Jury selection starts in Kern murder trial
Maquoketa Iowa. Jury selection began for Robert and Judy Kern charged with murder in the April 14 shooting death of Ady Jensen. Jensen’s death followed an alleged gun blast at his parents home in rural West Branch. Jeanne Jensen, now serving 10 years for conspiracy to commit a forcible felony, implicated the Kerns and her husband.
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Kern
Maquoketa
Iowa City
Ady Jensen
Robert
Judy Kern
Jackson County
Cedar County
Jensen
West Branch
Kerns
Jeanne Jensen
Women’s Reformatory
Multiple knifings in Cedar Falls reported
Cedar Falls police investigated a late Monday stabbing at Dr. Joseph Vukovich home. Michael Vukovich age seven died on arrival, while Matthew Vukovich four and infant Johnathan Vukovich four months old were hospitalized for stab wounds. Mary Abigail Vukovich, 36, also treated for stab wounds.
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Cedar Falls
Joseph Vukovich
Michael Vukovich
Matthew Vukovich
Johnathan Vukovich
Sartori Hospital
Sartori
Mary Abigail Vukovich
Chili supper fuels Independence pilgrims to Marshalltown
In a weeks long walk toward Des Moines for Pope John Paul II's visit, 76 students and 14 chaperons from St. John's High School of Independence endured rain and cold as they hiked 39 miles from Reinbeck to Marshalltown. They stayed at St. Mary's School and St. Henry's, shared a chili supper, and planned to move on to Maxwell next.
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Marshalltown
Mark Handfelt
St. John’s High School
Independence
Des Moines
Pope John Paul II
Reinbeck
Handfelt
St. Mary’s School
St. Henry’s
Maxwell
Deere UAW talks stall as walkout shuts Deere plants
Negotiations between Deere and Co and the United Auto Workers halted with no talks scheduled after a midnight contract expiry. A UAW local wildcat strike hit four Caterpillar plants in Peoria and 31,000 Deere workers across Illinois Iowa and four other states were off the job.
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United Auto Workers
UAW
Deere
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria
Illinois
Iowa
Moline
Pat Greathouse
Rock Island clerks vote to return to work pending notice
Rock Island strikers agreed to resume duties after the Interstate Commerce Commission promised union leaders that all members would be recalled and paid prevailing wage rates. Picket lines remain until written confirmation is received. The dispute began August 28, with the United Transportation Union joining the strike the next day. The Regional Transportation Authority plans to resume negotiations to buy the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific commuter line, serving about 13,000 riders daily.
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Rock Island Railroad
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Airline
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fred J. Kroll
Kroll
Rock Island
United Transportation Union
Regional Transportation Authority
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RTA
Lewis Hill
ICC
Kansas City Terminal Co
Union
Clarence Robinson
Kansas City Terminal
Midwest
Carter
TV Stations Plan Pope Visit Coverage Across Iowa
KCRG TV Channel 9 Cedar Rapids will air four hours of pope coverage from Des Moines starting 1 p.m with John Andreucci as anchor and Rev. Bernard Collins assisting. WMT TV Channel 2 Cedar Rapids to run 6 and 10 p.m. news with three reporters and Rev. Joseph Gallagher. KWWL Channel 7 Waterloo will cover from Living History Farms starting 2 p.m. to 4 30 p.m with Ron Steele and Rev. Bill Clark assisting and liturgy committee involvement.
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Iowa
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
John Andreucci
Bernard G. Collins
St. Pius X, Council
Collins Road
Wmt-Tv
Channel 2
Kwwl-Tv
Channel 7
Waterloo
Living History Farms
Ron Steele
Bill Clark
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Priests Ready for Papal Visit Coverage in Iowa
Cedar Rapids priests will be available Thursday for emergencies as many clerics join a Des Moines pilgrimage for Pope John Paul II during his four hour Iowa visit. Monsignor Edmund Becker notes at least three priests will be on duty with contact numbers for on call clergy at All Saints, St. Ludmila's, and Mercy Hospital chaplaincy. Live coverage starts 1 p.m. on IPBN with events including arrival, rural parish visit, mass at Living History Farms, and the pope's departure. rebroadcast at 8 p.m. Channel lineups include WHO Channel 13 at 12:30, WOI Channel 5, and KCCI Channel 8 at 1 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
John Paul II
Iowa
Edmund Becker
All Saints Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids Catholic
Becker
James Blocklinger
All Saints
Robert Cizek
St. Ludmila’s Church
St. Patrick’s Parish
Cumming
Living History Farms
WHO
Channel
WOI
Channel 5
Ames
KCCI
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