Pickup crashes into Cedar Rapids home injures none
A 60 foot flight of a pickup crashed through a Cedar Rapids den wall narrowly missing Myrna Gilliatt as her husband Craig watched. Driver Ryan L Boisen 18 faced reckless driving and drunken driving charges after speeding in a private lot and losing control. Police estimated 10 000 in property damage while the vehicle had 6000 in damage. Also on the page the Cedar Rapids Community Schools Board discussed replacing board member Wayne Howes and approving a revised weapons policy.
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Cedar Rapids
Myrna Gilliatt
Craig
32Nd St. NE
Ryan L. Boisen
Parkland Dr. SE
Boisen
Gilliatt
Gilliatts
Craig Gilliatt
Cedar Rapids Community Schools Board of Education
Wayne Howes
District 1
Cincinnati
Howes
Fire damages Iowa City home. $50,000 loss reported
A blaze at 722 Kirkwood Ave engulfed the back of the house causing an estimated $50,000 damage with no injuries. Fire crews from five companies responded around 7:14 p.m., gaining control in 20 minutes. investigators continue to seek the cause. Owners James and Mary Burr and their daughter were away.
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Iowa City
Kirkwood Ave
James
Mary Burr
Reading Council to Meet in Manchester with Book Fun Talk
The Eastern Iowa Reading Council will convene Tuesday at Lambert Elementary School in Manchester starting 4 30 PM. Attendees can buy snacks for 2 50. Speakers include teachers from West Delaware Maquoketa Valley Ed Co and Stormont schools who will discuss activities of overnight book fun.
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Eastern Iowa Reading Council
Lambert Elementary
Manchester
West Delaware
Maquoketa
Valley
Ed-Co
Stormont
Gazette Net offers electronic bulletin board service
The Gazette announces Gazette Net an electronic bulletin board via phone line for reader letters story ideas forms announcements subscriptions and classified ads. Subscribers can join ongoing discussions on current topics using modem settings and full duplex lines.
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Gazette
Gazette Net
Flowa
The
Gazette Co
Buried corn blamed for gas leak mystery in Marion
Marion Fire Chief Jim Ford and Des Moines builder Gene Stanborough explain a faulty buried corn crop caused methane seepage in a new Marion subdivision near 29th Avenue and 35th Street. Excavation and replacement of five backyards at a cost near 150000 restored safety, with homeowners gaining peace of mind.
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Tom Fruehling
Gazette
Marion
Jim Ford
Des Moines
Gene Stanborough
29Th Avenue
35Th Street
Ford
Inman Finishes Harvest but Keeps Fall Field Work Active
Dave Inman a Vinton area farmer continues fall tillage skipping plowing as conservation rules require. He chisels erodible fields and discs corn stubble to curb erosion while leaving some residue. Weather cuts his work short after a long Sunday session, with yields not the sole factor guiding tillage choices.
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Jazette
Marlene Lucas
Dave Inman
Vinton
Vazele
Inton
Inman
Dad
Cornell College Library Opens After 3.7 Million Renewal
Mount Vernon celebrates the near complete 3.7 million renovation of the Russell D. Cole Library at Cornell College. The update adds 487 computer hookups, study space, a glass rotunda and new south windows for panoramic campus views. Open house is Sunday 1 to 5 pm with a rededication Tuesday at 1 pm attended by Hall Perrine Foundation members.
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Azette Linn County
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Living Grant Wood
Cornell
Wood
Russell D. Cole
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Thomas Shaw
Andy Briscoe
Cole
Andrew Carnegie Foundation
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Cornell Library
Aids College
City
By Douglas Neumann
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