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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1996
Page
1
Cedar Rapids Streets Program Director Scott Peppler says all streets were plowed at least once by Sunday night with cars sometimes blocking plows. Downtown areas show substantial clearing as crews work to finish removing snow after a weekend blizzard.
In Cedar Rapids most street snow piles should be cleared between today and Tuesday as crews tackle the tough spots. Peppler warns children to stay away from piles in streets after a near miss when a child leapt into a snow fort near a street as a grader moved in.
Meskwaki leaders advance plans for a kindergarten through 12th grade school and community center on the settlement south of Tama. Expect completion by fall 1997. The school aims to keep Meskwaki history and traditions at home and foster a welcoming environment for students. Current options for high school include South Tama or an American Indian boarding school in Flandreau, South Dakota.
The Meskwaki announce plans for a K-12 school on their Tama settlement to be finished by fall 1997. The project includes a man-made lake for recreation an outdoor stage a track stadium and three baseball diamonds. It aims to preserve culture and teach American Indian history not covered in public schools with potential tribal classes led by council member Frank Sanache.
Alexandria based podiatrist Dr. Richard Robbins debuts a 1 900 foot care information line offering recorded messages on bunions ingrown nails gout and other foot problems at 1.95 a minute. The service aims to attract patients by providing discreet accessible guidance while noting risks of 900 numbers and a shift toward credibility with medical content.
In Sarajevo and northwest Bosnia a NATO led force suffers four deaths and a U.S. officer is wounded by sniper fire as three British soldiers and a Swedish soldier die in separate incidents. Prisoners held by Serbs are released at Sarajevo airport with hundreds freed overall.
The University of Iowa women defeated Minnesota 94 to 51 while the Hawkeye men beat Michigan 70 to 61. Both results cited from Sunday games with no further context.
Allergic reactions to cow milk led a Solon family to adopt goat milk as a substitute. The article notes a local household story and practical dairy choice.
John E. du Pont, heir to the du Pont fortune, surrenders at his Newtown Square estate pending murder and weapons charges after a 48 hour standoff that began with the shooting death of Dave Schultz. Police say du Pont left his mansion to fix a boiler and was not armed when captured.
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