Slots Top Iowa Gambling Money Maker In 1996
Parimutuel tracks with slot machines in Council Bluffs Altoona and Dubuque led Iowa wagering at over 4 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, surpassing the 3.8 billion from floating casinos. The combined total nears 8.1 billion with lottery sales.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Parimutuel Race Tracks
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Altoona
Dubuque
Commission
Jack Ketterer
Ketterer
Tama, Sloan
Onawa
Waterloo
Minister decries new gambling numbers as obscene
A Methodist minister and a leading gambling opponent reacted strongly to the new numbers. That is absolutely obscene, he said. I can't think of any other word for it. A lot of that money was lost to people forever.
Feathers Fly at 81st Meskwaki Powwow
Gordon Lasley Sr. performs the buffalo head dance at the 81st Meskwaki Powwow in Tama with feathers swirling around his traditional head dress. The Meskwaki Settlement event runs through Sunday with 1:30 and 7:30 pm performances daily. Admission is 6 dollars for adults and 4 dollars for children.
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Gordon Lasley Sr
Tama
Yogurt considered as meat substitute in school lunches
The Agriculture Department explores allowing yogurt to count as a meat alternative in federally funded school meals. Iowa City officials see non meat protein appeal, though critics cite iron and niacin gaps, higher costs and fat variation. Public comment on the proposal runs through August 19.
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America
Agriculture Department
Diane Duncan-Goldsmith
Food Service
Iowa City
Duncan-Goldsmith
USDA
FBI denies CBS report on Jewell apology link
The FBI rejected CBS reporting that no evidence ties Richard Jewell to the Centennial Olympic Park bombing and that a public apology is planned. The Atlanta office said Washington officials denied the claim.
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New York
FBI
CBS
Richard Jewell
Olympic Park
Atlanta
Jay Spadafore
Washington
Jewell
Centennial Olympic Park
Department of Justice
Associated Press
Police Command Center
Beverly Harvard
Pink Flamingo Joins Shoquogon’s Iowa River Adventure
The piece notes a pink flamingo lawn ornament joining Shoquogon on the Iowa 150 Mississippi River adventure aboard a 26-foot replica trade canoe. It mentions 1C Simone Edwards possibly earning another chance to play for U of I basketball as NCAA grants an eligibility extension, with official word expected by Monday per coach Angie Lee.
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Simone Edwards
U of I
NCAA
Angie Lee
Flags to rise across Iowa counties for sesquicentennial
A Cedar County woman inspired a statewide flag project as 99 county flags are raised today in honor of Iowa’s 150th anniversary. The Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission grant funded the effort, with more details on Ramblin’ on 1B.
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Iowa
Cedar County
Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission
Linn-Mar principal keeps full-time post
Administrative Law Judge Hugh Perry ruled Linn-Mar School District must maintain Indian Creek Elementary principal Carol Bildstein as a full-time administrator. The district had proposed 10 month hours to save about $10,000, but the judge found the plan unfair and not justified by student load or duties. Bildstein will earn 61,005 this year with a 4.38 percent raise. The district will not appeal due to legal costs and is seeking other ways to close a 1994-95 budget deficit. A pending grievance by the Linn-Mar Education Association concerns a proposal for teachers to teach an extra period to save 210,000.
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Becky Stoverazette
Carol Bildstein
Indian Creek
Linn- Mar
Linn-Mar
Hugh Perry
Storm Lake
Bildstein
Joe Pacha
Pacha
Perry
Linn-Mar Education Association
Gene mutation offers AIDS immunity findings spark pill hopes
Researchers note a missing gene chunk may block AIDS entry, with two copies shielding some whites from infection despite high exposure. One-copy effects unclear but possibly reduce risk and improve survival. blood tests may reveal copy number. Experts caution against abandoning protection.
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Boston
Nathan Landau
Aaron Diamond
New York City
Anthony Fauci
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Landau
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Bre Tanh
Azette
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D-S.d
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Jesseesees
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