O'Hare delays persist as Midwest travel disrupted
O'Hare and Cedar Rapids airports face continued flight cancellations and baggage backlogs after a snowstorm. United Airlines reports five flights canceled today with possible Friday cuts. Ozark lines run near normal with one late Chicago flight. Cedar Rapids workers clear streets, power outages hit Benton County, and Hawaii travelers describe long delays and crowded terminals. Weather remains harsh with sub zero temperatures and widespread snow cleanup ongoing.
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Steele
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Lloyd Goettel
Grande Ave
Purdue University
Coast Guard searches Chesapeake Bay for 600 cases of Scotch Whisky
The Coast Guard reports it is carrying out an official search for 600 cases of Scotch whisky that slipped from a barge into Chesapeake Bay after lashings broke. Coast Guard boats and a helicopter are involved in the operation and officials warn the container could pose a navigational hazard.
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Norfolk, Va
Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
Cedar Rapids man gets three years probation in credit card case
Michael Greenland 20 of 5521 Plainview Drive NW was sentenced in U S District Court Cedar Rapids after pleading guilty to using a stolen Visa card to run up 3000 to 4000 dollars in charges from June to August. Airline tickets to Chicago Little Rock Boston Albany Denver and Las Vegas were billed. Greenland faced up to 10000 dollars in fines and up to 10 years in prison.
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Cedar Rapids
Michael Greenland
Plainview Drive
U.S. District Court
Greenland
Richard Wilson
Schultz Drive
Wilson
Chicago
Little Rock
Boston
Albany
Denver
Las Vegas
Air ambulance start postponed due to cold weather
Mayor Don Canney said cold weather delays the planned Jan 15 start for a jet helicopter air ambulance serving Cedar Rapids area. The Huey aircraft lack telemetry gear and pilots are undecided, with John Saddler likely to pilot if needed.
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Don Canney
Canney
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Area Ambulance Advisory Board
John
Saddler
City Aviation
Piasecki of PAX Dies at 64 in Poland
Warsaw reports that Boles law Piasecki, head of the pro government PAX group, died Monday at age 64 according to the Polish News Agency.
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Warsaw
Poland
Boleslaw Piasecki
PAX
Kirkwood Community College opens winter term registrations
Kirkwood Community College announces an eight week winter term starting Monday with over 30 credit courses. Registration is by phone at 398 5577. Courses cover accounting merchandise analysis window design and language studies with multiple sites including Linn Hall and statewide Centers in Iowa City Williamsburg Monticello and Washington. Tuition is 14.35 per credit hour for part time students.
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Benton Hall
Linn Hall
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Monticello
Washington
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M Street
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