Linn-Mar approves bond issue and fails companion levy
Linn-Mar voters approve a 25 million bond issue with 61.2 percent. A companion measure to raise the bonding limit fell 0.7 percent short, but when resubmitted Tuesday it passed with 1 984 yes to 1 263 no, 3 247 voting turnout. Bonds fund new elementary, high school renovations, and other projects.
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Linn-Mar
Piper Jaffray Inc
Des Moines
Jim Foote
Brian Wilson
Cochairmen
Volun
Peru rescues hostages in dramatic Tokyo embassy raid
Peruvian troops stormed the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Lima and freed 71 hostages after four months. Fourteen rebels were killed, including leader Nestor Cerpa, and 25 captives were wounded. Among the dead were Supreme Court Justice Carlos Giusti and a soldier.
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Lima
Peru
Supreme Court
Carlos Giusti
Alberto Fujimori
Fujimori
Francisco Tudela
Tupac Amaru
Tokyo
Japan
Jorge Gumucio
Nestor Cerpa
Gumucio
Cerpa
Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Hotel Sale May Include Hilton or Crowne Plaza
Cedar Rapids may gain a Hilton or Crowne Plaza as Servico Inc moves to buy the Wyndham Five Seasons Hotel from C.R.J. Hotel Associates. The plan, disclosed at a City Council hearing, would place Servico as the third owner in 18 years, with a two week closing window and a two million dollar post acquisition upgrade.
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George C. Ford
Cedar Rapids
Hilton
Crowne Plaza
Service Inc
West Palm Beach, Fla
Wyndham Five Seasons
First Ave
C.R.J. Hotel Associates
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Cedar Rapids Hotel Business Partners Inc
Servico
American Stock Exchange
Five Seasons Inn Inc
Walz
The
Gazette
Aetna
Five Seasons Center
Service
Fifth Graders Choose Prairie Crest Principal for a Day
Sara Cain, 10, was selected from about 20 fifth graders who applied for the Prairie Crest principal for a day. Details on page 1B. A Cedar Rapids Catholic schools merger campaign has raised 2.4 million in major gifts toward a 6.175 million goal. Construction of the new school begins in June on a 60 acre site. Details on page 3B.
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Sara Cain
Prairie Crest
Cedar Rapids
Dow rockets 173 points as market rebounded over week
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 2.6 percent Tuesday, its best gain in five years, lifting 442 points over seven sessions to trim a 700-point loss. The report notes steady player decisions and market momentum amid a lengthy season.
Baby Stephanie Found Abandoned At Elkader Hospital Door
A 2 hour old girl weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces was found wrapped in a blanket on the floor near Central Community Hospital in Elkader on Monday night. Hospital staff named her Stephanie and report the baby is healthy and receiving attention while authorities seek her mother for welfare checks with no charges planned at this time.
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Py James Q. Lynch Gazette
Iowa
Stephanie
Central Community Hospital
Elkader
Department of Human Services
Clay Surom
Baby Jane
Doe
Surom
Brian Berger
Berger
High cholesterol treatment falls short for women with heart disease
A University of Iowa led study across 18 sites finds that nine of ten postmenopausal women exceeded 1993 health standards for LDL cholesterol. Only about half took medicine, and many did not reach target reductions in bad cholesterol.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Schrott
U of I
Journal of the American Medical Association
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