Rohn acquitted on all charges in Cedar Rapids murder case
Michael Rohn was found not guilty of murder and hindering the investigation in the Nov 15 slaying of Jacalyn May and the deaths of her two sons in Cedar Rapids. The Linn County jury deliberated about four hours before acquitting him on all counts except awaiting trial for co-defendant Bruce Farris.
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Michael Rohn
Jacalyn May
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Jo Ellen Happel
James Bennett
Wallace Taylor
Eugene Kopecky
Rohn
Kopecky
Bennett
Taylor
Linn
Carolyn
William Thomas
Bruce Farris
Miss May
Farris
Justin
Jason
Wilson asks court to halt union move
Wilson Foods asks an Oklahoma City court to stay any UFCW action before the NLRB while it seeks Chapter 11 reorganization. Attorneys say the union aims to bypass bankruptcy court and interfere with ongoing proceedings as negotiations for a new contract may be possible. The UFCW has filed an unfair labor practices charge in Minneapolis.
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Wilson Foods
Oklahoma City
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
UFCW
NLRB
Minneapolis
Wilson
Court reforms push through Iowa House behind adjournment
The Iowa House, in a long Friday session, gave final approval to reorganizing the state court system and moved toward a November 1984 ballot measure. Lawmakers also advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to let the Legislature veto agency rules and considered funding schools with an $11 million increase.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa House
House
Iowa
Senate
Drifter tied to Amana killings eyed by officials
Two St. Joseph residents were killed at the Amana Holiday Inn in late 1980, with reports a 53 year old drifter from St. Joseph may have confessed to as many as 16 Midwest murders. Richard Martin Clark, awaiting trial for a separate murder and rape, provided investigators a map leading to a body near Davenport and claimed further corpses. Authorities weigh whether Clark’s disclosures link to the Amana deaths and other cases in Iowa and Jones counties.
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St. Joseph
Amana
Midwest
Richard Martin Clark
Davenport
Clark
Iowa
Jones Counties
Drifter
Deprogramming: Rescue or rip-off in cult clashes
Norfolk deprogrammer Mark Glenn Gazelle star writer Arla Pfeiffer, a 45-year-old nurse, says she is harassed by cult groups while rescuing family members from groups like the Unification Church and The Way. Her Norfolk Enrichment Center and Iowa City based Unbound operate costly rebound centers offering counseling and escape for ex cult members amid lawsuits and financial strain.
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Gazelle Star
Arla Pfeiffer
Norfolk
Neb
Pfeiffer
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Lee
Way International
Center
Unbound Inc
Iowa City
Kevin Crawley
Diana Paulina
Paulina
Unbound
Norfolk Center
Council Bluffs
Fatima Crusaders
Tridentine Latin Rite Catholic Church
Idaho
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University of Iowa
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