Grassley Wins Nod To Speak With Army Investigator
Senate aide recounts how Senator Grassley pressed the Army to transfer the Ursy POW cover up report to Capitol files. Grassley and staff insisted Ursy translate the document in person and threatened action to obtain access. The Army reluctantly complied after a tense Capitol liaison and a cross town trip in Grassley’s orange Chevette.
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David Lynch Gazette
Washington
Chuck Grassley
Army
Tracy Ursy
Grassley
Ursy
Special Forces
Laos
Capitol
Pentagon Annex
Sen
Jesse Helms
Annex
Powerful storm causes widespread outages in Eastern Iowa
A brief but powerful Saturday noon storm knocked out power for thousands across Eastern Iowa and felled numerous trees. The event was described as half the size of the August 1989 Cedar Rapids storm, with winds up to 74 mph remembered by Iowa Electric Light and Power.
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Jeff Burnham
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Erik Miles
Cedar Rapids
Bud Byrne’s son William traces a violent path through crime
In 1981 Bud Byrne radioed about two robbery suspects escaping a Linn County courthouse. He chased them and feared harm to his son Bill, who later followed a violent arc including assault robbery extortion and five prison terms. Bud remains devoted to faith and law.
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Rick Smith
Bud Byrne
Linn County
Byrne
Schoors
Tale A
Bill
Bill Byrne
William
Bud” Byrne
Crossover voting may shape Iowa primary outcomes
Dale Kueter reports that Wisconsin’s crossover voting patterns are influencing Tuesday’s Iowa primary races. Officials foresee heightened crossover activity amid abortion issue tensions, with statements from Linn County auditor Linda Langenberg and groups like NARAL and Iowans for Life commenting on potential turnout shifts.
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Dale Kueter
Vazette
Wisconsin
Iowa
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Iowa National Abortion Rights Action League
NARAL
Shelley Bain
Don Avenson
Iowans For Life
CeCe Zenti
Pro-Life Organization
Tom Miller
Zenit
Jowans
Branstad runs unopposed for third term in Iowa
The article outlines Republican Governor Terry Branstad seeking a third term with no primary opposition. It notes Democratic gubernatorial candidates, including Miller and Avenson, with others like John Christal and Jo Ann Zimmerman, and mentions cross over voting due to abortion issues in the 2nd District Democratic race.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Linn County
U.S
Tom Harkin
Tom Tauke
Miller
Avenson
John Chrystal
Jo Ann Zimmerman
Harold Powers
Ankeny
Zimmerman
Summit stalemate is over at US Soviet talks
Washington officials said negotiators broke the deadlock at Camp David and moved closer to a deal to cut troops and conventional arms in Europe. Bush and Gorbachev ended three days of talks with cautious optimism, while a Soviet official claimed the stalemate was over. The main remaining hurdle is aircraft limits.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
U.S
Europe
Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Camp David
Maryland
Germany
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