Iowa City Hotel and Department Store Plans Emerge
Minneapolis developer Vernon Beck seeks to build a 170 room hotel for downtown Iowa City and a department store to lease to Armstrong's of Cedar Rapids. The project hinges on City Council selecting Beck as preferred developer and Armstrong's signing a written agreement.
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Tom Walsh
Bruce Fishwildzette
Iowa City
Minneapolis
Armstrong’s
Cedar Rapids
Vernon Beck
Vernon Beck & Associates Inc
the Gazette
Beck
Allan Peremsky
Armstrong's
Sheraton Corp
Integra
Beck’s
Dubuque
Armstrong
Peremsky
Iowa
Sheraton
Lottery Tickets to Sell for 1984 Olympic Games
Los Angeles based Olympic organizers plan a nationwide lottery for regular tickets at about 15 dollars while a 25 thousand dollar tax deductible patron tier funds 50 children from southern California and offers first choice seats. Sears and J C Penney will distribute tickets with applications available March to May.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Peter Ueberroth
Sears
J.C. Penney
Ueberroth
California
Snow turns Iowa roads icy causing fatal crash
Light snow turned to ice across eastern Iowa creating slick highways and a fatal crash near Brooklyn. Darla Murty, 15, was a passenger in a southbound car that skidded on V-18 and crashed into a utility pole. Several dozen vehicles were involved in other slideups and minor wrecks as salt and sand crews worked to ease conditions.
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Chelsea
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Mike Schatz
Darla Murty
Brooklyn Gurnsey Malcom High School
Dolores Kline
Kline
Holiday Lake Road
Bgm
Schatz
Marty
Grinnell General Hospital
Decorah
Highway 52
Iowa State Patrol
Winneshiek County
Vital Statistics Roundup of Dec 14 and 15 Births
Birth notices list multiple families from Marion Mechanicsville Watkins and Tama announcing a series of sons and daughters. Names include Kristin Kemp Luesther Merrigan Dillard Morris Mercer Edgar Stanaway Stana way plus numerous Cedar Rapids and surrounding area couples with dates Dec 13 14 15 and addresses. Local police and emergency calls logged include medical emergencies false alarm steam pipe odor and investigations at several Cedar Rapids addresses with times 8 08 p.m. 11 12 p.m. 10 44 a.m. and 1 07 p.m. Wednesday to 2 57 p.m. Wednesday.
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Gayla Keegan
Lindale Drive
Marion
Kristin Kemp
Mechanicsville
Brenda Owings
Vinton
Luesther
Michael Merrigan
Ellis Blvd
Claudia
Steven Stoddard
Watkins
Colleen
Mike Dillard
Bever Ave
Laura
Delvin Morris
18Th St
Nancy Mercer
14Th St
Grande Ave
12Th St
Ninth Ave
76Th Ave
Matterhorn Drive
Seventh St
Cedar Countians question St Luke's clinic plans in Cedar County
Residents in Mechanicsville voiced concerns about a proposed St Luke's Clinic potentially drawing patients from the local Pioneer Medical Center. Officials said the clinic would be non hospital and lack overnight facilities while a feasibility study proceeds.
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Cedar Countians
St. Luke’s Clinic
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mechanicsville Pioneer Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Siebenmann
Frank Fair
General Services
St. Luke's Clinic
Mechanicsville City Hall
Siebenmann and Fair
St. Luke’s
Mechanicsville Medical Center
Siebenmann
Des Moines Missing: Martin Billings and Christina Still Sought
Police seek six year old Martin Billings and his seven year old sister Christina after they failed to attend classes at Adams School on Des Moines east side. A classmate reported seeing them shoved into a car. The case may connect to the John Gosch disappearance.
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Des Moines
UPI
Martin Billings
Christina
Adams School
Billings
John Gosch
West Des Moines
Thought for Today Quote by Samuel Johnson
A brief quotation attributed to Samuel Johnson notes that pleasure is rare where it is sought, reflecting a concise, reflective thought suitable for a daily line in a newspaper.
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Samuel Johnson
Pets Help Lower Blood Pressure And Improve Health
Recent studies show pets provide more than companionship. Stroking a pet reduces adrenaline, aiding blood pressure control and relaxation. Heart attack patients recover faster with a pet to care for, and owners generally eat healthier and exercise more.
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Stone City
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Catherine Newton
Robert Hirsch
Viola Cemetery
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Jacolyn Drive
Mercy Hospital
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Belle Plaine
Lorene Keister
Muscatine
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Neal Gail
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19Th Ave
Fourth Avenue
Fort Atkinson
Ella Shors
Mount Vernon
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Glenn
Dennis
Gladys Nohale
Protivin
Charles Pesek Jr
Cresco
Louis Trzil
St. John’s Cemetery
Kuba Funeral Home
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37Th
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Heaton
Viola C
Murdoch’s
Central City
Melvin Frahm
Mount Clark Cemetery
Rusch
Florence M
Turner Chapel East
Lloyd E. Brockmeyer
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Shriner Hospitals
el Kabir Temple
Fifth St
Catherine Anne French
John H
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31St St. SE
Washington High School
Metro High School
Joe
Tony
Terry
Laura Breen
Theresa French
Clarice Hutchins
Montezuma
Turner Chapel
Joseph O’brien
St. Pius X Catholic Church
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Lakewood
Colo
Mesa
Ariz
Golden
Golden Indoor Sports Club
Marlene Wharton
Golden, Colo
Jerry Dytert
Bettendorf
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Clarence Frana
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Czech National Cemetery
Wharton
K St. St
Dysart
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Witt’s. Hopkinton
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Hopkinton
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Dyersville
Tama
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Sussex Drive
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Iowa Ave
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James Stanaway
10Th Ave
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