TOGIR cyclists complete 500 mile Iowa ride to Davenport
About 250 riders began the tour last Saturday. Friday’s 71 mile leg from Mount Vernon to Davenport ended the loop with many riders returning to St. Ambrose College. Riders faced a head wind and some used drafting despite risks. Lunch at Wilton’s Candy Kitchen energized many before they headed home to RAGBRAI prep.
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Davenport
Iowa
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
St. Ambrose College
Wilton
Akron
John
Joan Wellwood
Peoria
Joan
Togir
Wellwoods
Rock Island Arsenal
Leon Lay
Des Moines
Joel Ruttlege
le Claire
Old Capitol terrace needs work at University of Iowa
University of Iowa plans to rebuild the west terrace of Old Capitol at an estimated cost of 350000 with funds still undecided. Patricia Boutelle notes soft brick substructures require replacement and Crose Gardner and Associates have been hired for estimates and drawings.
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Wazette Y Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Old Capitol
Patricia Boutelle
U of I
Boutelle
Crose-Gardner and Associates
Des Moines
West Terrace
Glenn Grover Herrick
Herrick
Robert Ray
Capitol
Pentacrest
University
Iowa Territory
Iowa
Assaults on Iowa officers peak during domestic disturbances
A UPI summary notes 1980 Iowa police assaults total 1,136 with 360 tied to interventions in fights, loud parties, and domestic disturbances. Metropolitan areas saw 82 percent of assaults. most used personal weapons. Data covers Linn, Dubuque, Johnson, Scott, Black Hawk, Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk-Warren, and other counties.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Paul Stageberg
OPP
Stageberg
Linn
Dubuque
Johnson
Scott
Black Hawk
Woodbury
Pottawattamie
Polk
Warren
Maquoketa Toddler Dies After Insecticide In Independence
Independence police report an 18 month old Maquoketa boy died after swallowing diphenate used on a lawn to kill ants. His twin sister Katie Kortenkamp was hospitalized in Iowa City but released. the twins were staying with grandparents James and Mrs Kortenkamp Sr. while parents vacationed.
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Independence
Independence Police Department
Maquoketa
Justin Kortenkamp
Katie
University Hospitals
Iowa City
James Kortenkamp Sr
I 380 work to speed up with extra funding
President Reagan signed a supplemental appropriation bill that includes 9.5 million dollars for Iowa interstate construction. Rep. Cooper Evans says the funds will advance the I 380 Cedar Rapids to Waterloo project by several months and help the Iowa Department of Transportation push completion.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Reagan
Iowa
Cooper Evans
Iowa Department of Transportation
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Jim
Jan Kuhn
Arlington
Mass
Cresco
Muscatine
Mark Glenn
Gazette Stat Rider
Des Moines Register
5Th Avenue
Atari Computer School
Monarch Business Equip
Center Point Rd
N.E. Wackhawk Computer School
Old Capitol Terrace
By Tom Walsh
Evans
Simmons
Norwalk
Mastercraft
Knob Creek
Stanley
Collins Road
Hall’s
Williams Pine
Teentown White
Collins Rd
51St St
Ollins RD
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