Lightning strikes two at Cedar Rapids Dragon Boat Festival
A 15 year old Cedar Rapids boy and another person were struck or touched by lightning at Robbins Lake during the Dragon Boat Festival. The teen was taken to St Luke's Hospital with minor injuries. the other person was examined after arriving by private car. The event had already canceled remaining races as storms dumped heavy rain across east and northeast Iowa. Local flooding closed streets in Iowa City and Oelwein recorded 4.15 inches of rain.
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Freedom Festival Schedule and Race Results Update
Today's events include 1B BBQ Roundup winners 2B Dragon Boat results 4D bike races and Mercy Challenge coverage. For updated information or cancellations call CITYLINE at 363-7000 or 337-7000, category 3378 FEST.
Sampras Returns To Defend Wimbledon Title
Pete Sampras returns to Wimbledon’s Centre Court to defend his title as the British Grand Slam opens. The 1994 champion faces the current field with high expectations in a tournament dominated by serves and aces.
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GOP surge may not be national mandate in 1994 turnout
A study by the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate finds turnout rose in most regions in November 1994, driven by Southern GOP shifts and more independents. The analysis argues dealignment over realignment, with turnout up in most areas but declines in several states amid contested races.
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Ordinary man in extraordinary job Burger, Supreme Court chief justice
Warren Earl Burger, chief justice during a turbulent era, died at 87 from congestive heart failure in Washington. Nommed by Nixon in 1969, he led a court that legalized abortion nationwide, endorsed affirmative action, and approved busing. He served 17 years, rose from modest roots in St Paul, earned a nightschool law degree, and spoke at judicial conventions after retirement. He published It is So Ordered in 1986 summary.
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Two Simpson jurors reveal differing views
Michael Knox, one of the ousted jurors, says he shifted toward guilt after hearing prosecutors Darden and Clark in O.J. Simpson case. He was dismissed March 1 and writes in The Private Diary of an O.J. Juror that blood evidence appears overwhelming. He notes he remains unsure of guilt or innocence but leans toward guilty based on presented evidence.
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Juror Cravin Says Prosecution Case Weak in Simpson Trial
The juror, Willie Cravin, dismissed from the panel on June 5, calls the prosecution weak and says the glove demonstration raises reasonable doubt about a guilty verdict. He notes DNA evidence did not convince him and cites issues with witnesses.
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