Ohio City Flooded by 95 Incher
Severe rainfall inundated Sandusky Ohio with five foot floodwaters disrupting streets and utilities. National guardsmen aided evacuations while amphibious vehicles aided rescues at Providence Hospital where ground floor flooding and equipment relocation occurred.
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Rains Fail To Cool Off North Iowa
Heavy rains soaked parts of Iowa Tuesday morning but relief from the heat remained elusive. Independence and Oelwein logged rainfall amounts while Waterloo and Marshalltown also reported showers. Temperatures stayed near 90s with some locations pushing 100 as forecasters warned of a possible cool front by Thursday.
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Iowa News
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Oelwein
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City May Draft Additional Workers for Elm Battle
City street and parks workers may be drafted to help the forestry department remove dead and dying elm trees. The plan envisions off duty staff working Saturdays on accessible trees, avoiding extensive topping and wire removal. The forestry office has already removed 41 diseased city trees amid 219 confirmed city cases and 244 private cases, with 137 east of the Cedar River and 89 west of it.
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Tourist centers pinched by airline strike across the nation
The nationwide air strike cuts hotel bookings and travel, with New York reporting 40 to 50 percent no shows and a daily loss of about 75 000 dollars for hotels. Denver and Miami also report cancellations and stranded travelers as travelers hedge by booking multiple carriers.
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Denver
Woman blocks air conditioner. device explodes in heat
In Indianapolis a 58 year old woman taped a blanket to an outside window air conditioner with a brick to muffle noise from a neighbor. The unit overheated and exploded. Police report released Tuesday did not mention any charges.
Mayor seeks emergency bus service after city strike
Cedar Rapids Mayor Bob Johnson plans a private meeting with Cedar Rapids City Lines Inc officials and the drivers unit to secure emergency bus service during peak hours. The move follows a 16 day strike over wages, with Johnson citing hardship on the elderly and urging a rapid settlement while urging concessions from both sides.
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Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
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Quick Action Averted Wide Power Failure in Iowa
A Nebraska power outage triggered national concerns as Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. and other Iowa pool members rerouted load, preventing a larger collapse. Authorities credited protective relays and swift dispatchers for isolating Iowa from Nebraska troubles while peak demand surged beyond forecasts.
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Peyton Place TV Segment Aims to Reach Troops
A brief notes that Peyton Place will be televised to troops in Saigon so they learn that people back home are suffering, highlighting wartime morale efforts and media outreach.
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St Louis Heat Death Toll Reaches Seventeen
Coroner Helen Taylor said at least 17 people have died in St. Louis since Sunday as a heat wave with 100 degree temperatures sweeps the Midwest.
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Midwest
Three Children Die In Oven Hot Car In Miami
In Miami a mother donating blood left three children aged 18 months 34 months and four years in a parked car with windows up. Police estimate the car was in the sun about three hours with interior heat near 130 while outside was around 90. The mother Geraldine Luke 24 may have gone into shock, neighbors say her husband Joseph 28 was away.
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Andrew Giordano
Joseph
Barbara
James
Luke
Skipper
West Hollywood
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James Griffiths
Drowning Tragedy Near Downtown Cedar River
Charles Cooper 13, son of L. C. Cooper, drowned Monday evening while swimming with friends in the Cedar river near Tenth avenue SE. He jumped from a storm sewer outlet and could not reach shore as his companions tried to help. Fire units arrived after an 8:15 p.m. call, noting a several minute delay before the rescue begun and that the water near shore drops to about 10 feet deep.
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L. C. Cooper
Sixth Street SE
Cedar River
Tenth Avenue SE
Mike Howard
Ninth Avenue SE
Charles
Steve Wilson
Third Street SE
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