Rescue Captain O Grady Rescued After Six Day Elude
U S Air Force Capt Scott O Grady was rescued by U S Marines after six days behind Serb lines in northwest Bosnia He called his rescuers to guide the mission and sprinted through the forest with his pistol in hand The pilot survived by eating insects and rainwater and was carried aboard a Marine helicopter to safety aboard the USS Kearsarge in the Adriatic Sea The rescue boosted morale for U N and NATO forces amid the Balkan conflict President Clinton labeled him an American hero
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Air Force
Scott O'Grady
Clinton
U.S
Bosnia
O’grady
Kearsarge
Adriatic Sea
Martin Berndt
Bosnian
Dous
U.N
NATO
Room to grow fueling Robins Hiawatha boom
Land driven growth reshapes Linn County towns Robins and Hiawatha. Robins population rises to 1305 from 875 in five years 49 percent while Hiawatha hits 5557 up 11 percent from 4986. Annexations and developable land spur growth with state aid per person boosting revenues. Robins creates first capital improvement plan and TIF district. Hiawatha hires planning consultant to update old plan.
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Gazette
Linn County
Hiawatha
Robins
Cedar Rapids
Roberta Hamdorf
Marilyn Cook
Iowa
State to reduce tax withholding and speed refunds
Iowa taxpayers will see a few dollars more in their paychecks next month due to a $50 million adjustment in the state income tax withholding tables effective July 1. The change slows refunds growth and puts money in workers’ pockets upfront. total tax liability for 1995 remains unchanged. Dependent credit rises from $15 to $40 as part of enacted legislation. Revised withholding guides are being mailed to withholding agents nationwide.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Gerald Bair
Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance
Barr
Bair
Department
Taxpayer Services
Tough victim makes it hard for carjacker
Shirley Jones and her 5 year old daughter Sarah escaped a pistol whipped carjacker on Thursday morning when Jones steered toward Cedar First C.R. and then bolted at a stop sign. Police recommend caution and nearby traffic as they recall the dramatic escape and Jones’s injuries.
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Shirley Jones
Sarah
Midland
Cedar Rapids
Jones
Tommy Sharks and Chad Kinkade 13th in World Walleye
Eig a Tommy Sharks and Chad Kinkade spent five days pre fishing before placing 13th in the Masters Walleye Circuit World Walleye Championship. Details on page 10.
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Tommy Sharks
Chad Kinkade
Small towns in Iowa rate safety and friendship in report
Residents in 100 Iowa towns assess life locally in a unique study by Iowa State University and Gazette staff. They praise church, fire, ambulance and garbage services while rating streets only fair and fearing loss of small business more than crime. The study does not rank towns and leaves judgments to residents.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Iowa
Iowa State University
Vern Ryan
Small Iowa towns survey paints aging, aging population trends
East Iowa towns surveyed include Ainsworth Atkins Calmar Center Point Clarence Columbus Junction Elgin Epworth Fruitland Garnaville Gilbertville Hills Hopkinton Montezuma Olin Quasqueton Sabula Traer Waukon What Cheer Williamsburg. Sociologist Terry Besser notes some areas are becoming dust bowls in a human sense. Ryan cautions none of the results is irreversible. Lead themes say seeing one town isn’t like another. Leadership location and attitudes shape town fate as towns age with an average residency of 31 years and two thirds of households have no one under 18.
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East Iowa
Ainsworth
Atkins
Calmar
Center Point
Clarence
Columbus Junction
Elgin
Epworth
Fruitland
Garnaville
Gilbertville
Hills
Hopkinton
Montezuma
Olin
Quasqueton
Sabula
Traer
Waukon
What Cheer
Williamsburg
Ryan
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