Roof Blows Off Mount Vernon High as Winds Cause Major Damage
High winds in Linn County ripped the Mount Vernon High School gym roof and flooded the facility with about 2 inches of water. Damage is estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 dollars for the roof and up to 50 000 dollars for the gym floor, with repairs expected to take months. Insurance covers the losses and officials hope to reopen before Aug 23.
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Linn County
Mount Vernon High School
John Thatcher
Thatcher
Winston Addis
Addis
Mount Vernon
Lightning storms lash eastern Iowa causing outages and fires
A Friday night to Saturday storm knocked down power lines and caused outages across eastern Iowa. Lightning started fires including a propane blaze at the Rollis Ralston home near Hazleton and a golf course building in Waterloo. Local departments battled outages, with 2 hour fire response at Hazleton and radio service loss at Washington County.
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Hazleton
Oelwein Fire Department
Rollis Ralston
Iowa Highway 150
Ralston
Oelwein
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Washington County
Sheriff's Department
Washington
Tama County
Tama-Toledo
Bud Hopper
Otter Creek
David Dunachek
Chelsea
Keystone
Benton County
Johnson
Benton
Jones, Fayette
Buchanan
Clayton
Poweshiek
Delaware
Dubuque
Montezuma
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Vinton board weighs bus route changes to save fuel
Vinton school district officials consider altering bus routes to conserve fuel after noting underfilled trips. A public input meeting is set for August 14 at the regular board session.
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Vinton
Actor brothers play outlaws in new film project
HOLLYWOOD AP Three sets of famous brothers join the cast of Longriders a Georgia production this August James and Stacy Keach portray Jesse and Frank James David Keith and Robert Carradine play the Younger brothers and Randy and Dennis Quaid take the roles of Clell and Ed Miller as filming begins in August in Georgia
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Longriders
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Younger Brothers
Georgia
Stacy Keach
Jesse
Frank James
David
Keith
Robert Carradine
Cole
Jim
Bobby Younger
Randy
Dennis Quaid
Clell
Ed Miller
Libel appeal filed over Daily Iowan article
East Iowa News Roundup reports that Student Publications Inc. appeals a $3,000 libel judgment against the Daily Iowan in Iowa City. The Madisons claim mental anguish and damage to their reputation from a December 1975 article, while a July 6 cash judgment may be withdrawn.
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Iowa City — Student Publications Inc
Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Bill Casey
Johnson County
Ethel
Gene Madison
Deli
Kim Rogal
Madisons
Rogal
Ahrens Named Arlington Chief of Police
Jody Ahrens age 20 of Cedar Rapids was sworn in as Arlington chief of police at a recent council meeting. Ahrens previously served as a correctional officer with the Iowa Department of Social Services since June 1978 and is a Regis High School graduate. He succeeds Ken Seedorff who resigned recently.
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Arlington
Jody Ahrens
Cedar Rapids
Ahrens
Iowa Department of Social Services
Regis High School
Ken Seedorff
Curfew Imposed at Turkey Creek Picnic Area Iowa
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enforces a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew at Turkey Creek in Coralville Reservoir to curb vandalism and night beer parties. Officials report increased vandalism with several picnic tables and two restrooms damaged, curfew to last for the season.
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Iowa City
Turkey Creek
Coralville Reservoir
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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