Des Moines murder suspect released after witness lineup
A 25 year old former Des Moines resident George Douglas Frank who was jailed in St Louis on murder charges in the Aug 27 Des Moines tavern parking lot death of Tammy Lee McConkey 39 has been released after a lineup failed to identify him. In Nevada Story County jail escape charge Portnoy faces prison and fine if convicted.
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DES Moines
St. Louis
Altoona
George Douglas Frank
Tammy Lee McConkey
Edgar Harlan
Frank
Minneapolis, Minn
Story County
Nevada
Murray Portnoy
National Bank of Des Moines
el Reno
Ohlo
Portnoy
Drowning Stepfather Farm Tragedy Near Cascade Iowa
A 4 year old boy Jason Slauson of Cascade drowned after falling into a creek on a farm four miles northeast of Cascade. He wandered away from relatives at his step grandfather Cy Wolfe’s farm and was found dead in the stream about ten minutes later. The incident was reported by authorities.
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Cascade
Iowa
Jason Slauson
Charles Wolfe
Here
Cy Wolfe
Iowa judge bars two out-of-state firms from doing business
Polk County District Judge Harry Perkins barred Career and Craft Training International of Orange California and National Youth Clubs of America from operating in Iowa after complaints by Attorney General Richard Turner. Career allegedly failed to register with the Iowa Department of Public Instruction, charged excessive down payment costs, and promised jobs upon graduation. National Youth Clubs faced multiple Iowa Consumer Fraud Act violations and must pay $56,655 to 11 Iowans. The firms used aliases including Modern Upholstery Institute and Candy Merchandising Council of America.
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DES Moines
Polk County
Harry Perkins
Iowa
Career and Craft Training International of
Orange
Calif
National Youth Clubs of America
Atty
Richard Turner
Career
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
National Youth Clubs
Modern
Custom Decorating Institute
Fabricraft
Creative Frame Crafters
United Boys Groups
Plantaton Candyland
Candy Merchandising Council of America
Elvis Presley returns to Las Vegas stage after fatigue
Elvis Presley, aged 40, resumes performances in Las Vegas with a lighter schedule after doctor orders rest. He will perform one show on most nights, two on Saturdays, signaling a slower, more casual comeback while his famed hips move with less intensity.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Elvis Presley
Presley
Chrismans decorate tree at Wilton Methodist Church
Wilton United Methodist Church held an early Advent Sunday School program featuring an Advent wreath demo by Doug Dvorak Stephanie Wing and Becky Grinder. The ceremony included hanging of Chrismans on the altar tree and offertory for Hillside Children and Youth Center.
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Wilton
Wilton United Methodist Church
Navy
Doug Dvorak
Stephanie Wing
Becky Grinder
Beth Grunder
Beth Grings
Lori Leach
Lora Lee Cooling
Becky Grunder
Lana Luethy
Hillside Children and Youth Center
Dubuque
Wilton Church
Muscatine and Louisa Counties School Calendar Highlights
A dense calendar lists weekly school activities across Muscatine and Louisa counties, including boys and girls basketball games against Keokuk Clinton Wilton New London and others, wrestling meets at Cedar Rapids Kennedy Pleasant Valley and more. Additional events cover debates, pep meetings, Christmas programs, band concerts, and various school board meetings across multiple districts.
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Keokuk
Tipton
Y-Teens
U of N
Iowa
Clinton
Hempstead
Cedar Rapids
Wilton
Pleasant Valley
North Scott
Mid Prairie
West Liberty
Morning Sun
Wapello
New London
Lions Club
Lone Tree
Winfield-Mt. Union
Bettendorf
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Dairy Award
Waterloo
Toledo
Ralph Keeling
G. Joe Lyon
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
National All-Jersey, Inc
American Jersey Cattle Club
Iowa State Dairy Association
Lyon
Howard
Lyon Jerseys
Smith
Sioux City
Harry Smith
Midwest
Birch Bayh
Cresco
Discover America Travel Organization
Jane Magers
Citizens United For Responsible Energy
CURE
Lloyd Smith
William Schueller
Zwingle
Fair Board
Cheir
Luellen’s Cleaners
West
Health Systems Agency
HSA
Illowa Health Services Area
Davenport Quality Inn
Main
Sixth Street
Illinois
Henry
Mercer
Rock Island
Muscatine
Scott
Central State Bank
FDIC
Kinatory
Fooster
Haraha
Js . Alderman
Geo. L. Webs
City OF
Kingston
Ontario
Canada
Chrismans
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Luxbridge
England
Eartha Kitt
Thailand
Miss Kitt
Peter Bryvietc
Stockholm
Donald H. and
Dorothy Lincoln
Arizona
Miona Lincoln
Moscow
Muscatine, Louisa Counties
Wapellip
Mediapolis
Thornburg
Louisa-Muscatine
Highland
Columbus
Cotter
Town City
Planetarium
Augustana
FFA
R.A
Keogh Plan
Equitable
Norbert F. Beckey
Equitable OF
Batterson Building
Martin F. Beckey
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