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4M Thk Dks Moines Register Wednesday, December 1995 Almanac Theater Clock Iowan Tells Story on 'Oprah' Obituaries DES MOINES AREA Sleeping disorders' terrible toll She knows many of the nation's top sleep researchers, who mentioned her name to Winfrey's producers. The show was taped Friday, and it will be shown today. She said the experience was rewarding. "Oprah is amazing," Swanson said. "She did her homework, you could tell that, and she asked the right questions." She said Winfrey was friendly, making conversation during commercial breaks and walking with Swanson to the dressing room.

"I said, 'We're going to educate Swanson said. sign of a "textbook case" of sleepwalking. "I said, 'What textbook, and why didn't I his mother said. She added that she knew her son had sleepwalked as a boy and many relatives also sleepwalked. She said that if she had known then what she knows now, her son's death could have been prevented.

Since then, Swanson has been learning everything she can about sleep disorders, and she's been teaching others, particularly about sleep disorder warning signs and the dangers of driving while drowsy. By MARTY HELLE Reoixtkh Staft Wkitkk A Burlington woman will appear on today's "Oprah" television show in her quest to educate the public about the dangers of sleeping disorders. Becky Swanson and her husband, Steve, will discuss sleep disorders, which led to the February 1993 death of Becky Swanson's 21 -year-old son, Jarod Allgood, who was killed by a truck while sleepwalking, she said. Allgood was struck as he ran bare Professional robbers using disguises, bombs and booby traps have robbed at least 18 banks in seven Midwestern states since January 1994. Did bank robbers or pranksters send letters to Register? N.D.

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"It's clear these guys are having a lot of fun. They feel like they are pulling one over on law enforcement, and the FBI in particular," he said. For example: In at least three of the robberies, the bandits purchased get-away cars, using the names of retired law enforcement officers. They have robbed banks wearing "FBI" imprinted on bandanas. They speak in gibberish to each other during holdups, but seem to understand each other.

They take no more than five minutes to get in and out of the buildings. They prohibit bank tellers from touching the cash. In addition to dressing up like Santa Claus in December, they left an Easter basket containing a pipe bomb behind following a March robbery in West Des Moines. In Missouri last August, they set off a smoke bomb. On another occasion, they dressed as hard-hat wearing construction workers.

Holmquist said he wasn't surprised to learn his name was used in the letter. "My name is out in the public," he said. "But I don't know what to make of it. They have done some things in the robberies that are unusual." Holmquist was quoted in a Register article in July, which mentioned a May 24 armed robbery of the Great avoids life and a discussion with the family and investigators, we decided to have an agreement," she said. Holtkamp said a 1990 study of the child abuse registry kept by the state found that 167 children died of abuse that year.

One in four of the deaths happened because the children were poorly supervised and had, for instance, drowned in a bath tub or were struck by a vehicle. Only one in three of the deaths resulted in criminal charges, he said. And one in five of all suspects actually served jail time. "There seems to be a different standard in prosecuting child murderers," Holtkamp said. "We say, THIS WEEK! Jessica Vaughn Sm In Hiwtter Magenln Covar Chares: 7 hi, NON-Alcoholie Bevaragat AVQllQPia or stub M0.

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The thieves left a black lunch box containing a live bomb to aid their escape. Return Address Frasier said she had no idea why the letter sent to The Register was addressed to her. The men on the envelope's return address were Julio Cano of the Milwaukee Journal and Scott Wiegert, a sergeant with the West Des Moines Police Department. Wiegert was quoted in The Register in connection with the robbery in prison 'Who would want to intentionally kill a So there's a quick deal and we move on." Tough Cases Warren County Attorney Kevin Parker said there are no different standards in prosecuting child murder cases, but prosecutors are usually faced with formidable problems. Often, he said, there are no witnesses and the evidence is circum-.

stantial and difficult to find. Most troubling is that family members frequently don't want to cooperate and withhold evidence because the suspect is a relative or close friend. "Plea bargains are worked out because there's at least an assured jail time," he said. "If it goes to trial there's a chance everything could be lost." Shafer is to be sentenced by Morrison on Jan. 16.

Donald Eugene Morrison, 52, of 4320 Parkview Drive, Urbandale, died of a heart attack Monday at LI I -U Iowa Methodist Medical Center Services will be I at 10 a.m. Thurs- day at Merle Hay Funeral Home, and cremation will be at a later date. Mr. Morrison was born in Far go, N.D., and moved to Urbandale in 1981.Hewasthe co-owner of Honey Bear Home Care and had been a member of Heartland Presbyterian Lhurch. Surviving are his wife, Helen; two sons, Dellos of Worthington, Ohio, and Jeffrey of New Ulm, a daughter, Sheri Morrison of West Des Moines; a brother, James of Far-! go, N.D.; and four grandchildren.

Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will greet friends from 6 tof 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to his church. Chauncey Lee Jones, 68, of 1813 Lincoln Ave. died of cancer Sunday; at Broadlawns Medical Center.

Scrv ices will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Corinthian Missionary Bap tist Church Burial will be in Glendale Ceme tery. Mr. Jones was a lifelong Des Moines resident and retired last year as a self-employed maintenance worker. He is survived by two daughters, Pinkey Brown of Des Moines and Kay Jones of Minneapolis; two sons, Austin Jones of Georgia and Sher wood Brown Jr.

of Des Moines; his mother, Pinkey Goode, and a brother, John Jones, both of Minneapolis; and two grandchildren. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at Estes Son Funeral Home, where the family will visit with friends during a 7 to 8 p.m. wake service. Charles Zelman Kinney 64, of Panora died of cancer Monday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, with burial at Richland Township Cemetery in Guthrie County. Mr. Kinney lived in the Jamaica area all his life until moving to Pa nora in 1988. He was a rural mail carrier for the U.S.

Postal Service and had owned K-Market Grocery in Jamaica for several years. He was the current secretary and past worshipful master of Ensign Masonic Lodge in Jamaica, past worthy patron of Guthrie Center Order of the Eastern Star and a member of Cornerstone chapter Royal Arch Masons in Jamaica, Emmaus Commandry, Unity Council and Guthrie County Sheriff's Reserves. Surviving are his wife, Ethel; five daughters, Janet Rosenbeck of Woodward, Zelma Schwarz of Pine City, Marti Efkamp of Jamaica and Deborah Monthei and Lori Kinney, both of Jefferson; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

today at the funeral home, where the family will greet friends following a 7 p.m. Masonic service. Loraine T. Roney, 86, of Bishop Drumm Care Center, 5837 Winwood Drive, Johnston, died of a heat ailment there Sunday. Services will be at 9:30 a.m.

Thursday at Bishop Drumm Chapel, and burial will be in Glendale Cemetery. She was bom in Algona and lived in Johnston most of her life. She had been a secretary and bookkeeper for Budweiser Distributing Co. and was a member of SL Augustin's Catholic Church and Rosary Society, Catholic Daughters, Bishop Drumm Guild and the Catholic Women's League. A niece and a nephew survive.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Caldwell-Brien-Raddatz Funeral Home, where there will be a 7 p.m. vigil service. Memorial contri butions may be made to the care renter. Pauline F.

Marks, 84, of Crest-view Acres Retirement Home, 916 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines, died of pneumonia Tuesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Services' will be graveside at 10 a.m. Thursday in Glendale Cemetery Mrs. Marks was born in Ames and lived in the Des Moines area most of her life. She retired after more than 20 years as a secretary for the Iowa Bankers Association.

A niece and four nephews survive. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Westover Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa. 1SU provost loses bid for job at Lincoln Ames, la.

(AP) John Kozak, provost ol lowa Mate university, has lost an opportunity to become chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. James Moeser, 56, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina, was selected over Kozak and the provost of Washington State University, LsJWs' LJ Greert Bay MICH. ftlpnrblo Middleburg-Heightst) OHIO spnngaaie Columbus mo; KY. Heights St. Louis Louisville TENN.

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22, 1995 THE REGISTER March 29 of Boatmen's Bank, 3400 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. He acknowledged receiving the letter but would not describe its content. Cano, a police reporter who has written about the robberies, said that he received a letter similar to the one received by The Register. The latest holdup blamed on the robbers occurred Nov. 22 in the St.

Louis area, Curran said. In October the FBI requested the public's help in finding the robbers, offering a $20,000 reward. Probe of boy locked on bus continuing By MARK SIEBERT Rkgistkk Stakf Wkitkh Burlington, la. Des Moines County sheriffs deputies Tuesday continued to investigate whether a 6-year-old boy was locked overnight on a school bus. Southeast Iowa authorities frantically searched for the boy Friday night.

He was reported missing when he apparently did not show up at his mother's home in Middletown, just outside Burlington. Before the search was called off because of darkness, an Iowa State Patrol airplane equipped with heat-sensing infared equipment had scanned the area without success. More than 150 people were ready to scour the area at first light Saturday. Then about 6:45 a.m., an unidentified motorist found the boy, Todd Mills, and brought him to the Burlington police station. The boy told authorities he had fallen asleep on the bus ride home and awoke to find the bus locked and parked in the bus lot.

But Des Moines County Sheriff Joel Bonne said there were accusations that the child had been seen at home Friday evening and may not have spent the night aboard the bus. Behne said investigation of those accusations was continuing. "I'm determined we're going to get to the bottom of this mess," he said. The boy's mother, Dorothy Cas-key, has an unlisted telephone number and could not be reached for comment Tuesday. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION R230)-NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AVAILABILITY FOR PUB PUBLIC DES.

Ml ttENTOF REVIEW Or CITY U- Ul AAAPwnPH PIK1AI TATFMF MOINES' OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTED USE OF rUNUS rOK tUWMUNI I DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAMS Ity of Des Moines. Iowa City Hall, E. First and Locust pes Moines, Iowa 50307 TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES. GROUPS, AND PE RSONS: The obove-nomed City proposes to submit on amended Final Statement of Obiectives and Protected Use of Funds for the 1993 and 1994 Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) tor flood relief to the S. Deportment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on December 19, 1995.

These documents detail amendments to the City of Des Moines' CDBG Flood Relief Program and is on file at the above address for public examination and copying upon request In the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, E. First and Locust Streets, Des Moines, Iowa, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The City Council of the City of Des Moines has determined that a Public Hearing should be held on December 18, 1995, at 5 30 m.

in the Council Chambers, City Hall, E. First and Locust Streets, Des Moines, Iowa, for the purpose of obtaining citizen views on the Flood Relief Program. Pprnn wishing to comment on the Flood Relief Program may state their views at this hearing You may request Spanish and SE Asion Language interpreters by calling the City's TDD at 283-4081. Disabled persons at-tpnrlina the hearing should access City Hall through the west door and take the elevator to the Council chambers on inc secona noor. Published in the Des Moines Register on December 6, 1995, by order ot the City Council.

Donna Boetel Baker, CMCAAE SANTA Continued from Page 1M Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. The number of holdups has since grown to 18. Lisa Frasier opened the letter postmarked Nov. 27, 1995, on Tuesday and found inside a drawing of Santa Claus on a computer screen with the words "Wanted for Armed Robbery." Below that are the words, "Santa was naughty and not nice." The bandits dressed up as Santa for the December 1994 robbery of a bank in Ohio. Their trademark is leaving a bomb behind to give witnesses and police something else to think about.

The sentence at the top of the letter says, "To report sightings of the evil and demented Santa Claus, call 'loud mouth' Larry Holmquist at (402) 493-8688." The telephone number is that of the FBI office in Omaha, where Holmquist works. "Interesting" Kevin Curran, the FBI supervisor in the bureau's Des Moines office, which is heading the investigation into the robberies, requested and was given the letter sent to The Reg ister. "I think it's interesting that it's postmarked Louisville he said. A Louisville bank was hit on May 24. Curran said if the letter is from the robbers, it might not be out of char Ottumwan PLEA Continitedfrom Page 1M Shafer's story.

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