Dali Painting Hidden in Rikers Island Jail
A Salvador Dali artwork hangs in the Rikers Island jail cafeteria area unseen by prisoners. The untitled Crucifixion piece was created during a 1965 visit that never occurred due to Dali's illness, later authenticated and valued up to $100,000, and rehung in the 1980s.
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Salvador Dali
Rogue’s
N.Y
Anthony Bianchi
Rikers Island
Dali
Bianchi
New York City
East River
Rikers
St. Regis
Fifth Avenue
Ocelot
Gala
New York
Nico Yperifanos
Yperifanos
Correctional Institution For Men
Corrections Department
Alexander Jenkins
Jenkins
Victor Guzman
Sage's heroin import led Iowa OCDETF first in 1980s
Sage's drug importing spawned the first Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force in Iowa and early wiretaps in the Northern District. His case united local state and federal agents to dismantle a major heroin pipeline, revealing an international problem and prompting new prosecutions nationwide.
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Sage
Ocdetf
Iowa
Teig
Cedar Rapids
Murphy
U.S. Court of Appeals
Japan mulls changes to shield juvenile suspects after teen crimes
In Tokyo, a spate of violent teen crimes sparks calls to revise 1949 laws that let suspects under 16 avoid criminal charges. A 16 year old killer faced little more than reform school, while observers urge accountability and stricter punishment options.
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Tokyo
Takakazu Take
Take
Japan
United States
Britain
Susumu Oda
International University of Health and Welfare
Everest: Iowa City climber back at base camp
An Iowa City climber returns to base camp zolmide after a four day Everest ascent plan. The team treks through camps at 20000 to 26300 feet, crossing Khumbu Icefall amid a recent storm and weathering a missing climber scare before resuming the climb.
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Iowa City
Armchair climb from base camp on treacherous ice shelf
Iowa City resident Matt Gaumer shares reports from a mountain expedition. Camp sits on a 20 foot ridge at a 40 degree slope with drops of 4000 and 7000 feet. Tents perch on ice shelves, sleep is precarious, and movement requires care. Temperatures range in the 70s by day and dip near 10 degrees at night as the team plans day trips and possible lower trips to stay fit.
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Huss
Jim Manley
Nashua
N.H
Manley
Meth hits Iowa as methamphetamine use rises locally
Gazette reports Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Murphy says national heroin trends lag behind coast to inland spread. He notes Iowa faces meth from two fronts with new, odorless, table top manufacturing and Hispanic packinghouse connections from Mexico and the Southwest. Cedar Rapids sees meth rivaling crack cocaine in sales.
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Rick Smith
Richard Murphy
Iowa
Murphy
U.S
United States
Mexico
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
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Winona State College
Minnesota
Europe
India
Nepal
Kutchera Construction
Shangri-La
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Attorney's Office
Sioux City
Colombia
Lebanon
Khumbu
Matt Gaumer
Everest
Gazetteee
Meth
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