Diverse Iowa Weekend Festivities Across Towns
A jumble of events and fairs spans Iowa towns including Solon, Keokuk, Davenport, LeClaire, Ossian, Marion, Bellevue, Clermont, Grinnell, and Cedar Rapids. From Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival to 4-H fairs and hot air balloon rallies, activities run today and Sunday with band performances, dances, parades, and vehicle shows.
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Miles
LeClaire Park
Davenport
11Th Street
Marion
State Park
Bellevue
Clermont
Grinnell College
Se Rapids
Ellis Park
Ford/Mus
Jack’s
First Ave. SE
Cedar Jay
Iowa City
Seay
Collie Gross Park
Ushers Ferry
Pioneer Village
Seminole Valley Park
Ice Rapids
Public Works Chief Resigns With Severance Deal
Galen Mehmen steps down as Central City public works superintendent and will receive 1768 dollars monthly through January 31 in exchange for his resignation and a promise not to pursue legal action against the city.
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Galen Mehmen
Central City Public Works
Todays Chuckle Love Is a Two Way Street
A light joke on relationships notes that love flows both ways but traffic signs make people pause. The quip plays on stop signs as a humorous hurdle in romance.
Who's who in jail identity mix up shocks community
Roger Swalley 27 learned his drunken driving charge was later filed under Dan Ockenfels 26 after a friend falsely identified him at arrest. Ockenfels now faces interfering with official acts for posing as Swalley during booking. Swalley, angered by the misidentification and its fallout, ends a 15 year friendship.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Magine Roger Swalley
Dan Ockenfels
Swalley
Ockenfels
Sixth Ave
33Rd Ave
Marion Bridge Deck Pour Advances Ahead of Schedule
Wayne Holland of Cedar Rapids an Iowa Bridge and Culvert Inc. worker etches lines into concrete for a new deck on the Eighth Avenue bridge over Indian Creek in Marion. Replacement began in April and is expected to open by the end of August with minimal rain delays.
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Wayne Holland
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Bridge and Culvert Inc
Washington
Iowa
Eighth Avenue
Indian Creek
Marion
Prices show few effects of drought
US government data show inflation steady with a 4.2 percent annual rate in June. Overall consumer prices rose 0.3 percent as food costs gained 0.6 percent while energy fell 0.2 percent and clothing dropped 0.3 percent. A drought impact appeared mainly in poultry and eggs with a 1986- drought comparison cited. Unemployment dropped to 5.3 percent and factory operating rates near eight year highs added to inflation concerns.
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Washington
Labor Department
Lawrence Chimerine
Wefa Group
Bala Cynwyd
Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
White
Dukakis Bentsen Start Texas Campaign Tour
Michael Dukakis and running mate Lloyd Bentsen opened their general election campaign with a Texas stop at Bentsen’s hometown. About 1,000 supporters gathered in hot conditions as the ticket spoke in English and Spanish about making Americans shareholders in the American dream. Dukakis urged Texans to back their campaign, noting Texas' important role in the race.
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Gazette Wire Services
Mcallen
Texas
Michael Dukakis
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Dukakis
George Bush
Banana Republic highlights Iowa rail trails in fall catalog
Banana Republic promotes Cedar Valley Nature Trail and Heritage Trail in Dubuque County as rail trails in its fall catalog. The Cedar Valley Nature Trail runs 52 miles from Hiawatha to Evansdale with 26 miles along the Little Maquoketa River Valley. Heritage Trail earns national notice as one of America’s top rail trails.
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Donna Lee Olson
Iowa
Ome
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Banana Republic
Dubuque County
Art Roche
Dubuque Trail
Roche
America
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Washington, D.C
Dyersville
Dubuque
Little Maquoketa River
Hiawatha
Benton County
Evansdale
Black Hawk County
Wisconsin drought aid extends to Iowa counties
A federal disaster declaration for Wisconsin opens drought relief loans to farmers in Allamakee Clayton and Dubuque counties in northeast Iowa. The USDA declared 72 Wisconsin counties disaster areas, enabling farm loans, as Iowa counties in Missouri’s disaster territory seek similar aid.
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DES Moines
Wisconsin
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Iowa Republican
Allamakee
Clayton
Dubuque
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Agriculture Department
Missouri
USDA
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Marion Aime
U.S
Roger Swalley
Linn County
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Gazette
Matt Stockman
Groovin
Consumer Price Index
ASOND
U.S. Dept. of Labor
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