Weekend drownings raise Iowa toll to five
Five people drowned in Iowa over the Independence Day weekend. Polk County man believed missing after Easter Lake swim near Des Moines. South Dakota man drowned tubing near Orleans on Big Spirit Lake. Ongoing searches continued Monday for others reported missing after swimming and boating incidents across several counties.
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Iowa City Theaters Schedule Highlights
Campus listings include Author Author Megaforce Rocky III and Poltergeist at various times. Cinema pairings show Blade Runner and Star Trek II Wrath of Khan with evening showings. Annie also screens with multiple daytime times.
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Five weekend Iowa highway deaths reported on July Fourth
Gazette wire reports confirm five fatalities over the Fourth of July holiday weekend on Iowa roads including three motorcyclists. A body found by a farmer in Plymouth County is the fifth victim, with investigators probing a late Sunday or Monday crash two miles south of Merrill. Eric Hubert, 18, of Sioux City died after a downtown collision with a moving car. Earlier deaths include Brett Carl Arthur in Iowa City and Lee Devault in Polk City. The first fatality was Anthony Hazen near What Cheer on Highway 21.
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Kidnapping Victim Carved Initials During Abduction
Debra DeCoster, a Davenport nursing student, was abducted from a Bettendorf grocery lot Saturday. She says the kidnapper carved H B on her legs after gas ran out on I-80 in Poweshiek County. A truck driver named Bill kept her alert and helped her signal for help before she was rescued and hospitalized. The case is investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Bettendorf Police, and Iowa State Patrol.
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Des Moines Man Seriously Injured In Park Diving Accident
Des Moines man James Dillon, 28, was injured Sunday when he dove into shallow water at Big Creek State Park. He fractured his neck and was airlifted by Life Flight to University Hospitals in Iowa City, where he remained in serious condition.
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Comedian Joe E Brown and conductor Otto Klemperer Die
On this date in 1973, comedian Joe E Brown aged 80 died and in the same year symphony conductor Otto Klemperer aged 88 passed away.
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