Atlanta man says he is prime suspect in river slayings
Wayne Williams, 22, questioned for nearly 12 hours over the slayings of 28 young black victims, says he is a suspect though released after interviews. Police cited river surveillance, fiber analyses, and electronic devices as part of the inquiry, with Williams denying guilt and calling the investigation harassment.
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Atlanta
Wayne Williams
Chattahoochee River
Bankhead
Williams
Nathaniel Cater
Cater
Public Safety
Lee Brown
Brown
Special Police
FBI
William McGrath
Banks of Iowa stock rises amid investor curiosity
U.S. automakers report May sales gains but not a triumph GM tests a turbine coal burner in a passenger car. A study links quitting smoking to half the risk of America's top killer disease. Multiple items across pages note legal, cultural, and policy themes.
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Banks of
Iowa
U.S
General Motors
America
Pinched HACAP clients felt impact before cuts
The article notes low income HACAP clients already feeling strain prior to human services reductions. It references forthcoming coverage on page 5A about seniors and on page 15A about graduates and page 14A about immunization forms for about 6000 students.
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Washington
James Earl Ray Stabbed in Brushy Mountain Prison
James Earl Ray was stabbed multiple times by homemade knife in the law library of Brushy Mountain State Prison. Four inmates, three Black and one White, were being questioned as guards sealed the hospital area and Ray underwent emergency surgery. officials described his condition as stable and said he would likely survive.
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Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Brushy Mountain State
Ray
Oak Ridge
Barbara Washburn
Corrections Department
Bill Hobbs
Law
East Tennessee Mountain
Knoxville
Opossum Incident Sparks Tama County Drunk Driving Trial
A dead opossum at the Happy Time tavern led to a Tama County District Court case. Allen Roy Van Brocklin, 23, faced drunk driving charges after an argument over the animal, a six hour jury deliberation, and a hung jury as jurors could not reach a verdict.
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Toledo
Tama County District Court
Joseph Thornton
Waterloo
Allen Roy van Brocklin
Gladbrook
van Brocklin
Tourist train eyed between West Branch and West Liberty
Promoters of a tourist train expect to run a small passenger service between West Branch and West Liberty by July if they can lease about 10 miles of Rock Island Railroad track. The Des Moines & Raccoon Valley Railway Museum Inc. aims to open a museum and diesel and steam operations with volunteer support, needing about 75000 dollars to start.
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West Branch
West Liberty
Des Moines & Raccoon Valley Railway Museum Inc
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Jack Carson
Stuart
Carson
Milwaukee
Herbert Hoover Library
Ellerhoff
Iowa
Hoover Library
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Erma
White House
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Statehouse
Abbie Hoffman
Metro
Hayes
Tama
Mark E. Bowden
Johnson
Muscatine
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Tipton
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