Iowa should lead highway safety beyond alcohol rules
Mike Deupree argues Iowa can become a national model in road safety by enforcing stricter laws against driver distraction, not just lowering the drunken driving limit. He cites Stephen King’s accident and urges fines for texting, dialing, or inner-vehicle distractions to save lives and set an example.
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Stephen King Hit By Van Faces Long Rehabilitation
Stephen King, 51, was struck by a mini van along a rural road near his Lewiston home and underwent surgery. He sustained fractures of a leg and hip, a collapsed lung, and a scalp laceration, with doctors citing injuries from the shoulders down. King's office reports his mental state is strong as he begins a year of rehabilitation at Central Maine Medical Center.
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Corrections Issued For Local Wedding Milestone And Notices
The 50th wedding anniversary open house for Tom and Avis Leitch of Swisher is set 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Swisher American Legion. General admission to Cedar Rapids Community Concerts is $30 with reserved $45, students $10, family $60. a separate note corrects season prices. Jessica McGlynn, 10, is the daughter of Michael McGlynn and stepdaughter of James Maurice of Cedar Rapids. a Saturday photo caption misidentified motorcycle wreck relations. The Gazette will address accuracy complaints in this corrections space. phone 398-8313.
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Kasparov Launches Internet Challenge Against World
World chess champion Garry Kasparov launched an online match titled Kasparov vs. the World. Fans vote to determine each move, with Kasparov responding within 24 hours as the world weighs in from around the globe.
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Woman falls 29 stories from St Moritz Hotel in New York
A 56-year-old woman tossed jewels and about 36000 dollars from her hotel room at the St Moritz and plunged to her death from the 29th floor. Police recovered the cash in the room and the alley as witnesses described a ten minute ledge standoff with police and hotel staff.
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Beheaded rattlers can still bite say doctors
Washington Post reports Arizona doctors warn that rattlesnakes can bite after head removal. In a study of 34 bites treated between June 1997 and April 1998 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Phoenix, five involved decapitated snakes. Survived though one man lost a finger.
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