Protests in Poland Lead to 59 Arrests in Four Cities
Martial law protests across four Polish cities including Wroclaw left four police officers injured and 59 demonstrators under arrest. Also reported was the death of author John Gardner in a motorcycle crash at age 49 and Henry Kissinger signing with ABC News as an analyst.
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Poland
Wroclaw
John Gardner
America
Nation
Henry Kissinger
ABC News
ABC
Nightline
David Brinkley
People
Fighting drunk driving in Iowa citizens report suspects
NTSB proposals urge public participation to combat drunk driving. Citizens would report sightings including location direction and vehicle type to authorities, replacing only prayer with action. Opinion reflects on potential safety impact for Iowans.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Marion to Put Bond For New Police Station On Ballot
The Marion City Council approved a 650000 bond issue to be included in the November general election for financing a new police station. The measure aims to fund construction and related costs, pending voter approval.
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Marion
Equipment Design After Order Reported
A note on money and page 5B indicates the equipment was designed following receipt of the order.
Lewellyn faces judge after one day Des Moines trial
Former stockbroker Gary Lewellyn sits before U.S. District Court Judge William C. Stuart after a one day non jury trial in Des Moines detailing schemes that allegedly netted him nearly 17 million dollars from First National Bank of Humboldt and University Bank and Trust Ames. Federal examiner Bruce Holmgren testified the money funded Lewellyn debts at brokerages nationwide and involved bonds sold to Merrill Lynch. The judge did not indicate when a verdict will come as Lewellyn’s gambling defense was denied.
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Azette
Des Moines
David Barrett
Washington
U.S. District Court
William C. Stuart
Lewellyn
Barrett
Gary Lewellyn
Stuart
Dena
Clifford Lewellyn
Humboldt
First National Bank of
University Bank and Trust
Ames
Humboldt Bank
Hawkeye Bancorporation
Kathryn Barakat
Las Vegas
Holmgren
United Central Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
U.S
Richard Turner
Merrill, Lynch, Fenner and Smith
New York
Salomon Brothers
First National Bank
Ames Bank
Linn County jail named a community detention facility
The Gazette notes that the new Linn County project on May's Island is officially called Linn County Correctional Center by the Board of Supervisors, while the architect firm refers to it as Linn County Jail Facility, but a jail remains a jail in common usage.
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May’s Island
Jean Oxley
The
Gazette
Oxley
Board of Supervisors
Linn County Correctional Center
McConnell
Steveley
Anderson
Linn County
Death in Linwood Cemetery ruled suicide by gunshot
Duane Leon Mumm, 32, of 1502 N St. SW, was found dead in Linwood Cemetery. Medical examiner Dr. Percy Harris ruled the death a self-inflicted gunshot, noting four bullets from a .22 revolver, one piercing the heart. A suicide note matched to Mumm’s handwriting. A close friend’s grave marker was found nearby.
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Duane Leon Mumm
Linwood Cemetery
Linn County
Percy Harris
Mumm
St. SW
Harris
Police Department
James Barnes
Detective Bureau
Barnes
Entertainment swap venture links Hammer Weintraub
Oil magnate Armand Hammer and entertainment figure Jerry Weintraub form a joint venture to exchange film and TV projects between the United States and the Soviet Union and China. The firm will produce in both regions using local talent and import/export projects to and from the two communist nations.
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Los Angeles
Armand Hammer
Jerry Weintraub
United States
Soviet Union
China
Weintraub
Armand Hammer Productions
Hammer’s
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Jerry Weintraub Productions
U.S
Bob Finkelstein
Finkelstein
Management III
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National Farmers Organization
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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