Baseball scores update with tight games across leagues
Cubs beat Reds 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Dodgers tied Expos 1 to 1. Giants edged Phillies 4 to 3. Astros and Pirates both scored 3 and 2 respectively while Braves and Mets trailed 2-2. Cardinals and Padres were 1-1 and 0-0 with ongoing play.
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Cedar Rapids Mayor Forum Shows Civil Debate
Last night’s mayoral forum between Wayne Murdock and Larry Serbousek was cordial with little mudslinging. Details appear on page 1B.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Murdock
Larry Serbousek
Tractors on Display at Deere Expo Near Waterloo Airport
A showing of 931 John Deere tractors and implements unfolds at the Two Cylinder Club Expo III near the Waterloo Municipal Airport this weekend. Froelich marks the centennial of the gasoline powered tractor with a celebration on Sunday.
Continental Cuts Vacation Fares Amid Rising Air Costs
Continental Airlines announced on Wednesday it would cut vacation fares in many markets as carriers face higher prices. The move aims to attract travelers despite an overall trend toward fare increases across the industry.
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Continental Airlines
Ozzie Smith to Start 10th All-Star Game Streak
St. Louis Cardinal shortstop Ozzie Smith will start for the National League in next week’s All-Star game for the 10th straight time, a record streak since fan voting resumed in 1970. Ryne Sandberg led NL votes as the keystone partner. Details on page 1D.
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First Annual Cowchip Jamboree and Tall Tale Extravaganza
The Old Creamery Theatre Company opens an original show titled First Annual Cowchip Jamboree and Tall-Tale Tellin Extravaganza around Garrison. Cowboys will spring to life around the campfire as barbecue features on the dinner theater menu this weekend per Friday's Gazette.
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Old Creamery Theatre Company
Deases Kills Again in Iowa Penitentiary
Edward Deases, serving life for a 1989 Ames murder and decapitation, is accused of stabbing fellow inmate Joseph Perea to death during breakfast at Iowa Men's Penitentiary in Fort Madison. Perea, 29, from Phoenix, was serving life for a 1983 murder and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Arizona.
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Perea
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Ron Welder
Deases
Linn County
Ruben
Jennifer Gardner
Welder
Iowa refund interest climbs as refunds rise
Iowa refunds total 174.3 million with 701 326 issued this year and 593 393 in interest on overcharges. 102 160 refunds carried interest while 79 000 returns contain errors, delaying processing and pushing costs higher according to Renee Fields.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Ioan
Renee Fields
State Department of Revenue and Finance
Fields
Calcium intake study boosts child bone mass in twins
Indiana University researchers report that daily calcium intake above current guidelines increases bone mass in children. In a three year NEJM study of 45 pairs of twins aged around 10, those with higher calcium and supplements reached 3 to 5 percent greater bone mass than controls.
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Washington Post
Indiana University
Paul Thomas
National Academy of Sciences’ Food and Nutrition Board
New England Journal of Medicine
First Burglar in Linn Gains Break Under New Iowa Law
Garette Tilley, 19, of Marion, faced with eight boathouse burglaries at Ellis Boat Harbor, was charged with third degree burglary after the July 1 law change. If charged earlier, he could have faced second degree and up to 10 years. current charge caps at five years. Proponents argue the change helps free prison space for violent criminals.
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James C. Tilley
Linn County
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Seventh Ave
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Iowa Board of Parole
Walter Saur
Saur
Yeltsin proposes debt swap for Russian assets at G7 summit
At the G7 meeting in Munich, Boris Yeltsin offered to swap factories energy resources and other assets to reduce Russia's 70 billion external debt in exchange for debt relief. Leaders backed a 24 billion self help package but rejected a two year deferment. Yeltsin said negotiations on deferral could succeed.
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Yeltsin
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Bush
Richard von Weizsaecker
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