Tradition goes live at Mechanicsville Christmas gathering
A longtime family holiday event in Mechanicsville kicks off live this year. Details on 1B. Farmland Industries of Kansas City will pay a base price of at least 15 dollars per hundred weight for market hogs. More than half of Iowa's 116 hospitals lack 1999 Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield contracts. B.J. Armstrong says he has not been asked to coach the Hawkeyes. City Planning Commission seeks more research. Isidoro Santana fired amid child endangerment and domestic assault charges and will appeal to the Civil Service Commission. Dr. Leon J. Cruise notes a special bond with cats. Accent, 8B.
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Iowa
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Blue Shield of
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Civil Service Commission
Fashion tote bags brighten Spring 1999 collection
A Thursday Gazette feature highlights a wide line of tote bags for Spring 1999 showing variety in colors textures and sizes. The Accent page spotlights the season's fashion flair in accessories.
Magnetic field guided brain biopsy marks first in new surgery
Michael Howard III, a neurosurgeon and Iowa professor, helped develop a magnet guided catheter used to biopsy a brain tumor at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The first procedure used a magnet tipped catheter and six markers to steer the device, aiming to avoid damage to surrounding brain tissue.
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Iowa City
Michael Howard III
Howard
St. Louis
University of Iowa
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
University of Virginia
Ralph Dacey
Washington University
Vietnam War MIA from Cedar Rapids identified
The Schimberg family of Cedar Rapids learned this month that Jim Schimberg 23 disappeared on a 1966 reconnaissance mission over the South Vietnam coast after his plane lost radio contact early January 9 1966. DoD officials confirmed his death and shared dog tags with his family during a meeting in Des Moines. The pilot Thaddeus Williams Jr. of Mobile Alabama also faced inoperable navigation.
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Des Moines
Schimberg
Cedar Rapids
Army
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South Vietnam
Shoppers Grow Stressed as Christmas Near at Local Malls
Clerks report rising rudeness and irritable behavior from customers as holiday shopping intensifies at Coral Ridge Mall, Westdale Mall and downtown Iowa City. Workers cite long lines and pressure, while experts advise patience and perspective during the season.
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Chew
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Coral Ridge Mall
Censure momentum grows in Senate as talks on punishment rise
Washington observers report growing talk of censure against President Clinton in the Senate. Daschle and Lott discuss expediting articles of impeachment next year, with trial start seen as likely before any censure action. Democratic aides say removal votes are uncertain. some Republicans favor censure as a way to avoid a full trial while avoiding White House victory.
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Miss
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Texas
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