Wiretap dispute drives Iowa Guard probe
A special legislative committee reopens hearings on the Iowa National Guard wiretap case led by John McGee who pleaded guilty to illegally recording calls at the 248th Aviation Battalion. The panel probes whether others aided the scheme as U.S. Attorney Roxanne Conlin and FBI investigators weigh evidence and tapes held by the U.S. attorney. Imogene Olson, former secretary to Burkhead, testifies amid questions about compensation and tape origins.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa National Guard
John McGee
House
Government Operations Committee
McGee
248Th Aviation Battalion
Boone
U.S
Legislative Investigating Committee
Roxanne Conlin
Sion
Norman Jesse
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Robert C. Forney
Ronald Woodin
Woodin
Junior H. Burkhead
Forney
Burkhead
Imogene Olson
Olson
Nine detained Iowa protesters post bail in Marion unit clash
Bond set at 150 dollars for nine demonstrators including six Iowans as they face trespassing and disturbance charges after a protest outside the Marion Illinois federal prison against a solitary confinement unit. The National Committee To Support the Marion Brothers organized the action.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Jerri Blackman
Joe Grant
Iowa
Steve Marsden
Des Moines
Jim Dubert
Iowa State University
Ames
Tim Dunn
St. Louis
Clark Fields
Evansville
Ind
Scott
Federal
James L. Jones
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Jones
Iowa Methodist open heart surgery ruling preserved
A Polk County judge denied a permanent injunction stopping Iowa Methodist Medical Center from performing open heart procedures. The program began before the state law requiring hospital approval for new programs took effect, keeping the surgery ongoing.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Polk County
Gibson C. Holliday
Iowa Health Systems Agency Inc
State Health Department
Methodist
Holliday
Iowa kidney transplant success climbs as donors dip
In Des Moines officials report rising kidney transplant success in Iowa while donor numbers fall. Connie Thomason of the Kidney Foundation of Iowa warns of a growing wait list and urges public education to boost organ donation. She notes attitudes remain favorable but awareness is needed.
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Mitchellville
UPI
Bernita Jacobsen
Department of Social Services
Des Moines
Iowa
Thomason
The
Foundation
Turner Defends Junket Amid GOP Move to Puerto Rico
Outgoing Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner plans a taxpayer funded trip to Puerto Rico for a meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General. He defends attendance to support a Supreme Court case involving Iowa landowners and the Omaha Indian Tribe. Tom Miller, the incoming AG, backs the trip. The trip costs about 600 to 700 dollars.
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Richard Turner
Puerto Rico
Tom Miller
Turner
National Association of Attorneys General
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Miller
Appeals Court
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