Local man dies after AIDS battle and stigma
Eric Quandahl, youngest of seven, fought AIDS for years in Minnesota. He endured AZT treatment, leg infection, lung removal, and hepatitis B while family and friends offered support. He died after three years of decline, with more than 300 attending his Decorah funeral amid lingering stigma.
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Carol
Texas
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Eric Quandahl
Yeltsin Says POWs From Vietnam May Be Alive
Russian President Boris Yeltsin told NBC News that American prisoners of war from the Vietnam War were sent to the Soviet Union and held in labor camps. He said archives indicate some may still be alive, though no full data exist and details were not provided.
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Washington
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Soviet Union
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Yeltsin
NBC News
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Russia
Iowa cities cope with water surplus and shortages this summer
Sioux City expanded capacity with two new wells and Des Moines reports excess supply selling water to suburbs. Dubuque uses 13.5 of 20 million gallons, Davenport and Bettendorf expect no shortfall. Iowa City and Cedar Rapids issue water watches and warnings amid low river flow and peak use.
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Gary Benjamin
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Jim Cox
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Davenport
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Hutchins resignation sparks budget crisis debate and leadership touches
Hutchins plans to resign triggering a special election for District 48 and likely prompting a summer leadership contest for the Iowa Senate. Key figures Branstad Gronstal and party negotiators circulate compromise options on a 1 cent sales tax hike and Medicaid and payroll measures as talks stall.
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Davenport
Quayle targets liberals and sparring with Cuomo in New York
Vice President Dan Quayle assailed liberal Democrats and touted Ross Perot as Bush’s likely rival in November. He mocked New York’s Democratic leadership, called Cuomo liberalism’s “philosopher king,” and urged sponsors to consider what they back on television while planning a possible one on one basketball challenge with Cuomo.
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