House backs learnfare truancy bill in Iowa
The Iowa House approved 71 to 22 a measure expanding truancy responsibility from parents to include children ages 12 to 15 with teens facing court and parents of younger kids facing civil or misdemeanor penalties. The plan also ties public assistance to school attendance and exempts non accredited private schools and home schooling. Opponents cite Wisconsin's costly results with modest welfare savings.
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Steve Grubbs
R-Davenport
Grubbs
Street family sues Iowa County and snowplow driver
The Street family and Chris Street's girlfriend Kimberly Vinton sue Johnson County and snowplow driver Charles Pence, claiming fault for Street's fatal 1993 crash. The Streets seek their day in court as Pence counters, with a six member jury deliberating after closing arguments.
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Warelie
Marengo
Chris Street
Johnson County
Street
University of Iowa
Randy Duncan Sa
Duncan
Iowa County
Michael Street
Charles Pence
Iowa City
Kimberly Vinton
Pence
Memo Claims Castro Recreated Kennedy Shooting Tests
FBI documents cited an informant saying Fidel Castro conducted ballistics tests with a high powered rifle and concluded it took about three people to assassinate John F Kennedy. The memo notes Castro believed Oswald acted with help. the Warren Commission attributed the crime to a lone gunman.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
FBI
Castro
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Tama Pack workers hope for best
Tama Iowa residents react to IBP Inc takeover of Tama Meat Packing Co as the 430 employee plant changes hands. Workers face reapplication for jobs while supporters expect better hours benefits and stability from the Dakota City based buyer.
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Dale Kueter
TAMA
Iowa
Tama Meat Packing Co
Meatpacker Ibp Inc
Dakota City
Neb
IBP
Vore
Tama Chamber of Commerce
Draisley
Ric Gibson
Craisley
Chris Stewa
Cathy Carrillo
Embezzling blamed for bankruptcy at Iowa Iron Works
Cedar Rapids foundry Iowa Iron Works Inc faced bankruptcy after embezzlement by office manager Jean Anne Flickinger. Police say she stole over 84 thousand dollars since 1991, with company officials estimating over 100 thousand. Flickinger, fired, was jailed and released on promise to appear. The theft allegedly occurred under president Laurence Cratty who battled stomach cancer.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Iowa Iron Works Inc
Jean Anne Flickinger
Flickinger
Cedar Rapids
Don Potter
Cherry McGill
McGill
Laurence Cratty
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Iowa Iron Works
12Th Ave. SE
Cratty
Iowa Steel and Iron Works Foundry
Iowa Manufacturing
Howard Hall
Carmody Foundry and Machine Co
Potter
Songbirds Battled by Nest-Pirating Cowbird
Midwest summer birds face population pressure from drab cowbirds that raid nests. Prairie and Kirkwood graduate Tim Evans becomes a replacement player for Houston, aiming for the big leagues.
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Midwest
Prairie and
Kirkwood
Tim Evans
Houston
Not guilty plea in Marion murder case
Michael Couser pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in the death of Alicia Hawkins at the Marion Motel. Details on page 1B.
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Michael Couser
Alicia Hawkins
Marion
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