Dodgers blank Mets 6 0 in World Series night
All California World Series lineup set after Los Angeles Dodgers shut out New York Mets 6 to 0. Iowa State Cyclones prepare to face Missouri on Saturday as outsized rival. A shooting at Upper Iowa University left no injuries and night guard Willard Langerman was fired after 27 years. Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney faces questions over money handling.
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Today's Chuckle Shows Inheritance Wasted on Cents
A wry quip notes that spending all inheritance leaves someone without the cents they were born with, poking fun at financial naivete and frugality in a playful punchline.
Health fees called back door tuition increase
University of Iowa and Iowa State University seek higher health service fees atop a 7 to 9 percent tuition rise next year. Students say mandatory fees would push total costs toward a double digit increase, with Iowa paying 27.39 per semester and 35 at ISU, plus existing charges. University leaders and students criticize the plan as masking a steeper tuition hike.
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Debate heightens stakes as Bush and Dukakis face off
In Los Angeles the second presidential debate pits George Bush against Michael Dukakis for 90 minutes with Dukakis hoping for a breakthrough to counter polls and electoral math. Analysts say Dukakis must better convey his values and character to shift the race.
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Michael Dukakis
Dukakis
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Geoff Garin
Psychological well being ranks Reno lowest among U.S. cities
State College Pennsylvania tops a Psychology Today study by Robert Levine of 286 metro areas. The worst include Reno Nevada and several West and South regions. Iowa City leads the state list at 27 with Waterloo Cedar Falls 39 and Des Moines 149. The piece lists 25 best and 25 worst metros.
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Skull linked to Marion crypt body in vile act
The skull mailed to KCRG-TV matches the body found in a desecrated Marion burial crypt. The medical examiner confirms the match after exams at the University of Iowa. FBI and Cedar Rapids and Marion police pursue the unidentified woman victim and the person who severed the head and mailed it with a note to the Cedar Rapids City Council. Authorities expect an arrest soon.
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Kcrg-Tv
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Linn County
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Harris
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Gary Hinzman
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Ex-firefighter held in arson spree in Jefferson New Hampshire
Former volunteer firefighter Lance Lalumiere, 23, was arraigned on a felony arson charge in Lan caster for a fire at his brother’s cabin. State intends indictments on 15 additional fires across Jefferson, with bail set at 50 000. Police estimate 21 fires total with five other suspects and anticipate further arrests as investigations continue.
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Lancaster
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Lalumiere
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Sloper
Coos County
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