Cedar Rapids bank robbery suspect sought by investigators
Investigators describe a man who robbed First Federal Community Credit Union at 425 First Ave SW around 4 30 PM Tuesday. He is a white male 45 to 55, 6 0 to 6 2, gray flecked hair, wearing a black leather jacket and Qualcomm cap. Calls to police or the FBI are urged.
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Cedar Rapids
Scott Jennings
FBI
First Federal Community Credit Union
First Ave
Qualcomm
City Seeks Pothole Reports Amid Bad Streets
Streets Commissioner Don Thomas warned potholes on city streets are as bad as ever and urged motorists to drive cautiously and report potholes at 286-5826 to prevent crashes from swerving to avoid bad pavement.
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Don Thomas
Thomas
Czech scholar to speak on NATO impact in Czech Republic
Czech scholar Pavel Cernoch will speak at 7 p.m. at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library about NATO and its effects on the Czech Republic. The free talk precedes Satugay’s national conference on Czechoslovakia’s First Republic, with Czech and Slovak ambassadors as guests. Call 362 8500 for details.
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Pavel Cernoch
Czech Republic
NATO
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
16Th Ave
Satugay
Czechoslovakia
United States
Slovakia
Hate crimes suspect to plead guilty in University of Iowa case
Tarsha Claiborne, 24, a former US student now living in Baton Rouge, will plead guilty to charges tied to a bomb threat emailed targeting minority students at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. A combined plea and sentencing hearing is set for May 3, with potential additional charges discussed.
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US College of Dentistry
Johnson County
White
Mark Schantz
Public Safety
Chuck Green
Claiborne
VA Medical Center to expand kidney transplants
Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center will start taking referrals as one of three national VA centers for renal transplant. The center will perform 20 to 25 kidney transplants yearly, up from two to eight. The designation follows years of home-center referrals to Nashville and positions Iowa City alongside Portland and Nashville as national transplant centers.
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Nashville
Tenn
Former Linn County sheriff denies abuse claims by Russian woman
Tony Nixon, husband of Tatyana Tregubova, says the claim against ex sheriff Orlie Workman was not retaliation. Workman, sheriff 1977–81, was arrested Feb 21 after Tregubova reported abuse and spoke to Hiawatha police. no charges filed as the case moves to the state Division of Criminal Investigation.
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Tatyana Tregubova
Hiawatha Police
Linn
State Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa native set to pilot space shuttle Discovery
Lt. Col. Jim Kelly born in Burlington will pilot the shuttle from Kennedy Space Center with a 5:42 a.m. March 8 liftoff. This 12 day mission includes a crew change at the international space station and delivery of a science module. Kelly, 36, known as Vegas, is among seven Iowans to become astronauts and will be the first to launch. He and Cedar Rapids friends anticipate a school tour upon return.
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NASA
Kelly
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Vegas
Discovery
International Space Station
James Wetherbee
Space Station
Iowa
Jon Burbridge
Robins
Wade Wagner
Cedar Rapids
Burbridge
Austin
Linn-Mar
Westfield
Earth
Wagner
Jim Kelly
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
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