Deadline Today for Voter Registration in Linn County
Voter registration ends today for the November 6 election in Linn County. In person registrations are accepted at the county auditor’s office on 930 First St SW with extended hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Absentee voting continues through November 5, with the elections office open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and next Saturday.
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Linn County Elections Office
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Linn County Administrative
First St
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Democratic
Republican Party
Pope John Paul II shot by two gunmen after judge says plot existed
An Italian judge announced that Pope John Paul II was wounded by two gunmen in 1981, not one. Four Turks and three Bulgarians will face trial for complicity, with Oral Celik named as the third shooter and Mehmet Ali Agca to be retried for weapons charges. The case centers on whether Bulgarian secret services participated in the assassination attempt.
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New York Times
Rome
John Paul II
Ilario Martella
Martella
Bulgaria
Ism
United States and
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Mehmet Ali Agca
Oral Celik
Celik
Agca
St. Peter’s Square
The
Gray Wolves
Acga
Rega
Sergei Antonov
Todor S
Mondale confronts Reagan as Sun Shine president jibes rise
Mondale visits Iowa for a second time urging voters to back him, calling Reagan a sunshine president and arguing the nation needs a president for all seasons. He criticized Reagan for media campaigns and for memorial neglect after Beirut and Grenada anniversaries. He vows to stand with Iowans in victory and defeat.
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Mondale
Iowa
Raps
Sunshine
Judy Daubeam
Des Moines
Walter Mondale
a_ sunshine
Reagan
Minnesota
Nollen Plaza
Bush and Shultz clash over U S terror policy
President Reagan and Vice President Bush voiced mixed views on how to confront terrorism, with Bush opposing random retaliation that harms civilians while Shultz suggested force may cost innocent lives. Reagan avoided committing to a clear policy and paused to review Shultz’s remarks.
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Bush
Shultz
U.S
Los Angeles Times
Washington
Reagan
George Bush
Bowling Green
George Shultz
United States
Cincinnati
Iowa City and Center Point Lose Mini Liquor Stores
The Iowa Liquor Control Commission chose six sites Des Moines Johnston Pleasant Hill Altoona Davenport Eldridge and Southridge Mall for new mini liquor stores. Iowa City and Center Point were passed over after public opposition and bid reviews.
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Des Moines
Center Point
Iowa City
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Johnston
Pleasant Hill
Altoona
Davenport
Eldridge
Southridge Mall
Commission
Roland Gallagher
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