IBP plans multimillion plant south of Manchester Iowa
IBP Inc announces a new multimillion dollar hog processing plant project along Highway 13 near Manchester Iowa with potential to hire up to 1200 workers and process 14000 hogs daily. The site spans 310 acres purchased from Melvin Wigger with negotiations ongoing with county officials.
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IBP Inc
Iowa
Highway 13
Manchester
Dakota City
Neb
Delaware County
IBP
Robert Peterson
Bath Packing Park
Columbus Junction
Cedar Rapids
Melvin Wigger
Peterson
Two French Hostages Freed May Head to French Embassy
Reports from Damascus say two French hostages Camille Sontag 85 and Marcel Coudari 54 were freed by Lebanese captors and taken to Damascus to be handed to the French Embassy. A third hostage may be released. no official confirmation from Damascus Beirut or Paris.
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Damascus
Syria
Camille Sontag
West Beirut
Lebanon
Marcel Coudari
Beirut
Paris
Sontag
Coudari
Witnesses split on murder defendant mental state
In Scott County District Court defense and prosecution offered opposing views on Marl McMullin's mental state after he killed Marilyn Kolek. A child abuse expert said McMullin could not plan the act, while a staff psychiatrist and psychologist described him as with low intelligence yet capable of murder. Jury deliberations expected after closing arguments. McMullin's defense cites abusive childhood.
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Davenport
Marl McMullin
Marilyn Kolek
Scott County
McMullin
Cedar Rapids
Kolek
Dawley St. NE
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Leonard Welsh
University of Iowa Hospitals
David Schor
Schor
Today’s Chuckle Keeps Talking Past The Point
A light quip notes that many know how to start a talk but struggle with letting it end. The joke plays on the endless loop of conversation and the humor of overtalking.
Gettysburg boulder honors Lisbon Civil War dead in silence
Lisbon's Civil War memorial boulder from Gettysburg stands near seven local veterans' graves but sees waning interest. Cannons once guarding the site were stolen then recovered and stored by the city. The boulder remains a quiet relic as veterans groups note fading community attention and low ceremonial visibility.
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Gettysburg
Lisbon
Lisbon Women’s Relief Corps
Iowa
Cyclops American Legion Post
109
Will F. Stahl
U.S. War Department
Gettysburg Park Commission
Winter driving tests in Iowa amid first snowstorm
Iowans faced snow on the first winter driving lesson Monday as an inch fell across much of the state. A major pileup on Highway 30 near the ADM plant involved 11 cars on an eastbound overpass. three people were taken to St Luke's Hospital and released. Another crash on the Cedar River bridge near Edgewood involved 13 vehicles with no injuries. Police reported six more cars tangled near the scene. the road was closed about an hour. Meteorologist Chuck Myers warned of record cold following the snow and said a strong weekend storm set the stage for the cold snap.
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Akio Ikido
Fairfax
Ikido
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
Cedar River
Chuck Myers
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Minnesota
Iowa
Myers
Pacific Northwest
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