Robins approves annexation of 730 rural acres
Robins City Council unanimously approves voluntary annexation of about 730 acres after a public hearing. About 80 residents attend, most in favor, as Cedar Rapids and Robins seek inclusion to avoid involuntary action by Hiawatha. State approval and hearings planned for late January or February.
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wateUe Stair
Robins
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
State City Development Board
Steve Sovern
Center Point Rd
Severn
Sovern
Hiawatha Council
Gary Schwab
Schwab
Arctic blast spreads wintry weather across Plains and Midwest
An arctic front sent blizzards through the Plains from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi Valley and dropped temperatures across Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, and Minnesota. Winds reached up to 50 mph with readings near 60 below zero in places, while Iowa faced near zero temperatures and wind chills to minus 30. The Midwest storm caused hazardous driving, drifting snow, and several traffic deaths in Oklahoma.
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Elmo economics fuels high price craze this Christmas
Mount Hire residents and Cedar Rapids shoppers debate paying up to 500 for a Tickle Me Elmo as demand outruns supply. Sellers tout profits while buyers justify it as holiday aid, with charity auctions and online pages driving a broader Elmo fever and price speculation.
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James Q. Lynchwaite
Elly Cornell
Mount Hire
Covell Yvic Agreve
Jim Scholl
Cedar Rapids
Scholl
Sandra Langdon
Wellman
Langdon
Iowa City
Laurel Stephens
Kmart
Stephens
Elmo
Wmt-Am
Wmt-Fm
Rockwell Trust Makes Major Gift Toward Cedar Rapids Museum
The Rockwell Trust donates 40000 toward an 865000 goal marking the largest gift to date for an African American museum project in Cedar Rapids. Edna Dieman and Julia Bennett close their Academy of Dance after 46 years to pursue research and writing. Cambridge Staffing Center poll anticipates first quarter hiring rise. Jeff Walker gets another chance after pleading guilty to forgery.
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Rockwell Trust
Cedar Rapids
Edna Dieman
Julia Bennett
Academy of Dance
Cambridge
Jeff Walker
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State approves five year highway plan to speed major Iowa projects
The Transportation Commission approved a $1.7 billion five year blueprint to accelerate key corridors including Avenue of the Saints and a two lane expansion on U S 151 in Jones and Dubuque counties. It allocates about $525 million through 2004 for six projects and $13.2 million for 76 miles of U S 20 rights of way west to Sac County.
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Dubuque
Des Moines
Burlington
Hardin County
Sac County
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
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Tom Aller
Rod Halvorson
D-Fort Dodge
Department of Transportation
Iowa Avenue of the Saints project expands highways
Finishing sections through Iowa adding two lanes to U.S. Highway 151 in Jones and Dubuque counties linking Des Moines and Burlington with four lane roads and urban bypasses for improved through traffic.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Guerrilla raid at Japanese ambassador home in Lima
In Lima the Tupac Amaru rebels stormed the Japanese ambassador Morihisa Aoki's residence during a birthday party. They seized hundreds of diplomats and officials, released dozens of women hostages, and fought with police, leaving uncertainty about remaining captives.
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Peru
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Morihisa Aoki
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Tupac Amaru
Sion
Comandante
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Bolivia
Cuba
Henry Pease
Alberto Imori
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