Five Die in Weekend Crashes Iowa roads claim five lives over weekend
Weekend traffic toll rises to five with two Murray boys aged 11 and 2 killed when their pickup ran onto gravel and overturned. Their father Ray Smith and another son injured in Osceola. Two motorcyclists Bernard Davis Jr. and Richard Luppen die in crashes on Des Moines east side and Iowa 111 south of Britt. Gary Puhrman, 16, of Sheldon dies in single car accident on Iowa 9 near Ocheyedan with Tim Rohde as driver.
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Murray
Iowa
David Smith
Shawn
Ray Smith
Smith
Osceola
Bernard L. Davis, Jr
Des Moines
Richard Luppen
Kanawha
Iowa 111
Britt
Gary Puhrman
Sheldon
Iowa 9
Ocheyedan
Tim Rohde
C R Family Injured in Amana Crash
Henrietta B. Nickell 34 of 5415 First Avenue SW was in serious condition at St. Luke's Cedar Rapids after a Sunday auto crash near Amana. Her sons Douglas 12 and Michael 14 were in good condition with injuries. State troopers said Nickell lost control on Highway 149, the car slid 127 feet, went into a ditch and rolled onto its nose then top.
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Amana
Henrietta B. Nickell
First Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Here
Nickell
Highway 149
Highway 220
Synhorst Sets Iowa Office Record With No Ballot Run
Des Moines AP reports Iowa holds a primary Tuesday without Melvin Synhorst on the ballot for the first time since 1948. The Republican secretary of state notes a January record as the longest serving statewide official looms, while predicting a low turnout of about 215,000 with no statewide races and limited congressional primaries.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
C.B. Akers
Rechkemmer Injured In Car Cycle Crash Near Orin
John Rechkemmer 20 of Fairbank suffered multiple injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car near Orin in Bremer County. He was listed in good condition at Allen Hospital Waterloo Monday. Jerry Tinkey 22 of Waterloo, driver of the car, faced a charge of failure to yield right of way.
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Fairbank
John Rechkemmer
Orin
Bremer County
Allen Hospital
Waterloo
Jerry Tinkey
Seven Seek Cedar County Supervisors Seats
Tipton four Republicans and three Democrats vie for the three open Cedar county board seats. Incumbents Jean Penningroth Mechanicsville and Harvey Weih Wilton run on the Republican ticket along with Chester Sherwood Wilton and Howard Davis West Liberty. Democratic candidates are Gary Thomson Stanwood Timothy Behal Durant and Robert Suchomel West Branch.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Keystone bird shoot draws prizes at bicentennial event
In Keystone, during bicentennial ceremonies, a crossbow contest saw Wayne Selken, 4, of Garrison win a prize for attempting to shoot the wings or tail off a bird on a pole. He was assisted by Steve Meyer of Keystone.
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Keystone
Wayne Selken
Garrison
Steve Meyer
Fairbank Man Hurt When Mobile Home Tips
Roger Meyers age 20 of Fairbank was injured Sunday near highway 190 when a mobile home tipped over. He remained in fair condition at Allen Hospital Waterloo after rescue personnel freed him from under the trailer.
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Fairbank
Roger Meyers
Allen Hospital
Waterloo
Meyers
Meyer
Iowa 500 study finds high death rates among schizophrenic patients
University of Iowa researchers report higher mortality in schizophrenia and mood disorders among a 500-patient, 35 year follow up from 1935 45 hospital admissions. Male schizophrenia patients show four and a half times, women three times the Iowa rate in the first decade. The grant funded project tracks families and interviews 1,000 Iowans and 500 others, with 97 percent tracing success.
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Iowa City
IDPR
University of Iowa
Ming T. Tsuang
Iowa
Tsuang
National Institute of Mental Health
Howver
Iowa City Plaintiffs Won't Appeal Plaza Centre One Ruling
Three Iowa City residents refused to sign an appeal waiver after a court ruled Plaza Centre One’s contract illegal. Old Capitol Associates had urged appeal, but the plaintiffs cited study and integrity concerns while supporting resumption of the project.
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Iowa City
Iowa Citians
Plaza Centre One
Iowa City Council
Iowa Supreme Court
Old Capitol Associates
Charles Eastham
Jeanne Smithfield
Harold Bechtoldt
Wilfreda Hieronymus
Old Capitol
Plaza Centre
Hieronymus
Newsman William Spicer Dies at 50 in Iowa City
Des Moines Tribune assistant city editor and former UPI Des Moines bureau manager William Spicer died after a stroke at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Funeral services were pending Monday.
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Des Moines
UPI
William Spicer
Des Moines Tribune
United Press International
Des Moines Bureau
Spicer
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Beener Drowns in Truro Farm Pond Accident
Beener, 59, of rural Truro, drowned Sunday in a farm pond near town. Authorities said he was fishing alone from a boat when he fell overboard.
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Truro
Frank Beener
Madison County
Ray Vows Swift Decision on New Prison
Gov. Robert D. Ray said Iowa will move quickly to choose a site for a new 150 bed medium security prison and speed construction. He urged not to delay despite three options and limited funds, noting overcrowding at Fort Madison and Anamosa. He also dismissed plans for Ford to visit Iowa for the June Republican convention.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Iowa Mental Health Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Midwestern College
Denison
Iowa Girls Training School
Mitchellville
Ray Monday
Fort Madison
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Ford
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