Nelsons attorney urges self defense in murder case
Phyllis Nelson 55 of Iowa City seeks acquittal as judge sits without jury in Cedar Rapids trial for the December 12 2001 stabbing death of her husband Dr Richard Nelson 64 executive dean at the University of Iowas Carver College of Medicine Defense argues accidental or self defense citing fear and lack of malice while prosecutors remain unmoved no verdict date set
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Phyllis Nelson
Iowa City
Thomas Horan
Nelson
Richard Nelson
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Cedar Rapids
Wil
Denton
Kutmus
Shouting match interrupts Lysistrata in Iowa City
Protests at a student run performance in the Wheel room of the Iowa Memorial Union provoked clashes as two students argued amid a lunch crowd. Jonathan Weber 19 and Keane Leeds 20 exchanged blows of opinion over American foreign policy and the Iraq war.
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Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Iowa Memorial Union
Schmidt
Jonathan Weber
Iraq
Keane Leeds
Weber
Leeds
Marion Proposes 6 Percent Sewer Increase and Higher Taxes
The plan calls for a 6 percent sewer rate rise and a $13.47 per $1,000 levy, up 21 cents. A $100,000 home would pay $692 in city taxes next year, $7 more than this year, with rollbacks unchanged statewide. Residential makes up about 75 percent of Marion’s tax base as 2002 housing added 444 units. Additional staff include one police officer, part time library and parks workers, and new park maintenance for Lowe Park. The average residential sewer bill would jump to $180.15 from $170.82.
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Marion
Parks
Lowe Park
Schott
Ramblin Gus Carlson Remembered For Verse And Humor
Gus Carlson left school early to teach himself writing and created simple verse that captured humor solitude and daily life. His forward notes he knew few English words at start and hoped to finish fifth grade. He loved poetry especially Looking Back as his world expanded beyond farm life and schooling.
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Ramblin
Gus
Ony
Fragmented BRIEFS From an Unclear Page
A garbled newspaper fragment mentions medical facilities, memorial copy, and scattered names. It references a hospital, a memorial chevron, and scattered phrases about a person and events. The legible elements include care, memory, and references to a crater and medical terms, with no clear, complete narrative.
War buildup misguided Harkin says in Senate remarks
Senator Tom Harkin argues Bush rushes to war with Iraq in a misguided ad venture, urging stronger UN inspections and warning that war costs lives and money. He recalls Vietnam veterans and cautions that democracy cannot be imposed by force.
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Washington
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Bush
Iraq
Vietnam
Harkin
Senate
Air Force
United Nations
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Middle East
U.S
United States
Solon woman, 20, dies in I 68 rollover
A 20-year-old Solon woman Mary Nichole Clark died in a rollover on Interstate 68 near Rock Falls. Ashly Lane Haney 20 of Davenport drove the sport util ity vehicle that swerved to avoid a lane change, rolled and came to rest in the eastbound lanes. Haney and passenger Leslie Leann Ruplinger 21 Bettendorf were treated at CGH Medical Center. The incident remains under investigation.
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the Gazette
SOLON
Interstate 68
Rock Falls
Mary Nichole Clark
Ashly Lane Haney
Davenport
Ilinois
Haney
Leslie Leann Ruplinger
Bettendorf
CGH Medical Center
Sterling
TL Haney
Ruplinger
Nestle plant fined after worker death in fall
OSHA fined Nestle USA Beverage plant $832,500 for three serious and one repeat safety violations after Henry Daniels II died December 16 when he fell two feet from a flooded area near exposed water while cleaning. Debra Daniels has 15 days to contest the fine.
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OSHA
Nestle
Henry Daniels II
Waterloo
Debra Danesti
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Harold Denton
Katmus
Phyllis Nelson Chargea
Frank Gluck
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Gus Carlson
Calmar
Mw Almear Frites
Herrnten
Crater
S&s
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