Fighting Spirit Keeps Hope Alive After Pearl River Floods
Mack Hale in Jackson Mississippi has twice lost his home to Pearl River floods but fights back with his family. This is the first part of a four part series detailing resilience and recovery. Steve Moshier leads Linn County WAR to expand welfare work projects and custodial coverage to Witwer and Health Center buildings. William Winkelman preserves a long family pony breeding line with Shetlands Welsh ponies and miniatures, now primarily selling at auctions after generations of Sears catalog sales.
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Mack Hale
Jackson, Miss
Pearl River
U.S
Steve Moshier
Linn County
Witwer and Health Center
William Winkelman
Lohrville
Iowa
Winklemans
Sears
Metro-lowa
Davenport couple wed after bikers rally meet
James Wittstruck of Davenport and Joyce Carlson McCarron tied the knot Sunday in Davenport, a week after Wittstruck met the Minnesota bride at an Iowa City bikers rally. He proposed three hours after they met.
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James Wittstruck
Davenport
Joyce Carlson McCarron
Wittstruck
Minnesota
Iowa City
Metro-Iowa
Farewell to Bill Sackter in Iowa City funeral
Eighty year old Bill Sackter, famed for his work in the film Bill and for inspiring social programs, was buried in a Jewish cemetery near Iowa City. Friends and actor Mickey Rooney sent flowers and a last tribute as Barry Morrow delivered an emotional farewell. Sackter, who spent 44 years in a state home, became a symbol of dignity and education as his coffee shop and life stories touched many, including children.
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Iowa City
Clay Morrow
Bill Sackter
Bill
Iowa
New Orleans
Rooney
Sackter
Agudas Achim
Barry Morrow
Minnesota
Morrow
Bev
Barry
Wild Bill
University of Iowa
School of Social Work
Buddy
Tama Packing wins Muslim market slaughter clearance
The Tama Packing Co. earned clearance to slaughter beef for a new Malaysia market, joining two other Iowa firms honored last month by Malaysian officials. Farm, page 6B.
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Tama Packing Co
Malaysia
Tama Pack
Iowa
Soviets Resume Talks on New Long Term Grain Pact
Negotiations resume in Moscow on a new grain pact with the Soviet Union. Analysts say the Soviet bargaining position may be stronger and a new farming system revamp could yield dividends. Farm page 6B.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Greece threatens to close U.S. bases over talks stalled
Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou warned Athens may shut four major U.S. bases in Greece if negotiations over a new defense pact fail. He said Greece’s patience is limited, with talks recessed and no resumption date set as U.S. Bartholomew returns for consultations.
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Athens
Greece
Andreas Papandreou
U.S
United States
Papandreou
West Germany
Bartholomew
Yannis Kapsis
Kapsis
Fied
Turkey
Aegean Sea
NATO
Crete
Flooding shifts across Utah as sandbags move countywide
Flooding moved northeast and south as 30,000 sandbags were redirected from Salt Lake City to Uintah County to shield homes from Bear River runoff. Bear River threatens farmland in Cache Box Elder and Rich counties while Uintah County reports bridge damage and a temporary power outage after Ashley Creek surged and a transmission tower collapsed.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Uintah County
Colorado
Idaho
Cache
Box Elder
Rich
Bear River
Bear Lake
Great Salt Lake
Uinta Mountains
Mississippi
Don Chase
Box Elder County
Chase
Vernal
Ashley Creek
Arden Stewart
Jensen
Beaver
Correction notice on Red Cross chapter officers
The Gazette explains it will publish corrections or clarifications about reports and headlines when errors are found. It invites readers to call 398-8313 to address accuracy fairness and completeness concerns.
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Gazette
Grant Wood
American Red Cross
Rape case acquittals spark anger over justice system
A Boston area jury acquitted five men once pled guilty to rape involving a former Ohio beauty queen. The victim, now 42, says justice has failed and criticizes plea bargaining. The men face sentencing for related destruction of property with possible two‑year suspended terms.
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Boston (Ap
Boston
Gerald Kirby
Wcvb-Tv
Massachusetts
Dalton
Court of Law
Norfolk Superior Court
Alexander Aldoupolis
Quincy
Mark Savoy
Robert Tarr
John Strickland
Richard Dovel
Holbrook
Ohio
Whitman
Abington
Superior Court
Herbert Abrams
Norfolk County
William Delahunt
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Abigail van Buren
East Iowa
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Pete Bush
Mike Land
Chris Campbell
Lanny Davidson
Tom Watson
Larry Nelson
Andy Conklin
Conrail
Buffalo, N.Y
Tonawanda Island Railroad Inc
Tom Walsh
Johnson County
America
Reginald Bartholomew
Washington
Constantine Caramanlis
Beaver Canyon
Beaver River
Beaver County
Utah Power & Light Co
U.S. Supreme Court
Abrams
Massachusetts Supreme Court
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Randy D’angelo
Christian Dickson
Cdaramount WE
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Amana V.1.p
Famous 406
Paramount Pharmacies
Paramount
Paramount Pharmacy
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