Toll climbs to eight in Iowa weekend crashes
A Cedar Rapids man, Wayne Brosh, 24, died after a collision with a Milwaukee driver at L Street and Fifth Avenue SW. The weekend crashes also claimed the life of Winthrop’s Marjorie Pierce and a Illinois youth, plus deaths near Dunkerton, Clarksville, and Des Moines.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Winthrop
Wayne Harry Brosh
Thomas Crosby Dickmeyer
Milwaukee
Wis
L Street
Fifth Avenue
Illinois
Dunkerton
Moorman
James Walker
Oelwein
Walker
Waterloo
Marjorie Pierce
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Buchanan County
Clarksville
Iowa bans on 65-foot trucks struck down in court ruling
U.S. District Judge William Stuart ruled Iowa's 65-foot truck ban unconstitutional. He must decide whether to stay the order pending appeal by the state. Consolidated Freightways had challenged the law, saying it imposed undue financial burden and hindered interstate commerce.
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Des Moines
UPI
U.S
Iowa
William Stuart
Stuart
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pennsylvania
Palo quality control labeled out of hand during repair
NRC officials testified at an ICC hearing in Des Moines that quality control at the Palo nuclear plant deteriorated during repair work, leading to an immediate action letter and a halt in procedures. The case centers on $25 million in outside power costs and who should bear $6 million of shutdown costs.
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Gabriel Lovrien
Russell
Clarksville
Wanda Lovrien
Waverly
Des Moines
Jeffrey Thor Moore
Keith Henderson
David Anderson
Dallas County
Adel
Henderson
Anderson
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Palo
NRC
William J. Key
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Key
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Iowa Commerce Commission
ICC
Mike McCabe
William Cordell
I.N. Jackin
McCabe
Iowa Electric
Samuel Tuthill
Tuthill
Commission
Fred Moore
Masters and Monsters in Mollo's Bridge Tale
Oswald notes Victor Mollo's new book Masters and Monsters featuring a spectrum of players from the Hideous Hog to the Rueful Rabbit. Alan explains the Rabbit Hog miscommunication and the overcall system as the Rabbit attempts four spades, leading to a flawless run with club ruffs and diamond leads.
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Oswald
Victor Mollo
Alan
Did You Know About Ice Cream Consumption
The text notes that the average American eats about 15 quarts of ice cream annually, equivalent to roughly 100 ice cream cones.
Mount Pleasant youth escapes jail in murder case
Monte Seeger aged 19, described as 5 11 and 185 pounds with long black hair, fled Des Moines County jail early Sunday using a blankets rope. He is charged with the murder of Susan Wheeloick, a Mount Pleasant waitress beaten at her workplace. Des Moines and Davenport reports note a chlorine leak evacuation and a railroad tank car incident at a Davenport sewage plant.
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Burlington
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Monte Seeger
Seeger
Russell Krieger
Krieger
Susan Wheeloick
Wheeloick
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
James Resnick
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East
United Press International
Robert D. Ray
Consolidated
Oswald Jacoby
Alan Sontag
National Geographic
Linn Health
Iowa News
Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Norman Johnson
Goodsyear Service Stores
Jn Ae
Goodyear
Goodzyear
2Nd Ave
Monthru
Eldon Collingwood
Williams Blvd
Gary Bormore
Marion
East Edge
7Th Ave
Norm Williams
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