Prisoners' art gallery found in 19th century jail cells
In Andrew Jail Jackson County volunteers preserve prison sketches painted on cell walls from 1871 to 1943. The restoring committee notes more than 1000 drawings may survive beneath whitewash and aims to fund further work and public tours.
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Andrew
Charles Johnson
Too Much Johnson
Marshalltown
Marshall
Jackson County
Hiram Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Milt Cornelius
Nancy Weimerskirch
Cornelius
Chicago
Minneapolis
Jaycees
Mike Jones
Cedar Falls Maladjusted in Phone Book Gaffe Sports Odds
Cedar Falls residents complain after a map in the US West Direct directory mislabels Cedar Falls as Cedar Rapids. The error prompts a local booster to liken Cedar Falls to Rodney Dangerfield of Iowa as the town awaits the new directory.
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Dick Robert
Rodney Dangerfield
Iowa
Robert
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Teleconnect
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Fourth bank robbery hits Des Moines in a month
A lone gunman robbed East Des Moines National Bank on the southeast side around 12 15 p.m. and fled on a motorcycle with an undetermined amount of cash. Police found two live bullets in the lobby but no shots were fired and no one was injured. The suspect, in his mid thirties, demanded cash from three tellers.
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East Des
Biden deflects impeachment talk during Iowa campaign stops
In Winton and other Eastern Iowa stops, Joe Biden says there is insufficient evidence to impeach President Reagan and hopes impeachment not be pursued. He notes North and Secord allegations raise questions but argues the issue could hurt Republicans in 1988. Biden campaigns through Maquoketa De Witt Vinton Davenport and Iowa City.
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Iowa
Joe Biden
Winton
Biden
Reagan
North
Richard V. Secord
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