Des Moines man shot by officer not armed, investigators say
Alfred Robinson, 31, was killed after police say he failed to stop for Des Moines officer Hurl Beechum who fired once at him. Investigators found Robinson not carrying a weapon. Beechum had known Robinson from school and said the man moved as if reaching for a gun. The shooting followed a prior robbery incident and an attempted warrant service.
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DES Moines
Alfred Robinson
Hurl Beechum
Robinson
Beechum
Beecham
Stephen Howell
Howell
Escape from Marshall County Jail by Two Men
Two inmates Melvin Nissius of Marshalltown and Mike McVay of Red Oak overpowered a guard to flee the county jail in Marshalltown. They were armed with a revolver taken from the jail. Nissius faced a first degree robbery charge while McVay awaited transfer to the men’s reformatory in Anamosa on a third degree theft conviction.
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Marshalltown
UPI
Marshall County
Melvin Nissius
Mike McVay
Red Oak
Nissius
McVay
Anamosa
Culver Urges Smaller Versatile Navy Ships
U S Senator John Culver told the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Newton that the nation needs a larger Navy built from smaller, cheaper, versatile ships. He backed light aircraft carrier development and cited a 1978 Culver law guiding Navy modernization toward more survivable combatants in sufficient numbers.
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Newton
U.S
John C. Culver
Diona
Culver
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cedar Rapids Man Heads Reserve Officers Association
Maj. Gen. John E. Lacy of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the Reserve Officers Association of the U S Air Force at the annual convention in Pittsburgh. He is mobilization assistant to the 22nd Air Force commander at Travis Air Force Base and has 29 years in the Air Force Reserves.
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Cedar Rapids
Reserve Officers Association
United States Air Force
John E. Lacy
Sandlewood Dr
Pittsburgh
Lacy
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company
22Nd Air Force
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force Reserves
Public Historic Sites Tour Opens In Iowa City West Branch
A Friday tour of the Old Capitol in Iowa City the University of Iowa Art Museum and Herbert Hoover birthplace at West Branch is open to the public. Sponsored by Kirkwood Community College Student Activities Office the trip leaves at 9 a.m. from the Kirkwood campus and returns by 2 p.m. Cost is 1 for students and 2 for others not including lunch or admissions. Lunch will be at the Hoover House. Reservations are due by Wednesday at 398-5656.
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Old Capitol
Iowa City
University of Iowa Art Museum
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Hoover House
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