Unions Consider Strike as Talks Continue with Mediation
Postal Service and two unions expressed confidence in reaching a settlement as federal mediators assist. If no dramatic change in 24 hours, a strike by federal workers looms. Letter Carriers local meeting set for 1:30 p.m. at Peoples Unitarian Church with Branch 373 official Jim Kane.
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Postal Service
Sombrotto
Jim Kane
Branch 373
The
National Association of Letter Carriers
Peoples Unitarian Church
Third Ave
Crafty raccoon evades Witwer Center basement trap
In the Witwer Center basement at 305 Second Ave SE a clever raccoon continues raiding the senior center refrigerator. Director Jeanne Andrea and Iowa Conservation Service officer Ron Draves failed to secure it Friday night with a corn bait trap and consider trying a larger trap tonight while the animal remains confined to the basement.
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Witwer Center
Second Ave. SE
Jeanne Andrea
Ron Draves
Iowa Conservation Service
Andrea
Deputy in serious condition after squad and fire truck crash
Ken Douglas 25 of Waterloo, a Black Hawk County sheriff's deputy, is in intensive care with multiple lacerations after his squad car collided with a LaPorte City fire truck responding to a reported overturned bus on Highway 218 and County Road D-48. The bus claim was a hoax. two fire personnel are in fair condition.
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LA Porte City
Black Hawk County
LaPorte City
Scholtz Hospital
Waterloo
Sheriff's
Ken Douglas
Highway 218
Douglas
Sheriff's Department
Larry Mehlert
Jim Davis
the Gazette
Russ Oxley
Black Hawk
D-48
Weather summary with temperatures and forecast
Wind direction at 10 p m calm. Sunset 8 38 p m sunrise 5 48 a m Monday. Year ago today high 96 low 74 no precipitation. Record high 103 in 1930 record low 51 in 1912. Extended forecast shows continued warm humid Tuesday through Thursday with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Highs in 80s lows in 60s.
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C.R
Bismarck
Chicago
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St.Paul
Omaha
Area water levels at Coralville Lake and Cedar River
Water level at Coralville Lake Saturday reads 680.44 and steady while Cedar River at Cedar Rapids shows 5.05 and falling.
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Coralville Lake
Cedar River
C.R
Thunderstorms spread across the Mississippi Valley and Plains
The weather report notes continued thunderstorms across the lower Mississippi Valley, central Plains, and eastern Kansas with a flash flood watch in northwestern Missouri. Scattered thundershowers affect Gulf states, New England, and the northeast, while western regions see generally fair weather and extreme heat in the desert Southwest. Temperatures range from 60s in the Pacific Northwest to 80s in the northeast and 100s in the southwestern deserts.
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Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Gulf Coast States
Lower Michigan
Houghton Lake
New England
Rockies
California
Great Basin
Pacific Northwest
Births and incidents feature in Mercy records
Mercy hospital notices list births on July 17 and 18 for several couples including Beverly and Jerry Staley and Pamela Bascom among others with addresses in Central City and Mount Vernon. Separate items note medical emergencies and rescues, including a woman trapped in an elevator at 333 Third Ave SE and unspecified incidents at multiple addresses.
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Lisa
William Boyle
Central City
Pamela
Edward Bascom
Llth St
Hattie
Edward Ware
North Towne Lane
Angela
Robert Scanland
Grande Ave
Susan
Howard Davison-Haigh
Mount Vernon
17Th St
Third Ave
First Ave
Edgewood Road
Settlement reached to end six day nationwide phone strike
Ten years ago negotiators announced a settlement to resolve a six day nationwide phone strike, bringing an end to the labor dispute. Key parties involved included the union representing technicians and major telecom providers, with terms reportedly addressing wage and working condition concerns. The accord concluded the disruption affecting customers and services nationwide.
Arlington marks 125th anniversary with multiple events
Arlington celebrates its 125th anniversary with a 10:30 a.m. community worship service a 1:30 p.m. style show a 2:15 p.m. beard contest and a 2:45 p.m. variety show The Indian Creek Nature Center hosts a 2 p.m. Wild Edible Walk with a 1 member 1 50 non member fee The Hawkeye Bicycle Association offers Buds Ride starting at 8 a.m. from Bever Park
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Arlington
Indian Creek Nature Center
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Bud's
Bever Park
Iowa Antique Bottleers Show at IBEW Hall
The Iowa Antique Bottleers resume their show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at IBEW Hall 1211 Wiley Blvd SW featuring insulators fruit jars coins lightning rod balls beer cans baseball cards and small antiques Admission 50 cents. Gedar Rapids Skyhawks radio control model airplane contest runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Seminole Valley Park. Thieves Market on the Iowa River riverbank at the University of Iowa campus runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Iowa Antique Bottleers
Ibew Hall
Wiley Blvd
Gedar Rapids Skyhawks
Seminole Valley Park
Iowa River
University of Iowa
Concerts and exhibit mark Amana arts day details
The Charlie Daniels Band and Doug Kershaw perform at 7 30 p.m. in the Five Seasons Center. At 8 p.m. the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band plays at Bever Park and a Collegium Musicum begins at 8 p.m. at the University of Iowa Clapp Recital Hall. The latter two concerts are free. Fiber art by Jerri Finch Hurley is on display at Amana Artists Guild four houses east of the Ox Yoke Inn Amana with gallery hours 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Charles A. Albaugh
F Avenue
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Marion
Helen M. Johnson
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co
Kenwood Park Methodist Church
North Carolina
Safety Engineers
M.C Melcher
Cedar Memorial Park
Charlie Daniels
Doug Kershaw
Five Seasons Center
Jerri Finch-Hurley
Amana Artists’ Guild
Ox Yoke Inn
Amana
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G Ave
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Jim Bell
Virginia Fenneman
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Elsie Alberts
Norway
Florence Utoff
Edward F. Turecek
24Th Ave
Mercy Hospital
Johnson County
Swisher
Ada Lee
Turecek
Rose Skalsky
Alma Lana
Mary Witousek
Irene Barsa
Fairfax
Alfred D. Welper
Fourth Ave
Brownsville
Minn
Velma Wood
U.S. Army Air Corps
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Judy Lala
Mason City
Otto
Groton
Conn
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Los Angeles
Calif
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Marlys Rizos
Dallas
Texas
Jay A. Miller
Lowell Knauss
Oak Shade
Murdoch Chapel
Iowa
Betty Dvorak
21St Ave
Northwestern Bell
Collins Radio
Eleanor Sedlacek
Brush Chapel
George McDill
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Paul E. Yeaman
Blairstown
Wilson Foods
American Legion
George
Don
Beloit
Wis
Presibertian Church
Pleasant Hill
Anamosa
Minnie” Daub
Goettsch’s
Morley
Alvin Northrop
Gleim’s
Taylorsville Cemetery
Cascade
Lucille Burke
St. Martin’s Church
Devaney-Reiff’s
St. Peter’s
Temple Hill
Clutter
Frank Kriz
Mason-Hand’s. Coralville
Martha J. Putnam
Beckman-Callahan Funeral Home
Memory Gardens
Delaware
Eugene R. Kell
First Lutheran Church
Manchester
Pine View Cemetery
Shelly Funeral Home
Delhi
John Luke Connolly
St. John’s Church
Clifton Funeral Home
Earlville
Monona
Irma Schofield
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Schultz
Arthur Fish
Palo
Phillips Funeral Home
Vinton
Howard Speed
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Rogers
Chapel of Memories West
Greshan Cemetery
66Th St
Bible Study Ministries
Westview
Houston
Eddy
Thomas R
Roland C. Towell
Prairieburg Cemetery
Krob
Milo
J.J. Fath
St. John’s Cemetery
Lisbon
Fath
Brosh
Solon
Novotny
Leo W
Brosh Chapel
Richard Mayfield
Sulek Cemetery
Ely
Zenith Lodge
AF & AM
Chelsea
Oxee Anchorage
L.A
Meee Atlanta
Miami
Boston
Nashville
Ane N.orleans
Denver
Sea New York
Duluth
Wend Phoenix
Cage Honolulu
Savy
Seattle Se. Ave
Ose Houston
Beverly and
Jerry Staley
Buckingham Drive
St. Luke’s
Robert Petersen
Mrs. Russell Rieder
Newhall
West Union
Patricia
Paul Petersen
Fayette
Linn Health
John E. Lopes
3Rd Ave
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
East 395
Center Pt. Rd
Cedar Park
Joseph L. Hansen
Virginia
United States
Stewart Funeral Home
Stewart General
First Avenue
Darrell J. Veren
John B. Turner & Son
Turner
Second Ave
Turner's West
Firat Ave
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