Duck ads expose many faces behind VanDenBerg Motors campaign
Eastern Iowa dealer Denny VanDenBerg relies on a fleet of uncredited actors in duck costumes for TV spots. The duck phone gimmick boosts calls and recognition, with about 1,000 to 1,200 spots monthly. The ploy has both fans and critics, and the author concludes the duck becomes the dealer’s hallmark.
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Iowa
Denny VanDen Berg
Teal
Santa Claus
VanDenBerg Motors
Denny VanDenBerg
Independence
Frayends
VanDenBerg
VanDen Berg
Elsie the Borden Cow
Mr. Whipple
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids
Iowa reports state’s first heterosexual AIDS case
Des Moines AP report says Iowa confirmed its first heterosexual transmission of AIDS. Health Department official John Kelly notes the case involves a male patient and stresses confidentiality laws. Officials say only one of 93 cases since 1983 is heterosexual and data relies on client disclosures. Legislation strengthens privacy to encourage testing.
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Kelly
Towa
Iowa
IRS arrests in Oregon tie to Cedar Rapids tax fraud case
Marion Dixon, 42, nicknamed Hot Shot, was arrested in Oregon on charges linked to a federal income tax fraud case involving Cedar Rapids and Oelwein. He allegedly fled to Oregon to dodge prosecution, hiding in a shed after leaving a building. Co-defendants Jody Keener and Kathi Keener, now in Omaha, previously surrendered and posted bond. The indictment accuses a million-dollar sales tax fraud and bank theft by deceit. Dixon is jailed without bond awaiting transfer to Iowa for court.
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Holana Krekerer
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
Oregon
Marion Dixon
Dixon
Hot Shot
Cave Junction
Ore
IRS
Jody Keener
Kathi Keener
Omaha
Neb
U.S. District Court
Eugene
Iowa
Jeff Kent
U.S
Miami man indicted on cocaine distribution charges
A federal grand jury indicted Eric A. Wayne, 32, of Miami on conspiring to distribute a large quantity of cocaine in Linn and Cedar counties. He faces three counts of possessing or aiding in the possession of multi kilogram quantities of cocaine from last October, July, and August. The charges carry a minimum five years and maximum 40 years in prison without parole. Wayne is held in Fort Lauderdale on a related state charge.
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Miami
Eric A. Wayne
Linn
Wayne
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Woman charged with leaving kids in car in Iowa City
Theresa Marie Banks 22 faced child endangerment and public intoxication charges after leaving her two children unsupervised in a car from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. outside Mumm's Saloon in Iowa City while she drank. Police found a 6-month-old asleep in the front seat and a 7-year-old in back, Banks released on recognizance.
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Washington
Iowa
Iowa City
Theresa Marie Banks
Johnson County
Banks
Mumm
W. Benton St
Compromise Reached On Medicare Drug Benefit Details
Senate and House negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a Medicare prescription drug benefit shaping funding, premiums, and a phased start in 1991. The plan would cover outpatient drugs with cost sharing and rising Medicare coverage over the years, while courting tough questions on premium levels and the annual cap.
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Mouse
Senate
Fortney Stark
D-Calif
House
Starr
Stark
Medicare
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