John Wayne undergoes major cancer surgery at UCLA
Wayne, 71, spoke with his sons and daughters from his hospital bed after a nine hour operation that removed his stomach. A substitute stomach fashioned from his intestines should function normally, with doctors optimistic about full recovery and a two week hospital stay followed by four days in ICU.
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Los Angeles
John Wayne
Ucla Medical Center
Bernard Strohm
Strohm
Wayne
Blizzard Delays Travel With Heavy Snow Across Iowa
Saturday blizzard left Lowans frustrated as plows struggled against blowing and drifting snow. First Avenue traffic jams reflected slick streets while official figures recorded five inches since midnight and storm total of fifteen inches on the ground.
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Norbert Detert
Charles Ray
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Discovery echoes between Iowa City and University Heights
Monday PDQ Bach returns for a concert seen anew by Eastern Iowans while Cornell College administration recalls musical discovery. The Gazette editorial examines the ties between Iowa City and its island neighbor University Heights.
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Cornell
the Gazette
Iowa City
Island
University Heights
Helping hand leads to arrest sentencing in Iowa case
Edward L. Bodensteiner, 31, of Des Moines, pleaded guilty in Des Moines County to charges tied to a summer incident after an Iowa Highway Patrol officer aided his arrest. The plea followed officer involvement that helped locate Bodensteiner and bring him into custody for sentencing.
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North Liberty
Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrol
Edward L. Bodensteiner
Drunk driving charge follows Independence arrest
Robert Hocken, 29, of Independence, was arrested at 2:30 a.m. Saturday for drunk driving after speeding on Highway 20. He pled not guilty to speeding in magistrate court and was released on bond. A separate case involves Bodensteiner linked to a boat and trailer theft from Marina 218, North Liberty, with recovery by the BCI in Des Moines. He received a 10 year suspended sentence with three years probation.
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Independence
Robert Hocken
Buchanan County
Highway 218
North Liberty
Bodensteiner
Iowa City Patrol
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Des Moines
August Hansell
Logging family survives Iowa blizzard near Eugene
The John Brenner family from rural Eugene Oregon escaped injury after their car slid into a ditch on I 80 during a Saturday morning blizzard. They credit their logging background for preparedness with emergency gear and cautious behavior. After four trips to the highway and little traffic help they were found by a four wheel drive rescuer and taken to Coralville for examination. all remained frostbite free.
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John Brenner
Eugene
Oregon
Iowa
Laura
Brenner
Brenners
Kitti
Coralville
California
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