Mondale wins Tennessee while Jackson tops DC primary
Mondale defeats Hart in Tennessee with 42 percent and Jackson leads in the District of Columbia with 66 percent. Mondale expands his delegate lead, needing half of remaining delegates to clinch the nomination while Hart lags in both states and faces slim odds. Jackson calls the DC victory a boost for low-tier candidates.
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Hart
Jackson
D.C
Mondale
Tennessee
Associated Press
Walter Mondale
Gary Hart
Jesse Jackson
District of Columbia
Texas
Ohio
Mandate
Caldwell recalls banging Ellen Egan against bathroom door
Johnson County trial testimony details a night of drinking and jealousy ending in Ellen Egan’s death. Caldwell, 23, described punching her in the living room and bathroom door during a fight that morning. He said she fell, he attempted resuscitation, and later learned she was dead. The defense and prosecution rested, with closing arguments set to begin.
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Ann Mittman
Razatte
Johnson County
Iowa City
Ben Caldwell
Caldwell
Ellen Egan
Egan
Coralville
Barry Bedford
Ellen
Linda McGuire
UPI
Johnson County District Court
Alburnett mourns as three residents die in Illinois crash
Three women from Alburnett die in a car crash near Woodhull Illinois. Hazel Price 90, her daughter Edrie Wassmer 71, and friend Marie Stahly 84 from Howard Street perish. Wassmer’s twin Nedrie Pflughaupt of Coggan also dies. Vehicle, driven by Wassmer, goes off Interstate 74 in gusty winds, landing in a creek. Autopsy planned. investigation two weeks away.
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Rick Smith
Mark Glenn
Gazette
Alburnett
Illinois
Hazel Price
Edrie Wassmer
Marie Stahly
Howard Street
Wassmer
Nedrie Pflughaupt
Coggan
Woodhull
Ill
Isabelle
Dean Thomas
Price
Indiana
Stahly
Canton
Pflughaupt
Carroll
Chuckle on the Fine Line Between Good and Getting C caught
A lighthearted quip notes a fine line between doing right and getting caught with the goods, playing on wit about ethics and consequences. Copyright.
Walensa and followers disrupt May Day parade in Gdansk
Lech Walesa leads Solidarity supporters in an official May Day march in Gdansk as police clash with protesters in several Polish cities. Authorities suppress the demonstrations with arrests reported in Warsaw and other cities. Walesa appears at the reviewing stand before vanishing into the crowd.
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Gazette Wire
Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Gdansk
Solidarity
Communist Party
Independent Trade Union
Wroclaw
Szczecin
Nowa Huta
Czestochowa
Solidarity Dem
Elblag
Valesa
Walesa
Breathalyzer to Attend Jefferson Prom Sparks Debate
A breathalyzer will sit outside Jefferson High School's senior prom at Coe College this Saturday. Some students protest claiming it detracts from the event while others support the device as a deterrent against drinking. Administrators cite improved conduct and safety concerns from mixers, noting random or observed checks with parental notification for those found drunk.
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Kurt Rogahn
Jefferson High
Coe College
Jefferson
Today
Mary Lehner
Donald Hoeppner
Hoeppner
Lehner
William Jacobson
Jacobson
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Susan Bondy
Leon Spies
Oyee
Iowa
Marion
Jefferson Prom
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