Fire blamed for Clinton Thanksgiving blaze killing family
Investigators say a malfunctioning fireplace caused a fire in a Clinton home on Thanksgiving Day, killing Dr Ahmed Taha 38 and his wife Jeanette 0 and their sons Magji 4 and Issam 2. Smoke alarms downstairs lacked batteries, while upstairs detectors worked. Fire crews took three hours to extinguish the blaze.
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Clinton
UPI
Mily
Hmed Taha
Jeanette
Magji
Issam
Tahas
Egypt
Britain
Clinton Fire Department
FDL Hopes Dubuque Hog Plant Opens Next Week
FDL Foods Inc plans to start hog cut and kill operations in Dubuque by Monday after refurbishing equipment. The plant is part of a $30.5 million purchase that also included former Dubuque Packing Co. plants in Rochelle Illinois and Milwaukee Wisconsin. About 1,400 workers are expected to be employed once operations begin.
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FDL Foods Inc
Bob Wahlert
FDL
Dubuque Packing Co
Rochelle
Ill
Milwaukee
C&NW Lays Off 75 in Oelwein Amid Slow Business
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Oelwein announces temporary layoffs for 75 of 78 in the mechanical division due to severe business decline. The workers are told to stay off Dec 2 with calls back expected in January, following a similar but smaller layoff last year.
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Oelwein
Mechanical Division
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Mechanical
Hotel Burlington Faces Renovation Under New Owners
Steven Barfeld of Bradenton Florida directs a remodeling crew in the eight story Burlington hotel. Barfeld and his father Carl took possession on November 15 after an auction where about two thirds of hotel utensils were sold. Plans call for a December 5 reopening with a restaurant and lounge, then rental rooms apartments and office space to follow.
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Steven Barfeld
Bradenton
Fla
Barfeld
Carl
Jack Archer
Arnie Arledge
Archer and Arledge
Lawmakers to Hear Oil Firms on Gasoline Marketing Changes
About 17 oil companies and gasoline distributors will testify at hearings on gasoline marketing next week. Rep. Berkley Bedell chairs the Energy Subcommittee and announced the Dec. 12 session as Congress’s first comprehensive look since decontrol. Topics include pricing policies credit practices market withdrawals rent increases product availability and marketing strategies.
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UPI
Berkley Bedell
Diona
Bedell
House
Small Business Committee
Energy Subcommittee
Congress
Two Iowa men die in separate Thanksgiving weekend crashes
A 23-year-old Newton man Kevin Keller was struck and killed while changing a gas pump on the shoulder near Mountain View Missouri. Ira Hall 51 was charged with leaving the scene. In Minnesota near Hector Jim Thomas 62 of Stuart Iowa died in a two car crash. Max Thomas 27 and his family were injured.
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Iowa
Kevin Keller
Ira Hall
Hall
Keller
Minnesota
Hector
Minnesota State Patrol
Minnesota 4
Renville
Jim Thomas
Stuart
Thomas
Max
Max Thomas
Jill
Dustin
Lorna Thomas
Renville County Hospital
Olivia
Michelle Bakker
Metropolitan Medical Center
Minneapolis
Two Iowa events named to top 100 attractions
Dubuque Fest May 20 to 22 and the Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion September 1 to 5 in Mount Pleasant are listed among North America's top 100 tourism attractions for 1983. The American Bus Association and Iowa Development Commission announced the selection emphasizing accessibility for bus tours.
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Des Moines
Old Settlers and Threshers
North America
American Bus Association
Iowa Development Commission
Phil Morgan
Settlers
Mount Pleasant
East Buchanan Telephone Cooperative to Hold Meeting in Winthrop
The East Buchanan Telephone Cooperative will hold its annual meeting December 6 from 1 30 to 3 p m at St Patrick s Parish Center in Winthrop. Nominees for the board include Ronald Burke and David Nelson for District 1 Winthrop Lowell Kress and Norris Freeborn for District 2 Quasqueton and Wayne Brownell and Clifford Schlumbohm for District 3 Aurora Stanley.
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East Buchanan Telephone Cooperative
St. Patrick’s Parish Center
Ronald Burke
David Nelson
Quasqueton
Lowell Kress
Norris Freeborn
Aurora-Stanley
Wayne Brownell
Clifford Schlumbohm
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