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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1997

Page

7

Explosion at Conroy grain mill injures workers and damages facility

A grain bin explosion at Gateway Cooperative in Conroy severely injures Mike Dellamuth and others while shaking nearby homes. Fire crews from multiple towns battled flames as grain meal stored at the mill, housing 60 to 80 tons of product, burned. No layoffs are planned as Pruess shifts some manufacturing to Malcom. about 20 workers were employed at Conroy.

Conroy Williamsburg Troy Stanerson Stanerson Implement Arnie Reif Reif Amana Refrigeration Gateway ‘Cooperative Malcom Montezuma Pruess Omaha Neb

Eastern Corn Belt faces drought risk amid steady demand

Gustafson of Smith Barn ey Inc notes dry spells persist in parts of the eastern Corn Belt raising concerns for feed demand. Iowa, the top corn and soybean producer, estimates 1.67 billion bushels of corn at 140 bushels per acre, down from 1.72 billion last year. Illinois remains No. 2 with projections of 1.4 billion bushels of corn and 427.9 million bushels of soybeans.

Gustafson Smith Barney Inc Iowa

Flooding and Landslides Kill 140 in Himachal Pradesh India

Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh. Rivers overflowed, hundreds of homes destroyed, villages wiped out, and main roads cut off 150 miles from Chandigarh. At least 140 dead with more expected as rescue teams reach remote areas.

India Chandigarh Himachal Pradesh Sutlej Andhara Himalayan Chirgaon B.D. Sharma Sharma

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