Guilty plea in officer's Kidnapping
MOINEL AP An Illinois man, 31, pleaded guilty in Polk County District Court to first degree robbery and second degree kidnapping for the Dahl's store heist in Clive in April and the officer hostage incident. Sentencing set for July 29 with expected concurrent 25 year terms and a likely minimum of five years. Rowland has a prior Rockford criminal record including a 1976 stabbing death and multiple offenses.
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Moinel
Clive
Icky
Albert Rowland
Polk County District Court
Rowland
Robert Rigg
Rigg
Rockford
Ill
Dahl's
Doug Wollers
Wollers
Guilermo Bana
Iowa Peace Institute seeks president with international stature
Grinnell Iowa the Iowa Peace Institute launched a search for a president with international prominence to guide global conflict resolution efforts The CEO will be chosen from candidates compiled by Des Moines firm Francis & Associates and may begin this fall Chairwoman Mary Louise Smith noted good candidate numbers while executive director Robert T Anderson reported little response to ads The board chair Jean Lloyd Jones stated the role demands international contacts and influence abroad The institute has not added permanent staff recently aside from part time or contract help and the current leaderships future depends on the new CEO
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Grinnell
Iowa Peace Institute
Des Moines
Francis & Associates
Mary Louise Smith
Smith
Lloyd-Jones
Institute
Anderson
NE Iowa Firefly Club Aims For Millionth Catch
The Allison Firefly Club in Butler County Iowa hopes to reach one million fireflies caught this summer to raise funds for a community pool. The 80-family group, eighth largest in the nation, sent 300000 fireflies last year to Sigma Chemical Co for research. Catchers are paid a penny per firefly with a bonus after 25000. half of earnings may be donated this season.
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Iowa
Allison
Butler County
Allison Firefly Club
Martha Peterson
Sigma Chemical Co
St. Louis
Peterson
Iowa school enrollment slows in 1990s projection
Iowa researchers tell a state task force that the number of school aged youths will shrink more slowly than in the 1980s, yet population uncertainty remains high. Willis Gowdy of Iowa State University projects modest overall growth to about 2,875,000 by 2000, with urbanization rising and rural areas losing students. The task force weighs how to adjust state school funding formulas amid shifting demographics.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Willis Gowdy
Iowa State University
Midwest
Gowdy
U.S. Census Bureau
Task Force
Sen
Larry Murphy
D-Oelwein
Ames Man Placed on Probation in Counterfeiting Case
Dario Hutchinson, a 29 year old Ames man, pleaded guilty to possessing counterfeit $100 bills. District Judge Charles Wolfe sentenced him to two years probation and 30 days at a residents treatment center in Ames. He must perform 40 hours of community service in lieu of a fine. Hutchinson pleaded guilty March 30 to the indictment.
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Jayne E. Johnson
Pottawattamie County
James Steskal
Johnson
Steskal
Des Moines
Ames
Dario Hutchinson
USS
Charles Wolfe
Hutchinson
Wolfe
Federal Reserve
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