Des Moines Rat Breeder Restricted to 24 Domesticated Pets
A judge ordered Leonard Frantz to keep no more than 24 pet rats, jailed in cages, after health officials testified wild rats pose disease risks. Frantz, who breeds tame rats he compares to dogs or cats, argued his home is now a walk-in cage while planning an appeal.
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Leonard Frantz
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Des Moines-Polk County
Health Department
Steve Gunson
Gunson
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Kenneth L. Hays
JSI
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Job Service
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Buchanan county deputies destroy marijuana field near Independence
About 50 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $3000 was uprooted and burned by Buchanan County deputies. The plants were found growing along the old dump road one mile southeast of Independence. Last week deputies destroyed 100 pounds of marijuana at the Wapsipinicon River north of Independence.
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Buchanan County
Wapsipinicon River
Guards treated after prison fire at Iowa State Penitentiary
A fire in Cellhouse 18 at the Iowa State Penitentiary followed an earlier stabbing of L. T. Jones in the day. Jones, 26, is being treated at University Hospitals in Iowa City with two upper abdominal wounds. Three correctional officers were treated for smoke inhalation at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Authorities investigate possible links between the stabbing and the blaze.
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UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
L.T. Jones
Black Hawk County
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Jim Hardin
Hardin
Vince Damico
James W. Heidleberg
Gerald Porter
Fort Madison Community Hospital
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Carter one term president analysis from Iowa Republican
U.S. Representative James Leach of Iowa’s 1st District says Carter could be a one term president. He recalled predicting a Carter landslide in February but now sees a tight race if Republicans field a credible opponent. Leach cites policy shifts and a White House staff with Georgia aides as factors.
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James Leach
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Leach
Carter
Middle East
Israel
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Iowa City board seeks annexation of Horn Elementary
The Iowa City Community School Board voted to request that Ernest Horn Elementary move from University Heights to Iowa City. They cited safety concerns if municipal services end after Dec 31 and noted University Heights fees for services. The change awaits University Heights and Iowa City Council approvals.
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Coralville
Northwest Junior High
Coralville Central
Kirkwood
University Heights
Iowa City Council
Iowa player Cedric Shaw pleads innocent in shoplifting case
Cedric Shaw, University of Iowa defensive back, pleads not guilty to charges of shoplifting and assault and battery. A Nov. 16 hearing is set in Johnson County District Court. Shaw, 19, from Newark New Jersey, is accused of striking a supermarket employee after being caught shoplifting October 11 in Coralville and was subdued by store staff until police arrived.
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Cedric Shaw
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Newark
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