Des Moines Slaying Tollows Paroled Killer with Cedar Rapids Connection
Isaiah Martin once convicted of a 1973 Cedar Rapids murder died after a double head gunshot outside Robert's Lounge in Des Moines. Garry Settles, 22, is charged with voluntary manslaughter and held in jail. Martin had been on parole since 1977 after a 1974 murder conviction and parole violations.
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Robert
University Ave
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Linn
James Haynes
Riverview
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Haynes
Snyder begins Chamber job in Marion division
Steve Snyder former Red Oak Chamber of Commerce manager started duties Monday as Marion Division Chamber manager. He previously served as general manager of Red Oak Industrial Foundation and first entered Chamber work in December 1976 with Red Oak. YMCA Marion weekly activity schedule listed with multiple youth and adult programs. A car fire at 142 11th St. Sunday damaged the front seat area, likely from an electrical short. firemen extinguished the blaze before the fire truck arrived.
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Red Oak Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Snyder
Red Oak Industrial Foundation
Chamber of Commerce
Red Oak
11Th St
Ken Roth
Juveniles Arrested for Theft and Related Incidents
Four juveniles were arrested in the last seven days in Marion and charged with theft after shoplifting reports. Six burglaries occurred, plus seven thefts, five stolen bicycles, one assault, one forgery, one stolen car and one criminal mischief incident.
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Marion
Quick-thinking copter pilot saves riders in blaze
A helicopter carrying five Iowa relatives from Riverboat Days crashed near Burlington. Pilot Donald Palmer, 40, Chesterfield Missouri, steered to a field and evacuated the passengers. The family includes Cyndi Guernsey 20 Patty Robinson 26 Joe Robinson 30 and their 3 year old son Joe Jr. All escaped with minor injuries as the craft burned.
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Iowa
Cyndi Guernsey
West Burlington
Donald Palmer
Chesterfield
Patty Robinson
Joe
Joe Jr
Guernsey
Palmer
Robinsons
State funds aid Kirkwood to cut waiting lists for three programs
The Iowa Legislature provided 250 000 dollars to expand vocational training at area community colleges. Kirkwood Community College received 37 501 dollars to add about 50 new students through extra sections in advanced placement nursing machine shop and welding programs. Willis notes wait lists include 80 for nursing 16 for machine shop and 0 for welding.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Larry Willis
Willis
Everglades Park Campaigner John Pennekamp Dies at 80
John Pennekamp, a retired Miami Herald associate editor who led a campaign to establish Everglades National Park, died Saturday at age 80 in Miami. His efforts helped secure federal protection for the Florida sanctuary.
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Miami
John Pennekamp
Miami Herald
Everglades National Park
Art patron Niels Onstad dies at 69 in Oslo
Shipowner and art lover Niels Onstad died Saturday in Oslo at age 69. He and his wife Sonja Henie funded Norway’s multimillion-dollar art center. The cause of death was not disclosed.
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Oslo
Norway
Niels Onstad
Sonja Henie
Bungalow on bus line offered at reduced price
An older bungalow near shopping and transit is cleaned and ready for move in. Price dropped to 32500. Contact Roy Ahlstrom at 3776101 or Bill Grunewald at 3630740 to arrange a viewing today.
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Roy Ahlstrom
Bill Grunewald
Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York as Gift
On this date in 1885 the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York from France as a gift from the French people.
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France
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