linking glaucoma to chromosome 1. Led by Dr. Edwin Stone with Dr. Val Sheffield and Dr. Wallace Alward, findings appear in Science and may guide future drug or therapy development.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
Edwin Stone
U of
Stone
Science
Val Sheffield
Wallace Alward
FDA approves diabetes drug Rezulin to cut insulin shots
The FDA authorized Parke Davis troglitazone Rezulin to help Type II diabetics resensitize to insulin. About 15 percent of trial patients stopped insulin, others reduced injections. warnings urge not to stop immediately. Brand name and rollout planned with no price yet.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Parke Davis
Philip Cryer
American Diabetes Association
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