Fire devastates Cascade truss plant. 100 lose jobs
A 300 foot wide Cascade Manufacturing Co. building burned Sunday morning, destroying the truss production plant and lumberyard but not the main office. About 100 employees face unemployment as owners plan to rebuild this spring. Damages estimated at 1.8 to 2 million. Fire officials remain on scene for safety.
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Kremer
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Dubuque County
Monticello
Bernard City
Noonan
Gingrich to face House GOP before pivotal vote
Newt Gingrich will brief the 227 member GOP caucus behind closed doors on the eve of a key vote to re-elect him as speaker. Some colleagues urge stepping aside until ethics proceedings finish, while Gingrich says he has no plan to do so. An ethics subcommittee accuses him of routing funds for partisan purposes and withholding truth from investigators.
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New York
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Jim Nussle
Bus Driver Jackie Wassmer Guides Linn-Mar Students Home
Jackie Wassmer of Central City drives Linn-Mar Community School District students home from school. She has operated a school bus for 21 years nine in Cedar Rapids area and 12 in Alburnett.
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Central City
Linn-Mar
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Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
Cedar Rapids bus driver says long hours deter candidates
Sandra Phelps drives a Cedar Rapids route for Kennedy High School and sometimes adds a second run. She also assembles vacuum cleaner parts for J.E Adams Industries. Districts nationwide struggle to hire drivers for odd part time shifts with pay from seven to fifteen dollars an hour and limited benefits.
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Cedar Rapids
J.E. Adams Industries
Phelps
Iowa law makers weigh broad infrastructure push in 1997 session
Iowa legislators open the 1997 session amid plans to tackle a $11.46 billion repair backlog including schools jails parks waste plants and hospital facilities. Gov Branstad and leaders resist broad bonding while Sen Lind promotes equalizing gambling taxes to fund a revolving construction fund for local projects.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Corbett
Jim Lind
Waterloo
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Senate
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Oprah's trainer recounts first meeting with Winfrey
In a segment from Make the Connection co written by Bob Greene Oprah Winfrey recounts her initial encounter with the famed host. A separate note quotes Sam Mulgrew of Monmouth on the high cost of dying and cheaper wood caskets for dignity at a decent price. Larry Grove's ex girlfriend could influence Mount Pleasant murder trial. Iowa ends as last undefeated in league play.
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Monmouth
Larry Grove
Mount Pleasant
City Briefs and Classifieds Digest
Cityline reports births and local events. Bridge results and computer column appear among brief items. Crisscross and crossword puzzles close the page with reader notes and ads.
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