Cedar Rapids woman recounts abduction attempt
An 18 year old Cedar Rapids woman told police she was abducted at 2 a.m. after a man jumped into her pickup at First Avenue and 19th Street SE. He forced her to drive, pulled a rifle and handgun, then stopped near 76th Avenue SW where she escaped after striking him. The vehicle was recovered and she was treated for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital. The assailant is described as a white man in his early 20s with dark curly hair.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
19Th Street SE
First
Second Avenues
76Th Avenue
Edgewood Road
Linn County
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines Officer Identified in Drake Law Student Shooting
Des Moines police named Officer Charles Richardson as the shooter who killed Jeffrey Feinman, a 22 year old Drake University law student, after a hospital confrontation following a jail transfer for psychiatric evaluation. Feinman wounded Officer Wolf with a phone and was fatally shot after a struggle for the gun. A review committee will assess whether deadly force was used properly under policy.
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Des Moines
Charles Richardson
Drake University
Jeffrey Marc Feinman
Richardson
Broadlawns
Polk County
Feinman
Thomas Teale
Donald Knox
Police Department
U S journalists Who are they
A survey by the Indiana University School of Journalism summarizes a 1982 83 telephone study of 1001 salaried full time journalists. It finds a typical journalist age 32 with a $19000 median salary on a staff of 17, 66 percent male and 95 percent white.
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Bob Denneg -Azette
Indiana University School of Journalism
John W.C. Johnstone
Edward J. Slawski
William W. Bowman
U.S
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Denver
Colo
Judge declines to appoint lawyer for Lewellyn in bankruptcy case
Des Moines AP Judge Richard Stageman ruled that former West Des Moines stockbroker Gary Lewellyn does not need a personal attorney in his bankruptcy action despite his claim of insufficient funds. Lewellyn, 34, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzling $17.7 million from two Iowa banks and is currently serving a six month contempt sentence in Polk County Jail.
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Des Moines
U.S
West Des Moines
Gary Lewellyn
Lewellyn
Richard Stageman
Stageman
Paul Tyler
Iowa
Polk County
Spencer Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident Near Royal
Spencer resident Kim H. Paulsen, 26, died in a motorcycle crash on a Clay County road two miles southeast of Royal. State Patrol said the bike lost a curve and flipped into a ditch. The mishap was found by a passing motorist around 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
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Royal
Iowa
Kim H. Paulsen
Spencer
Clay
Iowa State Patrol
Paulsen
Two Muscatine youths die in Rock Island County crash
In rural Rock Island County a one car crash killed Jerry Evans, 30, and Anthony Costello, 16, both of Muscatine Iowa. Investigators say speed caused the vehicle to veer off a wide curve, roll down a hill and sever on impact near the Mercer County line around 11:30 p.m. Dashed outline of the car indicates a high speed loss of control.
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Rock Island
INI
Muscatine
Iowa
Jerry Evans
Anthony Costello
Sheriff's Office
Mercer County
Keokuk Man Charged After 71-Year-Old Woman Raped
Lawrence Jerome Dawson, 19, of Keokuk was charged with third degree sexual abuse after a 71-year-old Keokuk woman was raped about 3 a.m. Saturday. He was arrested at 5 a.m. at his home and held in Lee County Correctional Facility in lieu of a $1,000 cash bond. The victim was treated and released from Keokuk Area Hospital.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Lawrence Jerome Dawson
Dawson
Lee County
The Gazette Publishing Details 1883 Cedar Rapids
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscriptions: carrier $1.95 weekly. mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues $9.20 per four weeks or $95 per year. other states $125 per year. No mail subscriptions outside carrier areas. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Hiawatha Lions Club
Leonard Peck
Lee Waddington
Center Point
Robins Roads
Hiawatha Little League
Clarence Jobe
Jobe
Drake Law Library
Charles Wolf
Wolf
Teale
Wordman Jewelers
Pioneer & Mcreai
FSB
Hiawatha
Marion
Lindale
Farmers State Bank
Alburnett Hiawatha and
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