FUGITIVE SPURS CHASE ACROSS MIDWEST TILL SHOT KILL
Federal probation officer killed in Indianapolis rampage sets off a cross state pursuit by Jackson. He commandeers vehicles, abducts six people, robs a woman, wounds a Wright City officer, and is later believed shot to death in a car crash near St Peters Missouri while detectives reexamine the case. Earl D Finn of O Fallon Missouri dies from shotgun wounds after his car is struck near I 70.
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House votes to exempt local police from uncapped retirement
The House approved an amendment by Rep. Austin Murphy to remove age based retirement caps for state and local police and firefighters. The vote was 291 to 103 with debate over open amendment rules. A study requirement on fitness tests will follow 18 months after enactment.
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Donutland dispute over ownership and franchise payments deepens
In a reorganization hearing Judge Melloy weighs ownership fight between Michael Nicholls and Ed Cenek. Franchise holders claim rent and advertising funds are owed, with committee members named Otis Vigen Judy Donaldson Marilyn Gustafson Tom Amyette Pat West Bob Badura Bart Scheiderman. Negotiations with Donutland reps to begin today.
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Donutland
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Des Moines
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Neiman
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Vicki Ni
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Nicholls
Otis Vigen
Judy Donaldson
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Gustafson
Tom Amyette
Pat West
Bob Badura
Bart Scheiderman
Pool dispute turns deadly at Time Out Lounge
A bar pool game feud ended in a stabbing at the Time Out Lounge on Cedar Rapids southwest side. Police used helicopter searchlight to comb a ravine behind the bar for a wounded man in his 30s as witnesses described a chaotic scene with multiple participants.
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Freed activist accuses El Salvador police of torture
Maria Teresa Tula Pinto, freed by President Jose Duarte, told reporters she was tortured by heavily armed men in civilian clothes after her May 28 detention in San Salvador. Duarte defended the release as a democracy sign, while Tula pressed for clear identification of security forces.
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Soviet offer to resolve UN spying row avoids trials
The Soviet Union signals willingness to quickly resolve the United Nations dispute amid detentions and espionage claims. Zakharov, a UN secretariat employee, was arrested on spying charges. Shevardnadze criticized US arms policy while urging conciliation and warning about defenses as an offensive threat. The General Assembly heard remarks from leaders including Howe and Kuranari.
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