Baseball Scores From Around the League
American Indians edge Mariners 4 to 3 and Royals top White Sox 2 to 0. Brewers win 5 to 4 over Tigers. Rangers defeat Yankees 8 to 2. Toronto visits Twins with late games Red Sox at Athletics and Orioles at Angels in progress. Cubs 3 Padres 2 in 13 innings, Pirates 1 Dodgers, Reds 2 Cardinals 1, Mets 4 Giants 3, Astros 6 Expos 0, Braves 5 Phillies 3.
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Cedar Rapids mayoral field grows with filings on Tuesday
Cedar Rapids candidates expanded the mayoral race as Street Commissioner Wayne Murdock officially filed nomination papers on Tuesday. Also filing were Everett Fulmer Bruce Obied zinski Earle Manny Manholtz Cathy Mayor and earlier filings by Bob Schorg Larry Serbousek and P T Larson.
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Manny” Manholtz
Cathy Mayor
Bob Schorg
Larry Serbousek
P.T. Larson
Neighbors Magazine Highlights Kind Pharmacist Bob Sample
A feature in Neighbors magazine profiles Pharmacist Bob Sample under the guiding dictum Be Ye Kind illustrating his patient care and community service.
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Neighbors Magazine
Retraction Issues Breast Cancer Mammogram Study Result
A retraction is issued for a study that reported higher breast cancer deaths among younger women with regular mammograms. The notice appears on page 8A and withdraws the findings and conclusions.
Iowa two sport star Danan Hughes drafted by Brewers
Danan Hughes of Iowa plans a busy year as a two sport athlete. He will return to the Hawkeye football team this fall after being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the third round of the baseball draft. Also drafted were Brett Backlund Scott Runyan Casey Blake and Dan Kopriva.
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The Best Way to Combat Car Sickness Joke
A humorous line suggests avoiding the sight of monthly payments by letting a spouse handle them. The quip frames debt as the root cause behind car sickness and uses a domestic setup for comic effect.
Tomorro Growing Problem Alzheimer’s Disease
Caretakers of people with Alzheimer’s disease must plan for long term emotional changes as the illness advances. The piece describes the condition as a funeral that never ends and appears in the Thursday Ga zette under Health & Science.
Lloyd-Jones to face Grassley for Senate
Democratic state Sen. Jean Lloyd-Jones won the Iowa primary with 62 percent to 38 percent for Rosanne Freeburg, setting up a general election challenge against Republican Sen. Charles Grassley. Lloyd-Jones declared the vote a message to send a woman to the U.S. Senate.
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Iowa City
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Cedar Rapids
Lightfoot leads GOP primary in 3rd District Iowa race
Freeburg credited with mounting a campaign despite long odds and said, I think we made our point. Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot led the GOP 3rd District contest with 58 percent to Ron Long’s 42 percent with 86 percent tallied. Iowa Democratic Party spokesman Joseph Shannahan cited low turnout.
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Houser tops Oxley in Linn County supervisor primary
Cedar Rapids challenger James Houser led the Democratic ticket for Linn County supervisors with 2 375 votes to 2 320 for incumbent Jean Oxley. Incumbent Ken Perry Jr. ran third with 2 115 votes, potentially ending his 20 year public service. Republican Leona Jean Smith awaits November matchup. Turn to page 8A.
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Center Point Loses Police Chief and Officers in Protests
Center Point’s police chief Thomas Ulrich and two part time officers Will Elam and Kevin Sjoboda resigned Tuesday amid clashes with the City Council led by Mayor Joseph Beatty. Ulrich found only one full time officer remains after budget cuts, stating neighboring towns use two.
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Beatty
Thomas Ulrich
Will Elam
Kevin Svoboda
Gazette
Branstad weighs vetoes on Medicaid and pay bill
Gov. Terry Branstad likely to veto a 101 million state worker salary package and a 270 million Medicaid program. Vetoes would force a second special session to trim the budget and meet health cost controls. The move could trigger legislative action after the vetoes with talks of timing a special session.
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Tax sale accelerated under Iowa delinquent tax law
Linn County Treasurer Mike Stevenson said a new Iowa law cuts the delinquent tax sale window from two years to one. Unpaid 1990 taxes now reach tax sale after one year with interest rising from 13 to 24 percent. The sale is set for June 15 with investors able to claim properties after nine months.
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