The Lark restaurant in Tiffin roars through the night
A dramatic blaze at The Lark restaurant in Tiffin drew 13 mutual aid departments from four counties. Firefighters fought the kitchen fire that spread through the building, evacuated nearby homes, and battled water supply issues while keeping crews on scene into the night. Debbie Wright, the lone worker inside, alerted authorities and escaped unharmed.
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Debbie Wright
Wright
Tiffin
Coralville
Hills
Iowa City
Kalona
Lone Tree
Middle Amana
North Liberty
Oxford
Solon
South Amana
Swisher
West Branch
Williamsburg
Chris Justice
Justice
Rob Decker
Kurt Kustendick
Jim Kharbush
American Red Cross
Iowa State Patrol
Johnson County
A pack too many for Turlington
Christy Turlington, 31, stars in anti smoking ads on U S and U K television and reveals emphysema from early smoking. She smoked up to a pack daily from age 13 to 26 and notes permanent lung damage from the habit. Her anti smoking drive follows her father’s death from lung cancer in 1997.
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Knight Ridder
Odel
Christy Turlington
New York
Turlington
Richest men square off in Omaha bridge game
In Omaha, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates faced off for fun at the Omaha Bridge Club. Gates, with a Washington state home valued near 110 million, joined Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chair, in a lighthearted competition. Gates and Buffalo’s partner Bob Hamman won the first hand, while Buffett and Sharon Osberg took the second.
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Associated Press
Gates
Warren Buffett
Omaha
Neb
Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha Bridge Club
Washington State
Microsoft Corp
Bob Hamman
Groening Finds Joy After LA Hell Years
Matt Groening, 46, creator of Life in Hell, reveals he started the LA vent in 1977 to cope with living in Los Angeles. He now stays busy with his publishing company, Futurama season three, and continues drawing Life in Hell amid a positive view of the city.
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Associated Pressefore
Life In Hell
Matt Groening
Hell
Los Angeles
Groening
Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon Engaged to Mette-Marit Hoiby
Crown Prince Haakon, 27, announces engagement to his live-in girlfriend Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby, a single mother. The Aug. 25 wedding would be Norway’s first royal wedding since 1968. Hoiby has a 3 year old son and the couple plan a formal ceremony this year.
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Knight Ridder
Charming
Haakon
Norway
Harald V
Sonja
Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby
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Lark
Blaze
Bobby Ratliff
Kcrg-Tv9
Tiffin Burns
Gazette
Miranda Meyer
Iowa
Midwest Living Magazine
Iowa Beef Industry Council
L.A. Was
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