Threats to witnesses hinder federal prosecutions in Iowa
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Sikma says threats against witnesses are a major problem in the northern district of Iowa. He cites telephone and veiled threats, unsigned letters, gang language, and even violence in or out of prison, affecting about a third of cases over three years and delaying or derailing prosecutions.
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Robert Sikma
U.S
District of
Iowa
Sikma
Sioux City
Justice Department
Evil Spirit Origin of Boys Blue Clothing
The World Almanac notes that baby boys were dressed in blue to ward off evil spirits believed to harm males, blue thought to hold divine powers. Girls were not given a protective color due to beliefs they were inferior and would attract fewer spirit intrusions.
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World Almanac
Memorial gifts and 1973 budget figures shown
Listing of memorials to deceased individuals for Camp Good Health and affiliated donors. Amounts total 9 545 43 with items from Dr John C Petrovitsky Dr Mearl R Wright Esther Krabbenhoff and others. 1973 budget shows 17 671 67 with 8 126 24 yet to be raised.
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Charles
Sara Hakes
Charles J
Joseph E. Johnson
Clara
Ella
Hazle
Barbara
Ronald
Roger Huff
C. Lee Winger
Erroll L. Miller
John B. Scannell
Fairfax
John F. Currell
Cincinnati
Robert Currell
Marion B. Dennis
Fairview Ladies Aid Society
Geneva Tower
Frank Nye
Canadian Youth Tour Art Galleries
About 100 Ottawa youngsters learned about art and its galleries during their summer, through a National Gallery of Canada sponsored program. Jessica Bradley, gallery educational officer, says the aim is exposure rather than instruction to foster adult understanding of galleries.
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Ottawa
National Gallery of Canada
Jessica Bradley
Last Signer James Madison, Constitution's Final Survivor
The last surviving signer of the Constitution was James Madison. He remained a key historical figure, shaping early American governance and the framework of the United States.
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James Madison
Small Field Of City Candidates Is Seen For Local Race
As filing closes Thursday at 5 p.m. the number of mayor and commissioner hopefuls is expected to be the smallest in a decade. Fifteen announced by Friday, with unopposed incumbents Hal Schaefer and Richard Phillips. Primary on Oct 23, general election Nov 6.
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Hal Schaefer
Richard Phillips
Don Gardner
Richard Louis Jensen
Seventeenth Street
George Thomas Tresnak
C Street
Robert J. Klein
Oakland Road
Donald J. Canney
Fleetwood Road
Charles Ligons
Grande Avenue
Thomas L. Gardner
A Avenue
John D. Oberthien
Westview Drive
James D. Steinbeck
Forty-second Street
James A. Trinka
Schaeffer
Floyd T. Bergen
Towne House Drive
Stanislave Reims
Belmont Parkway
Austin A. Rich
Thirty-third Avenue
Commuters Avoid City Center Rise in Suburban Travel
Washington AP reports the Road Information program says millions of metropolitan workers now drive to work and back without entering the central city. By 1985 suburb-to-suburb trips may exceed half of near city work travel, with Washington DC highlighting 41 percent of commuters never entering the city.
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Washington
TRIP
Washington-area
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U.S. Attorney’s
East
Longbranch
THE
John C
Petrovitsky
Lee Winger
H. Baresh
Ray Spielman
Mearl R. Wright
Lee Voorhies
Fifteenth Avenue
Esther Krabbenhoff
John W. Kirsch
Sturgis, Mich
Uts Ks
Holley’s
Don
Jim
Mike
Mark
John
SHOP
Lindale Plaza
Cedar Rapids
By Mike Deupee
Andrew G. Holmes
Falcon Drive
Shank
Harold G. Schaefer
Twenty-sixth Street
Richard L. Phillips
Linden Terrace
Deupree
Singer
Aeont
Golden Powermaster
Moons
Ariel Knit
McCall's
Singer Company
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