Drillers Set to Surpass Iowa Depth Record at Harbor Well
Amoco’s 4 million exploratory well near Harbor targets 15,000 feet after reaching 4,800 feet and nearing Iowa’s 5,305-foot depth mark. State Geologist Donald Koch and geologist Susan Landon express excitement over potential rock samples and unknown depths below the record. The project, begun March 16, aims for five months of drilling.
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Halbur
Carroll County
Iowa
Page County
Amoco Production Co
Amoco Corp
Harbor
State of
Susan Landon
Amoco
Donald Koch
Train derailment in Pittsburgh forces large scale evacuation
A freight train derailed Saturday under the Bloomfield Bridge in Pittsburgh, spilling volatile cargo and burning paper goods. About 850 residents were evacuated, six people treated for breathing problems, with one in serious condition. Authorities later said no chemicals ignited and the blaze came from paper products. Some residents may be re evacuated for hours while tanker cars are righted and monitored for leaks.
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Pittsburgh
Dennis Doyle
Kevin Mellor
Glenn Cannon
Pittsburgh Public Safety Department
Cannon
Geri Charley
Pittsburgh Poison Center
John Fitzgerald
Barry Levine
Margaret Rizza
Public Safety Department
Bloomfield
Bigelow Boulevard
Gasoline up 5¢ per gallon during March
Iowa gas prices rose in March with regular averaging 89 cents and unleaded 93 cents at self service pumps. The increases, highest since May 1986, reflect OPEC quotas and could rise further in the summer driving season. Propane fell to 49 cents.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Department of Natural Resources
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Department
Larry Dumbrowski
S&Ls in Iowa flush with cash as deposits fall
Iowa savings and loan institutions hold excess cash with deposits shrinking for the second straight month. Hassan Honarman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Des Moines notes reduced advertising for IRAs amid tax time. Deposits since January down $90 million. total thrift savings $7.75 billion at February end, down $45 million from a year ago.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hassan Honarmand
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Federal Home Loan Bank
S&ls
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines carrier and mail rates for daily Sunday editions. Mail subscriptions are listed with 7 issues weekly options and 52 week terms, noting exclusions for areas with Gazette carrier service.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Posster
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Gazette wins six awards at Iowa photographers convention
The Gazette staffers led by Todd Buchanan and Todd McIntorf secured top finishes in multiple categories at the Iowa Press Photographers Association meeting in Davenport. Awards spanned Fashion Food, General News, Pictorial, Portrait, and various sports and feature divisions with AP and Des Moines Register photographers totaling several firsts and seconds.
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Davenport
Todd Buchanan
the Gazette
Iowa Press Photographers Association
Buchanan
Todd McIntorf
Sue Davis Smith
Rita Reed
Paul Jensen
Vanessa Shelton
Reed
Jensen
John Gaps III
Associated Press
Des Moines
John Gaines
Fairfield Ledger
Gaps
Grimes
David Peterson
Des Moines Register
Tim Myers
Algona Publishing Co
John Gaps
Todd MelInturf
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Bob Nandell
Peterson
Doug Wells
David Creamer
Iowa City Press
John Schultz
Iowa City Press Citizen
Mark Hirsch
Ottumwa Courier
Hirsch
Schultz
Nandell
Dan Nierling
Waterloo Courier
Rodney White
White
Rod White
Harry Baumert
Algona Publishing Company
Gaines
Myers
Roy Dabner
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Jeff Batterson
Bob Gish
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Adele Meiser
Adele
State S&L’s
Calico
Panther Pink
Gazette
Blackhawk
Doug Smith
University of Iowa
Todd Misnener
Bill Witt
University of Iowa Information Services
Dabner and
Witt
Eaton Cote
Kurt Congdor
Marie Jensen
C.L. Culver
Darrell Goematt
Batterson
Goematt
Dabner
Alan Sieve
Williamsburg Journal-Tribune
Jamey Mauk
Mauk
Sieve
Myers and
Ruth Laabs
Gish
Au Ta
Res Photo Center
LTIA
Minolta
Jcpenney
Minolta Freedom
U.S.A
Nikon
Intercraft
Eveready
Kodak
Canon
Sigma
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VISA
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