Rainbow veterans gather for Cedar Rapids reunion
Vanessa Shelton reports the National Association of Rainbow Division Veterans held its Cedar Rapids reunion at the Roosevelt and Stouffer's Five Seasons hotels. WWI veteran Everetti Briggs, 82, attended his 50th reunion with 42nd Rainbow Division members present among 514 total WWI and WWII registrants.
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Vanessa Shelton
National Association of Rainbow Division
Everetti
Dutch” Briggs
Shenandoah
Iowa National Guard
First Rainbow Division
Briggs
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt and Stouffer
Five Seasons
Gazette
Bennett Rainbow
Des Moines
Alabama
Florida
Pennsylvania
Rainbow Division
168Th
Iowa Guard
42Nd Rainbow
Douglas MacArthur
United States
242Nd Infantry
242Nd
National Rainbow
Albert L. Brewer
Mustang
Okla
Rainbow
Brewer
Waterloo
Mack Sanders
Arkansas
Sanders
Women’s Auxiliary of the Rainbow
Women’s Auxiliary
Con
Everetts Dutch" Briggs
National Association of
Dee Eberhart
Ellensburg
Wash
Couple alleges wrong morphine given at Mercy Hospital
Donna and Ronald Neese sue Mercy Hospital and nurse Kathy Dukes in Linn District Court over a July 11 1978 morphine injection given instead of prescribed codeine for abdominal pain. They seek unspecified damages for Mrs Neese including aggravated mental injury and impairment, plus loss of consortium.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Donna
Ronald Neese
Linn District Court
Kathy Dukes
Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby adds wheel bank innovation
The Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby on 15th Street Sw near Kingston Stadium will kickoff its 18th running at 9 a.m. with a new “wheel bank” system. Drivers will draw wheels and lane order, racing under double elimination to ensure fair chances, with finals sending two winners to Akron Ohio for the All-America Race of Champions. An awards banquet follows at Teamsters Hall with trophies for top finishers and sportsmanship.
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Cedar Rapids
15Th Street
Kingston Stadium
John Pepper
Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby Association
Akron
Ohio
Teamsters Hall
Norm Steuffen
John Pierce
Pierce
Lawsuit Over 1978 Hawkeye Downs Death Filed
James Slaughter and the estate of Gérald Slaughter sue Frieden Racing Inc. and individuals alleging negligence in a fatal July 14 1978 Hawkeye Downs accident that killed Gérald Slaughter and injured James Slaughter. The petition seeks 250000 for the estate and 50000 for James Slaughter.
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Hawkeye Downs
James Slaughter
Gérald
Linn District Court
Allan D. Frieden
James Brown
Linn County
Frieden Racing Inc
Slaughter
Lone Tree
Iowa City
Verlin Eaker
Eaker
Smoking hampers vision driving says optometric group
New York reports the American Optometric Association warns that smoking creates a film on the windshield and deprives eyes of oxygen, reducing vision. It advises drivers in heavy traffic to keep eyes moving to relax and focus better.
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New York
UPI
American Optometric Association
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Donutland
First Avenue
Williams Blvd
Center Point Rd
Mt. Vernon Rd
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Drugtown
7Th Ave
Marion
Coralville Highway
Coralville
South Riverside Drive
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Tom Merryman
Warren Brush
Doug
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