FAA criticized for slow weather safety protections
Safety experts pilots and Congress fault the FAA for moving too slowly to shield aircraft from hazardous weather a factor in half of U S airline accidents The critique appears in the Nations section.
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Stocks Drop to 27% Month Low Amid Market Gloom
Stocks slid to a 27 percent month low on Wednesday as the market fell for the seventh straight session. Investors cited budget deficits a weak economy and high interest rates as pressure points.
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Widow and nursing home settle over transfer rules
An out of court agreement in Cedar Rapids limits transfers or discharges of 89 year old Myrtle Young at Cedar Manor Inc to medical, welfare, or nonpayment reasons. The settlement lets her remain if Medicaid payments stop and requires transfer decisions go through the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care. It preserves her bed during absences and allows readmission when funds are secured. The parties call it a compromise settlement and deny liability.
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Tipton
Cedar Manor Inc
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Myrtle Young
Nursing Home
Young
Tipton Nursing Home
Cedar Manor
Cedar County
Kinzenbaw Trial Details Jealousy and Alleged Violence
Witness Sherry Bazyn testified Kinzenbaw allegedly threw Straw around and ripped her earrings at a Marengo homecoming before the October fatal shooting. Prosecutors say Kinzenbaw fired six shots outside Cedar Rapids, while the defense argues the gun went off accidentally amid a struggle over the weapon. The trial, before Judge William Thomas, resumes next week with a jury of eight men and four women.
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David Kinzenbaw
Kinzenbaw
Sherry Bazyn
Cedar Rapids
Harper
Miss Straw
Marengo
Linn
Mrs. Bazyn
Riley
Bazyn
Lew Eells
Kinzenhaw
J.D. Hansel
William Thomas
Pair found dead in downed Vari Eze plane near Salt Lake City
The bodies of California couple George Holmes and Ann Holmes, both 60, were recovered from their experimental aircraft wreckage ten miles north of Salt Lake City. They had last refueled in Salt Lake City on the way to Oshkosh for the Experimental Aircraft Association convention. The plane, a unique Vari Eze, was found by a sheepherder in a deep wooded valley after spanning several states in the search.
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Cedar Rapids
Davis County
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George Holmes
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Belmont
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Experimental Aircraft Association
Shop Smart Buy Decisions Highlight Every Day
Shoppers compare supermarket specials with best buys to maximize value. A deal on chicken breasts may not beat the overall cost of a whole chicken after price comparisons.
Judge to hear Lewellyn gambling insanity defense hearing
Des Moines UPI report states defense lawyers will argue that compulsive gambling is a basis for an insanity plea for Gary Lewellyn. Judge William C. Stuart will rule on three issues, with implications for Lewellyn’s upcoming trial on embezzelment and fraud charges involving banks in Humboldt and Ames.
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Lewellyn
U.S
Richard Turner
Turner
Humboldt
Ames
Wall Street
Stuart
Gerald Crawford
Texas man stakes claim for oil on Cherokee County land
Clayton W. Williams Jr. of Fort Stockton Texas paid 703 for a 10 year lease on a 700 acre Cherokee County Iowa farm tract to explore oil natural gas and minerals. Court records show the transfer from a corporation that previously held the lease and retained mineral rights.
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Cherokee, Ia
UPI
Texas
Iowa
Cherokee County
Clayton W. Williams Jr
Fort Stockton
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