Iowa towns brace as floodwaters linger on creeks
Northeastern Iowa and the upper Wapsipinicon River declined slowly after cresting late Monday. In Central City and nearby towns residents evacuated basements and prepared for recovery as officials tracked water levels and began damage estimates for federal aid.
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Walnut Creek
Alverta Wood
Iowa
Wapsipinicon River
Independence
Central City
Troy Mills
Waubeek
Don Jerome
A.C. Howe
Howe
Coggan
LeRoy Sookup
Linn
Linn County
Paris
Valley Farm
Matsel Bridge
Oxford Junction
Olin
Denny Coon
Crooksville
Oxford
Tornado Toll Rises Near Joliet and Plainfield
Officials report 23 killed as tornadoes struck Will County. Five deaths in Plainfield include adults and students. four in Joliet with three in a under construction subdivision. Plainfield High School destroyed. up to 175 inside at hit time. 25 nearby homes destroyed. State Police report wide damage and many shelters opened.
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Plainfield High School
Plainfield
John Watson
Steve Schernerhorn
Schernerhorn
Jim Waldorf
Mike Salisbury
Robert Fletcher
Joliet
Will County
Fletcher
Red Cross
Serial killings in Gainesville prompt state response
The Sun cites unconfirmed claims of decapitation and mutilation in a Gainesville murder spree. Officials caution on details while a sheriff warns of a serial killer pattern. Governor Martinez mobilizes troopers and agents as FBI joins the investigation amid student evacuations.
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The
Sun
Hoyt
Mann
Alachua County
Charles Reed
Tallahassee
Gainesville
Ted Bundy
Bob Martinez
Florida Department
Reed
Florida
Gasoline Prices Tied to Middle East Conflict
Officials said pump prices move with Middle East events rather than supply and demand. If prices drop, a slow pace is expected, with Iowa unleaded possibly at 1.30 while crude prices tumble and OPEC discussions unfold. DNR to urge petroleum firms to act as weekly surveys track price shifts since Iraq’s invasion.
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Middle East
Ney
Kuwait
Iowa
OPEC
Justice Department
Grassley
DNR
Iraq
Saddam offers TV talks with Bush and Thatcher during Gulf crisis
Amid a widening Gulf crisis Saddam Hussein proposes on television talks with U S President Bush and British PM Thatcher to end the standoff Thatcher rejects the idea calling it gimmickry Egyptian and American officials report U S civilians detained in Iraq and Kuwait as tensions rise A 56 year old American dies of a heart attack believed linked to captivity and U S officials report 70 Americans rounded up by Iraqi authorities These developments follow Mubarak's call for regional deescalation and the arrival of 47 U S dependents at Andrews AFB
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Saddam
Bush
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
U.S
Iraq
State Department
Hosni Mubarak
Kuwait
Mubarak
Saudi Arabia
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Turkey
Baghdad
Revolutionary Command Council
Cyprus
Margaret Tutwiler
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Eugene
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Mideast
Charles Grassley
Browa
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Nearn
Jordache
PAN Jeans
Collins RD. Square
Collins Road
Lindale Mall
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EEE Incredible
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Tee
American Express
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