Freedom Day events and parades mark the region
A full schedule lists multiple sports tournaments and cultural events across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Highlights include the Five Seasons Center Bar-B-Que Roundup, a Dragon boat practice at Cedar River, and the Freedom Jam at Collins Plaza with a late Rock n Roll revival.
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Harley Steele
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ASC
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Hayes Field
Tait Cummins
Center Point
Cedar River
Youtheatre
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Kingston Stadium
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Public
Fire Marshal Reminds Public About Firework Rules
Fire Marshal Phil Saunders urges Iowa residents to note fireworks legality as most devices remain outlawed. Only snakes caps and sparklers are legal in the state. Details on page 2A.
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Phil Saunders
Iowa
No-hitter No. 4 by A's Stewart versus Blue Jays
Oakland pitcher Dave Stewart no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday night. It marked baseball's fourth no-hitter of the season and the third in June, the most in one month in 73 years.
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Oakland
Dave Stewart
Toronto Blue Jays
Today’s Chuckle Lawyer flu shot joke
A light joke about a lawyer giving a flu injection to a TV star. It riffs on bad timing and a punchline about showing business.
All space shuttles grounded by NASA leak probe
NASA announced the fleet would be grounded until engineers locate and fix a fuel leak affecting two of the three winged shuttles. The delay could span weeks or months as Atlantis and Columbia concerns drive suspensions, with Hubble telescope issues adding to a turbulent week.
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NASA
William Lenoir
Space Flight
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Space
TelecomxUSA Approves MCI Merger at Atlanta Meeting
TelecomxUSA shareholders approve the 42 per share merger with MCI Communications in Atlanta. The $1.25 billion deal could close by late August pending regulatory approval expected in July. About 20.9 million shares, 70 percent of outstanding, voted in favor during the 20 minute session.
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George C. Ford
Area near record rainfall in June in east-central Iowa
Gazette reports east-central Iowa approaches a June rainfall record with 10.39 inches so far and within 0.80 inch of the 1924 mark. Six month totals reach 26.10 inches, near the 1892 record, while normal June rainfall is 4.33 inches and drought has been discussed by Climatologist Harry Hillaker.
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Iowa
Harry Hillaker
Hillaker
United States
Floods hit Quad Cities again as residents flee homes
Heavy rains across Eastern Iowa force mass evacuations in Scott County for the second time in two weeks. Clinton County structures were washed away while Olin city crews pumped to prevent overflows. Duck Creek near Davenport and Bettendorf swelled, with more than 3 inches of rain turning it into an angry river.
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Quad Cities
Scott County
Davenport
Bettendorf
Mississippi River
Bush likens tax switch to Abe Lincoln
President Bush compares his tax increase reversal to Abraham Lincoln as he seeks to break a deficit stalemate with a Democratic Congress. He acknowledges criticism from Republicans and says he must act for the country, noting slower economy and higher deficit.
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Abe Lincoln
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
Iowa City ordinance challenged by ICLU by pro life group
The Iowa City ordinance requiring 30 day advance applications and liability insurance for public demonstrations is challenged by the ICLU on behalf of Defenders for Life. The suit in Des Moines federal court argues the permit rule infrines free speech rights and assembly.
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Iowa Civil Liberties Union
ICLU
Pro-Life
Defenders For Life
U.S. District Court
Des Moines
Tom Cannon
John Hearn
Life Enterprises Corp
Emma Goldman
Cryss Farley
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