Abducted ex-girlfriend details father's fatal shooting
Ex-girlfriend Cheryl Beck recounts abduction by Ernest Walters at their rural Iowa home. Walters, 38, fled to Missouri where he was captured and extradition proceedings began. Beck’s father Bob Beck, 63, died from gunshot wounds. Beck’s mother and sister were injured but survived. Walters faces murder and kidnapping charges, to be returned to Jackson County Jail.
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Ernest Walters
Boone County
Columbia, Mo
Gazette Stall Winery
Ernest Fredrick Walters
Cedar Rapids
Missouri
Iowa
Walters
Columbia Mo
Chery
Beck
Jackson County
Bob Beck
Mildred
Sandra
la Motte
Andrew
Maquoketa
Mildred Beck
Mercy Medical
Cheryl Beck
Elijah
Cheryl
KOMA
Rhonda Davis
Mike Kane
Kane
Kidnapper flees courthouse after verdict in Iowa City
Jeffrey J. Hoover was convicted of first degree kidnapping and fled the Johnson County Courthouse before deputies recaptured him at 414 S. Dubuque St. His fiancée Lori Rios shouted at police while her brother Tony Rios, 18, was charged with interference with official acts during the pursuit.
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Tom Waish
Attersnson County
Owa
Jeffrey J. Hoover
Johnson County
Hoover
Tom Murphy
Iowa City
David Harris
Clinton Street
Federal Building
Harrison Street
Dubuque Street
Dean Smith
Smith
S. Dubuque St
Lori Rios
Tony
Tony Rios
Rundell St
Rios
Murphy
Doug Edmonds
Sheriff's Department
Reagan preserves SALT II stance by dismantling Poseidon sub
President Reagan stays within SALT II by ordering dismantling of the Poseidon submarine as USS Alaska begins sea trials. The move, praised by arms control advocates, keeps the treaty open while preparing for deeper reductions and possible mobile Midgetman developments if Soviet compliance falters.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
State Department
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Poseidon
Alaska
United States
Geneva
Switzerland
Robert McFarlane
Former teacher pleads guilty to morals charge in Iowa case
Ross Lamansky a former Urbana guidance counselor pleaded guilty to indecent contact with a child minutes before his Linn County District Court trial. He faces up to two years in prison and a $5000 fine with sentencing set for August 22 in Benton County.
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Ross Lamansky
Urbana
Linn County
Lamansky
North Liberty
Vinton
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburg
Alford
Paul Kilburg
Jury acquits Claus von Bulow in insulin murder case
In Providence, a jury found Claus von Bulow not guilty of twice trying to murder his heiress wife with insulin injections. The verdict sparked cheers inside and boos outside the courtroom as von Bulow expressed relief and plans for a quiet life and vacation.
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Providence
R.I
Claus von Bulow
von Bulow
Andrea Reynolds
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