Rains aid Coralville Lake but flood fears loom elsewhere
Central and Eastern Iowa faced rising rivers as rainfall continued. In Johnson County rain eased issues at Coralville Lake but downstream flooding on Town River remained a concern. Cedar Rapids and Marion reported sewer backups, washed culverts, and road flooding despite pumps and repairs being intensified. Local officials noted meters of rainfall, but warned of ongoing problems if rain persisted.
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Iowa
Johnson County
Army Corps of Engineers
Coralville Lake
Town
Town City Pollution Control Department
National Weather Service
Cedar Rapids
Murdock
Marion
Indian Creek
Jeff Schott
Linn County
Leroy Soukup
Secrist
Paralta
Soukup
Prairie Chapel Road
Viola
Steve Gannon
Blue Creek Road
Center Point
Hickory Valley Road
Otter Creek
Gannon
Vic Pinckney
Northwestern Bell
Vic Root
Linn County Civil Defense
Cedar River
Metro
Sump pump shortage as floods swamp stores across town
Renters flood stores at 737 First Ave SW and east side outlets as pumps and wet vacuums sell out within minutes. Customers report basements flooded from six inches to over three feet. Local businesses including Best Rental Stores and Grant Wood Red Cross face high demand and cleanup efforts begin across affected areas.
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Nelson
Buresh
Jeff Sanders
Matt
Kurt Lubbock
Sara Matt Luwavex
Kurt
Edgewood Road
Grant Wood American Red Cross
Deb Jones
Jones
Gasoline leak triggers emergency response in Belle Plaine
Gasoline seeped into the sewer from Grieder's Stan station causing fumes and small fires. Firefighters, police, and volunteers sealed drains with plastic and sandbags, pumped water to dilute the gas, and evacuated residents to a temporary shelter while tests continued.
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Hawkeye Area
Belle Plaine
Seventh Avenue
Main Street
Dennis Foley
Foley
Town Electric Light and Power O
Howard Stiegelmeyer
City
Jim Kauffman
Beaty
Second Keokuk man charged in hog theft case
A second Keokuk man, Hayden Jasper Watts, 42, was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal trespass and second-degree burglary in the weekend break-in and theft of six pigs from the Iowa state prison farm near Montrose. Watts was released on a promise to appear. The other suspect, Jess Winslow McGree, 30, is a former inmate.
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Keokuk (Ap
Keokuk
Iowa
Montrose
Hayden Jasper Watts
Lee County
Don £. Arnold
Jess Winslow McGree
Arnold
Kohl offers to scrap Pershing missiles in a new German plan
The German chancellor proposes ending modernization of 72 aging Pershings by 1992 and scrapping them if a verifiable arms pact is reached. The move aims to remove a Soviet objection while NATO allies must be consulted, and it follows a U S offer to simplify verification methods.
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United States
Germany
White House
Kohl
Reagan
Century Plaza
U.S
Chautauqua
N Y
Tass
Washington
Moscow
Geneva
NATO
Europe
Ian
Soviet Union
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T.V. Coto
Kenwood House Interior
Kenwood
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