Keyes Trial Details Fire Death and Insurance Motives
The Linn County arson trial centers on Stephen Keyes accused of setting a fatal fire on December 26. Prosecutors argue insurance motives and staged flight, while the defense labels the inmate witness as dishonest and faults the investigation as flawed. The hearing proceeds with up to ten witnesses.
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Keyes
Lints
Linn County
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Vander Sanden
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Christensen
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Rodney White
Jerry Vander Sanden
Osceola
Drunken bum helps save boy from Queens fire
John Byrnes a homeless man known as a drunken bum in College Point saved 2 year old Justin Nevon when the mother dropped him from a second story window as flames engulfed a two family home. Firefighters later controlled the blaze and Justin appeared unharmed.
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Byrnes
College Point
Justin Nevon
Steven Novoa
Novoa
Sonia Lopez
Lopez
Byrne
Frank McCarton
Fire Department
McCarton
Jeffrey Schor
Justin
Constitutional questions loom over university broadcast rights
The debate centers on whether Learfield's rights to Iowa games can restrict third party commentary. U of I officials say the broadcast is IP owned and control is needed, while others question exclusive contracts and limits on reporting independent of the source.
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U of I
Learfield
Gary Dolphin
Ed Podolak
Klatt
the Gazette
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Iowa
House approves state designs for quarters 1999 to 2008
The House passed a bill to replace the eagle on quarter backs with state designs, keeping George Washington on the obverse. From 1999 through 2008 five coins per year would issue in state order by ratification then admission. The bill bans living persons’ portraits and any busts.
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George Washington
Mike Castle
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House Banking Committee
Castle
Treasury Department
City plans new traffic projects with mixed funding
The city has received 486 846 dollars for an upcoming project and seeks 193 154 more. A 820 000 dollar left turn lane on 15th Street and First Avenue West needs a 20 percent local match for clean air funds and 30 percent for DOT grants. Funding decisions to next year will determine which projects proceed, with construction most likely after 2000. Traffic Engineer Gary Peterson notes the Blairs Ferry Road signal could be completed earlier, possibly in 1999.
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First Avenue
DOT
Gary Petersen
Blairs Ferry Road
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