Birds to Join Kirkwood for Teaching at College
Kirkwood Community College adds a great horned owl and a red tailed hawk to its teaching tools. The birds will be incorporated into classes to aid instruction and demonstrations. Former Alaskan Stephen Daeschner, Cedar Rapids schools superintendent, says he enjoys the cold, noting it heightens appreciation for warmth. Town defeats Indiana 84 to 70 in Big Ten men’s basketball in Iowa City.
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Kirkwood Community College
Stephen Daeschner
Cedar Rapids
Aetna
Indiana
Big Ten
Iowa City
Chuckle: Wish Upon a Star Takes 200 Million Light-Years
A humor brief notes that wishing on a star requires 200 million light-years to reach. It playfully frames cosmic distance as a time delay for a wish.
Hall faces new trial claim in 1973 Ottens murder case
James Hall, convicted in 1974 of the strangulation death of University of Iowa nursing student Sarah Ann Ottens, may rely on evidence in a malicious prosecution suit to defend himself. Linn District Court Judge Larry Conmey ruled that proof of Hall's guilt remains an issue, potentially allowing further prosecution despite the overturned conviction.
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James Hall
University of Iowa
Sarah Ann Ottens
Hall
Linn District Court
Larry Conmey
John Jutte
Garry Woodward
Sarah Ottens
Conmey
Ottens
Jutte
Fetal tissue aids sufferers of Parkinson's
Doctors in Mexico City transplanted brain and adrenal tissue from a 13 week fetus into two Parkinson's patients. The Sept. 12 operation, first use of brain tissue from one human in another, yielded marked relief and raises ethical debate.
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Mexico City
New England Journal of Medicine
Ignacio Madrazo
la Raza
Madrazo
United States
Robert Gale
Arctic Cold Wave Sets Low Iowa Temperatures and Disrupts Services
An Arctic cold wave chills the eastern half of the United States driving homeless to shelters, breaking low temperature records in Iowa with towns like Spencer at 24 below zero and Decorah rising from 33 below to 3 below. A winter storm from the Great Plains closes Arkansas schools and halts air travel in Oklahoma City. a Cedar Rapids water main break leaves about ten customers without water for two hours due to low temperatures.
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Great Plains
Arkansas
Oklahoma City
Iowa
Mason City
Algona
Council Bluffs
Decorah
Spencer
Wiley Boulevard
M Avenue NW
Larry Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Firefighters Dangerously Rescue Family Pets Amid Danville House Fire
Fire crews extinguished a wood stove blaze in Danville Des Moines County causing about 5000 dollars in damage. Firefighters found a boa constrictor and a Burmese python in the home and evacuated them along with the family pets while the Knapps prepared to shelter indoors for the night.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Ancy Knapp
Danville
Des Moines
Knapp
Allen Schillie
West Burlington
Schillie
Scott Knapp
Burlington
Bush and Dole spar in Iowa amid Iran question
Bush and Dole clash as Dole attacks Bush over pressure and Iran-contra remarks. Bush says he will answer Walsh inquiries but is not a target. Gephardt slams the press. Hart dismisses polls as superficial while Babbitt and Simon clash on deficits and taxes. Caucuses in Iowa loom Feb 8. turn to 11A: Campaign.
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George Bush
Bob Dole
Dole
Bush
Des Moines
Reagan
Lawrence Walsh
Iran
Cial
Iowa
Hart
Gephardt
Missouri
Babbitt
Simon
Fairfax
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Christie Institute
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New York Times
Associated Press
John Mcivor
Associated Press and Gazette
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