Former Iowa sheriff candidate Elledge faces perjury charges
The Des Moines case centers on a claimed forged fingerprint and Elledge's alleged lies under oath. A 10 member jury deadlocked after 21 hours of deliberations with 10 not guilty and two guilty votes. Attorneys seek a possible new trial while Elledge campaigns for sheriff as an independent.
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Carr
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Humphreys
Elledge
Larry Lamont
Hopkinton
Lamont
Forrest
Eastman
the Gazette
DCI Crime Lab
Marines Deployed Near Beirut in Lebanon Crisis
U S Marines an 1800 man amphibious unit aboard five ships in Naples proceed toward Beirut for rapid redeployment under war powers rules. They aim to separate factions and help restore order while safeguarding Palestinian civilians amid mounting regional tension and killings.
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Beirut
Naples
U.S
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Beshir Gemayel
Israel
West Beirut
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Perez de Cuellar
Lebanon
Reagan
Shafik Wazzan
Egypt
Saad Murtada
United States
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Hosni Mubarak
Leonid Brezhnev
Cedar Rapids Muslims urge policy shift after Beirut massacre
Cedar Rapids leaders urge action beyond prayer over the Beirut refugee killings. Imam Abdullah Hadzic calls for justice and Americans to act, while Bill Rossey blames Israel’s Begin government for civilian risk and presses Congress to reassess U S military aid to Israel and Israeli bond tax loopholes.
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Israel
Beirut
Yitzhak Navon
Menachem Begin
Israel Television
Zeev Schiff
Haaretz
Mili
Yediot Ahronot
Begin
Uri Porat
Shatila
Sabra
Porat
Dan Meridor
Bill Rossey
Congress
Cedar Rapids
PLO
Islamic Center
Abdullah Hadzic
Rossey
Lebanon
America
Urbandale Woman Found Dead in Suspected Slaying
A 46 year old Urbandale woman Orpha L. Clark was found murdered in her home with multiple stab wounds to the neck. Investigators noted additional injuries and possible rape testing while pursuing the case with Urbandale police and the DCI. Neighbors reported a red Pinto seen at the driveway around 1 45 a.m. and a break in at the home.
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Urbandale, Iowa
Polk County
R.C. Wooters
Wooters
Orpha L. Clark
Ben Mesenbrink
The
Urbandale News
Clark
Urbandale
State Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Gene Meyer
Stephen Shivers
Joyce
Gerald Shanahan
National rail strike risks vast economic damage and defense impact
The report outlines major rail disruptions with 50 to 60 percent of freight moving, 3,000 to 4,000 Amtrak layoffs, and GM plant closings. It notes President Reagan and labor adviser Lewis pushing for emergency board actions as the strike enters a critical phase with potential widespread job losses and factory shutdowns.
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Washington
San Francisco
Boston
General Motors
St. Louis
Amtrak
John Jacobsen
Lewis
Reagan
White House
Congress
UTU
Penn Central Railroad
Carter
TV Guide names Reasoner country’s most trusted newsman
CBS anchor Harry Reasoner tops TV Guide’s viewer survey as the nation’s most trusted network journalist with 56 percent confidence, followed by Brinkley and Chancellor. Other scores include Rather 49 percent, Downs 46 percent, and Walters 38 percent.
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Radnor
Harry Reasoner
CBS
60 Minutes
TV Guide Magazine
David Brinkley
ABC
John Chancellor
NBC
Reasoner
Dan Rather
Mike Wallace
Hugh Downs
Barbara Walters
James Haughton
TV Guide
Princess Anne Uses Vulgar Remark Toward Photographers
London AP reports Princess Anne directed a pointed vulgarism at two photographers who followed her with a dog, after saying I left her alone for a few minutes and then took a few more pictures. The Daily Mirror notes she previously used the same two-word remark during a grouse shoot near Corgarth in the Scottish Highlands.
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Anne
The
Daily Mirror
Mike Lloyd
Phaphers
Corgarth
Scottish Highlands
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