Spectacular Shuttle Return Stuns Spectators at Titusville Launch
Hunters of alligators lurked as wild pigs fed nearby along Highway 1 Titusville while the shuttle completed a dramatic approach over the Indian River. The craft landed after an engines fired an hour earlier, gliding 10 000 miles home to Florida in a northwest to southeast pass over the Atlantic. The Sunday return surprised onlookers at the oceanside launch center.
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Weather outlook for Cedar River area and Coralville Lake
Extended forecast calls for cold with light snow chances from Wednesday to Friday. Temperatures will be in the teens during the day with overnight lows around 10 to 5 above zero. River readings show Cedar River at Cedar Rapids rising, water levels dropping at Cedar River at Waterloo.
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Snow and storms sweep South while Buffalo roof collapse injures shoppers
Storms and winter weather hit the South with snow from Kansas to Kentucky and sleet in parts of the region. In Buffalo a Hills Department Store roof in Clarence collapsed under heavy snow, injuring seven to 30 shoppers as crews work to clear the site.
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International Weather Snapshot 7 P.M. Sunday
Time, temperature and weather condition at 7 p.m. Sunday local time. Reports note a low of 17 and a high of 83 in Jackson Wyoming and Brownsville Texas respectively.
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Discovery mission ends with limited public data on cargo
The shuttle returned early as weather worsened for a Monday Kennedy landing. Mission objective reached in 10 hours. The Air Force and NASA kept silent on reports that the cargo was an advanced spy satellite in geosynchronous orbit. Crew included Shriver Buchli Onizuka and Payton. IUS booster success bodes future Boeing NASA Air Force missions.
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Seals and laws push child seat use amid misuses
Traffic safety boards report a persistent problem with child seat usage and incorrect installation. Studies show only 49.3 percent usage for children five and under and 64.6 percent misused in observed seats. Since 1978 many states enacted laws, with Iowa and Wyoming recent or upcoming actions, yet 600 fatalities and 50,000 serious injuries occur yearly from misused seats.
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Bail reform report questions pretrial release effectiveness
Federal bail outcomes show about 10 percent released before trial while 17 percent are detained. The study by Steven Schlesinger notes rearrest or failure to appear within a 120 day bail period varies by prior records with 35 percent for serious offenders, 20 percent for less serious, and 8 percent for those with no records. He cites Reagan era bail reform allowing judges to deny release when danger to the public is present.
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Health institute issues gene therapy guidelines
The National Institutes of Health issued preliminary guidelines for approving human somatic cell gene therapy. The rules require institutions to submit protocol details, including cell types and primate research plans, and invite public comment within 30 days ahead of a May NIH committee meeting.
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License plates show prefixes and rising renewal costs
The discussion notes the new steel plate prefixes starting with OQA and potential progression to OZZ, while 1979 aluminum plates used DMA and DMA now designates Fremont County trailer plates. It compares registration costs across years from 1975 to 1985, highlighting a 1982 Rolls Royce Corniche convertible at $1,652 annually and a new car price of $163,000.
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Ankeny Man Dies From Des Moines Street Fire Injuries
Ankeny resident Steven Eich, 35, died Saturday at University Hospitals after a flash electrical fire on a Des Moines street. Eich and six Iowa Power coworkers were repairing electrical connections when the accident occurred, hospital officials said.
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Head-on crash leaves teen in critical condition
Ryan Bryan J Meinert, 18, of Manchester remained in critical condition Sunday at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after a Saturday two car collision on Highway 13 near Ryan. He veered over the center line striking a pickup driven by Earnest G Cooper 51 of Central City who was treated and released from Delaware County Memorial Hospital.
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Waukon man seriously injured in Highway 364 crash
Gary L. Jones, 22, of Harpers Ferry was listed in serious condition at Lutheran Hospital, La Crosse, after losing control on a curve on Highway 364 near the Waukon junction. The southbound car veered into a ditch, struck a county road embankment, and rested on the roadway at about 2:18 a.m. Sunday.
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