Fireman rescues woman and cats from Nob Hill blaze
In San Francisco a Cantonese speaking firefighter Roland Lee rescued a terrified woman from a third floor apartment during a Nob Hill fire. He saved one cat and tried to revive another as the building suffered extensive damage. The blaze started in a basement garbage room and reached five alarms with no arson suspected.
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San Francisco
Roland Lee
Lee
Department
Nob Hill
Glen Hardin
Andrew Casper
San Francisco Examiner
Gordon Stone
Walt Lyncott
Berlin Wall anniversary marked by quiet protests and acceptance
On the sixteenth anniversary of the Berlin Wall, West Berliners carried out subdued marches and wreath layings while East German officials hailed the barrier. West Berlin officials warned the wall would stay for years, and Mäoist protesters gathered in Wedding. The wall remains a contested symbol as tensions persist.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
Helmut Schmidt
Europe
East Germany
West Germany
Wall
East Berlin
West Berlin
Dietrich Stobbe
Wedding
Kreuzberg
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
United States
Independence Man Arrested After Roadblock Collision
Independence police arrested 19 year old Rick H Johnson after he allegedly sped through a roadblock and collided with an Independence police car. He faces five charges including speeding squealing tires failure to yield to an emergency vehicle driving across private property without permission and reckless driving. The pursuit began at 1 16 p m on the southwest side after an alleged speeding violation.
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Independence
Rick H. Johnson
Johnson
C R Girls Win Regional Honors
Cedar Rapids teens win regional hula hoop and Frisbee titles in St Paul Minnesota. Jean O Neill 15 Noelridge playground and Linda Hoffman 16 advance to national competitions this fall.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Minn
Jean O’neill
Lois O’neill
Park Towne Place
Gerald O’neill
Southview Drive
Marion
Noelridge Playground
Linda Hoffman
John J. Hoffman
Eighth Street
California suspends pesticide ingredient over sterility fears
California banned use handling and sale of the chemical 1 2 dibromo 3 chloro propane after animal studies linked it to cancer and sterility in workers at a San Joaquin Valley plant. About 800000 pounds were used statewide last year as officials await department decisions. Occidental Chemical Lathrop plant halted production two weeks earlier and paused sales. Industry leaders respond to the suspension and ongoing investigation.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
San Joaquin Valley
Don Vial
Vial
Richard Rominger
Food and Agriculture
Rominger
Occidental Chemical Company
Lathrop
Department
James Lindley
Occidential
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Anamosa approves controversial 1977 street plan
Anamosa city council unanimously backs the 1977 street improvement program after a one hour special meeting. Bids for the $299 804 project open Sept 6 with an alternate for a 33 foot width on South Garnaville possible if all affected owners waive assessments.
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Anamosa
South Garnaville
Marvin Rops
Rops
Cedar Rapids
Fifth Street
Second Street
Truck Crash Kills Toledo Man Lester Posusta
A 26 year old Toledo man Lester C. Posusta died early Saturday when his pickup left Church Street, struck a culvert and overturned. Police say the crash occurred at 3 15 a.m. He was dead on arrival at a doctor’s office. Services are set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church with Rosary announced for 7 p.m. Monday at Mason Hands. Burial will be Holy Trinity rural Vining.
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Toledo
Lester C. Posusta
Posusta
Church Street
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mason-Hand’s
Holy Trinity
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Duck) Thompson
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