Railroads Eye Iowa Branch Line Abandonments
Six railroads including Milwaukee Road and Burlington Northern report plans to abandon over 1300 miles of Iowa branch lines in coming years under a new ICC filing rule. Proposals cite 950 miles as anticipated and 416 miles as potentially subject to abandonment, with specific segments listed by line and region in Eastern Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Milwaukee Road
North Western Railway
Burlington Northern
Illinois Central
Rock Island Lines
Norfolk and Western
Springville
Hopkinton
Conover
Decorah
Green Island
Tama
North Western
Oelwein
Dubuque
Washington
Mediapolis
Man Charged In Hammer Assault in Iowa Tavern
Cedar Rapids man Neil Rhinehart 34 Thirty-fourth Street Drive SE was charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury and intoxication after a May 20 fight in a Vinton tavern. He allegedly struck Kim Dulin 26 of Vinton on the head with a 20 ounce claw hammer during an argument. Dulin remained hospitalized in critical condition earlier this week. Rhinehart was released on his own recognizance.
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Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Neil Rhinehart
Thirty-fourth Street
Kim Dulin
Dulin
Virginia Gay Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Rhinehart
Iowa City Man Dies in Benton County Car Crash
A 20 year old Iowa City man Thomas E. Pierce died at the scene when a car driven by 19 year old Alan McNabb veered off Highway 30 near the Keystone turn off in Benton County. Passenger Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene while 17 year old Teri Cox was treated at Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids in good condition. McNabb sustained minor injuries and a guardrail collision caused the vehicle to roll twice and stop in a creek. Funeral services for Tom Pierce were pending at George L. Gay funeral home in Iowa City.
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Vinton
Iowa City
Benton County
Keystone
Thomas E. Pierce
Pierce
Alan McNabb
Coralville
Teri Cox
Tipton
Mercy
McNabb
Tom Pierce
George L. Gay
Oneida Native Receives High IA-AL Honors in Agriculture
Harlan L. Ryan of Iowa, head of the Federal Grain Inspection Service office in New Orleans, receives a Superior Service Award from Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland on the Washington Monument grounds. He previously led Des Moines grain inspections and has headed the Louisiana office since 1973 along with other Iowa awardees Charles McCarty and the Des Moines compliance staff.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Grain Inspection Service
New Orleans
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Harlan L. Ryan
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Washington Monument
Oneida
Ryan
Federal Grain Inspection
Des Moines
Louisiana
Charles McCarty
Centerville
Soil Conservation Service
Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Holiday Weekend Gas Prices Up Across Iowa
Iowans face higher Memorial Day gas prices after a AAA Iowa survey shows regular at 63.9 cents per gallon, premium 67.8, unleaded 66.5, diesel 56.1. The survey of 50 stations notes a 6 cent rise from last year and that self service could save about 4.2 cents per gallon, with 48 percent offering it.
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Davenport
Iowa
AAA
Rep Burlison Is Marbles Champion Again
Washington UPI reports Missouri Democrat Rep Bill Burlison won the congressional marbles title for the second year running with a decisive 4-1 victory over Arkansas Democrat Rep Bill Alexander.
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Burlison
Washington
UPI
Bill
Missouri
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Boston Opera To Present Gluck Work
The Opera Company of Boston will stage Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice for four performances at the Orpheum theater on June 2, 5, 7, and 10. Director Sarah Caldwell leads with Shirley Verrett as Orfeo, Benito Valente as Euridice, and Marianna Christos as Amor.
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Boston
UPI
The
Opera Company of
Gluck
Orfeo Ed
Euridice
Orpheum Theater
Sarah Caldwell
Shirley Verrett
Orfeo
Benito Valente
Marianna Christos
Amor
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