Kin search for clues in murder case near Center Point
Family and friends of Ronald Lee Novak plan an afternoon search along a half mile gravel road toward Highway 150. They seek a billfold and a small caliber handgun linked to his death, hoping to find evidence the killer or killers fled.
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Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Ronald Lee Novak
Rural Center Point
Novak
Donald Novak
Cedar Rapids
Rolling Acres
Center Point
Sheriffs Department
Donald
Buzz” Sawyer
Sawyer
Sunday Spotlight: Tragedy Sparks Care Movement and Policy Shifts
A Chicago mother Patricia Ridge mourns son Patrick killed by police officer mistaken for real weapon. The incident triggers a rising child care movement, new state and federal legislation, and changes in police attitudes toward guns, echoing into media like Hill Street Blues.
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Patricia Ridge
Patrick
Stanton
Calif
Anthony Sperl
Inside Sales Tax Deductions And Global Travel Notes
A compact digest covers sales tax deductions guidance and a yearlong travel feature. It notes airline ticket implications and references a health care products fraud alert. The column previews community concerts and subscriber bonus promotions for 1984 85.
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C.R
Today's Chuckle Index
A lighthearted note on spring arriving with rain and bustling city scenes as people hail cabs and go about daily life. The gag contrasts weather with urban activity for a humorous snapshot.
Panel finds no assassin profile to protect the president
Washington AP panel urged Secret Service to improve analysis of threats rather than rely on a definitive assassin model. It notes 4,000 profiles reviewed, about 350 deemed dangerous, with 95 percent having mental health histories. Training on mental health terms urged. guard judgment remains essential.
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Washington
Secret Service
W. Walter Menninger
Menninger Foundation
National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
Harry S. Truman
Heavy fighting derails Lebanon truce hopes
Lebanese army clashed with anti-government militiamen along the Beirut divide as President Gemayel pressed negotiations with Christian and Muslim leaders. Syria sought a halt to violence before Geneva talks, while opposition leaders Jumblatt and Berri faced pressure to cooperate.
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Gazette Wire Services
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Lebanon
Divi
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West
Syria
Amin Gemayel
Hafez Assad
Moscow
Middle East
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Walid Jumblatt
Druse
Nabih Berri
Gemayel
Jumblatt
Berri
Geneva
Claude Cheysson
Rashid Karami
Suleiman Franjieh
Center Point Teen Killed in Head-On Crash
A rural Center Point teen aged 16, James Harger, died after his car was struck by a southbound semi trailer on Highway 150 two miles south of Center Point. His mother Lucille Harger, 41, was injured and hospitalized in serious condition, while the semi driver Marvin Ervin, 41, of Moline Illinois, was in fair condition. The Linn County Sheriff's Department investigated the 10 a.m. collision and noted both vehicles were demolished.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Lucille Harger
Route 1
St. Luke's Hospital
Marvin Ervin
Moline
Ill
St. Luke’s
Linn ‘County
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