Horses in Bellevue parade trampling leaves one dead
Two horses broke free from a two-horse hitch and charged along Riverview Drive during Bellevue’s Independence Day Festival. Thirteen others were injured as spectators aged 2 to 62 were trampled. a 60-year-old woman died of her injuries. Witness Mary Martino, Chicago native, helped shield children. Police reported the death and ongoing investigations.
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Katie Stinson
Gazette
Mary Martino
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Riverview Drive
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Quiet hybrids face safety concerns over silent rides
The rise of gas electric hybrids brings fuel efficiency and quiet operation but raises safety worries for pedestrians and the blind. Researchers and advocates call for artificial noise to counter hybrid creep, amid expected stronger sales and stricter efficiency standards this decade.
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John Pare
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First Iowan to fly heavier-than-air craft noted
Hartman soared about ten feet and crashed in May 1910 at Burlington Country Club, earning his place as Iowa's first heavier-than-air flyer. The event is honored in the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight in Iowa with Fly Iowa events and ongoing aviation interest across the state observed since 1910.
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Burlington Country Club
Iowa
State
Burlington
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Cedar
Art Hartman
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