Amoco decision divides Linn County Cedar Rapids station owners
The Linn County Gazette notes not all Cedar Rapids Marion and Kirkwood Amoco station owners agree with Amoco headquarters recent decision. The paper highlights upcoming Marion College Community Kirkwood Cedar Rapids school board races and editorials on the federal no fault auto insurance bill and Chief Justice Moore.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion Standard Oil
Amoco
Marion, College Community
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
C. Edwin Moore
Gazette
Protivin Holds Centennial of Its Only Church Parish
In Protivin near Decorah residents celebrate the town church centennial with parade and festivities. A Frankville man drums for Sleepy LaBeef’s Sun Sound while broader arts notes include Avery Schreiber on recognizing fame and a British actor breaking typecasting.
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Protivin
Decorah
Frankville
Sleepy LaBeef
Sun Sound
Weekend Weather Outlook With Warmer Temperatures
The forecast shows clear skies and a mild night with a low in the low 50s. Saturday should be mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the low to mid 80s and light variable winds.
Senior Citizen Jokes About Pace Maker Phony
A senior citizen quips to another that a man is a real phony, joking about a pace maker. The line hints at aging and humor in everyday conversation, reflecting a casual exchange rather than a formal report.
Cedar Rapids Final Edition closes volume run
The Cedar Rapids final edition of Volume 96, Number 207 marks the last issue before a catalogued shutdown. Readers see standard local items and a closing note from the newsroom signaling the end of the edition.
July jobless rate rises to 6.2 percent
Unemployment climbed to 6.2 percent in July from 5.7 percent in June, with teenagers and women driving the rise. The Labor Department noted 440,000 more unemployed, total unemployment near 6.2 million while employment stood at 94.4 million.
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Washington
Labor Department
Janet L. Norwood
Norwood
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pipeline Blast Kills Two Near Fort Madison
An intense blast from a ruptured propane pipeline in a cornfield near Fort Madison left two dead, six injured, and a two-story farmhouse reduced to smoke and rubble. Victims were Robert Knight Sr. 79 and his wife Claricy 82. Eyewitnesses report flames leaping 500 feet into the night sky as the blaze spread to a barn and nearby structures.
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Fort Madison
Robert Knight Sr
Claricy
Knight
Arnold
Robert Rider
Job Services relocates offices over deteriorating area
The Move by Job Services cites a deteriorating neighborhood near 601 Eighth Ave SE as a factor in relocating to 1700 First Ave NE. The decision followed recommendations from staff and a council of local business figures, amid zoning changes and multiple leasing bids.
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Job Service of
Iowa
Eighth Ave
First Avenue NE
1901 Corp
Eighth Avenue
Seventh and
Eighth Streets
Robert Gardner
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street
Millard
Hartunian
City Planning Commission
City Council
First Avenue
Avenue
Barnes
Seventh Street SE
Fifth Street SE
17Th Street
Agriculture Department predicts beef prices to level off
The Agriculture Department warns retail beef prices, which rose about 32 percent from last fall, may stabilize and even fall slightly in coming months. Forecasters note pass through to consumers has improved, but uncertainty remains on when cattle producers will rebuild herds to allow substantial declines.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Gas rate hike eyed by utilities' affiliation plan
Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co plans a Sept 1 rate increase nearly 1.50 monthly for the average home, mirroring a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rise by Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America. Dean R Stichnoth says the hike costs the company about 8.5 million dollars yearly as Iowa and Illinois commerce panels authorize a study on affiliating with Interstate Power Co and Iowa Public Service Co.
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Kona-l Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Iowa-Illinois
Interstate Power Co
Iowa Public Service Co
Dean R. Stichnoth
Iowa
Illinois Commerce Commissions
Elberon Man Killed In Morning Crash
An Elberon resident, 62, Charles Joseph Dvorak, died after his car was broadside by a southbound straight truck on Beverly Road SW near Highway 149 at 6:30 a.m. The other driver, John Peiter Sr., 29, of Apache Trail NW, was uninjured.
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Highway Patrol
Charles Joseph Dvorak
Elberon
Beverly Road
Dvorak
Mercy Hospital
Peitersen
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UPI
Missouri
Hannibal
Illinois
Quincy
Chuck Druger
Kencrest Drive
Kenwood Playground Group
Mike Millard
James Barnes
Southeast Side
Morris Humke Corp
Dubuque
Humke
Kinderknecht Associates
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Lee County
Don Arnold
Carol Faeth
Rider
Mary
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