Gambling ring spurs FBI probe in Iowa City sports bets
FBI tracked a small-town gambling ring in Iowa City linked to U of I sports and local politics. Key figures included former Hawkeye coach Milton Scheuerman and attorney Emmit George, with raids tied to poker rooms and illegal betting despite licensed, small-stakes play.
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Wilke’s Tavern
Iowa Department of Revenue
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Marines capture Grenada deputy amid invasion clashes
U S Marines seized Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard as they pressed the search for Cuban holdouts in Grenada’s mountains. The capture followed a chase after a house siege near St George’s where Coard and associate Selwyn Strachan surrendered amid hostile crowds shouting support for a U S led invasion.
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Austin
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Queen's Park
Cuba
Navy
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Metcalf
Nicaragua Honduras gun battle at Fonseca Gulf fuels protest
Honduras says two Nicaraguan patrol boats fired on four Honduran coast guard craft in Honduran waters triggering a half hour battle in the Fonseca Gulf. Nicaragua claims Honduran ships initiated the clash in Nicaraguan waters with no casualties reported on either side.
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Fonseca Gulf
Edgardo Paz Barnica
Nicaragua
Lebanese leader heads to talks amid Beirut clashes and Marines attacked
President Amin Gemayel flew to Geneva for Lebanon reconciliation talks while Beirut faced renewed shelling and a deadly blast at the U S Marine compound. Two Marines were lightly wounded in a rocket attack as fighting echoed around Suq al Gharb and near the Turkish Embassy amid a tense security mood.
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Nuclear explosions and management reforms highlight today’s page
Two special reports recall the 1951 test and new findings marked 21A. Parade restructuring examines how companies run, with One Minute Manager looking ahead on page 11B. U of 1 plans measles immunization, page 17A. In the News 8C Today 6A Travel 7E 20A TV List 4E 5F U.S.World A,16D 6C Weather SA 19B Wuzzies AP AF 6C Yesterday 27A.
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