Simmons denies sex with girl age fourteen
David Simmons testified that suggestive e mails he sent to a fourteen year old student did not mean illegal relations as charged by the girl. McGinness, a four time unbeaten state champ at Iowa City High and two time NCAA competitor at Iowa, will wrestle at the national freestyle championships in Las Vegas. J C Penney plans to close more than forty stores to restore profits, affecting Westdale Mall Iowa sites.
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David Simmons
McGinness
Iowa City
University of Iowa
United States
Las Vegas
J.C. Penney Co. Inc
Westdale Mall
Iowa
Penney’s
Average U.S. gasoline price falls to 1.35 per gallon
On April 15 the national average price for self serve regular unleaded gasoline dropped to 1.35 a gallon, down 15 cents from March. Details, 8B.
Safe sought for 150 year old Iowa City capotol safe
In Iowa City a 150 year old Old Capitol safe was sought in Jones County with no find. Doug Chadima of Johns Lock and Key in Cedar Rapids hopes for a clue as Ramblin in Friday’s Gazette notes.
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State Capitol
Iowa City
Jones County
Doug Chadima
John
Millennium Fund Passed by House After Long Debate
The Iowa House approved a $300 million Vision Iowa Millennium Fund bonding plan to finance major attractions in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, despite amendments aimed at limiting state involvement and redirecting funds to other projects. The bill now goes to the Senate for reconciliation before Gov. Vilsack signs it.
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Gazette
DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
Vision
Iowa
Dan Boddicker
House
Senate
Tom Vilsack
Court keeps Elian in U.S. until appeal
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled Elian Gonzalez must stay in the United States while his asylum hearing appeal proceeds. The decision preserves his stay but leaves custody questions unresolved between his father and Miami relatives.
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Lazaro Gonzalez
Elian Gonzalez
Miami
U.S
Elian
Washington
United States
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Cuba
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Janet Reno
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Gonzalez
Reno
Oklahoma City
Bomb threat clears at UI College of Dentistry resume shows
University of Iowa resumes normal operations at the College of Dentistry after a bomb threat prompted a daylong closure. Main entrance opened, searches conducted, and clinics to operate on schedule as students, faculty, and staff return to work amid continuing safety concerns.
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Ann Rhodes
University of Iowa
College of Dentistry
Iowa City
Longest trailer built in Iowa reaches 109 feet and 130000 pounds
X L Specialized Trailer in Oelwein built a nine axle 109 foot trailer weighing 49300 pounds to haul cranes. A Minnesota firm bought the first unit for 125000 dollars and ordered five more, with permits and route controls for safe interstate transport.
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Westdale
Jeff McGinness
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Rainforest Plan
Tipton Republican
Boddicker
Cedar County
Court
Bey
Newsday
Dental College
By Lynn M. Tefft
the Gazette
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Wall
Scott Weiser
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George Wall
Oelwein
Manchester
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