Ray drops bid for Senate keeps options open
Des Moines Iowa Gov. Robert Ray says he will not seek a U.S. Senate seat this year. He may run again for governor or return to private life. Republicans worry without Ray’s name on the ticket. He has led Iowa since 1963 and could draw on business and legal experience.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Robert Ray
Ray
U.S. Senate
Iowa
Tom Whitney
Jerry Fitzgerald
House
Inmate testifies guard sold marijuana at Fort Madison
An inmate Earl Emery testified in Des Moines federal court that he bought marijuana from a guard at Fort Madison prison. He invoked the Fifth Amendment when asked to name the guard. Emery and two other inmates sue the state over disciplinary confinement in cellhouse 20. They seek damages and describe loss of personal privileges, including 24 hour cell, limited showers, and no radio or TV.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Fort Madison
Earl Emery
Emery
U.S
Michael Rinehart
Robert Buschbom
William C. Hanson
James Menke
Buschbom
Art theft probe hits University of Iowa case
A former University of Iowa graduate student faces a September 15 hearing in Iowa City on charges of larceny and receiving stolen property for stealing nearly $100000 in art and rare photographic items from the university library last November. Steven Emmons, 28, was arrested in Cedar Rapids and arraigned in Johnson County district court.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Emmons
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
William Tynan, Jr
America
Europe
New York
Frank Hanlin
University of Iowa Library
Hanlin
University
Immedi
Three Women Sought After Iowa City Theft
Iowa City police seek three dark complexioned women in long dresses after a $300 burglary at Mrs. Arrie Duros’s home. Descriptions include ages 18 to 35, heights 5 ft 5 in to 5 ft 6 in, one pregnant, last seen in a white orange 1973 74 Mercury with Illinois plates. Similar incidents reported in Davenport and Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Davenport
Arrie Duros
Bever Avenue SE
12 Charges in Iowa City Chase
Greg Willard Pickard, 19, of Iowa City faces 12 charges after a 90 mile per hour pursuit through Iowa City. He allegedly drove off after a traffic stop, ran five stop signs and two red lights, and collided with a tree on Kirkwood Avenue. He is held in Johnson County jail awaiting arraignment.
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Iowa City
Greg Willard Pickard
Pickard
Kirkwood Avenue
Johnson County
Gazette telephone numbers and office contacts
The notice lists general contact lines for News Sports Bookkeeping and offices with numbers for circulation subscription Want Ads Display Advertising and local Marion and Iowa City offices. It provides hours of operation and phone lines for each department.
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Marion
Iowa City
Dense Fog Delays Iowa Travel Then Clears To Warm Sun
Dense fog covered much of Iowa Thursday morning reducing visibility to a quarter mile in some areas. The fog lifted by late morning into a sunny day with highs from the 80s in the north to the low 90s in the south. A cold front from the northwest and a warm front from the south were converging, expected to trigger another round of thunderstorms late Thursday into Friday. A cooling trend was forecast for Friday with highs in the 70s and 80s and overnight lows near 60.
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Iowa
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