Washington High choirs win top national medals in Chicago
Two Washington High School choirs the Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers earned gold medals at the Music Maestro Please Inc. national competition in Chicago over the weekend. The orchestra and Momentum earned silver medals, with the school returning Monday after a three day spring tour.
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Washington
Chicago
Ralph Plagman
Music Maestro Please Inc
Madrigal Singers
Pops
Plagman
Woman upset over assault on pet turkey in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids woman says a 13 year old visiting his grandmother assaulted her 3 year old pet turkey on private property. The bird suffers injuries and may not walk again. Police and various agencies weighed whether the case is animal injury or theft as the investigation continues.
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Cedar Rapids
Maria Palmer
the Gazette
Mark Palmer
Spruce Avenue SE
Memorial Drive
Palmer
Charles Farley
Palo
Animal Shelter of
The
Humane Society
Ron Draves
Amplifier stolen from Washington High School auditorium
Marion Barnes reports a four channel electronic music amplifier valued at 385 dollars was stolen from the Washington High School auditorium over the weekend. Her son used the amplifier at school at times. Address: 3835 Cottage Grove Ave SE.
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Washington High School
Marion Barnes
Cottage Grove Ave
Burglary at Dessie Young Residence Ends With Chase
A burglar pried open a door at 1621 I Ave NE and chased two young children and a friend with a tire iron toward 32nd Street as their mother returned home. The kids escaped unharmed. Two designer telephones valued at 288 dollars were stolen.
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Dessie Young
I Ave
32Nd Street
Motor stolen from pontoon boat at Ellis harbor
Von Elbert of 315 Andover Lane NE reported a theft of a 9 horsepower outboard motor from his pontoon boat moored at Ellis boat harbor. The padlocked motor, valued at $1,000, was discovered missing Monday.
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von Elbert
Andover Lane
Ellis Boat Harbor
Airport panel hires outside firm for five year income forecast
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission approved hiring Peat, Marwick and Mitchell of San Mateo for 20000 dollars plus expenses to complete a 45 day analysis. The goal is a five year projection to ten years to guide terminal spending while bond rates remain uncertain. Construction delays push for fall rebid and continued plan trimming. Passenger totals lag last year but revenues rise modestly.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Airport Commission
Peat
Marwick
Mitchell
San Mateo
Calif
Clare Rice
Commission
Rice
Sauer
Iowa
Ozark
United
Midstate
Airline executive predicts easing recession for industry
Mississippi Valley Airline President Burl McLaughlin told Cedar Rapids Rotarians that the recession may be ending for airlines with March a record month and a projected recovery to solid ground by the second quarter. He cited deregulation fuel costs fare slashing and FAA slot limits as tough but noted growth for MVA and plans to retire Beechcraft and Fokker planes while expanding Shorts SD330 deliveries and Quad-City operations.
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Nancy Stevens Garette
Mississippi Valley
Burl McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Stouffer's
McLaughlin
Braniff
MVA
Shorts
Stalin's Rise and Death Mark Soviet History
Joseph Stalin, Soviet premier, died in 1953. Born Dzhugashvili, he adopted the surname Stalin meaning made of steel after joining the Bolshevik movement, and he became a Marxist during his studies for the priesthood.
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Joseph Stalin
Dzhugashvili
Stalin
Bolshevik Revolutionary Movement
Sears sale ad corrects rider shocks pricing error
A May 12 Sears advertisement fixs the Steady Rider RT shocks pricing, noting the sale price is $13.99 with a correct savings of $6 from the regular $19.99. The note apologizes for any inconvenience to customers.
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Sears
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22Nd St
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kieck
Center Point Road
Richard J. Sojka
Sojka
St. Luke's Hospital
Washington High Choirs
Rick Biella
Ron Horton
Turkey
Ed Sauer
Federal Aviation Administration
Quad-City
Hormel
ME Too
Hy-Vee Food
Mercy Hospital
American Medical Association
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Mercy Hospital Education Department
Olr
Butte
Linn County
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