Smoke alarm saves life in Hiawatha
A 21 year old woman in Hiawatha was awakened by a smoke alarm as fire broke out in her mobile home kitchen at 1 15 p m The resident Karen Wieneke was found outside suffering from smoke inhalation She was treated at Mercy Hospital and released The fire caused about 6000 in damage and was traced to an electrical overload in the kitchen wall.
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Hiawatha
Karen Wieneke
Amberjack Drive
Wieneke
Mercy Hospital
Powers
No clues in church arson at Des Moines church
Des Moines AP reports no new clues in the arson that destroyed the Church of the Land. Investigators found evidence of multiple fires at the church built on the Pope John Paul II mass site, with damage estimated at 200000 dollars. Reconstruction will start after permit and may finish late this year or early next year using era-specific materials.
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Des Moines
John Paul II
Hawkeye March of Dimes WalkAmerica Set for April 24
The Hawkeye Chapter in Cedar Rapids announces a 24 kilometer WalkAmerica on Sunday April 24 starting and finishing at Bever Park. About 3000 walkers from area schools and businesses will travel via Van Vechten Riverside Ellis and Daniels Park with an 830 a.m. sendoff by poster child Lori Leeper. Organizations may call 366 4371 to join.
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Hawkeye Chapter
March of Dimes
Cedar Rapids
Bever Park
van Vechten
Riverside
Ellis and
Daniels Park
Lori Leeper
David
Connie Leeper
Center Point
The
Hazel Elvert Dies After Falling From Cistern Edge
Hazel Elvert, 88, was found dead at the bottom of a cistern on her KELLEY farm. County medical examiner Dr. Louis Greco said she likely sat on the cistern edge to remove boots, and the ledge gave way. Keys and boots were nearby, suggesting she had just returned home.
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Kelley
Iowa
Hazel Elvert
Louis Greco
Boone County
Greco
Mercy Hospital Plans April Natal Classes in Iowa City
Mercy Hospital in Iowa City will offer childbirth classes in April including preparation courses for first and third trimester pregnant women, pre and postnatal fitness, and a natural family planning class. Dates include April 5 6 11 12 19 20 and 26 with an eight week fitness session starting April 6. For more information contact the Mercy Hospital Education Department at 337-0670.
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Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital Education Department
Seven charged with drunk driving in Linn County
Seven people were arrested late Saturday and early Sunday in Linn County on drunk driving charges. Names include Melvin J. Schade 44 Gene L. Dee 40 Brian L. Burris 18 Derrell R. Daubenmier 60 Craig W. Deason 23 Douglas D. Beebe 24 and Bruce G. Taylor 33. Additional offenses as listed include disobeying a traffic signal driving left of center line driving on the wrong side of the road and attempting to elude authorities.
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Linn County
Melvin J. Schade
Fourth Ave
E Avenue
First Street
Gene L. Dee
41St St
Center Point Road
Brian L. Burris
Meadowlark Lane
Derrell R. Daubenmier
Douglas D. Beebe
Ames
Highway 13
Squaw Creek Road
Bruce G. Taylor
Iowa City
Swisher Corner
Highway 218
Waterloo man faces murder charge in card game stabbing
Leonard Lee McGee, 28, of Waterloo, was ordered held on $250000 bond after a first degree murder charge for stabbing Joe Wilder during a card game Saturday. Wilder, 35, died at Allen Memorial Hospital after surgery. The incident happened about 315 PM in a front room of a two story house occupied by Robert Ellis and an unidentified woman.
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Waterloo
Leonard “Lee” McGee
Black Hawk County
McGee
Joe C. Wilder
Allen Memorial Hospital
Robert Ellis
FDA flag set for 238 CAT scanners over radiation risk
FDA reports a defect in Technicare Delta Scan 2000 CAT scanners may repeat a scan causing unnecessary radiation. About 238 units nationwide are affected out of 2000 in service. Technicare offered filters but faced delays. The agency may order repairs and alter 64 more units.
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FDA
New York Times Service
New York
Food and Drug Administration
Technicare Corp
Joseph Teague
Technicare
Johnson & Johnson
Edwin Miller
Division of Compliance
Teague
Walter Gundaker
Psychic Research Foundation founder to lead Cedar Rapids workshop
Henry Rucker, Chicago based founder and chair of the Psychic Research Foundation, will head a two day Cedar Rapids workshop on Self Awareness and Spiritual Renewal at Coe College Cherry Auditorium. Sessions run Saturday and Sunday 9 30 a m to 5 p m with registration 15 in advance or 20 at door.
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Psychic Research Foundation
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Henry Rucker
Cherry Auditorium
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club Exhibition and Bourse
The Cedar Rapids Stamp Club hosts a two day exhibition and bourse at IBEW Hall 1211 Wiley Blvd SW with hours 9 to 8 Saturday and 10 to 4 Sunday. Two cachets mark the CCC 50th anniversary and the 200th balloon ascent. 50 cent covers. A temporary postal station and special flag cancellation will be used. admission is free.
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Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Ibew Hall
Wiley Blvd
Civilian Conservation Corps
Cedar Rapids
Countywide Child Fingerprinting Event Planned in Independence
The Buchanan County Sheriff's Department will fingerprint children from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Kidsville in Independence. No age limit applies and parents or guardians must provide detailed information about the child.
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The
Independence Kiwanis Club
Kidsville
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
Independence
Buchanan County
Sheriff's Department
Cedar Rapids man jailed after harassing calls and assault
Steven Miller, 31, of 1220 Third Ave SE, was jailed Saturday on charges of harassing a woman by phone and then assaulting her husband, Kevin Grommon, 28, at Miller's place of employment on First Ave SE after Grommon confronted him. Grommon says Miller struck him, sending him into a TV in the store.
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Cedar Rapids
Steven ©. Miller
Third Ave. SE
Kevin Gromman
36Th St. NE
Grommon
Miller
First Ave
Cedar Rapids man charged with second degree theft
Robert W. Fitzgerald, 31, of 1021 Third Ave. SE, was charged Saturday with second degree theft after leaving Me Too grocery store with a 6 pound ham valued at $20.63. He faced the greater charge due to prior theft convictions and was also charged with possession of a controlled substance after police found two bags believed to contain marijuana during a search.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert W. Fitzgerald
Third Ave
Me Too
Jacolyn Drive
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Robert Fleming
Living History Farms Foundation
Gazette
Greg Mellis
Carol Paul
Marilyn Boots
Marion
C.R
Guaranty Bank
Natal
Hotsprings
Ark
Mount Vernon
Craig W. Deason
Jana Drive
Wiley Boulevard
Highway 30
Psychic Workshop
Marvin Williamson
16Th Ave. SE
Coldwell Banker
Sears
Sears Financial
America
Larry D. Sharp & CO
Realtors
Edgewood Road
S.W
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