Frank Pfaff Pavilion honors local leader in Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowans flock to Veterans Memorial Stadium to watch the first-half champion Cedar Rapids Reds and visit the new Frank Pfaff Pavilion near the left-field foul line. The Memorial Commission and city officials praise the tribute to Pfaff, a former ballclub manager and longtime board member, with food and drink available for spectators.
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Don Buchheister
Frank
Cedar Rapids
Tait Cummins
C Street
Harley Steele
Ellis Park
Jack Ogden
Steele Field
All Saints
Lou Dennis
Manhattan
U.S
Erskine
Wright Brothers
Hiawatha
Metro
Benjamin Franklin
Jefferson
Kennedy
Washington
Lincoln
Alex Fidler
Leo Novak
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Frank Pfaff
Reds
Highway 218 memories and changes through Iowa decades
The writer recalls hitchhiking along Highway 218 from St Ansgar to Iowa City in the past, noting the road’s widening and rerouting, including 1-380 bridges over the Iowa River. He reflects on the Cedar Rapids area alterations, remade curves, and the route’s impact on travel time and nostalgia. He also recounts hitchhiking culture and safety concerns, plus a quip about Pat Riley’s fall in the NBA final.
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Iowa
St. Ansgar
Iowa City
U of
North Liberty
Iowa River
Coralville Reservoir
City urges pedestrians on sidewalks amid wheeled activity ban
City officials remind residents that sidewalks are for pedestrians only and riding bikes or skateboards on them is against ordinance. A few complaints cite wheeled activity on downtown sidewalks drawing enforcement attention.
Iowa Governor Branstad Seeks Hungarian Soybean Market Tie
U.S. Ambassador Mark Palmer said Iowa farmers could sell 50 to 100 million dollars of soybeans to Hungary. Branstad met Hungarian officials in Budapest as part of a European trip seeking direct sales, a potential Sandoz biotech facility, and a possible sister county link with Kossuth County.
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Kossuth
Hungary
Budapest
Branstad
Basel
Switzerland
Sandoz Ltd
United States
Iowa
Sandoz
Northrup King
Judy Daubenmier
U.S
Mark D. Palmer
America
Palmer
3Rd District
Cooper Evans
Brazil
Karoly Grosz
Bronstad
Detective denies crack about Hadleys first wife
Waterloo detective says he believes Steven Hadley’s account of theft from his employer and life in Texas under a false name. He denies telling Hadley he understood why he left his first wife, while prosecutors and investigators press for cooperation and pre sentence reporting.
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Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courts
Waterloo
Steven Hadley
Texas
Steve Nemmers
Hadley
Gazette
Nemmers
FBI
IRS
Linn County
U.S District Court
Edward McManus
James Reynolds
Dubuque
Reynolds
Iowa
Alden
Mexico
Las Vegas
Bahamas
Rattlesnake bites 8-year-old visiting Texas girl at lake
An 8-year-old girl from North Richland Hills, Texas, was bitten by a poisonous rattlesnake at Volga Lake near Fayette while visiting grandparents in rural Aurora Iowa. She was treated at Mercy Hospital and Covenant Medical Center and released after overnight observation. Her grandson Wade Mulford helped with a snake bite kit.
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Cindy Kranz
Jazette
Iowa Bureau
Aurora
Texas
SharaLea Rieke
Leo and
Burnita Mulford
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
SharaLea
Phil
RosaLea Rieke
North Richland Hills
Volga Lake
Fayette
Mulford
Wade Mulford
Solon
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
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Lakers
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Wea Bel Carrier
Associated Press
AR Rapids
Crete
Cedar Rapids Inc
P.O
Cedar Rapids, la
Cellular
Iown
Towans
Rud-Kettenfabrik
Aalen
West Germany
Chicago
U.S. Agriculture
Richard Lyng
Sr Joyce
Seairs
Portrait Studio
Smiiles
Sears
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