Iowa State professors and Cedar Rapids pair safe in Hong Kong
Iowa State University officials said ISU professors a graduate student and Cedar Rapids couple teaching in Beijing and Tangshan have reached Hong Kong safely amid unrest. Some families remain uncontacted as reports of chaos and flight cancellations grow. Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney says Tangshan news may be blackout. efforts continue to reach students and teachers.
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Iowa State University
Cedar Rapids
Beijing
Hong Kong
ISU
Iowa
Barbara
Iowa City
Anne Voss
Virginia Howe
Marion
David Howe
Central City
U.S
China
David
Associated Press
Howe
Don Canney
Tangshan
Canney
Liang Henian
Grinnell College
Nanjing
Buena Vista College
University of Iowa
Jeannie McDonald
Randall Damon
Damon
Patty
John Maher
Foley memo sparks GOP turmoil over Foley sexual orientation claims
The dispute centers on a three page memo about Foley circulated by Goodin. Bush Atwater and Foley faced pressure after Goodin resigned following a White House phone call. Democrats seized the moment to call for accountability while Republicans sought to distance themselves from the controversy.
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Sununu
Goodin
Bush
Atwater
White House
House
Ron Brown
Foley
Bob Michel
Illinois
Michel
Republican National Committee
GOP
China Faces Worsening Crisis Across Provinces
Reports say martial law crackdown spurs violence as troops drill in Tiananmen and 40 tanks line the square. The State Department urges Americans to evacuate China while Beijing vows harsh punishment for rebels. Scores killed or injured as protests flare and regional unrest spreads through Shanghai Xian Chengdu Harbin provinces.
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Washington
State Department
China
United States
U.S
Department
Margaret Tutwiler
Tiananmen
Bush Administration
Deng Xiaoping
Shanghai
Shanghai Radio
Xian
Xian Radio
Sichuan
Chengdu
Heilongjiang Daily
Harbin
Opposition Grows Over High-Diving Mule Act at All-Iowa Fair
All-Iowa Fair board will discuss the mules act after public complaints. Cedar Rapids residents Julie McNeal and others oppose the act citing safety and animal welfare concerns. City officials and humane groups report a surge of calls while promoter Steve Gander defends the act as humane and says he will shut it down if animals appear unwilling.
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Julie McNeal
16Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Public Safety
Bob Jaeger
McNeal
The
Gazette
Pat Hubbard
Linn County Humane Society
Cedar
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PETA
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Mississippi Animal Rescue League
Rivers
Humane Society
Florida
Steve Gander
Gander
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Charles Handy
August Ralston
Tokyo
California
Handy
Linn County
Marion and
Hiawatha
Four Oaks
CRST
Pune de
Third Avenue
Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
Foreign Ministry
Fang Lizhi
Fang
Miny
Advantage Checking
Midland
Advantage
Midland Financial
7Th Avenue
Edgewood Road
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