London Bus Becomes Video Game Room At Coralville Inn
The 1966 Bristol Lodekka 70-passenger bus on the Abbey Inn property near Coralville is being converted into a video game room. Moteller Jim Mewhirter says the bus motor and brakes are beyond repair and English replacement parts are costly. Built into a swimming pool area during expansion, the bus was bought six years ago and served guests to Iowa City until three years ago.
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London
Iowa City
Coralville
Abbey Inn
Jim Mewhirter
England
Mobile home gunfight leads to charges in Iowa City
Keith B. Moore, 29, is charged with going armed with intent and carrying a concealed weapon after a Sunday shooting at his mobile home near Iowa City. Victims David A. Rowe and Jack W. Howell were wounded. Rowe underwent surgery, and Howell was treated for a hand wound.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
Keith B. Moore
Moore
David A. Rowe
Otho
Jack W. Howell
Fort Dodge
Rowe
University of Iowa
Solomon
Hills
University Hospitals
Hughes
Columbus Junction
Melissa Rogers
Sheriff's Department
Kellogg
Howell
Vander Maten
Iowa State Patrol
Des Moines
Edwards
Robert Harvey
Iowa
Branstad mulls private prison plan after meeting
Gov. Terry Branstad said he was impressed by officials from Corrections Corp. of America and Community Corrections Association of America and wants to study privately run prisons as an option. He also supports removing the population cap on Iowa prisons and noted capacity has grown since the cap was set. He did not disclose whether to request extra funding for the Department of Corrections.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Corrections Corp. of America
Community Corrections Association of America
Pipe bomb case trial set in April
Earl Steven Karr, accused of planting six pipe bombs in Minnesota and Wisconsin, will face trial April 2 in Stearns County. He remains in custody at the Minnesota State Security Hospital, with his attorney planning a mental illness defense challenged by a staff psychiatrist report for the prosecution.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
Stearns County
Paul Hoffman
Karr
Minnesota State Security Hospital
St. Peter
Dan Eller
Thomas Heffelfinger
Bequest Funds Iowa Cancer Research Chair at U of I
A Davenport woman’s estate provides 1.6 million dollars to the University of Iowa to establish the Dr. C E Block Chair in Cancer Research. Dr. John Eckstein, dean of the College of Medicine, says the gift will attract a top scientist and support a broad cancer program within the US Cancer Center. Darrell Wyrick notes the fund will also require additional support for space and equipment.
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Son County
Iowa City
Davenport
University of Iowa
John Eckstein
U of I’s College of Medicine
Maryrose Block
C.E. Block
U of I
Eckstein
US Cancer Center
College of Medicine
Airline Relaunch Plans Falter for Dubuque Carrier
American Central Airlines faced delays in resuming service after being grounded on safety and bookkeeping violations. FAA spokesman Dennis Feldman said certification would take several days, with flights limited to Waterloo Mason City Dubuque and Chicago once licensed. Cedar Rapids service remains on hold. President James Pickett touted improvements but no date given.
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Waterloo
FAA
American Central
Mason City
Dubuque
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
James Pickett
Prison guard shot with needle dart at Fort Madison
An Iowa State Penitentiary officer, David Wolbert, was struck in the right hand by a homemade needle dart fired from a blowgun by inmate Steven Weaver. The 38-year-old Burlington man was treated at Fort Madison Community Hospital and released. Weaver, a 10 year offender for breaking and entering, remains under investigation with no charges yet filed. The incident occurred around 6 30 p m in the maximum security unit last Friday.
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Howell
Broadlawns General Hospital
Des Moines
Johnson County
Gary Hughes
Rowe
Traci Vander Maten
Fort Dodge
Moore
Vander Maten
Hughes
Joseph Solomon
Columbus Junction
Jonathan Reed
Azette
Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Ron Welder
David Wolbert
Burlington
Wolbert
Kle
Welbert
Fort Madison Community Hospital
Steven Weaver
Black Hawk County
Welder
Weaver
FCC extends Dubuque ABC blackout on channel 9 for one year
The FCC orders Group W Cable to continue blocking ABC Cedar Rapids KCRG Channel 9 from the Dubuque system for another year. KDUB TV says the ban helps protect its audience and financial stability after a prior loss of viewers. The commission cites preserving a local broadcast service and states no further extensions are planned.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Group W Cable Inc
ABC
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Kdub-Tv
KDUB
Kcrg-Tv
Commission
Group W
FCC
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Video Gameroom
Gene Gazette
Ann Mittman
Johnson County District Court
John Sladek
Sladek
Richard Zimmerman
DCI
Bequest
U of Cancer Research
By Tom Walsh
Petersen
Westdale Mall
Petersen Harned von Maur
Sears
Lindale Mall
Sears ,Sears, Roebuck and Co
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