Propane blast wrecks Jesup buildings injures five
A propane leak from a gas truck exploded in downtown Jesup just after 7 a.m. shattering Frost Oil Co. and damaging 20 plus structures. Two Frost Oil workers, Tom Amfahr and Wilbur Mains, were among six injured. no deaths reported.
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Waterloo credit union officer flees with cash
John Deere Credit Union in Waterloo reports an officer allegedly embezzled over 1 million dollars. Steven R. Hadley, 36, of Waterloo, sought on a federal arrest warrant for embezzlement and believed to have fled to Chicago then Los Angeles using the alias Robert J. Anderson with two suitcases.
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Cedar Rapids
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Los Angeles
Million-dollar embezzlement shocks Waterloo credit union
FBI filed document shows Hadley wrote a note to his wife Kathryn promising to leave with about $1 million from the credit union. The theft, discovered Friday morning, involved the main office vault where he had access to safes and the combination. A preliminary audit cited a seven-figure shortage and videotaped footage places Hadley near the safes.
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Reagan names McFarlane to replace Habib as Mideast envoy
President Reagan replaces Philip Habib with Robert McFarlane as special Middle East envoy amid Syrian nonparticipation in talks. Beirut clashes kill 23 and wound 65 as Christian and Druse militiamen clash.
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Experience Index: Imagine You Have Time Until More Arrives
A concise note discusses the idea that people feel they possess their experience until new information or resources arrive, prompting a reconsideration of what they already hold. The piece frames anticipation as a driver of perception and planning.
Iowa towns swelter as 100 degree heat dominates the day
Iowa endures a heat wave with Keosauqua posting 107 degrees to lead the nation for a second day. Shenandoah hit 107 earlier, and Albia Ottumwa Des Moines Lamoni Burlington each reached triple digits while Decorah remained cooler at 92. Cedar Rapids logged 96 as prisoners were moved to relief shelters.
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