Oil spill in Maine puts caretaking under fire amid global shifts
Ellen Goodman visits 120 acres in Ennebog Maine where The Nature Conservancy guards endangered species amid rising oil politics. She contrasts slow preservation work with sudden destruction as Saddam Hussein’s Kuwait crisis reshapes post Cold War alliances and fuels fear of war over petroleum.
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Soviet Union
Janet Jackson Cancels Ames ISU Concert
Janet Jackson's Summer Escapade tour stop at Iowa State University Hilton Coliseum in Ames was canceled due to European dates. The 12,000 seat show sold out in six hours after tickets went on sale July 9 and could not be rescheduled. Refunds are available at the original ticket outlets.
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Janet Jackson
Iowa State University
Iowa State Center
Jackson
Isa
Hilton Coliseum
Open house for Fitzsimmons 50th anniversary in Hiawatha
Correction notice clarifies that Max and Lorraine Fitzsimmons will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Noelridge Park Pavilion. Host families include John and Penny Saville, Bill and Betty Fitzsimmons. Lorraine Jorgensen and Mr. Fitzsimmons wed Aug 18, 1940 in Cedar Rapids. they have five grandchildren.
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Lorraine Fitzsimmons
Hiawatha
Noelridge Park Pavilion
John
Penny Saville
Lawton
Okla
Bill
Betty Fitzsimmons
Madison
Wis
Lorraine Jorgensen
Mr. Fitzsimmons
Cedar Rapids
US West Starts 34 Million Refund to Iowa Customers
US West Communications begins returning 34 million to Iowa customers after a May agreement with the Iowa Utilities Board and the Office of Consumer Advocate. Eligible are business and residential customers from June 1, 1984, to June 30, 1988. | about 35 dollars to single line residential customers with full period service. about 90 dollars to single line business customers. amounts vary for others.
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Regional Telephone Company
Iowa Utilities Board
Office of Consumer Advocate
US West
Northwestern Bell
Cedar Rapids
Refund plan outlines credits and checks for US West customers
Refunds will be issued as credits or checks depending on eligibility. Those no longer served by US West will receive checks by mid October, and moved or undeliverable refunds go to last addresses on file. About 750,000 Iowa customers are affected with varying state totals by community. Large trunk line customers are excluded from business figures.
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Postal Service
US West Communications
Iowa
Dies of burns ends convicted Cedar Rapids murder case
Richard Zacek aged 50 dies in Madison Wisconsin from burns suffered in an explosion at his Prairie du Lac mobile home two weeks earlier. He had twice pleaded guilty to the 1969 shooting death of Jean Halvorsen in Cedar Rapids and served time before appeals overturned earlier convictions. Services planned for Wednesday at Kuba Funeral Home East.
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Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Richard Zacek
University Hospital
Madison
Wis
Zacek
Prairie du Lac
Sheriff's Office
Mohawk Park
Iowa Supreme Court
Kuba Funeral Home
Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion Attempted for Leukaemia Child
Johns Hopkins doctors in Baltimore transfused three ounces of blood from a 4 year old boy’s infant sister. The procedure aims to replace some bone marrow transplants by using immature cord blood. Outcome weeks away. no allergy or immediate complication.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Michael Sancilio
Virginia Beach
John Wagner
Michael
Christina
Mercy Medical Center to expand Women's Health Center
Mercy Medical Center plans a new Women s Health Center in Cedar Rapids to provide privacy convenience and confidentiality with ten times more space than the current center. The project costs 375000 for construction and 100000 for equipment and will open in November near the Trauma Center entrance.
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Mercy Medical Center
Women’s Health Center
Cedar Rapids
Mercy
Kay Jackson
Women's Center
Gazette Promotes Green Printing and Recycling Push
The Gazette highlights commitments to future farming by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers via City Carton on Sixth Street and econofoods on 51st Street NE, promoting eco friendly community action.
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Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
51St St. NE
Cedar Gazette Subscription Rates and Address Notice
The Cedar Gazette announces daily and Sunday editions from Cedar Rapids Iowa with a 52 week subscription at 197.60 and 12.80 for 4 weeks. Mail delivery and post office details listed. reduced rates available for other states.
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Cedar Gazette
the Gazette Company
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Lowarte Een
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Hening Ganstte Canvier Wie
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