Family of four dies in Mount Ayr house fire
Richard McNear 46 and his three children Brian 13 Shawn 10 Misty 5 were killed in a Mount Ayr Iowa fire possibly caused by an explosion. Investigators and the State Fire Marshal are examining the blaze reported near 6 30 a m on Iowa Highway 169 in Ringgold County.
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Cathy McNear
Ringgold County
Margaret Bickers
Bill Stull
State Fire Marshal's Office
Des Moines
Missouri
Inexperience costs Iowa women against Penn State
The Iowa women’s basketball team falls 78 to 64 after a late surge. Penn State maintains a strong lead. Elizabeth Dole campaigns ahead of the Iowa caucuses urging women voters to back George W. Bush. The Lux family of Manchester receives the Pork Producers Association efficiency award.
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Manchester
Pork Producers Association
Stand Up and Be Counted at King Day Observance
Melvina Scott urged Cedar Rapids attendees at Mount Zion Baptist Church to participate in the 2000 census to help minorities overcome injustice. She noted minorities are under counted and stressed the constitutional need for decennial census data to guide representation and federal funding.
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Becky Stover
Cedar Rapids
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Melvina Scott
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Scott
U.S. Commerce Department
Waterloo
Brain implant guides blind man to read large letters
A 62 year old blind man uses a brain wired camera to perceive up to 100 light specks, enough to locate a mannequin and a cap in a room. researcher William Dobelle notes he can recognize a 2 inch letter from five feet, advancing the artificial vision project.
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William Dobelle
Dobelle
Tough laws envisioned for cruelty to animals
Linda Tomblin and Jan Ashman of Iowa City press for a new animal cruelty law in Iowa. The Iowa Federation of Humane Societies seeks to upgrade cruelty from a misdemeanor to a felony on first offense if serious harm occurs, with possible changes to allow misdemeanor if no serious injury or death.
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Iowa
Tom Colvin
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