Mom claims police kidnapped child from church
Iowa City mother Tami Marie Gilson testifies in Johnson County District Court bond hearing that her daughter Bobbi Jo Gilson was kidnapped from the Congregational United Church of Christ. Magistrate Leon Spies refuses bond reduction keeping $1,000 bail as foster care continues.
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Temporary removal hearing set for Bobbi Jo case
Bray filed Monday asks juvenile court to decide if Bobbi Jo Gilson should stay in foster care or be returned to her jailed mother. Bray argues the Code favors return if no further endangerment. He supports open hearings to inform the public and improve child care decisions.
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Lakeside Lakeside-Powell Center to Close Over Insurance Rejection
Lakeside-Powell Center, a chemical dependency facility near Cedar Rapids, faces closure after Blue Cross and Blue Shield declined further reimbursements. The center, operating about two years, treated patients mainly from Cedar Rapids and Des Moines area, with 16 staff and a 30 day stay cost about 4335 dollars per patient. The shutdown will put about a dozen workers out of jobs and the director plans to seek work at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.
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De Witt Home Bakery Makes Large Cakes For Sale
Mrs. Ferris notes four cake mixes go into each giant cake. She says other cakes are molded but she will not reveal trade secrets. The business operates from her home with no local objections evident, reducing temptations for window shopping by youngsters.
PLO Demands Ceasefire as Beirut Siege Persists
Habash told the Associated Press that the PLO insists Israel lift the siege of Beirut with a ceasefire and troop withdrawal. He called for UN supervision of disengagement and rejected any American peacekeeping force in Lebanon. He also criticized U.S. weapons support to Israel and linked it to ongoing civilian suffering.
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Intruder breaches palace security and enters queen’s bedroom
An intruder allegedly scaled the palace wall and drainpipe to reach the queen’s second floor room in the early hours. The incident prompted an immediate inquiry, tightened security, and varied accounts about the intruder’s actions and the monarch’s response.
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