Ely man kills daughter and himself in deadly tragedy
In Ely at 1535 Broadview, Leo William Cannon 40 shot his eight year old daughter Danielle then killed himself. Neighbors watched in shock as deputies described notes stating intent to die and take his daughter. Cannon's wife had moved out after marital problems.
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Broadview
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Leo William Cannon
Danielle
Cannon
Billy
Prairie High School
Chris
Prairie Junior High
Dana
Jim Webster
Webster
Jim
Linn County
U S Delivers First New West European Missiles
The United States airlifted the first 572 medium range cruise missiles with Tomahawk warheads to Greenham Common England. Heseltine announced in the House of Commons the delivery with protests rising around the base.
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Gazette Wire Services
London
United States
Europe
Michael Heseltine
House of Commons
Hiroshima
Royal Air Force Base
Greenham Common
England
U.S
Paul Nitze
Geneva
Asia
Bonn
Helmut Kohl
Reagan
Tass
Washington
Soviet Union
Heseltine
Neil Kinnock
Labor Party
Britain
Kinnock
House Blocks ERA Vote Amendment Tactics Stir Debate
Speaker Tip O Neill invokes a special rules fast track to bring the Equal Rights Amendment to the House floor with no amendments and limited debate. Republicans fret the move could derail ERA support and affect campaign dynamics as the two thirds Senate hurdle looms.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
House
Thomas
Tip” O'Neill
D-Mass
O’neill
Senate
Hamilton Fish
R-N.y
Fish
Congress
GOP
Rep
Geraldine
Middle age as the tough in-between era for self care
The quote frames middle age as the challenging phase between youth and retirement requiring self care. It attributes the idea to a humorous reflection on aging and personal responsibility.
Too good-looking club in Berkeley hosts workshops on beauty bias
In Berkeley AP reports a group called The Frog Prince Conspiracy aims to help attractive people cope with bias. Jerry Lipkin and Bliss Kalet organize dinner meetings and $100 workshops while noting misperceptions that beauty equals lack of intelligence.
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Berkeley
Calif
Jerry Lipkin
Lipkin
Bliss Kalet
Kalet
Ms. Kalet
Linn County among jails denying female trusties in Iowa
A Citizen Aide report finds female inmates in twelve Iowa counties, including Linn County, are barred from trusty programs that could cut sentences up to 20 percent. The ombudsman-like investigator notes suspected sex discrimination but says findings are nonbinding and urges counties to include women in the program.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bill Angrick
Linn County
Angrick
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