Decorah kidnapping suspect hunted coast to coast
Minnesota and Iowa authorities searched Sunday and Monday for David R. Fossum 39 accused of abducting Rosemary Leuenberger at gunpoint on a rural Decorah road Fossum faces a nationwide warrant and charges including second degree kidnapping assault and terrorism The victim’s four children ages 12 11 5 and 4 weeks found safety with a nearby farmhouse and authorities were notified Please turn to 15A Kidnap.
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Deb Wiley
Iowa
Decorah
Minnesota
David R. Fossum
Rosemary Leuenberger
Fossum
Winneshiek County
Leuenberger
Dale Putnam
Blizzard Dumps Snow and High Winds Across The West
A Rocky Mountain blizzard dumped up to two feet of snow from Nevada to Minnesota with hurricane-force winds. It triggered avalanches and closed major routes, caused at least one death, and left drifts up to three feet on western highways.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Nevada
Minnesota
Sierra Nevadas
Rockies
Wyoming
Nebraska
Arizona
Montana
Midwest
Iowa
Kansas
South Dakota
Kennedy shot reported in Des Moines Gazette
The Gazette's midday edition missed deadlines as AP wires erupted with news that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas on November 22 1963. Reporters including Bruce Fishwild recalled the moment and the newsroom quiet before the sweeping breaking story.
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Dale Kueter
Harold Hughes
Des Moines
James Bramwell
Washington
Robert M.L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Paula
Gene Knight
Cinda Fisher
Roosevelt Junior High School
The
Gazette
Bruce Fishwild
Federal Beat
KCRG
WMT
Associated Press
Dallas
Kennedy
Fishwild
Jack
Illian
Newsroom Reacts to Kennedy Assassination Across Iowa
In a rapid response, Cedar Rapids and KCRG reporters captured local shock and calls for reaction after the Kennedy assassination. Journalists recalled breaking alerts, network coverage, and interviews with figures linked to the Kennedy family as the nation mourned and stations switch to nonstop reports.
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PLO
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Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Col
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Fatah
Israel
Mediterranean
Kuwait
Baddawi
Mallouleh
Kabbeh
Bakkar
Mideast
U.S
L Brothers
Marion
ABC
John F. Kennedy
Grant Price
Price
Kwwl-Tv
Waterloo
CBS Net
Monsignor
Maurice) Sheehy
Sheehy
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Dave Carter
Carter
King & Odie
Howard K. Smith
New York
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