Daily Notebook Public opinion poll prompts House censuring question
A city poll requests input via CITYLINE numbers 363 7000 or 337 7000 using category 1111 until 7 p.m. It records yesterday’s Ferentz coaching question with 84 responses 97 percent yes 3 percent no and asks today whether the House should vote to censure rather than impeach President Clinton. TELUS describes this as non scientific sampling of public opinion.
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Cityline
U.S. House
Clinton
Your Two Cents Online Discuss the Day's Issues
Fylowa's online talk forum at www.fylowa.com invites readers to discuss this week's topics. Debates focus on the defining aspect of the 1998 elections the new governor's priorities and handling outdated police computers in city operations.
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Fylowa
Community events and meetings fill Linn County and surrounding areas
On December 7 1998 a full schedule lists county board work sessions city council meetings school board gatherings and Christmas family events. Kersten family Christmas display Brucemore tours and The Fantasy of Lights run in Cedar Rapids with multiple venues including Mills and university halls.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Linn County Insurance Committee
Marion Independent School District
Marion Education Association
Linn-Mar School Board
Kersten
Mount Auburn Blacktop
22Nd Avenue
Vinton
Mount Auburn
Brucemore
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Hillside Family Services
Iowa City
Johnson County Senior Center
Dave Damstrom
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids Audubon Society
Lottery results and birth notice from St. Luke’s
Illinois Pick 3 3-3-3 and Pick 4 4-9-9-6 reported for weekend draws. Powerball 9-19-20-27-31 with 39 jackpot at $12 million. no winner. Cash 4 Life 21-45-64-74 and Saturday $100,000 Cash Game 16-12-14-15 listed. Cityline numbers provided. St Luke’s announces the birth of a son to Kathleen and Alan Garlow of Central City on December 5.
Odor Leads Firefighters to Toxic Spill in Ditch
An odor in the Glenbrook Cove area of Marion prompted firefighters to find a spill in a roadside ditch feeding Indian Creek. Assistant Marion Fire Chief Terry Jackson reported responders identified the toxic release and initiated containment efforts.
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Gazette
Glenbrook Cove
Marion
Indian Creek
Terry Jackson
Gasolinelike spill prompts Cedar Rapids sewer search
Firefighters responded to a Marion spill on Charter Oak Lane near Westover Road with a rainbow sheen seen in the ditch. Crews from Marion and Cedar Rapids Hazmat searched the area and checked sewers upstream while authorities notified the Department of Natural Resources to assess environmental risks and spill quantity.
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Cedar Rapids
Charter Oak Lane
Westover Road
Glenbrook Cove
Marion
Bob Zimmerman Ford
First Ave
Jackson
Indian Creek
Veterans gift shop aids 77 inpatients this holiday season
Iowa City volunteers run a 47 year old gift shop at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center distributing gifts to nearly 100 veterans each Christmas. Funds from poppy sales buy items from games to blankets and clocks, with remaining gifts sent to nursing home patients and inpatients.
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Jane Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Ayl
Dan Luedert
Gazette Intern
American Legion Auxiliary
Gladys Ott
Iowa City
Jeanne Ross
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Anamosa jury to decide if man killed father
Nathan Watson 18 faces first degree murder charges in Jones County alleging he shot his father Craig Chase in the head on January 16 inside their old yellow school bus home in Oxford Junction. Watson says Chase shot himself. sheriff’s investigation labeled the death murder.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Anamosa
Nathan Watson
Jones County
Watson
Oxford Junction
Craig
Rocky” Chase
Mark Denniston
Janet Chase
Baldwin
Wyoming
Toronto
Iowa
Chase
Maquoketa
Iowa City student earns Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford
Mira Lutgendorf, a 21 year old University of Chicago senior in humanities, has been named one of 32 U S Rhodes scholars. She will study European politics and society at Oxford for two to three years and plans to become a writer and educator, possibly opening a charter school.
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Iowa City
Mira Lutgendorf
University of Chicago
Oxford University
England
Lutgendorf
Chicago
Oxford
Cecil Rhodes
Philip and
Susan Lutgendorf
Iowa Ave
City High School
Claire
Faithful Cedar Rapids man beats odds then dies of cancer
Glenn Thompson, 71, of 3812 Sue Lane NW, was diagnosed with liver cancer in May 1997 and given weeks to live but survived 18 months with faith as his anchor. He died at home from a lung tumor diagnosed in September, with family recalling his unwavering belief in God and his inspirational impact on others. Verona Thompson described his final days as painful yet peaceful, and daughter Mona Ritter noted his life touched many souls.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
A. Thompson
Sue Lane
Verona
Mona Ritter
Lakewood
Colo
Verona Thompson
Glenn
Thompson
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