Ingenious elderly woman jailed for $20,000 theft scheme
Polk County Judge Anthony Critelli sentenced Mildred Rodich, 63, of Des Moines, to 10 years in prison for using deceptive means to obtain $20,000 from Midland Financial Savings and Loan. He noted her as handicapped but said she could get help in prison and found her competent to stand trial.
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Des Moines
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Midland Financial Savings and Loan
Des Moine
Robert Powers
Midland Financial
Arkansas
Iowa
Armstrong Tire Co
Veterans Administration
Health care reform bill seen as tax burden on elderly
Iowa Republican Rep. Tom Tauke said the Catastrophic Illness Protection Act would be a financial catastrophe for senior citizens. He noted seniors face higher Medicare premiums and new tax surcharges if the measure passes. The House approved the bill 328 to against, and it heads to the Senate with support expected.
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Iowa
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Changes at IBP Plant Cut Slaughter at Columbus Junction
IBP Inc reduces daily hog slaughter at the Columbus Junction facility from 10 500 to 9 100 as seasonal hiring woes ease. Plant manager Mitch Bailey moves to IBP Madison Nebraska. Wayne Hahn named Columbus Junction manager. TBP begins site work Monday for a 40 million hog slaughtering plant in northeast Waterloo.
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Columbus Junction
IBP
Mike Cummings
Cummings
Mitch Bailey
Madison, Neb
Wayne Hahn
TBP
Waterloo
Interim UI President Remington to Take One Year Texas Research Leave
Richard Remington will begin a one year leave of absence Sept 1 to work on hypertension research in Texas. He will remain on the UI faculty as a distinguished professor and return after the year, with Rawlings set to assume the presidency.
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Iowa City Bureau
Iowa City
University of Iowa
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Texas
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Houston
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Looper
Texas School of Public Health
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Cooper
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Rawlings
Duane C. Spriestersbach
32-Year Iowa State Patrol veteran named chief
Blaine Goff a 56 year old 32 year Iowa State Patrol veteran will be promoted from captain to colonel and sworn in as chief next Tuesday replacing retiring Frank Metzger. Goff a Marine Corps veteran and FBI National Academy graduate has served at multiple posts and now leads in Des Moines before guiding program reviews and resource shifts.
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Frank Metzger
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Patrol
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Davenport
Cedar Falls
Iowa Public Safety Commissioner's
FBI National Academy
Hearing set for Janss on meat charge
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. June 20 in a Vinton magistrate court for 63 year old Thomas H. Janss of Belle Plaine. Janss is charged with second degree fraudulent practice for allegedly selling adulterated meat from Janss Meat Locker. Investigators say he sold between 500 and 2000 pounds of ground beef mixed with soy flour water and preservatives.
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Thomas H. Janss
Belle Plaine
Janss
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