Corncob Waste Debate Hits Cedar Rapids Yard Rules
Cedar Rapids officials clash over whether corncobs are yard or household waste. Dick Gates says corncobs go with yard waste for composting, while Dave Hogan argues corncobs from the table belong to household waste. Officials urge residents to use common sense.
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Cedar Rapids
Hal Schaefer
Dick Gates
Gates
Dave Hogan
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Hogan
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Jumbo load delivers massive vacuum tank to Cedar Rapids plant
A vacuum tank weighing 86 tons and measuring 18% feet tall was delivered Tuesday to PMX Industries in Cedar Rapids from Davenport. The 195 foot long semi-trailer carried the 19 axle load and arrived as a jumbo cargo feature with a photo on page 1B.
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Farmstead Victim State Takes Over Credit Union
The South East Cedar Rapids Community Credit Union, in operation 58 years and serving Farmstead Foods and Wilson Foods workers, was placed in state conservatorship on July 9 following Farmstead's March 1990 shutdown. Details on page 6C.
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South East
Cedar Rapids
Dying art Fry cook veteran tells all
Ruthie Kaufman, a long time fry cook in Cedar Rapids, laments that frying is a dying art. She continues to work at the Kaufee Kup where devoted customers still find her each morning. Details appear in Neighbors magazine.
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Ruthie Kaufman
Cedar Rapids
Kaufee Kup
Neighbors Magazine
Today’s Chuckle Barracudas move to Hollywood
A lighthearted poke notes that other fish remain in the sea while the barracudas have swum to Hollywood, leaving fewer contenders in the local scene.
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Hollywood
Obsession risk linked to Fatal Attraction cases
University of Iowa psychiatrist Dr. Donald Black describes obsessive love as a pattern seen in borderline personality disorder and erotomania. He advises immediate interruption of unwanted attention and notes people may relocate to escape such behavior. The report follows the burial of Jacqueline Chacey in Cedar Rapids and the arrest of Hani Khouri for her murder.
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Donald Black
Jacqueline Chacey
Cedar Rapids
Hani
John” Khouri
Linn County
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Khouri
the Gazette
Black
Glenn Close
Mark Pospisil
Not Guilty of Attack on Elderly Woman or Not
Dwight Murray was found guilty by a Linn District Court jury of first degree robbery and second degree burglary for the March 22 mugging of Blanche Glee 81. Glee was beaten bound and left in a coma, with her home burglarized. Murray claimed racial bias and maintained innocence during a posttrial interview at the Linn County Jail.
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Gary Robinson
Murray
Blanche Glee
Linn District Court
Iowa
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Linn County
Second Ave
Glee
36Th St
Heat wave grips Cedar Rapids as 90s linger
With temperatures climbing to 90 degrees and humidity high, workers like Susan Parham emphasize drinking water and taking breaks. The forecast hits 93 today, peaking midweek with heat indices of 95 to 100. Hospitals report no heat related cases, while shelters at Jane Boyd Center and Marion's Heat Relief Center open when the heat index reaches 95.
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Cedar Rapidians
Susan Parham
Dodge Cleaners
First Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Emergency Room
Terri Grantham
Jane Boyd
14Th Ave
Marion’s
10Th Ave
Summit nations back U S Mideast policy endorsed by G7 leaders
Leading industrial democracies called the U S peace plan for the Middle East of overriding importance and urged suspending the Arab boycott of Israel and settlement building. The draft communique endorsed direct talks and a parallel peace conference, with Baker touring Syria Jordan Egypt and Saudi Arabia before Israel.
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