Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from July 2006:
Chicago at peace, White Sox still on top; Uribe drives in 5 as calm reigns at Wrigley
Jul 01, 2006; ... CHICAGO (AP) - A.J. Pierzynski and Michael Barrett made theirpeace before the game with an outfield chat and a handshake. Once the game started, there was no carry-over from a brawl sixweeks ago in which the two catchers were the central combatants. Justanother White Sox victory ...
National Briefs
Jul 01, 2006; ... Hearing: Wife shot minister over money SELMER, Tenn. - A minister's wife charged with murdering herhusband told police she shot him after they argued over familyfinances and then told him "I'm sorry" as he lay dying in theirbedroom, according to testimony at a bond hearing ...
Frank W. Martin
Jul 01, 2006 ... CLINTON, Iowa - Frank W. Martin, 56, of Clinton, died Thursday,June 29, 2006, at Alverno Health Care Facility, Clinton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John's EvangelicalLutheran ...
International Briefs
Jul 01, 2006; ... Ex-Mexican leader served with warrant MEXICO CITY - A Mexican court issued a house-arrest warrant Fridayfor former President Luis Echeverria on charges of genocide in a 1968student massacre, his attorney told The Associated Press. It was the first time an arrest warrant of any ...
UW lecturer's 9/11 views irk lawmaker; Rep. Stephen Nass wants conspiracy minded professor terminated
Jul 01, 2006; ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A state lawmaker is calling on the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison to fire a part-time instructor who has spokenout on his beliefs that figures in the U.S. government, not al-Qaida, were behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Kevin Barrett is scheduled to teach ...
Tickets available for Alice Cooper show
Jul 01, 2006; ... Tickets are still available to see shock rocker Alice Cooper todayat Five Flags Center. Cooper - of "Eighteen," "School's Out" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy"fame - will perform at 8 p.m. The opening act will be Johnny ...
Woman sentenced for lottery theft
Jul 01, 2006; ... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - A 53-year-old Bagley woman accused ofstealing more than $5,000 worth of lottery tickets from work wassentenced Thursday to four months in jail and one year of probation. Karen M. Dull pleaded no contest to felony theft in CrawfordCounty Circuit Court. She ...
Having his cake, eating it too; Noonan watches his Wahlert team sweep, former students succeed
Jul 01, 2006; ... Dubuque Wahlert softball coach Jim Noonan got the best of bothworlds in his team's doubleheader against Western Dubuque. Facing the Bobcats is never easy for the newly retired Noonan, whoinstructed the majority of the WD roster during his days as an eighth-grade math teacher at ...
Weaver demoted
Jul 01, 2006; ... ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Angels swapped one Weaver brother foranother Friday, designating right-hander Jeff for assignment andreplacing him with right-hander Jered from Triple-A Salt Lake. Jeff Weaver was 3-10 with a 6.29 ERA in 16 games this season.Opponents were hitting .309 ...
Author criticizes religious right agenda; Relgious professor decries Evangelical efforts in politics
Jul 01, 2006; ... I've often wanted to ask Randall Balmer one question: How does hefeel when he visits a bookstore and sees his works shelved betweenthose of St. Augustine and Karl Barth? I imagine it's both gratifying and humbling for Balmer - theoldest of five sons of an evangelical Christian ...
Courthouse ups security; Ex-sheriff finds how hard it is to quit 'cold turkey'
Jul 01, 2006; ... He just couldn't stay away. A year and a half after stepping down as Dubuque County's top cop,Leo Kennedy is back in law enforcement. This week, the former long-time sheriff returned to the work forceas a guard at the Dubuque County Courthouse - just in time for thehistoric ...
Catherine L. Graney
Jul 01, 2006 ... LANCASTER, Wis. - Catherine L. Graney, 98, of Lancaster, diedFriday, June 30, 2006, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, ...
Illinois Briefs
Jul 01, 2006; ... Police torture report expected in weeks CHICAGO - A special prosecutor appointed four years ago toinvestigate allegations of police torture in Chicago said Friday hewill release his report in a few weeks, saying the legal battle thathas kept the report sealed is over. "We are ...
Wall Street; Late-day sell-off nibbles at gains
Jul 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks ended a turbulent second quarter with amoderate decline Friday as money managers, doing some last-minuteadjustments, locked in gains from Thursday's big rally. Analysts attributed the selloff to end-of-quarter "windowdressing" by managers preparing quarterly ...
Local/Area Roundup; Senior, Wahlert earn baseball splits on road
Jul 01, 2006; ... The Senior baseball team completed a much-needed winning week witha doubleheader split Friday at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. The Rams (8-21, 5-15 MVC) snapped a 12-game losing streak and went4-1 during the week. After dropping the first game, 7-4, Seniorrebounded for a 15-11 shootout ...
Carpenter sentenced to 40 years in slaying; Darlington man gets maximum for the death of Corina Burton
Jul 01, 2006; ... DARLINGTON, Wis. - The man accused of sexually assaulting andkilling his former girlfriend and leaving her body at the top of amine shaft will spend the next 40 years in prison. David E. Carpenter, 30, of Darlington, received the maximumsentence sought by prosecutors. He was ...
Charlotte H. Brown Wagner
Jul 01, 2006 ... LUANA, Iowa - Charlotte Hannah Brown Wagner, 97, of Luana, diedFriday, June 30, 2006, at Silver Pines Care Center, Cedar Rapids,following a long illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Living Faith ...
Cleanup next as flood begins to recede; Some towns still are partially submerged
Jul 01, 2006; ... TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The muddy floodwater swirling throughriverside towns across the Northeast was receding Friday, andresidents began the arduous tasks of clearing away debris left byfive days of heavy rain and trying to tally the cost of the flood. The damage was expected to run ...
Renault, Nissan interested in GM; Shareholder says foreign partners want stake in U.S. company
Jul 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - A top shareholder in General Motors Corp. saidFriday that automakers Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. are interestedin purchasing a significant stake in GM and including the Detroitautomaker in their alliance. Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's company, Tracinda ...
Report: Sewage found in part of Grant River
Jul 01, 2006; ... FENNIMORE, Wis. - An unknown quantity of raw sewage apparently wasreleased into the Rodgers Branch of the Grant River near Fennimore onThursday night. The Grant County Health Department received a report fromDepartment of Natural Resources Conservation Warden Marty ...
Bucks deal Ford for Villanueva
Jul 01, 2006; ... MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks traded point guard T.J. Fordto the Toronto Raptors on Friday night for forward Charlie Villanuevaand cash. Ford averaged 12.2 points and a team-high 6.6 assists in 72 gameslast season following a spinal-cord injury that sidelined him for ...
Wauzeka man gets 2-year probation
Jul 01, 2006; ... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - A 31-year-old Wauzeka man was placed onprobation for two years after pleading guilty to a reduced charge offourth-degree sexual assault Thursday in Crawford County CircuitCourt. Russell Wright received a 75-day jail sentence that was stayed. Hewill ...
NU's Walker an honest, true coach to remember; Late Wildcats mentor lived, coached with purpose, integrity
Jul 01, 2006; ... There was nothing flashy, fake or mysterious about Randy Walker. The Northwestern football coach lived life without a false note.He wore a J.C. Penny's wardrobe and the same plain no-frills haircutfor decades. Those who knew him best said he lived for family,friends, his players ...
Religion Briefs
Jul 01, 2006; ... Christian concert at Eagle Point Park Word of Life Church invites the public to a concert by theChristian band, "Unspoken" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 at theRiverfront Pavilion at Eagle Point Park. The band recently released a new CD, "Your Secret is Safe withMe." Their ...
Helicopter crashes filming movie; 1 dies in accident near Cedar Rapids
Jul 01, 2006; ... WALFORD (AP) - A helicopter being used to film scenes for a moviecrashed in eastern Iowa on Friday, killing one person and criticallyinjuring two others, authorities said. The helicopter crashed at 12:50 p.m. about one mile west ofWalford in Benton County, said Jim Saunders, a ...
Board flip-flops on dress code
Jul 01, 2006; ... FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) - The school board in this suburb betweenSeattle and Tacoma has flip-flopped on flip-flops. The board voted Tuesday to drop a proposed flip-flop ban ongrounds that it would be impossible to enforce. Two anti-flip-flop board members changed their minds ...
The Rev. Kenneth L. Merckx
Jul 01, 2006 ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The Rev. Kenneth L. Merckx, 70, ofPlatteville, died Friday, June 30, 2006, at home ....
Iraqi leader seeks Saudi support
Jul 01, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is goingto neighboring Saudi Arabia to seek support for his nationalreconciliation initiative from leaders of the influential oil-richkingdom, a government official said Friday. Al-Maliki, a member of Iraq's Shiite majority, ...
Commander: Time line a bad idea; Strawberry Point native praises Senate vote to avoid withdrawing combat troops from Iraq by a specific date
Jul 01, 2006; ... On June 15, the U.S. Senate soundly rejected a call to withdrawcombat troops by year's end. A Strawberry Point, Iowa, soldier who commands an Iowa ArmyNational Guard unit in Iraq thinks that was a good vote. The proposal would have allowed "only forces that are critical ...
Extra deputies slated to patrol roadways
Jul 01, 2006; ... The Dubuque County Sheriff's Department is participating in astatewide traffic enforcement project during the July 4 holidayperiod. Extra deputies will patrol Dubuque County's roadways. The ...
Madison man hurt in motorcycle accident
Jul 01, 2006; ... DARLINGTON, Wis. - A 32-year-old Madison man was injured Thursdayin a motorcycle accident in Lafayette County's Blanchard Township. James R. Harms was transported to Monroe Clinic Hospital. He wasnot listed as a patient at the hospital Friday. Harms was driving a motorcycle ...
News saddens Brown
Jul 01, 2006; ... Northwestern football coach Randy Walker's death stunned andsaddened former Dyersville Beckman star Rob Brown, but it didn'tchange his plans. Brown, a 2006 Beckman graduate, said Friday night he expects to beable to join the Wildcats as a walk-on this fall despite the ...
No fake snobbery needed to enter these 'tribes'; In-law families are amazingly authentic
Jul 01, 2006; ... Margaret Mead once wrote that "Nobody has ever before asked thenuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With norelatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation. "While the late anthropologist's worries are well-founded, I feelheartened after ...
Hingis, Blake ousted early; Black Friday takes out many top contenders
Jul 01, 2006; ... WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Martina Hingis wiped away a tear as shewalked off Centre Court, a match that seemed within her graspsuddenly gone. James Blake figured it would take until about dinner time to getover his loss to a much lower-ranked opponent. David Nalbandian was ...
Letters to the Editor; Independence Day worth fighting for
Jul 01, 2006; ... 3613 Crescent Court Our hair is turning silver, and for some of us, It's getting mighty thin. And there's those of us whose eyesight is growing dim! Our gait is getting a little bit slower, But there's still a fire burning within. For when we hear ...
Philanthropists hope Buffett set precedent; Tycoon's $30 billion gift to Gates Foundation could 'trickle down' to the local level
Jul 01, 2006; ... Local philanthropists think $30 billion can create a big-enoughsplash to send a ripple effect into northeast Iowa. The donation by investment tycoon Warren Buffett to the Bill andMelinda Gates Foundation this week is the largest philanthropic giftin history and an undeniable boost ...
Tattoo stirs up debate, lots of ink; Former nurse imprints 'Do Not Resuscitate' on her chest
Jul 01, 2006; ... DYERSVILLE, Iowa - It took just three words for Mary Wohlford toget her 15 minutes of fame. Of course, it would be hard not to get attention with "do notresuscitate" tattooed on your chest. Since branding herself with her medical wishes last winter,Wohlford has been at the ...
Sue P. Mummart
Jul 01, 2006 ... Sue Pirtle (Klinglesmith) Mummart, 105, of 4885 Asbury Road, diedTuesday, June 27, 2006, at Heritage Manor. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hoffmann, ...
'Mother Nettie' new abbess at Our Lady; Gamble takes over leadership from Sister Gail Fitzpatrick, who stepped down
Jul 01, 2006; ... Sister Nettie Gamble was commissioned Friday to shepherd her flockwith love, following Christ's example, when she became the thirdabbess of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey. Dubuque Archbishop Jerome Hanus, as the local leader of theCatholic Church, blessed Gamble and her position ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Jul 01, 2006; ... Wisconsin troops get ready for border duty MADISON, Wis. - About 80 Wisconsin National Guard troops are setto ship out to Arizona and Texas as part of President Bush's plan tobolster border security. Wisconsin National Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Tim Donovan said hisoffice got a ...
River Wildlife Cruise offers nature, history
Jul 01, 2006; ... The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium and MississippiExplorer Cruises are teaming up to provide a River Wildlife Cruise,it was announced Friday. Visitors will learn about the natural and historic elements of theriver on a pontoon style boat. The 90-minute cruise ...
At Graceland, Japanese prime minister breaks into song; It was perhaps the most bizarre moment in one of the strangest road trips in diplomatic history
Jul 01, 2006; ... Elvis left the building years ago, but Japanese Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi channeled his spirit Friday during a visit to theperformer's Graceland mansion. Standing next to President Bush in the garish "jungle room," aPolynesian-inspired sanctuary filled with fake-fur chairs, ...
Faithfully engaged; Focus on music and art enjoyed by parishioners
Jul 01, 2006; ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - The origins of the Maquoketa United Church ofChrist are nearly as old as the community it serves. For more than 160 years, faithful congregants have been anintegral part of the social and spiritual fabric of Maquoketa, Iowa,and environs. "Folks here are ...
New state laws crack down on littering, human trafficking; Many measures take effect today as the new fiscal year begins
Jul 01, 2006; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The cost of littering goes up, human traffickinglaws hit the books and renewable fuels requirements that will span adecade go into effect today - all courtesy of this year'sLegislature. Much of what the 81st General Assembly has accomplished this yeargoes on the ...
Bowler, 105, rolls into record book
Jul 01, 2006; ... CLEVELAND, Ga.(AP) - He can no longer see the pins, but after morethan 80 years of bowling, a Georgia man is the oldest living bowlercertified by the United States Bowling Congress. Bill Hargrove, 105, says he has a mental picture of the pinconfiguration and knows where to throw ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported the following:
Jul 01, 2006 ... * Christine L. Kenkel, 39, 2011 Horseshoe Drive, turned herself into police at about 7:30 a.m. Friday and was arrested on a warrantcharging third-degree theft. Kenkel is accused of helping steal twotelevisions, totaling nearly $1,000, from Wal-Mart, 4200 Dodge St.,during two trips to the ...
Soldiers investigated for rape, murder; Officials allege group noticed young Iraqi woman while on patrol and later returned
Jul 01, 2006; ... BEIJI, Iraq (AP) - A group of American soldiers in an insurgent-riddled town allegedly noticed a young Iraqi woman when on patrol andlater returned to rape her, according to U.S. officials Friday. In anapparent cover-up attempt, she and three members of her family thenwere killed and her ...
Funeral services
Jul 01, 2006 ... Compiled from tri-state area obituaries appearing previously inthe Telegraph Herald. Carol A. Cripe, Mount Pleasant Home, formerly of 11890 Irene Lane -Services: 10 a.m. today, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Kenneth J. Cupps, Nevada, Iowa - Services: noon Sunday, ...
Consumer spending slows down in May; Surging gasoline prices left Americans with less cash to go around
Jul 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer spending slowed sharply in May asrising gasoline prices left Americans with less cash for other items,the government reported Friday. The Commerce Department said that spending rose by just 0.4percent last month after a 0.7 percent gain in April. Income ...
Pageant piques pre-teen's passion; Miss Iowa Junior Pre-Teen is judged on talent, public speaking, self-esteem and confidence
Jul 01, 2006; ... Katelyn Soat, 9, loves to dance, sing, play soccer and going toGirl Scouts. Her passion, however, is performing on stage. That drivehas landed her in the running for Miss Iowa Junior Pre-Teen. The pageant is July 6-8 at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel. "I want to be ...
Sports Briefs
Jul 01, 2006; ... Annika leads tight field at U.S. Open NEWPORT, R.I. - Well, this was certainly worth the wait. A daylongfog Thursday pushed the first round of the U.S. Women's Open toFriday. And the leader board going into the weekend has a plenty ofmarquee names. Including the world's No. 1 ...
NASA takes gamble with shuttle launch; 2 top officials recommended that the spacecraft not fly
Jul 01, 2006; ... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA chief Michael Griffin is taking acalculated gamble by going ahead with the launch of Discovery,overruling two top managers who fear foam flying off the fuel tankmight harm the space shuttle. The world soon will know if his gamble pays ...
Bless the Tri-states; Maquoketa United Church of Christ
Jul 01, 2006; ... Denomination: United Church of Christ Location: Maquoketa, Iowa Established: 1843, Congregational Church origins. 1861,Evangelical and Reformed origins. 1962, merged locally into theUnited Church of Christ. 1854, first part of current church built. Congregation size: ...
Iowa Briefs
Jul 01, 2006; ... Harkin: Caucuses might have to move JOHNSTON - Iowa Democrats should be prepared to hold its caucusesearlier if New Hampshire tries to make its primary the nation's firsttest in the presidential nominating season, said Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. The nominating season has for ...
Weather Data
Jul 01, 2006 ... Temperatures High/low Friday *84/62 High/low a year ago 73/55 Record high 7/1 100 in 1931 Record low 7/1 47 in 1995 Cooling degree days Thurs 1 Total since Jan. 1, 2006 176 (*As of 4 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation Friday* ...
Militants issue new demands
Jul 01, 2006; ... GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Palestinian militants holding anabducted Israeli soldier issued new demands early today, calling fora halt in Israel's military offensive in Gaza and the release of1,000 prisoners from Israeli jails. The demands were laid out in a joint statement by ...
Foes to Wal-Mart 'bank' mount; Other retailers are also awaiting federal approval to get into banking
Jul 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - With Wal-Mart and Home Depot among a recordnumber of companies awaiting federal approval to open banks,legislation to block this special kind of bank is gaining momentum, asenior House lawmaker said Friday. Thirteen companies, a record number, have joined ...
Local Detours
Jul 01, 2006 ... East 13th Street between Central Avenue and White Street isclosed. Anticipated reopening: July 17. Rosedale Avenue between Glen Oak Street and Grandview Avenue isclosed to through traffic. Anticipated reopening: July 28. Bonson Road between Asbury Road and Meggan Street is ...
Mariska Hargitay delivers a baby boy
Jul 01, 2006; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mariska Hargitay, star of TV's "Law & Order:SVU," and her husband Peter Hermann welcomed their first child, herpublicist told The Associated Press. Hargitay delivered a baby boy named August by Caesarean sectionWednesday in Los Angeles, publicist Leslie Sloane ...
Student Briefs
Jul 01, 2006; ... Senior High student feted for academics ATLANTA, Ill. - Jesse J. Huff, of Dubuque, has been selected formembership into the National Society of High School Scholars. Heattends Dubuque Senior High School. The society recognizes the top scholars in the nation and invitesonly ...
Parades, fireworks planned; Area cities and towns schedule events to mark Independence Day
Jul 01, 2006; ... The tri-state area will mark Independence Day with a variety ofevents, including parades, air shows and, of course, fireworks. Below is a sample of the celebrations. The lists of events wereprovided to the Telegraph Herald. Dubuque Monday, July 3 6:15 to 8:15 ...
State settles class-action lawsuit filed by ex-prisoners; Inmates convicted of sex crimes said they were held beyond their sentences and denied privileges, treatment
Jul 01, 2006; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The state has agreed to settle a class-actionlawsuit filed on behalf of ex-prisoners convicted of sex crimes whoclaimed they were held beyond their sentences and denied privilegesand treatment. Under terms of the deal, the state has agreed to pay $320,000 to130 ...
David D. Dall
Jul 01, 2006 ... CUBA CITY, Wis. - David D. Dall, 67, of Cuba City, died Thursday,June 29, 2006, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Rose of Lima CatholicChurch, Cuba City, with the Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Burialwill be in the church cemetery ....
Lay, Skilling could face hefty fines; Government seeks $183 million from former Enron executives
Jul 01, 2006; ... HOUSTON (AP)- Federal prosecutors want Enron Corp. founder KennethLay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to fork over nearly$183 million in light of their convictions for perpetuating one ofthe biggest corporate frauds in U.S. history. In a court filing Friday, prosecutors ...
Births
Jul 01, 2006 ... Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Lindecker - Lucas and Kelly (Amos) Lindecker, Dubuque, boy at TheFinley Hospital, Dubuque. Friday, June 30, ...