Suspect in trooper's shooting repeated chase in New York in 1979
Robert R. Douglas 31 spent nearly five years in New York prison from 1980 to 1984 after a 1979 high speed chase and shootout with state troopers. In Iowa the chase Friday left Trooper Virgil Stammeyer shot in the neck and arm as he neared retirement. Douglas also shot his wife Lynda before being shot by Stammeyer’s son. He faces first degree murder charges and remains in stable condition.
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Associated Press
Iowa
New York
Robert R. Douglas
Eastern
Ulster County
Nly
Seph
Maquoketa
Dubuque
Stammeyer
Douglas
Lynda
Pointblank Range
Matt Stammeyer
Global warming not Branstad issue: Dems critique
Iowa Democrats condemn Gov. Branstad for pushing global and national climate initiatives in Washington while vetoing more than 12 million of a 40 million environment bill in Iowa. They note his NGA leadership contrasts with state funding cuts and highlight his signing of 27 million for environmental programs and a plan to plant nearly 3 million trees.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Washington
Branstad
National Governors’ Association
NGA
Bush
Thompson
Senate
C.W
Hutchins
D-Audubon
Don Avenson
Avenson
Oelwein
George Bush
Miller presses for federal lead on food labeling standards
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller urged Congress to set minimum federal health labeling rules and allow states to add non conflicting standards. He cited AG investigations leading to Campbell Soup, Sara Lee, Carnation, and General Mills settlement changes and warned against federal preemption without strong state enforcement.
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David Lynch
Washington
Iowa
Tom Miller
Senate Committee On Governmental Affairs
Miller
Health
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Attorneys General
Campbell Soup
Sara Lee Corp
Carnation Co
General Mills
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Health and Human Services
Louis Sullivan
Justice O'Connor to Speak at Hoover Library Event
U S Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will address the Herbert Hoover Library Association's annual meeting in Iowa City on August 10. Executive director Tom Walsh said she was invited for her Hoover ties and both she and Hoover graduate Stanford. The appearance is not open to the public.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
Iowa City
Herbert Hoover Library Association
Tom Walsh
Association
O'Connor
Hoover
Stanford University
California
Walsh
Parents and drugs shaping kids habits message
A cautionary piece stresses parental influence on children and links parental drug use to youth habits. It argues responsible parenting prevents kids from starting drugs, urging a drug free America and highlighting the lasting impact of mothers and fathers on their sons and daughters.
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New York State Troopers
Ed Elwin
New York State Parole Board
Iowa State Patrol
Virgil Stammeyer
Mercy Health Center
St. Jo
State Patrol
Ken Runde
Dubuque County
Governors’ Task Force
Gov
Justice O’connor
Ronald Reagan
Smulekoff
Amana V.I.P
Fine Jewelry Dept
MIRCO
Saulehoff
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Holley
MasterCard
VISA
American Express
Poon
Ed Holley
Holley’s
Lindale Mall
Westdale Mall
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