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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2006
Page
1
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City faces extreme heat with highs near 94 to 98 and a Friday heat index around 97. Woodland Hills posts a Los Angeles County record 119 degrees. St Louis area endures 34,000 outages from weekend storms. Officials warn of dangerous humidity and advise hydration, cooling measures, and staying indoors.
Lance Armstrong made his first RAGBRAI appearance in Coralville drawing cheers from 15,000 spectators. He spoke at S T Morrison Park about cycling seven days next year to boost cancer awareness while promoting funding for research. Local officials invited him with a city key as Hawkeye figures presented a No 7 jersey.
In Cedar Rapids authorities struggle to bar former residents from The Palace at 616 Fourth Ave SE after a July shutdown tied to about 170 health and safety violations. Police cited nine former residents on July 20 and again on Thursday, amid concerns they have nowhere else to go.
Mary Goodlove says the hot weather speeds ripening and requires rapid harvest and sale. The couple grows sweet corn at Meadowview Farm west of Cedar Rapids and sells at a stand near Edgewood Road and Blairs Ferry Road. They expect the season to end early due to the heat.
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