AWOL soldier fights Army probe from Hawaii to Korea
Elias alleges misused mail forged passes and obstruction in a case spanning Schofield Barracks and Korea. Maj. Petersen leads the inquiry for the 25th Infantry Division. Elias vows to clear his AWOL charge despite fears of retaliation and detentions.
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Lloyd Petersen
25Th Infantry Division
Schofield Barracks
Petersen
Otis C. Lynn
25Th Division
Hawaii
Cedar Rapids
Elias
Kenneth Roberts
Chung
Korea
Roberts
John Moorhead
Moorhead
Tilden Reid
Reid
Washington
Maj. Petersen
Paroled Linn County men include two murder and larceny cases
Iowa parole records show John L. Schaepperkoetter released after two years and three months of a 10 year term for Linn County motor vehicle larceny while Donald Eugene Thomas, released after 13 years eight months of a 50 year sentence for murder, had the conviction overturned and later pled guilty to an open murder charge.
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Linn County
Iowa State Board of Parole
John L. Schaepperkoetter
Donald Eugene Thomas
Thomas
Sharon Kaye Thomas
Iowa Supreme Court
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Alaska Earthquake Deadliest Toll Yet in 1964
On this date in 1964 Alaska suffered a major quake killing 17 people and causing damage estimated at 750 million dollars as handlers logged the disaster and its costs.
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Alaska
Linn jury acquits Terry L. Browning of first degree robbery
A Linn District Court jury acquitted 20 year old Terry L Browning of a first degree robbery charge tied to an incident at Virginia Edaburn residence on Feb 1 The verdict followed about an hour of deliberation Edaburn 28 and her son 9 testified Browning allegedly struck with a fist and a gun held a knife to her throat and demanded money Police arrested Browning after he ran from the scene The defense challenged the reliability of Edaburns testimony and her motive while noting missing cab records The jury foreman said the evidence left them unsure what occurred Browning remains jailed on unrelated traffic convictions.
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Virginia Edaburn
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Browning
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Steggall
Lloyd Humphreys
Lew Eells
Humphreys
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