Evidence of sexual assault in murder case in Iowa City
Investigators believe Julia A. Wise, 20, found dead last Thursday in her Hilltop Mobile Home Park trailer, may have been sexually assaulted in addition to being fatally stabbed. Police describe bloodstains and sexual materials found at the scene and note Wise had recently moved from Springfield, Missouri to Iowa City. The probe, extending to Springfield and involving Iowa City police and state investigators, hinges on physical evidence and the victim’s recent move to Iowa City.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
Julia A. Wise
Gerald Knock
Hilltop
Wise
Robert Kodros
Lone Tree
Knock
Kodros
Ford Wise
Springfield
Mark Berger
Mark
Julia
Iowa City Police
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
University of Iowa
Landmark won't be torn down in Froelich Clayton County
Clayton County Conservation Board will not tear down the old Burlingame store near the Froelich monument. The board will preserve the surrounding area as a historical site while not restoring the 1890s building. Irene Pederson and local supporters plan a slow fundraising restoration as funds allow.
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Iowa
Clayton County
Deb Wiley
Eleader
Burlingame
Froelich
Clayton County Conservation Board
Don Menken
John Froelich
Menken
Irene Pederson
Marquette
A.M. Burlingame
Pederson
Iowa weighs pay phone deregulation plan and transition
Entrepreneurs and established phone firms clashed at an Iowa Commerce Commission hearing in Des Moines over how to deregulate pay phones. Proponents urge immediate competition while incumbents seek a transition period and the option to write off pay phones at above market values to replace them with modern units. Northwestern Bell backed deregulation in writing, noting current rules requiring pay phones in every municipality will end.
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DES Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Gary Pitts
Commission
Benson Roberts
United Telephone Co
Newton
Commerce Commission
Iowa
George Head
United Telephone
Head
Northwestern Bell
Hancher Auditorium director to leave for Davis post
James Wockenfuss will depart the University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium on September 1 to become director of cultural programs at the University of California Davis. The 55 year old, the center's first and only director, helped plan and build the performing arts complex since arriving in 1970. He will help design and program a new 30 million dollar cultural center in Davis.
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Iowa City
James Wockenfuss
University of Iowa
Hancher
University of California At Davis
Wockenfuss
U of I
Davis
Dubuque Legislative Days draws 100 Iowa legislators
Iowa lawmakers spend three days in Dubuque for sightseeing and meals amid gifts and events aimed at showcasing the city. The Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce says total per-legislator costs stay under the $50 limit though golf and some activities are excluded, with officials noting the legality hinges on treating each event as a separate occasion.
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Judy Daubenmier
Azette
Ubuque
Iowa
Dubuque Area
Dubuque
Eagle Point Park
Thunder Hills Golf and Country Club
Spirit of
Julien Motor Inn
Rob Apel
Bob Carr
Joe Welsh
Earl Willits
Clear Lake
Apel
Wisconsin
Iowa Development Commission
the Water, Air and Waste Management Commission
Administrative Rules Review Committee
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