Calls and Phone Records Highlight Hartz Munson Case
Review of phone records shows most of 125 calls to Julie Hartz came from Ole Munson's city phone between May 14 and July 20. Six cabin calls cost $40.70, with the city paying the bill. public records do not show long distance or office calls. The feud centers on alleged ties and a job offer, with attorney Tom Riley labeling gossip and sexism claims, while Hartz defends her 12 years of service to Hiawatha and a Cedar Rapids promotion bid.
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Ole Munson
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Lake Delhi
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Hartz
Hiawatha City Hall
City of Hiawatha
City Hall
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Munson Lake Delhi Cabin
the Gazette
Thomas
Cedar Rapids official cautions on office relationships
Cedar Rapids Commissioner Don Thomas says his administrative aide must maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries with City Council colleagues. He hired Julie Hartz, a former Hiawatha city clerk, after a May interview and recommendation from Finance Commissioner Ole Munson who denies influence. Hartz’s city clerk background covers streets, sewers, and solid waste concerns.
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Hartz
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Ole Munson
Julie Hartz
Hiawatha
Iowa Municipal Financial Officers Association
Des Moines
Thomas
Munson
Kenyan political violence displaces half a million
The Kenya Human Rights Commission reports state sponsored violence displaced over 500,000 Kenyans and killed at least 1,600 in seven years. It links the torture to KANU's rule under Daniel arap Moi, noting elections 1992 1997 and coast region killings and displacements across eastern and western Kenya.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Kenya Human Rights Commission
Daniel Arap Moi
Kenya African National Union
Commission
Moi
Kanu
Indian Ocean
Austerity plan outlined by Brazil in crisis
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso unveiled a 7 billion dollar spending cut and 20 billion dollar savings package aimed at stabilizing Brazil’s economy amid a global crisis. Tax hikes and reforms target the middle class, with IMF bailout conditions and future details to be released by Finance Minister Pedro Malan.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Russia
Asia
Cardoso
Pedro Malan
International Monetary Fund
Jose
Self-proclaimed Austrian baron jailed for fraud scheme
Otto von Bressensdorf a 72 year old self described nobleman was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for mail fraud conspiracy and money laundering linked to Lyons Capital Inc prosecutors said the scheme netted about 12 million over 17 years with fees as high as 30000. His wife Elena also received the same sentence and both face deportation after serving their term.
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Richmond, Va
United States
U.S
Robert Payne
Otto von Bressensdorf
Von
von Bressensdorf
Elena
James River
Richmond
von Bressensdorfs
von Bressengdorf
White House to unveil Pacific Blue, world's fastest computer
IBM has built the Pacific Blue supercomputer for the Department of Energy capable of 3.9 trillion operations per second and 80 000 times more memory than a desktop PC. It aims to simulate nuclear tests to assure stockpile safety while possibly aiding climate, aviation, and medical research. Vice President Gore planned to announce the advance at a White House event.
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Washington
IBM
White House
Department of Energy
al Gore
Linn replaces agency in blind Bazyn post office vending deal
Bazyn, who runs the Cedar Rapids post office vending concession, says losing five county buildings will cut her business by about 40 percent. She notes six complaints in six months, promises 24 hour responses and prompt refunds, and cites 14 years with the post office without prior problems.
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Bazyn
Cedar Rapids
Keiko Phelps
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University of Chicago
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Institute For Applied Economic Research
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