Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids Meet in Nixon School Area
Neighbors Chris Goodman and Jacklyn Schmeiser walk with Goodman’s daughter Nicole in the Nixon Elementary School neighborhood. The feature explores the Hiawatha area meeting northeast Cedar Rapids, marking the final In the Neighborhood profile of the summer with stories and photos.
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Chris Goodman
Jacklyn Schmeiser
Goodman
Nicole
Nixon
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Cardinals beat Cubs 8 to 6 in home run affair
The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 8 to 6 in a high scoring game highlighted by multiple home runs. Details on page 1C. The rest of the edition covers recycling guidance for Cedar Rapids and Marion and an education expert urging reforms. Vandals damaged headstones at the Czech National Cemetery, report on page 3B.
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Czech National Cemetery
Simple techniques thicken eyelashes
Extra mascara plumps lash es. Details in Accent 8B.
Iowa Trumpeter Swan Cygnets Born Rarely in Wild
An outdoor page reports a milestone in Iowa as trumpeter swan cygnets are born in the wild for the first time in more than a century. The event marks a rare resurgence of the species in the state.
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Lowa
Iowa
Eastern Iowa Airport sees record passenger and cargo growth
The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids reports June passenger traffic at 84 158, up 9 percent from a year earlier, and fiscal 1998 total passengers at 891 494, up 5.3 percent. Air cargo weight rose 34 percent in June and 6.4 percent for the year. Airport officials credit jet service and breadth of destinations, with 196 destinations via six airlines, for the sustained growth.
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George C. Ford
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Quad City
Moline
Des Moines International
Eastern
F. James Bradley
Lewinsky to testify on Clinton affair before grand jury
Monica Lewinsky set to reappear before the grand jury as she prepares to testify that she and President Clinton engaged in sexual activities within the scope of the Jones case definition. Betty Currie allegedly sought the return of presidential gifts under subpoena.
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Washington Post
Washington
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
Paula Jones
Betty Currie
Lewinsky
White House
Currie
Jones
Starr
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Open bidding yields city $70,000 above appraisal for Fire Station
Cedar Rapids used an open bid process for the No. 7 Fire Station on First Avenue NE, netting $190,000 from James Rossey after an initial $120,000 appraisal. Five bidders competed, with Rossey and Monica Vernon alternating high offers until Rossey toped out at $190,000. City Council approval and a public hearing follow the bid.
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Doyle
Rossey
Monica Vernon
Aossey
Cleanup Costs for Cedar Rapids Gas Site Near River
MidAmerican Energy faces up to 2 million dollars to clean contamination from a former coal gasification plant along the Cedar Rapids riverfront now owned by the city. Tests show limited coal tar. river contamination not detected. cleanup to start in October and finish by late winter.
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Klimek
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
North Korea famine kills up to two million people
A U S congressional aide group reports three years of famine in North Korea has caused up to 2 million deaths from famine related illnesses. They describe emaciated children, widespread malnutrition, and food shortages driven by floods and drought, with 1997 peaking deaths.
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Beijing
North Korea
U.S
Mark Kirk
Kirk
Neato
World Vision
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