Chicago connection seen in Cedar Rapids crime reports
Special report notes Cedar Rapids police used a city street map with pins to track Chicago arrests over years. Capt Jeff Mellgren says there is no evidence of Chicago directed gang activity here, despite about 50 to 100 Chicago linked arrests in recent years. The March murder of 15 year old Kevin Batman marks a first rival gang shooting in Cedar Rapids.
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Mellgren
Mellgren
Melligren
Kevin Batman
Chicago
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Dillard
Japan nns suspect in gas attack
Police arrest Yoshihiro Inoue a leading member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult at Tokyo outskirts roadblock. Inoue, 25, heads the ministry of intelligence and is linked to the March 20 nerve gas attack that killed 12 and sickened about 5500, as officers seize documents and a car full of items.
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Tokyo
Yoshihiro Inoue
Aum Shinji Kyo
Inoue
Ministry of Intelligence
Shoko Asahara
Mount Fuji
Surviving OKC blast find solace in work and duty
Florence Rogers leads the Federal Employees Credit Union as survivors return to duty after the Oklahoma City bombing. Nine of the credit union’s survivors resume work in temporary offices while HUD and Social Security reopen facilities and mourned colleagues.
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Oklahoma City
Florence Rogers
Rogers
Federal Employees Credit Union
Alfred P. Murrah
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Texas
Social Security Administration
Barbara Wagner
Social Security Claims
Credit Union
Iowa women opt for abortion pill
Des Moines report on 21 year old Gretchen and 2,100 women in a multi clinic study of mifepristone RU-486. The Population Council plans to brief the FDA early next year on the pill’s safety and efficacy while noting it requires medical supervision and multiple clinic visits.
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Des Moines
Gretchen
Food and Drug Administration
Anne
Gwen
Jill June
Deb Steilen
How It Works Mifepristone Combined Abortion Procedure
The article explains mifepristone blocks progesterone to loosen fetal tissue, with misoprostol inducing contractions two days later. It notes clinic follow ups, ultrasound confirmation, and quotes two women including Gwen who seeks abortion at Planned Parenthood. Anne recalls an early abortion and parental pressure.
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Gwen
Planned Parenthood
Crossing the Avenue of the Saints Protest Plans
Highland district officials say the crossing protest to the IDOT Commission in Ames threatens students. Superintendent leads two busloads of students and residents seeking design changes and safer routes. Details on 1B.
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Avenue of the Saints
Highland School District
Idot Commission
Ames
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