Prosecutor Finds Officer Gillaspie's Shot Not Justified
Johnson County prosecutor says Iowa City officer Jeffrey Gillaspie was not justified in shooting 31 year old Eric Shaw during a burglary investigation at Iowa Vending Co. The decision follows a two hour interview with Gillaspie and review of a state DCI probe. The prosecutor may decide on charges after receiving the DCI report.
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Lynn M. Tefft
Johnson County
Iowa City
Jeffrey Gillaspie
Eric Shaw
Shaw
J. Patrick White
Gillespie
White
Gillaspie
State Division of Criminal Investigation
Jay
Blossom Shaw
DCI
Iowa Vending Co
S. Gilbert St
Jay Shaw
Eric
Karen Kubby
Dee Norton
Citizens’ Review Committee
Council
U.S. Demands to Iraq Shape Posture in Middle East
Washington outlines new requirements for Baghdad to influence the use of air power and the pace of U.S. military posture. Officials say Saddam Hussein’s response will determine whether air strikes resume or a slower penetration toward normality follows. Pentagon reports 3,500 U.S. ground troops deploy to Kuwait with 1,200 already there.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Clinton
Iraq
Baghdad
United States
Middle East
U.S
State Department
Nicholas Burns
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Pentagon
Kuwait
Fort Hood
Texas
William Perry
John McCain
R-Ariz
County trees sold to private builder raise questions
Linn County conservation officials defend a plant transfer to Clark McLeod at Clearwater Farms east of Cedar Rapids saying the trees were thinned and needed removal. About 150 to 200 trees have been moved to date with a contract allowing up to 600 at prices ranging from 75 to 200 per tree. Local neighbors and Cedar Rapids attorney Wallace Taylor question a sweetheart deal, but officials say the county is compensated and the trees would have been cut anyway.
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Rick Smith
Clark McLeod
Gawkers
Cedar Rapids
McLeod
Clearwater Farms
Lakeside Road
Linn County
Squaw Creek Park
Wallace Taylor
Linn County Conservation Board
Dan Biechler
Ron Livingston to Star Opposite Molly Ringwald in Townies
Ron Livingston, Marion High School and Yale graduate, debuts on ABC tonight in Townies with Molly Ringwald. The sitcom follows a group of twenty somethings navigating urban life and relationships.
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Ron Livingston
ABC
the Marion High School
Yale
Molly Ringwald
City Briefs and Legals Highlight Page 8-9C
A compact list shows sections for City Briefs and Legals on pages 8 and 9C. The index also notes Births Horoscope and other features like Comics Crisscross and a Deaths editorial on page 7B.
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ABOV
Violent crime declines again in United States
Government estimates show violent crimes fell over 9 percent in 1995 to about 9.9 million incidents, as the presidential race centers on crime. Clinton touted the drop while Dole proposed an anti crime package amid campaign debates and police endorsements.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bob Dole
Clinton
Michigan
Decline in Violent Crime Linked to Demographics and Economy
The Vida rate fell to 288 per 1000 households from 308 in 1994 as violence declined from a mid-1980s high. Jan Chaiken of the Bureau of Justice Statistics cites economy and aging population as factors. Criminologists note the survey covers unreported crimes, with about 100,000 victims interviewed. murders are not tracked.
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Jan Chaiken
Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Jack Levin
Northeastern University
Boston
Bureau of Justice Statistics Survey
America
Agnew Dies at 77 in Maryland Ocean City
Spiro Agnew former vice president under Nixon died at Atlantic General Hospital in Ocean City at age 77. Authorities released no cause of death. Agnew rose from Maryland governor to national figure before resigning in 1973 after a tax evasion case.
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Ocean City
Spiro Agnew
Richard Nixon
Agnew
Atlantic General Hospital
Ullrich
Berlin
Maryland
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Walter Hoffman
Baltimore
Baltimore County
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