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Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sunday, May 7, 1995 7D Ex-appeals court judge dies at 42 Anne V. Simonett, first woman to lead court, served 8 months The Associated Press ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. Anne V. Simonett, the former chief judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, died Saturday after an eight-month battle with cancer.

She was 42. Simonett died at Methodist Hospital at 2:30 a.m., court spokeswoman Rebecca Fanning She was admitted to the hospital April 18. Gov. Arne Carlson ordered that all state flags be flown at half-staff through Tuesday in memory of Simonett, a native of Little Falls. Simonett was sworn in July 1 as the first woman to lead the 16-judge Appeals Court.

After serving only lowa health providers put on list of defaulters The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa The government's latest list of health professionals who have ignored their responsibility to repay student loans includes 35 Iowans, one of whom said release of the list was government harassment and "debtor's prison." But: an official said the government gives defaulters lots of chances to make amends. "You have to really make an effort to be bad to end up on this list," said Jim Beek, a spokesman for the U.S. Public Health Service. Most professionals repay their student loans, but the 35 Iowans owe nearly $2 million to the federal government and are making little or no effort to repay, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

When defaulters don't pay, the cost falls to taxpayers. Most of those in default are chiropractors. Five chiropractic schools, including Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, are among the schools whose graduates have the worst repayment records. A Palmer spokesman said the default record reflects past, not current, borrowing practices. In northwest Iowa, the list include Timothy Hicks, Orange City, $27,639, chiropractic; and Merri Van Patten, Sioux City, $41,813, osteopathic medicine.

Many of the defaulters were listed in the government's first list in 1993, including Ralph Dye, 38, of Des Moines, who owes more than $100,000 for dentistry school. "My life is gone. There's no hope. It's so impossible. No bank will loan you money to get started, so I work for other people.

I don't think I've ever earned more than $34,000 a year, except one year. "They've already ruined my name once. It's just another form of harassment. It's debtor's prison. I've been defaulted for seven years.

I asked if we could work something out and they clam up," he said. He said he was asked to pay more than $1,000 a month when his income was less than $2,500 a month before taxes. "Do you understand why people blow up buildings? They have no hope. When that building (in Oklahoma) blew up, you know what I thought? I wondered if someone had a student loan," Dye said. Beek said those in default are not asked to pay above their means.

93-year-old tricks burglar in her home The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa When 93-year-old Ruth Bradshaw woke to an intruder in her home, she up pretended she knew the man, fed him breakfast and put him at ease until police arrived. Bradshaw said she found the man rummaging through her living room early Friday morning, but she didn't panic. "I tapped him on the shoulder and said, 'Hi, it's nice to see you. Boy, you over-the-road truckers sure have it she said. She said she pretended that the man had been trucking with her grandson.

When she noticed that he had helped himself to a bowl of Cream of Wheat, she offered him some coffee and made him feel at home. She went to her bedroom to quietly call police and her daughter-in-law, then sat on the porch and waited for officers to arrive. "The cop that came, he was so tickled by this. He said to me, 'You caught a burglar better than I ever she said. Ronald Senecaut, 39, of Des Moines was charged with second degree burglary.

eight weeks, doctors growth in her brain. She retired from the March 31 to devote more her family and to her treatment. "The state of Minnesota said. "'We extend our suffered ya great loss," sympathy to her family friends." diagnosed a bench time to medical has Carlson deepest and Edward Toussaint who replaced Simonett as chief judge of the Appeals Court, praised Simonett's sensitivity to the needs of ordinary, Minnesotans and her "We had a very unique person working with You would find her ready, willing and able to do the small tasks as well as the big tasks," Toussaint said. Simonett served as a trial court judge i in Hennepin County from July 12, 1993, until the governor named her to the Court of Appeals a year later.

Before joining the bench, she was a partner in the law firm of Faegre Benson and an adjunct faculty Anne member at WilSimonett liam Mitchell Anne College of Law for two years. After graduating from Lawrence University with a bachelor of music degree, Simonett received a master's degree in music performance from Yale University in 1977. She was home in Minnesota for a summer before starting doctorate work at the Eastman School of Music in New York when she had second thoughts about her career direction. She decided to take the Law School Admissions Test, and in 1981 graduated from Harvard Law School. Simonett was the daughter of Supreme Court Justice John Simonett, whose June 30 retirement cleared the way for her appointment to the Appeals Court.

Carlson appointed Appeals Court Chief Judge Paul Anderson to take John Simonett's seat, and Carlson: appointed Anne Simonett to fill Anderson's spot. In addition to her father, Simonett is survived by her husband, Hank Shea, an assistant U.S. attorney, son 9, and daughter Claire, 7. She also is survived by her mother, Doris Simonett, and five siblings. A public memorial service will be Tuesday.

A private funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday. Kids Healthy. In Every Police chief unhappy with delay in trial of combative lawyer The Associated Press before the trial can start. RAPID CITY Police Chief A 17-month delay between an Tom Hennies says he's not at all arrest and a trial is "unconsciohappy with another delay in the Hennies said.

"Varilek trial of a lawyer accused of appears to be using the system to assaulting police. keep from being tried by the Almost one year ago, a fight system." broke out between attorney Bruce Ellison, Varilek's Robert Varilek and police when lawyer, said the delays stem officers were called to a distur- from routine scheduling probbance at Varilek's home. Varilek lems and the expected two-week and his 32-year-old son pleaded time frame needed for a trial. innocent to aggravated assault Law enforcement officials say and other charges. they are upset about the case Hennies said he thinks Varilek because the elder Varilek is an is abusing the legal system.

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