Fire chief imposes burning ban amid water crisis in Oelwein
A second deep well pump failure triggers a city water shortage affecting 7,700 residents on 450 gallons per minute. Mayor Hull and City Clerk Gardner scramble for a replacement pump, with installation possible by midweek. Fire Chief Wally Rundle orders an immediate burn ban as towers balance and east side residents face minimal use.
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Oelwein
Wally Rundle
Oelwein Fire Department
Rundle
Louis G. Hull
Pete Gardner
Hull
Third Ave
Third St
Donaldson
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
Che Celtwei in Daily Register front page item
Oelwein Iowa edition of the Daily Register dated Monday June 13 1977 features Che Celtwei in a local front page item with brief notes. The page highlights community news and small regional notices typical of the era.
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Che Celtwei
Daily Register
Oelwein
Iowa
Ray Captured After 54 Hour Escape from Brushy Mountain
James Earl Ray, recaptured by bloodhounds Sandy and Little Red five miles from Brushy Mountain State Prison, ending a three and a half day escape. Ray, 49, offered no resistance, was found in a leaf pile and taken to prison hospital. Two other escapees remained at large. several others were captured. Governor Blanton praised the capture as the end of one of Tennessee’s largest manhunts.
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Brushy Mountain
Tenn
James
Earl Ray
Sandy
Little Red
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Sammy Joe Chapman
Chapman
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Douglas Shelton
Donald Caylor
Joel Plummer
Larry Hacker
Hamilton
Ohio
Earl Hill Jr
Erwin
Plummer
Tennessee
Stoney Lane
Lane
Dutch Train Siege Ends With Hostage Deaths In Nighttime Storm
Reports from Saskia Sevn relayed by her husband say one of the two hostages who died when Dutch commandos stormed a besieged train in northern Holland was killed by a South Moluccan terrorist. Monsjou, 19, and Van Baarsel, 40, were identified among the victims. Police await autopsy results. Three hostages were freed, nine hospitalized, and six terrorists killed or wounded as troops also freed 53 captives at Bavensmilde school after a 20 day siege.
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Assen
Netherlands
Holland
Saskia Sevn
Associated Press
J.M.O. Monsjou
M. van Baarsel
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
Miss Monsjou
Sjaan Abbink
Four Die In Weekend Highway Crashes And Drownings
Four Jowans died in highway accidents over the weekend. An elderly pedestrian was struck by a freight train, and two people drowned in the Mississippi River north of Dubuque. Victims include Robert Nicolaus 23 Des Moines Cynthia Ray Lee 19 Mason City Loma Dugan Charles City Natalie Whitney 19 Salix Mabel Normand 80 Russell and drowning victims Richard Kruse 54 Dubuque Franklin Kelly 23 Cassville Wis.
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Associated Press
Jowans
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Robert Nicolaus
Des Moines
Iowa 401
Camp Dodge
Cynthia Ray Lee
Mason City
Loma Dugan
Charles City
Chickasaw
Nashua
Natalie Whitney
Salix
U.S. 75
Sioux City
Mabel Normand
Russell
Burlington Northern
Richard Kruse
Franklin Kelly
Cassville
Wis
Kruse
Kelly
Tipton man named in federal indictments for threatening Carter officials
Gary Wildasin, 36, held in a Springfield, Missouri facility for mental competency tests, is named in multiple indictments in Cedar Rapids and Sioux City alleging threats to President Carter and officials including General William Westmoreland and Cyrus Vance's family. President Carter allegedly received a death threat letter on February 25. A skull found in the Iowa River is identified as Duane M. Bente, 57, missing from the Iowa Veterans Home since March 21, 1973, with police noting no close relatives.
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Sioux City
Tipton
Carter
Gary Wildasin
Springfield
Cedar Rapids
William Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Marshalltown
Iowa River
Duane M. Bente
Iowa Veterans Home
Bente
Des Moines Fire Destroys Apartment Building. No Injuries
A two story apartment building on Des Moines near north side burned early Sunday, with the fire starting on the second floor and spreading through the structure. A private home nearby was damaged. no injuries reported and losses not estimated.
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Des Moines
Des Moines man charged with murder in shooting
Willis Dobbins 43 of Des Moines charged with murder in the Sunday shooting of Robert Calderon 30 at Dobbins southside home. Bond set at 100000 after arraignment. Dobbins waived grand jury. Police not releasing motive. Washington energy debate shifts to tax breaks for conserving fuel as Ways and Means weighs new Carter proposal to raise oil prices and gasoline costs.
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Des Moines
Willis Dobbins
Robert Calderon
Dobbins
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Carter
Carter Energy
U.S
Carter assigns Pettigrew task to reorganize federal bureaucracy
President Carter assigns Richard Pettigrew the duty of reorganizing the federal bureaucracy. Pettigrew, named assistant for government reorganization ten days ago, says the aim is to build a public constituency aware of what’s at stake and prepared to back the effort when challenges arise.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Richard Pettigrew
Multi-vehicle crashes litter Oelwein area roads
A string of weekend crashes near Velwein Oelwein and surrounding towns left several people with minor injuries and thousands in damage. Duane Johnson 18 failed to yield on Highway 150 triggering a three-vehicle crash near the Sportsmen's Club. Jane Clark 19 and Thomas Valinski 18 were among injured. Vehicle damage included Johnsons Ford 3500 and Valinski 2800. ISP and local police reported more incidents including a jeep rollover near Meadow Mist Motel and a car roll near Big Rich Country Club. No deaths reported.
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Velwein
Wwui-Cac
Towa
Duane Johnson
Oelwein
Int
Pawan Wadehra
Waterloo
Jane Clark
Valinski
Johnson
Clark
Mercy Hospital
Ford
Covington
Toyota
Wadehra
AMC
Meadow Mist
Matthew Gallo
Debra Kellogg
Gallo
Mercy
ISP
Big Rich Country Club
Fayette
Sumner
Kris Peterson
Cynthia Propes
Peterson
Chevrolet
Melinda Carol Pfoff
Cedar Rapids
Wasson
Joseph Smart
Richland
Wis
Mary Lou Eikenberry
East Charles St
Fifth Ave
Elkader
Waters
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Oelwelh
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Witte
Richard Wilkinson
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