Brooklyn woman killed in I-80 two vehicle crash
Virginia V. Wooten, 77, of Omaha, was killed when her car failed to stop at a stop sign on the I-80 exit ramp near Brooklyn Iowa. Driver David L. Wooten was hospitalized in critical condition after the collision with a southbound pickup driven by Kerry Kriegel of Brooklyn. Kriegel and three truck passengers had minor injuries.
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Omaha
Neb
Poweshiek County
Virginia V. Wooten
Brooklyn
Iowa State Patrol
David L. Wooten
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Wooten
Kerry Kriegel
Kriegel
Propane Tank Fire Near Marion Injures Balloonist
Firefighters from six departments battled a propane blaze Sunday morning near Marion. Balloonist Peter Stamats was treated for minor injuries after a tank filled at his home exploded during fueling. A nearby SUV exhaust fire likely sparked the flames, damaging a garage, two balloons and baskets, with losses around 70000 dollars.
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Marion
Peter Stamats
Rosedale Rd
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Stamats
Sheriff's Department
Everett Weaver
Marion Fire Department
Surrender Ends Standoff in Manchester
A Manchester man, Kevin A. Brown, 38, was evaluated at a hospital after a standoff with police on Denton Street. Brown, armed with a high powered rifle, allegedly threatened to shoot officers, fired one round, then dropped the weapon amid negotiations that lasted about 40 minutes.
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Manchester
Kevin A. Brown
Denton Street
Brown
Five hospitalized after Iowa City chain-reaction crash
A four-vehicle crash west of the I-380 interchange on I-80 left five people in University Hospitals Iowa City. Melisa Atz, 30, her two children Andy Walker 6 and Nicole Walker 10, and Dennis Cortright 29, were in good condition. Brian Decoster 34 was in fair condition. Irene Schnider 68 and David Free 39 were uninjured.
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University Hospitals
Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa State Patrol
Melisa Atz
Altus
Okla
Irene Schnider
David Free
Clifton Park
N.Y
Brian Decoster
Atz
Andy Walker
Nicole Walker
Dennis Cortright
Decoster
Free
Schnider
Corn in the bag at Marion corn research station
At Pioneer Hi-Bred International near Alburnett sixty five teen workers pollinate corn by bagging shoots and tassels to create inbreds and hybrids. Ed Grote notes each plant has a three day pollination window and the three week period occurs mainly in July though this year’s weather delayed growth. Kristin Moyer, seventeen, works for $5.25 an hour, gaining experience from last year as she moves bags and staples along rows to protect ears.
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Marlene Lucas
Gazette Rural Affairs
Marion
Iowa
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc
Alburnett
Ed Grote
Kristin Moyer
Troy Mills
Sors
Pioneer
Johnston
Algona
Grote
Gazette
Corn Research
Linn County
Larry Slife
Marion Corn Research Station
Iowa gambling hotline calls surge as access expands
Des Moines Iowa reports a spike in calls to the 1-800 BETS OFF line with 2,773 gamblers and 920 worried others in fiscal 1996. The Gambling Treatment Program expanded to 12,020 counseling hours, aided by increased funding to about 2.4 million dollars for the year and a publicity push to reach problem gamblers.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Frank Biagioli
Biagioli
Robert Hunter
Las Vegas
Hunter
Characteristics of gamblers from hotline data 1995
The fiscal 1995 report records education and occupation of gamblers from hotline responses. Among 880 educated, 27 percent below high school, 42 percent high school graduates, 19 percent some college, 10 percent college graduates, 2 percent post graduate. Of 832 with reported occupations, 32 percent managerial professional, 26 percent laborers, 19 percent technical, 16 percent farm related, 5 percent unemployed, 2 percent service.
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