U S mobilizes forces over Kuwait crisis
U S assigns 54 000 troops to the Persian Gulf and backs up a warning to Saddam Hussein that another attack on Kuwait would be defeated. 15 000 more on standby. 18 000 Marines and 12 000 Army troops headed to Kuwait with 200 aircraft in region. Leaders warn Iraq could face a strong response and potential broader action.
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Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Camp Pendelton
California
Army
25Th Infantry Division
Fort Stewart
Georgia
U.S
Panetta
Saddam
United States
Linn County volunteers to mediate disputes before trial
Volunteers will assist Linn County courts next month to mediate disputes before trial in hopes of reducing small claims backlogs. Details on page 1B.
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Linn
Early satellite voting expands in Linn and Johnson Counties
Absentee voting for the 1996 election begins with about 2 300 Linn County and 1 300 Johnson County residents requesting ballots. Linn adds satellite polling at 10 sites including Hiawatha City Hall and Cedar Rapids Econofoods, while Johnson County builds on a two year old satellite system.
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Dale Kueter
Linn County
Johnson County
Johnson
Linda Langenberg
Linn
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Auditor’s Office
Reports link cult leaders to weapons trafficking
Investigations into the Solar Temple deaths in Switzerland and Canada extend to France and Australia amid unconfirmed claims the leaders aided arms trafficking and money laundering. Passports of Joseph di Mambre and his wife Jocelyne were sent to Paris authorities. Bodies of 48 followers found in Swiss chalet fires and five more in a Montreal area chalet. Officials suspect arson aimed at concealing deaths. unclear if the leaders are among the dead. Reports allege the group moved large sums through major banks from Switzerland to Ottawa. Authorities in Canada probe money laundering connected to the Order of the Solar Temple. Calls for updates listed with two phone numbers.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Canada
France
Australia
Joseph di Mambre
Jocelyne
Interior Ministry
Paris
Montreal
di Mambro
Luc Jouret
Royal Bank of Canada
Ottawa
David Moorcroft
Gilles Deziel
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Order of the Solar Temple
Radio-Canada
Nussle and Nagle clash in lone 2nd District debate
In a 30 minute Iowa Press debate taped in Des Moines and aired on IPTV, Rep. Jim Nussle and challenger Dave Nagle framed starkly different paths for Iowa's 2nd District. Nagle labeled Nussle the most partisan in Congress and blamed gridlock on Washington while Nussle accused Nagle of Washington mandates. The rematch, covering 21 north central and northeast Iowa counties, is expected to be their only joint appearance in the race that began with the 1992 contest won by Nussle.
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Douglas Neumann
Jim Nussle
Dave Nagle
Nagle
Waterloo
Manchester
Washington
Iowa
Nussle
Kevin Wolf
Des Moines
Four teens charged in Marshalltown woman's murder
Four 15 year old boys were arrested in Missouri and charged with first degree murder and first degree robbery in the killing of Rebecca Jean Hauser 32 of rural Union Marshall County. Investigators interviewed witnesses in Kirksville Missouri after the body was found on County Road E 18. Two teens remain in juvenile detention in Columbia Missouri and two in Union Missouri.
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Darain Metz Wazette
Missouri
Iowa
Rebecca Jean Hauser
Rural Union
Marshall County
Kirksville
Marshalltown
Columbia
Union
Marshall County Sheriff's Office
Hauser
Thomas Bennett
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Kilo
Jeff Parks
Parks
Picture Perfect
Key Largo
Hlas
Hitaga
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Denver Dillard
Lisbon
Steve Goldin
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Iowa Public Television
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Don Hauser
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Rebecca Hauser
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