Cedar Rapids postpones crossings meeting amid rail disputes
A Cedar Rapids hearing on city versus state railway blockage rules has been rescheduled to February 16 17 or 18. Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer said the Transportation Regulation Board will review railroad street conflicts, while the city ordinance limits blocking intersections and restricts First through Fifth avenues during peak hours.
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Mel Meyer
Transportation Regulation Board
State Department of Transportation
Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenues
Judy Grove
Grove
Car fumes may dull driver vision and harm reaction time
Carbon monoxide at low levels in cars can narrow the driver’s field of vision slow response and reduce concentration. Even small amounts can be deadly by triggering serious accidents according to Marmaduke Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Nursing home shooting in Pu y allup leaves four dead
A 94 year old nursing home patient shot two other patients and wounded a nurse before fatally shooting himself. Police gave no motive and did not release identities. The injured nurse was in good condition at Tacoma General. A barely legible note said goodbye and named a local contact.
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Puyallup
Wash
James Rooker
Booker
Tacoma General Hospital
Oil Change or Oil Paints He’s Your Man
Malcolm Macdonald, an out of work art school graduate, works five hours daily at a Newton service station and paints portraits in the afternoon. A friend hired him for light mechanical work and soon the manager let him display paintings in the office. He handles pastels and oils and charges around $150 for portraits from photographs.
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Malcolm Macdonald
Macdonald
Eton students find Feltham school more civilized during exchange
Six Eton boys visited Feltham comprehensive for days while seven Feltham pupils stayed at Eton. The visitors praised Feltham as civilized and noted Eton fees of 3200 dollars a year. Archdeacon Sprat and his wife inspired the nursery rhyme Jack Sprat.
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Eton
England
UPI
Feltham Comprehensive School
Britain
Feltham
John Sprat
St. David’s Church
London
Jack Sprat
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