Double vision tale of surgery and hope by Gus Schrader
A reader recounts a long struggle with double vision following an eye misalignment. After consulting surgeons and trying prisms, he underwent outpatient surgery to correct the left eye muscle. Postoperative vision improved to single sight though minor residual double vision persists. the other eye occasionally shows temporary effects, but overall keeping a cautious optimism.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Cedar Rapids
Bill Scott
Hawkeye
Scott
Wall Street
Bridge work halted on Cedar Rapids 16th Avenue span
Demolition of the 16th Avenue bridge in Cedar Rapids may be delayed by two to three months while an intensive historical significance survey is conducted. Ed Kuba, president of Linn County’s Federation of Czech Groups, urged the study and potential listing on the National Register. City officials may rescind bid advertising as accountants prepare a new design with Shire Hattery Engineers to honor Czech heritage.
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Heather Sloman Woon
Gazette City Hall
16Th Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Army Corps of Engineers
Ed Kuba
Federation of Czech Groups
Linn County
State Historical Society
Town
Kuba
16Th Avenue SW
14Th Avenue SE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Corps of Engineers
Dick Ransom
the Gazette
Shire Hattery Engineers
Nine youths sued over damage to Cedar Rapids home
Dale and Caren Pedersen filed in Linn District Court seeking unspecified damages from nine youths and their parents for taking over the couple’s cars and residence during a five day vacation. The suit lists multiple defendants and alleges looting, ransacking, and use of two cars as beds, with property damage and theft claimed.
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Roland Krekeler
Cedar Rapids
Dale E
Caren Pedersen
First Ave
Linn District Court
Towa
Mark Heese
Larry
Jean
Steven Moses
Mike
Sue
Cory Birkicht
Donna
Gary
Joanne Orman
Crystal
Kelly Cummings
Diane Irish
Carrie Haddad
Lee
Suzanne Wolfe
Kirk Harwood
Diane Phillips Travis Meiberg
James
Kathy
Stephanie Rodgers
Jimmie
Mary DeWeerdt
Bush skips debate to flip coin at Wartburg game
Vice President George Bush will be at Wartburg College in Waverly to flip the coin for a Division III football game while four Republican hopefuls debate in West Des Moines. Dole Kemp du Pont and Haig plan to appear at the forum sponsored by the Home Builders Association.
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Des Moines
West Des Moines
George Bush
Cearly
Iowa
Katie Boyle
Senate
Bob Dole
Bush
George Wittraf
Houston
Wittgraf
Home Builders Association of Wa
Dole
Jack Kemp
Pierre du Pont
Alexander Haig
Wartburg College
Waverly
Knights
Upper Iowa Peacocks
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication and subscription details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette bills itself as a daily and Sunday paper published at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates are 260 per week by mail 1180 for 4 weeks 12820 for 52 weeks and 16100 for 52 weeks for out of state. The Associated Press content is noted for republication rights.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Avenue SE
Cedar
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
UN Council Backs Immediate Arms Embargo on South Africa
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved an immediate embargo on arms sales to South Africa. It cited Pretoria's ongoing arms acquisitions as a threat to international peace and security.
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United Nations Security Council
South Africa
Pretoria
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