Braves Yankees and Indians Win Big Scores
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 7-1, the Yankees defeated the Rangers 3-1, and the Indians topped the Red Sox 9-5. A housing development debate pits Mayor Lee Clancey against former U S Ambassador Sally Novetzke in a public clash. Humorist Dave Barry muses on dying at age 50. A Car Talk note jokes about a bon ami ring job. A curling iron feature offers hair styling tips.
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Lee Clancey
U.S
Sally Novetzke
Rural pen pals meet after 39 years in Scotland
Sandy Butz of Walker and Margaret Free of Melvaig, Scotland, have finally met after 39 years of correspondence. The moment, highlighted in Friday's Gazette, marks a long awaited reunion between the two pen pals.
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Sandy Butz
Walker
Margaret Free Af
Budget Surplus Report Prompts Clinton Victory Claims
President Clinton announced a about 70 billion dollar surplus this year the first black ink budget in 29 years at a White House ceremony. He called the achievement a gift to future generations while Republicans credited themselves and warned of possible recession risks to projected surpluses.
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Clinton
House
Newt Gingrich
Richard Nixon
Neil Armstrong
Congressional Budget Office
White House
Girl’s meningitis diagnosed at Prairie High School case
Sarah Bentley, 15, is hospitalized in the pediatrics ICU with bacterial meningitis after a St Luke’s evaluation confirmed Neisseria meningitis. Her family and Prairie High School peers face exposure as Linn County Health tests pursue possible links to another student case.
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Dale Kueter
Gazette
Sarah Bentley
Shelli
Darrell Bentley
Tavena Ct
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Prairie High School
Vickie Smith
Linn County Health Department
Prairie
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Stephen
Bentleys
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Kyle
ICU
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Court upholds Richmond conviction despite priest privilege ruling
Iowa Court of Appeals divided 2-1 but lets the conviction stand after ruling a confidential confession to an Episcopal priest was improperly admitted yet not prejudicial. The panel found Osing’s testimony could be excised without reversing the verdict, as victim and crisis-center witnesses provided sufficient evidence. Chief Judge joined majority. one judge dissented citing chilling effect on priest confidante relationships.
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DES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
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Dick Osing
Linn County
Osing
Richmond
van Zimmer
Vogel
Mark Cady
Dick Schlegel
Chicken soup aids rehydration better than water or sports drinks
Iowa State University researchers find chicken noodle soup and chicken broth restore blood volume after mild dehydration from exercise and heat better than water or sports drinks due to higher sodium content. Campbell's Soup funded part of the study and results will appear in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
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Avi
Iowa State University
The
Journal of Applied Physiology
King
Campbell’s Soup
Cable industry to wire libraries with free high speed Internet
The National Cable Television Association says the industry will provide free high speed Internet hookups to public libraries nationwide estimated at 14 000 to 15 000 in a program building on a 2 year old effort to connect schools. Cable modems will link PCs to cable lines and speeds will greatly exceed telephone modems. By end of 1999 high speed service expected in about 700 cities. the American Library Association supports the plan while a federal subsidy program for libraries awaits disbursement.
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National Cable Television Association
Torie Clarke
NCTA
American Library Association
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