West Liberty couple slain then man kills self
Autopsies show Kelly Asher shot twice and Mark Gregory shot once at KOA Mobile Home Park near West Liberty. A 12 gauge shotgun was found at the scene. Twin five month old daughters were injured and taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City. Amber released to Gregory's parents. Authorities continue investigation into possible domestic issues.
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Kelly Rayne Asher
Koa Mobile Home Park
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Liberty
Asher
Gregory
Richard Gandt
Ing
Gandt
Ella Mae
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Megan
Amber
Cedar County
Keith Whitlatch
Mobile Home Park
Branstad Campbell battle nears Iowa governor race finish
In a tight Iowa gubernatorial race Branstad and Campbell wage a final day blitz. The contest pits 28 year Democratic drought against Branstad seeking a fourth term amid a fiercely funded, attack‑driven campaign with polls showing a dead heat. Other candidates hold minor roles as TV ads frame the stakes and policy contrasts.
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Azette
Bonnie Campbell
Iowa
Branstad
Campbell
Veronica Wells Butler
The
Natural Law Party
Richard O’dell Hughes
Carl E. Olsen
Libertarian Party
Michael Galati
Socialist Workers Party
Farewell for two South Carolina brothers in tragic drowning
Hundreds filled Buffalo United Methodist Church to mourn 3 year old Michael and 14 month old Alex Smith as their mother Susan Smith, jailed on murder charges, faced the loss of her children. The service drew a crowd from Hartwell and beyond as authorities pursued leads in the Lake John D. Long case.
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David Smith
Doug Smith
Susan Smith
Alex
Michael
Buffalo United Methodist Church
Buffalo
S.C
INION
Joe Bridges
Bogansville United Methodist Church
Cathy Jones
Hartwell
Lake John D. Long
CNN
Smith
CBS News
Robert Stewart
Law manual urges police to treat missing children as urgent
The Justice Department urges police to assume foul play in all missing child cases and require early polygraph tests for parents. The 220 page guide stresses thorough, multi scenario investigation from the start to quickly identify critical witnesses and possibilities including family and non family abductions. FBI used advance copies in recent Florida and South Carolina cases.
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Ashington
Florida
South Carolina
Justice Department
Ron Laney
Department
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
FBI
Claudine Hixson to retire after 27 years at Linn County
Claudine Hixson wraps a 27 year tenure balancing Linn County books as she plans a winter Southwest trip. Details on page 1B. The Gazette invites readers to test comprehension with a weekly reading exercise on page 2A. The Chiefs edged a win with a single touchdown as Marty Schottenheimer reached his 100th win on Sunday, with more on page 10. Travis Tritt energized the Five Seasons Center crowd last night, details on page 2B.
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Linn County
Claudine Hixson
the Gazette
Chiefs
Marty Schottenheimer
Travis Tritt
Five Seasons Center
Clinton approves drawdown of troops from Haiti and Kuwait
President Clinton approved a Pentagon plan to withdraw 6,000 of 14,900 U.S. ground troops from Haiti by December 1 and all 7,800 from Kuwait by December 22, with remaining Haiti forces to be reduced in stages as local security capacity grows. Officials said deployments were not campaign actions and that regional forces will be replaced by added air power and pre positioned equipment.
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Washington
Clinton
Pentagon
U.S
Haiti
Kuwait
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
United States
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