Frazer recaptured after Elwood escape from state prison
Convicted killer Gary Lynn Frazer was recaptured in Oelwein about 36 hours after he and four inmates escaped from the Iowa State Penitentiary in a garbage truck. He was spotted in a stolen red pickup, chased by police, and later found hiding on a porch. Frazer, jailed for the Hazleton sex slaying, vowed to escape again and maintained his innocence.
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Sheila Lynn Foley
Buchanan County
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David Scurr
William Burton White
West Virginia
Bruce Allyn Matzen
Iowa City
Phillipo Randolph Lewis
Des Moines
Ronald Robinson
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West Union selects tentative site for new city water well
West Union public works director Mike Bollman says a tentative site north of Interstate Power on Highway 150 east of the four existing wells will host a new water well costing over 100000 dollars and about 1200 feet deep. A funding meeting was set as nitrate levels trigger action. The city plans to blend water from the old and new wells to dilute nitrates. No drilling date is set. DEQ warned faster action if nitrate rises.
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Interstate Power
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Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Iowa subcommittee split over abndoned rail right of way path
Senator Art Small proposed using 200000 to acquire the WCF and N corridor between Cedar Rapids and Gilbertville for a bicycle path. The Natural Resources Appropriations subcommittee deadlocked 7-1 in favor of House action, while Senate support was mixed and Gov. Ray briefed.
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Gilbertville
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Iowa City
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Art Neu
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House Natural Resources Subcommittee
Harkin Demands Jepsen Apology Over Clark Bombshell
U.S. Rep. Tom Harkin asks Sen. Roger Jepsen to apologize for accusing former Sen. Dick Clark of involvement with terrorist groups. Harkin calls the remark a disgraceful accusation and says it demeans Iowa's senators. Jepsen beat Clark in last fall's election. comments appeared in a week’s interview. ON THIS DATE in 1820 Maine entered the Union as the 23rd state.
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U.S
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
Dick Clark
Harkin
Jepsen
Maine
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