Ex Marine grows turkeys on his 5acre play farm
George Robinson Jr. raises turkeys on a five acre play farm for fun more than money. Frank Rydzewski of American Profits Inc. Cedar Rapids is noted for his involvement on both sides of bargaining tables. Hawks relax as BCS frenzy unfolds shaping a Rose Bowl bid. Iowa schools begin eight standards and 42 criteria for teachers. Leonid meteor shower could bring thousands of meteors hourly Tuesday in what may be the century’s largest shower.
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George Robinson Jr
Frank Rydzewski
American Profitl Inc
Cedar Rapids
Czech troops train for possible chemical attack near Iraqi border
Czech soldiers undergo chemical warfare training 30 miles from the Iraqi border in the northern Kuwait desert. Pictures, 8A.
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Kuwait
Hijacker thwarted on El Al flight to Istanbul
Security guards overpowered a man armed with a pen knife as El Al Flight 581 from Tel Aviv to Istanbul approached Ataturk Airport. No passengers or crew were harmed. the hijacker, identified as Tawfiq Fakra, a 23 year old Israeli Arab, was taken into custody.
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Turkey
Israel
el al
Tel Aviv
Oktay Cakhlar
Ataturk International
Anatolia
Tawfiq Fakra
Cakirlar
Associated Press
Amos Shapira
Shapira
Israel Army Radio
Menachen Binet
Cnn-Turk
Unknowingly Calling for Help An Emerging 911 Issue
A Gazette summary reports that inadvertent 911 cell calls, often from one touch dialing, overwhelm dispatchers. National figures estimate 40 to 60 percent of such calls are accidental, stressing understaffed law enforcement and wasting public funds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Inadvertent 911 Calls Surge Prompt Dispatch Rule Change
An estimated 40 to 60 percent of U S 911 cell calls are inadvertent from one-touch dialing. Black Hawk County dispatchers no longer call back if certain the call is inadvertent. National associations seek to reduce or disable one-touch 911 dialing.
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Tom Owen
the Gazette
National Association
Association
RiverRun postcards push Cedar Rapids redevelopment plan
About 27 000 households receive oversized post cards promoting Cedar Rapids RiverRun with a white water course on the former landfill Mount Trashmore. The campaign highlights six public forums and a $25 million Vision Iowa grant application while noting upcoming presentations to the Vision Iowa board.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mount Trashmore
Mt. Trashmore
State Vision Iawa Board
Paul Pate
RiverRun Committee
Vision Iowa Board
Des Moines
Ken Corbett
Fire survivor wakes in hospital to family aftermath
Deserie Veysey awakens four days after a fatal Cary, Illinois blaze that killed none but left her and her baby fighting for life. Her husband John, mother Irene Beitle, sister Denise, father-in-law Tom Veysey, and stepson Little John were with her as investigators probe arson-like clues and a dramatic rescue. John is hailed as the hero for reportedly leaping from a window to summon help and for saving the family.
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Cary, Ir
Deserie Veysey
Irene Beetle
John
Sabrina
Denise
Tom Veysey
Little John
Cary
Ill
John Veysey
Veysey
Deserie Beetle
Rockford, Ill
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United States
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Black Hawk County
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RiverRun
Deserie
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