Selective Jesup Gas Explosion Damages Town Homes
In Jesup early Friday a propane explosion wrecked the Tylers home and damaged nearby buildings including the Frost Oil Co. depot and St. Athanasius school gym. Residents escaped injury as windows blew out, debris rained down, and church items survived. Local businesses and churches cleaned up glass with aid from Waterloo firms.
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Iowa
Jesup
Kenny Tyler
Kenny
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Erma
Frost Oil Co
van Raden
St. Athanasius School
Unclear blast injuries rack Waterloo area property damage
A blast left a man in critical condition with 31 percent burn coverage at Scholtz Medical Center in Waterloo while Mavis remained in good condition there. Elizabeth Fisher 74 of Van Raden apartments was hospitalized with lacerations from flying glass and listed stable. Others including Nancy Fisher 20 and Keith Wellman 19 were treated and released at Allen Hospital with minor injuries. police say damages run into millions.
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Independence
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van Raden
Coleen Ortner
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Elizabeth Fisher
Allen Hospital
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Jesup
Oil Company
Keith Well
Allen’s
Wellman
William Good
Weather extremes and local methane risk in Jesup
Central regions recorded high 100s with 110 in Macon and 106 in Columbia as storms raged. In Jesup a crack in the Farmers Coop Elevator leaked methane from rotted corn prompting barricades and a Red Cross relief setup. Officials said the structure is sound and unloading may resume next week.
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Frost Oil Co
Jesup
Clem Gisi
Viggen Construction Co
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N. C
Fairbank
Independence
Caligula Long-Tailed Childhood and Cruel Reign
As a child Gaius Caesar traveled with his father among Roman legions. Soldiers nicknamed him Caligula Little Boots. He later became known as one of Rome’s cruelest emperors.
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Caligula
Heat wave prompts peak alert as Iowa power demand soars
Iowa Electric Light and Power declares a peak alert as demand hits 971 megawatts on Friday, with 961 MW record midweek. Hospitals open cooling shelters in Cedar Rapids and Linn County Jail reports extreme heat. 900 pounds ice distributed to inmates. two elderly seek relief at shelters. standby center Witwer Senior Center aids public. United Way and St. Luke's provide hot weather help and emergency numbers.
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East Central
Iowa
Storms, heat claim several lives as East bakes
Thunderstorms from the East toppled a Baltimore building and caused fatalities in Michigan and Delaware while a small plane went down in New Jersey. The heat wave persisted in the Midwest with temperatures around 100 in the St Louis area after 53 deaths nationwide.
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Hartly
Del
Ron Torgerson
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