Cedar Rapids Airport to change schedules Monday
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport announces upcoming schedule changes starting Monday. City officials also outline a citywide recreation day to promote summer programs. A local man recently became the only cornea transplant recipient in America to earn a private pilot's license. The paper recalls events from five years ago when Saigon fell to the Viet Cong.
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Sacred Heart Church Still Waiting After 580103 Fire
Metro Iowa residents await renovation of Oelwein's Sacred Heart Catholic Church after last summer fire damaged the structure with an estimated 580103 dollars in damage.
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Trend Legislation Reopens Gun Control Debate in Congress
Trend legislation introduced in Congress last week calls for stronger handgun controls and renews the national debate over tighter restrictions or no limits at all. Page IC.
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Farmers seek expert advice amid financial stress
Eastern Iowa readers are counseled on coping with financial strain in farming. Expert guidance covers budgeting, debt management, and risk mitigation for farm households as market pressures persist through recent months.
Pitlik Returns to College After 20 Year Gap
Harriet Pitlik of Mount Vernon resumes education after a two-decade break and begins a teaching career following her return to college. The piece highlights a fresh start and career shift as part of a family focus feature.
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Steamboat Bill Petersen Publishes Two More River Books
New Books columnist Steamboat Bill Petersen, former superintendent of the Historical Society of Iowa, has released two additional volumes on the Mississippi River. He notes remedies proposed by politicians could have been tried differently.
Iran claims hostage rescue failed and bodies returned
Iran says American hostages were moved to cities to thwart rescues and that eight commandos who died in the aborted mission will be sent to the United States with no conditions. Tehran reports find burned bodies possibly pilots, while five servicemen receive treatment in Texas.
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Kennedy wins narrow MichiganDem primary delegates
In Detroit, Edward Kennedy edged Carter 71 to 70 delegates and 48 to 48 in Michigan caucus totals, with 45 more allocated by a formula. This marks Kennedy’s second razor thin win over Carter in a week, boosting but not erasing Carter’s overall lead.
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Lawmakers end session in whirlwind
Iowa lawmakers wrapped the 68th General Assembly with final votes on IPERS retirement benefits and a suite of bills. The IPERS measure costs 2.8 million yearly for 20 years funded from the IPERS trust, while other actions created an Iowa Railway Finance Authority and shifted gas tax policy to a 5 percent excise tax. The omnibus transportation bill also allowed under-16s to operate mopeds after July 1 1981.
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