Community event roundup for Iowa weekend fires up towns
A long list of Saturday and Sunday events across Iowa includes Urbana Sweet Corn Days Lone Tree Festival Muscatine County Fair West Liberty Powwow Mesquakie Settlement Tama Lansing Lions Fish Day Home Town Days West Branch Alburnett Pork Day Cosgrove Hiawatha Library Carnival Amana Arts Festival Middle Amana space program with Richard Gordon Jr Federated Garden Club Flower Show Monticello Mississippi River Revival Festival Prairie du Chien Hoover Ball West Branch Merchants Bank Bike Races Bever Park Ice Cream Social Granger House Pikes Peak State Park Mississippi River Music Festival McGregor Flight Breakfast Oelwein Airport a busy regional weekend schedule.
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West Liberty
Mesquakie
Tama
Lansing
West Branch
Merchants National Bank
Bever Park
Granger House
10Th St
Marion
Pikes Peak State Park
McGregor
Oelwein Municipal Airport
Cedar Rapids Meats board backs sale of Farmstead Foods plant
The Cedar Rapids Meats board voted to drop efforts to reorganize Cedar Rapids Farmstead Foods and approve selling the plant. It plans a plan for bulk sale to a new operator who could reopen the facility. Details on page 9A.
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Cedar Rapids Meats
Cedar Rapids Farmstead Foods
Probation Revoked in Linn County Treasurer Case
Former Linn County Treasurer James Hennessey was sentenced on Thursday to 60 days in Linn County Jail for violating probation on a drunken driving charge. Details on page 2A.
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Linn County
James Hennessey
Storms hit Lawler area with damaged roofs and downed lines
Storms Thursday tore roofs from buildings and downed trees and power lines as Lawler residents cleaned up Friday. Drought of other events led to a canceled Mesquakie powwow at the Settlement near Tama after overnight rains left grounds soft, though it resumes today. Details on page 12A.
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Chickasaw County
Lawler
Tama
Today’s Chuckle: If only people driven to drink
A light joke noting the irony that those urged to drink are often the same who end up driving themselves home, a playful quip on self control and habits.
U of I expert disputes Iraq holy war claim
University of Iowa Middle East expert James Spalding says Saddam Hussein’s assertion of a holy war is unfounded. He argues Hussein sought Kuwait to resolve Iraq’s debt and that Hussein was not noted for strong Islamic piety.
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Saddam Hussein
America
Arabian Desert
Washington
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Cairo
U.N
Iraq
Arab League
Johnson County
Owa
Kuwait
University of Iowa
Middle East
James Spalding
U of I
Hussein
Egypt
O'Connor Visits Iowa City Amid Abortion Demonstrations
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke at the Herbert Hoover Library banquet in Iowa City on a topic about judicial appointments while about 100 demonstrators gathered outside the Holiday Inn to protest the abortion issue. Pro and anti abortion groups traded chants as both sides waved signs, with experts noting unpredictable votes on Roe v. Wade.
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Iowa City Holiday Inn
Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
O'Connor
William Buss
University of Iowa College of Law
Liz Seim
Sandra Day O’connor
Iowa City
Tony Nacaro
Defenders For Life
Brenton and Hills Acquire Banc Iowa Bank Assets in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
Brenton Bank and Hills Bank each acquired Banc Iowa branches from the RTC after the failed Banc Iowa was placed in conservatorship. Brenton paid 3.502 million for deposits totaling 118 million, insured up to 100 thousand per account. Hills paid 359 thousand for the Iowa City deposits insured by FDIC. RTC will advance about 45.7 million to Brenton and Hills and retain about 51.1 million.
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Iowa City
E. Washington St
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Hills
Hills Bancorporation of
Hills Bank
RTC
Fdic Bank Insurance Fund
Banc Iowa
Bohemian Savings and Loan Association
Federal Office of Thrift Supervision
RTC Conservatorship
John Allman
Brenton Bank
Banclowa building sold to Brenton Bank bidder
The RTC selected Brenton Bank's bid as the least costly among 15 for Banc Iowa assets. After recovery of advances, the ultimate RTC cost is about 28 million. Cedar Rapids and Marion branches reopen as Brenton Bank offices with no service interruptions.
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Banclowa
RTC
Allman
Brenton's
Hills
Savings and Loans
Banc Lowa
Barry guilty on one count in six week trial
Mayor Marion Barry was convicted on a single cocaine possession count from November 1989 and acquitted on others. A mistrial was declared on 12 counts including major perjury charges after jurors failed to reach verdicts on the tougher cases. Crenshaw testified about drug use with the mayor in a hotel room. Barry denied being targeted by prosecutors and planned to speak publicly the next day.
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Washington
Marion Barry
FBI
Barry
U.S
Thomas Penfield Jackson
Charles Lewis
Rasheeda Moore
Vista Hotel
Lurma Rackley
Jay Stephens
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