Lincoln Highway debate shifts on Marion route and autopia
The writer concedes a out of court settlement over whether the Lincoln Highway ran through Marion in 1916. He cites letters from readers supporting a Marion loop and describes the later Highway 30 path from Cedar Rapids to Mount Vernon. He also notes Seedling Mile pavement and recalls auto mud struggles.
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Suzie Brawner
A Ave
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Cedar Rapids
Hate crime tale runs to insurance fraud in Jonesboro case
Federal indictments charge Sandra Benson and Freeman Berry with 23 counts of insurance and mail fraud for a scheme tied to two house fires three accidents and multiple break-ins from New York to Georgia. Investigators say the couple faked losses to net nearly $1 million and briefly framed the crimes as hate motivated.
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Freeman Berry
Michael DuPonte
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U.S
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Tomisina Martin
Goshen
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Man's gambling loss prompts disability pay review
Joe Murphy fought two years for more than 40000 dollars in federal disability benefits owed for being mildly mentally retarded. He gambled it all after learning he was eligible for disabled adult child benefits dating back to 1984. The case spurred regional officials to re‑evaluate the payee system.
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Wis
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Social Security Administration
Murphy
Social Security
Chicago
John Burr
Broadcasters challenge Karadzic rule in Bosnian Serb republic
In Banja Luka the Bosnian Serbs began testing a new TV outlet critical of Radovan Karadzic with programming from supporters of Biljana Plavsic. The move shifts broadcasting from Pale to the new station, signaling a broader media opening amid Dayton era tensions.
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