Forecasts and fortune tellers spark lively recollection in Iowa columns
The writer muses about ESP and predictions for 1988, recalling an old woman who aided police with fortune telling and missing children. He jokes about betting on forecasts, parodies fortune cookies and horoscopes, and shares memories of Cedar Rapids Elks members known for heavy drinking.
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Jimmy Stewart
San Diego
Cedar Rapids Elks Club
Iowa
the Elks
Walt Nesper
Walt
Dole predicts Senate ratifies nuclear treaty with GOP backing
Senator Robert Dole told a Marshalltown town meeting that the Reagan Gorbach ev treaty will pass the Senate by a large margin with only eight or nine votes against it. He argued verification is easier for future arms agreements and defended his delayed endorsement as prudent and informed.
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Iowa
Micks seek privacy amid custody fight and marriage strain
Larry and Paula Mick guard privacy as they try to repair their marriage after losing custody of Karen Cooper's five children. A Des Moines Register report notes Larry moved out of Kellogg home weeks ago and friends cite stress from the DHS case. Paula retains the Newton home while Larry stays with relatives. both avoid public comment.
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Karen Cooper
Larry
Paula Mick
Jane Harlan
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Kellogg
Department of Human Services
Harlan
Paula
Iowa Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Boxcar Fireots in Oelwein Sparks Damage to Floor
In Oelwein a transient fire in a railroad boxcar used to ship parts damaged the floor after a night’s warm camp. Fire Chief Wallace Rundle said the fire, built from wood and sawdust, burned for some time before being discovered around 9 30 a.m. Monday in the Chicago and North Western yard. The boxcar was moved to the fire station and the blaze was extinguished, with a nearly full beer can found among the debris.
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Oelwein
Wallace Rundle
Rundle
Chicago & North Western Rail Yard
Young Corder to return to school after jail time
James Corder, 16, will resume high school as a junior in Mahomet Illinois after eight months in jail. A jury deadlocked on charges of first degree murder and second degree arson in the March 25 death of Marsha Corder. The attorney general's office has not decided on a new trial. Corder was released on Christmas Eve after his father posted 25000 bond.
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Maquoketa
James Corder
Corder
Marsha Corder
Iowa
Mahomet
Betty Book
Experts Advise Letting Snow Stay On Shrubs
Nursery owner Helen Baumhoefener and City Forester Eric Faaborg urge inaction as ice and snow weight bend trees and bushes. They say removing snow or bracing plants causes more harm than good and that a natural thaw minimizes damage. Pruning should wait until the cover clears. white pines are most at risk.
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Helen Baumhoefener
Baumhoefener
Eric Faaborg
Faaborg
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