Care guidelines for electric blankets from Linn County
The Linn County Extension Service warns against dry cleaning electric blankets and advises following manufacturer instructions. Gentle washing with dissolved detergent and air drying on two clotheslines is recommended, with care not to submerge controls and to avoid bleach. A corrected publication is available for 50 cents from the Linn County Extension Office in Marion.
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Linn County
Linda Bigley
Extension Service
12Th St
Marion
Campground Fees Set to Rise Next Year in Iowa Parks
Iowa campground and facility users must budget higher rates for next year as fees for cabins lodges boat storage and camping areas are increased. Details are on page 6C.
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Iowa
Balloon ban at Cedar Rapids Public Library adopted
The Cedar Rapids Public Library board approved a broad environmental policy prohibiting balloons in programming until sustainable alternatives exist. The plan urges recycled paper use, recycling of papers, and collaboration with environmental groups and the Water Department for displays and bookmarks.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Board of Trustees
Water Department
Today's Chuckle Turns Into Cautionary Observation
A humorous line notes that if you possess something valuable someone will likely attempt to claim it. The wry tone underscores a universal risk of envy and opportunism in everyday life.
Pearl Harbor memories told by a survivor
Pat Dennison recalls the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor assault while eight years old at Hickam Field Hawaii. She describes low flying planes explosions and a Japanese pilot’s smile as shrapnel flew and her family hid under an Army dining table.
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Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Dennison
Arthur Fahrner
Branstad faces tight fiscal 1992 Iowa budget
Gov. Terry Branstad says the next budget will be one of the tightest in years as agencies seek over 2.2 billion from the general fund, with 2,118 new full time positions and school aid reforms pushing spending past 1 billion. He aims to balance without general tax hikes, hints at cigarette tax as health cost aid, and plans Jan. 15 budget delivery to lawmakers. About 20 citizens urged restraint at a Capitol hearing.
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Gazene Ves Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Terry Branstad
Ebenezer Scrooge
Santa Claus
Executive Branch
General Fund
State Department of Transportation
Branstad
Capitol
Iowa General Assembly
Iraq to Free Foreign Hostages by Christmas
Iraq announced most foreign hostages would be released, aiming for Christmas homecomings, including about 900 Americans. Baghdad said those in the capital could apply for exit visas, with processing taking days. President Bush insisted Saddam must leave Kuwait and not use hostages to bargain.
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Associated Press Taq
Bush
Kuwait
United Nations
Iraq
U.N
Abdul Amir Anbari
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
State Department
Voice of America
U.S
Branstad Visits Iowa Troops in Wisconsin Breakfast
Iowa Governor Branstad shares breakfast with troops in Wisconsin as part of statewide support for military personnel. The article notes VA Medical Center staff in Iowa City adopting soldiers in the Persian Gulf and a Marion woman detailing her son’s Saudi deployment through letters and photos. Gulf oil prices drop to a post August low amid Iraq’s invasion drawing mixed international reactions.
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VA Medical Center
Iowa City
Persian Gulf
Saddam may offer Kuwait withdrawal to ease Gulf crisis
Diplomats say Saddam Hussein could cut losses by agreeing to a total withdrawal from Kuwait in exchange for assurances that the U S led force will refrain from direct attack and renewed efforts to settle the Arab Israeli conflict. U S President Bush insists on full Iraqi withdrawal and analysts warn of gulf state panic.
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Angeee
Ashington
Saddam Hussein
United States
Iraq
Saddam
U.S
Washington
Gulf States
Kuwait
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Hiawatha
Pat Dennison
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Todd McIntort
Nixon Elementary School
Scrooge
Wisconsin
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Rande Vallekoop
Minneapolis
David Farington
Gulf
Middle East
Congress
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