Cedar Rapids primary low turnout marks campaign dull
The Cedar Rapids primary drew 6,775 votes from 62,442 registered voters, a 10.8 percent turnout. Campaigns were muted with few issues, while the safety commissioner's race sparked an unnamed witness claim about the Michele Martinko murder and Bergen's office. The unnamed woman said she told Bergen via his secretary's daughter in March 1980. Bergen denied knowledge of her.
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Safety Commissioner
Michele Martinko
Bergen
Cedar Rapids
Wardens swap sparks prison unrest fears at Fort Leavenworth
Monday announcement of replacing Warden David Scurr with Crispus Nix at Fort Leavenworth Prison triggers guard worries of riots if inmates oppose the move. DSS faces criticism for timing and aims to avoid inmate credit for the change while noting Scurr’s post shift to Mount Pleasant.
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Crispus Nix
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Miner
Nix
DSS
Ray Connolly
Department of Social Services
Michael Reagen
Hal Farrier
Cavanaugh
Scurr
Dave Scurr
Mount Pleasant
Buse
Egypt Referendum Goes Ahead After Cairo Bombings
Egypt votes to confirm Hosni Mubarak as Sadat successor despite bomb blasts at Cairo airport and a gunfight with Muslim extremists in Giza. Police reported a bombing injury toll and said an Air Malta Boeing 737 arrived from Libya via Malta.
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Anwar Sadat
Libya
Air Malta
Malta
Cairo
Giza
Hosni Mubarak
Sadat
Egypts single candidate Mubarak faces voters under tight security
Armed soldiers and police patrol polling sites as voters are searched and identified before entry. Riot police remain on hand across the city while Mubarak, the vice president and only candidate, is expected to win approval from Egypts 12 million eligible voters with compulsory voting and a potential fine for abstention.
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Mubarak
Egypt
Body of Lincoln man found in pond near Garwin
The body of Louie G. Janssen, 56, of Lincoln, was found Monday night floating in a pond on the Lee Judge farm southwest of Garwin. No foul play is suspected. an autopsy is planned. Janssen had been preparing an advertisement for an auction.
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Garwin
Louie G. Janssen
Lincoln
Lee Judge Farm
Tama County
Janssen
C.W. Maplethorpe
Tama Fire Department
Judge
Amnesty cites FBI misconduct in COINTELPRO era cases
Amnesty International says dozens of cases show possible FBI misconduct including false evidence, misstatements, harassment and informant infiltration. It notes COINTELPRO targets such as Pratt and Marshall, and warns that independent inquiry is needed to assess if fair trials were undermined.
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FBI
Cointelpro
United States
Ms. Burley
U.S
Amnesty
Pratt
South Dakota
Marion Election Results Highlight Close Races
In Marion on the Tuesday election 645 of 11 222 eligible voters cast ballots. Begley led across eight precincts with two ties to Mrs Martinson. Grady led in five precincts with one tie. Upcoming contests include Leighton Ford vs Gary Snyder in Ward 2 and Charles Kraut vs Bob Ebeling in Ward 4.
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Begley
Martinson
Emerson Elementary
Marion Community Center
Washington Elementary
Grady
City Hall
Leighton Ford
Gary Snyder
Charles Kraut
Bob Ebeling
Oklahoma Floods Cause Wide Damage and Evacuations
Flooding in Oklahoma knocked out power for two hours and caused about 2.8 million dollars in damage to churches and businesses. Four injured by flying glass as four feet of water swamped streets and homes in Lone Grove and Brookside Manor Nursing Home evacuees in Madill.
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Lone Grove
Okla
Brookside Manor
Madill
Tishomingo
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Ardmore
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