Iowa safety chief resigns to lead Saudi highway patrol project
Charles Larson, Iowa State Safety Commissioner, resigns to join Sanders Associates Inc. and directs plans to help establish a Saudi Arabia highway patrol. He expects to work in Saudi Arabia for about two years, recruiting experts to train patrolmen, with unarmed personnel and US-Saudi training.
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Des Moines Poles seek meeting with Pope John Paul II
A Polish American group in Des Moines plans to lobby diocesan officials for a brief audience with Pope John Paul II. Committee member Henryk Kunowski said a meeting with Bishop Maurice Dingman is sought this week to deliver letters and signatures and request a short papal visit and flowers.
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Five Die In Weekend Iowa Traffic Crashes
Five people were killed in Iowa over the weekend, including two motorcyclists. Scott Patrick Garrett, 18, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday from injuries Friday after a motorcycle collision with a pickup north of Fredonia. Lynn Ellis Mercer, 16, What Cheer, died Saturday in a head on crash near Rose Hill Mahaska County, on the wrong side of the road at a hill crest. John Leslie Chondt, 22, Grinnell, burned to death when his car struck a bridge end near Newburg Jasper County on Friday night and rolled down an embankment. Galen Henricks, 18, Bristow, was killed instantly in a single vehicle crash near Aredale. Jesus Garcia, 28, Omaha Neb., died when a car left a Mills County road near Silver City and landed on its top Saturday. two other occupants were hospitalized in Council Bluffs. Authorities said the occupants remained in the wreckage for hours before a passerby found them.
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Portugal Calls Early National Assembly Elections
In Lisbon, President Antonio Ramalho Eanes dissolved parliament after 14 months of deadlock and set December 2 for a snap National Assembly election.
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Rock Island strike strains Iowa grain flow and talks
Federal and state officials weigh sale of the Rock Island Line as railroad bankruptcy and a monthslong strike threaten Iowa farmers. Judge McGarr eyed a sale motion with Oct. 10 hearing. Culver warns economic losses rise daily while inspectors monitor grain shipments.
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Helicopter Airlift Relies After Recreation Area Crash
Three explorers from Marion were hurt when a four wheel drive slipped into a creek in the Solon area recreation zone Sunday. David Kooiker 25 Christine Baker 20 and Rex Burns 23 were treated at University Hospitals Iowa City after a rough terrain rescue required Air Care helicopter assistance.
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