Fire destroys home on New Year's Day in Oelwein
Fire Chief Wally Rundle estimates at least 20000 for a northwest side residence owned by an elderly woman. The blaze started in the basement amid stored boxes and newspapers after neighbor Wayne Wilson thawed pipes with a torch. Powers was evacuated by her son in law Bill Torsen, and fire crews fought the fire for hours before a second hot spot was extinguished on the attic.
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Oelwein
Wally Rundle
Lilias Powers
Great Western Ave
Rundle
Powers
Wayne Wilson
Wilson
Bill Torsen
Torson
Oelwein Fire Department
Manning School Board approves hidden tape monitoring
In Manning, the school board voted 3-2 to defend using a hidden tape recorder in a boys only home economics class to curb disturbances by 21 students. Principal Larry Miller authorized the surveillance last December to show the need for disciplinary action, with two students later removed from the class amid privacy concerns. Things have settled after the Christmas break.
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George Opperman
Larry Miller
Miller
Longet Trial Opens In Aspen Manslaughter Case
Claudine Longet arrives with ex-husband Andy Williams as jury selection begins in Pitkin County Court for the felony manslaughter charge over Vladimir Sabich's death. Judge Lohr warns the burden is on prosecutors. Williams plans to stay through testimony. potential witnesses and pretrial details are outlined as the astronomy of the case unfolds.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Andy Williams
Miss Longet
Pitkin County
Williams
Pitkin County District Court
George E. Lohr
Vladimir “Spider” Sabich
Lohr
Anthony Mazze
Sabich
Joe Dog” Muller
Los Angeles
Tucker
Rocky Mountain
Noel Williams
Wiliams
Colorado
Ronald D. Austin
Austin
Charles V. Weedman
EPA chaos on pesticides
Senate investigators say the EPA cannot guarantee protection from poisonous pesticides due to organizational chaos. The 10 month study cites 50 000 products tested under tight deadlines, reliance on decades old tests, and safety doubts about leptophos. Train defends public interest and timeliness over complete universal testing.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate
EPA
Senate Subcommittee
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Russell Train
Kennedy
Congress
HPA
Train
Space Babies Study Planned for Space Exploration Era
Dr. Neal Bricker of the University of Miami is to head NASA's Space Science Board. He will assemble up to 25 scientists to study the ecology of closed environments and the biology of reproduction in space, starting with animal experiments to assess potential genetic effects on space living.
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Miami
Neal Bricker
University of Miami
Mars
Bricker
NASA Space Science Board
United States
New Year starts with car crash at Ross’s store
Postville man William Fassbinder 27 was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence after backing from a parking space into Ross’s Department Store on South Frederick Ave early New Year’s Day. Passenger Andrew Frank faced public intoxication charges. Police reported 2:25 a.m. patrols and a broken plate glass window.
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Oelwein
Postville
Frederick Ave
William Michael Fassbinder
Andrew J. Frank
Ross
Fassbinder
South Frederick
Andrew Frank
Ken Schmith
Fayette County Supervisors Elect New Chair and Swear In New Member
The Fayette County Board of Supervisors reorganized and appointed Don Bartels as chair replacing Herb Haas. Carl Wagner was sworn in to replace Carl Oldenburg, who retired. Wagner joined Bartels and Josephine Pirillo on the Social Services committee while Wagner joined the Care Facility Commission. Mary Caldwell will resign as administrator of the Care Facility this spring. Helen Pepin was named director of relief and Bill Moellering county engineer with a salary of 23000 dollars. Further appointments were set for later in the week.
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West Union
Fayette County Board of Supervisors
Don Bartels
Herb Haas
Carl Wagner
Wagner
Carl Oldenburg
Bartels
Josephine Pirillo
Fayette County Social Services
Helen Pepin of
Oelwein
Bill Moellering
Weather Outlook With Snow Chance Tuesday
Weather forecast shows a good chance of snow Tuesday with highs in the low 20s and a 30 percent chance of measurable snowfall. The extended outlook from Wednesday to Friday calls for snow Wednesday and clear to partly cloudy conditions Thursday and Friday with cold temperatures. Highs range from 10 to 15 Wednesday and 15 to 25 Thursday and Friday, with lows from zero to eight below.
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Iowa
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