Superman officiating noted NFL ref in Cedar Rapids tale
In Cedar Rapids the audience heard NFL official Jerry Markbreit describe his on field persona calling himself Superman after donning the striped shirt. He noted crew unity and his tough officiating style while sharing stories of past games and his path from high school to the NFL.
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Chicago B'nai B’rith
Jerry Markbreit
Cedar Rapids Officials Association
Markbreit
National Football League
Stouffer’s
NFL
Superman
Clark Kent
Iowa
Dave Long
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Star
Hawkeyes
Long
Joe Schneider
Clinton
Schneider
November warmth in Iowa tops since 1963
Iowa temperatures averaged 42.1 degrees in November, about five degrees above the 1951 1980 base and the warmest since 1963. Rainfall totaled 2.43 inches, roughly a inch above normal, with statewide rainfall to date at 31 inches and subsoil moisture lower than usual in the southeast.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Harry Hillaker
Hillaker
Spencer defers term for Cedar Rapids assault with dangerous weapon
Barbara Spencer, 44, of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon for a July 5 shooting at her home. Linn County Judge Lynne Brady placed her on two years probation with conditions including no contact with her estranged husband and potential record erasure if she completes probation.
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Barbara Spencer
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Lynne Brady
Spencer
Department of Correctional Services
Erastus
16Th St. SE
Jerry Vander Sanden
Vander Sanden
Disappearance of Iowa Navy recruit stirs family fears
John Hebrink 21 of Iowa City vanished Nov 20 en route to San Diego for a Navy Reserve weekend training mission on the U S S Callahan. His family suspects foul play and has hired a private detective while police and federal agents search across Iowa, Minnesota, and California.
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University of Iowa
U.S. Navy Reserve
Iowa City
San Diego
John Hebrink
U.S. Navy
Navy
Hebrink
Jerry Hebrink
Calmar
Anna
Toledo
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Destroyer
U.S.S. Callahan
Fred Dreis
Dreis
Will seized in Waterloo case of alleged mercy killing
Waterloo police seized the will of quadriplegic William Thorson as part of a case charging his roommate Timothy Britton with attempted murder. Investigators say Britton allegedly helped Thorson obtain an overdose of Valium and Lioresal after Thorson begged for death. Britton faced a $250,000 bond in Black Hawk County Jail. Thorson remained in serious condition at Covenant Medical Center.
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Waterloo
Will
Black Hawk County District Court
Kimball Avenue
Visiting Nurses Association
William Thorson
Thorson
Timothy Wayne Britton
Britton
George Wyth State Park
Covenant Medical Center
Black Hawk County
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 with second class postage. Subscription rates include carrier 2.60 weekly and by mail Morning Editions and Sunday nine issues pricing 11.80 for 4 weeks and 128.20 for 52 weeks. other states 161.00 for 52 weeks. AP has exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches. Postmaster address changes to Cedar Rapids Gazette P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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Don Norton
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Norton
Anamosa High School
Blue Raiders
Bud Andrus
Anamosa
Jack Fisk
Don
Fisk
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Iowa Press Association
Coe
Wally Schwank
Kohawks
Schwank
Look Magazine
San Diego Chargers
UCLA
Dubuque
Voice of the Hawkeyes
Luanne
Iowa Newspaper Association
New Life Fitness World
C.R. West
C.R. East
Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Erastus Spencer
van der Sanden
Mrs. Spencer
Gary Robinson
Robinson
Brady
Linn County
By Rick Smith
Cedar Falls
Lowa News Daily
Unique
Sports Outfitters
16Th Ave
Collins Rd
N.E
Edgewood Rd
S.W
North Bay
1St St. SE
Smulekoff
E. 2Nd St
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