Van quest and civic battles dominate Tama Toledo pages
Signs appear in Tama and Toledo urging funds to buy a hospital van for Tanner Quigley. Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission should urge adding sexual orientation to the city ordinance. House District 50 race in Johnson and southern Linn counties focuses on education and taxes. Former Lisbon mayor Steven Goldin nears release while employed. Atlanta defeats San Diego in NLCS Game 5.
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Tama
Toledo
Tanner Quigley
Ramblin
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Linn
Pet Gem launches jewelry for cherished pets
The Gazette reports on Pet- Gem, a product line by its developer promising pet owners a way to show love. The accent page in Wednesday’s Gazette highlights new pet jewelry options inspired by pets as gems.
Kosovo deal averts attack eases Milosevic push
Yugoslav President Milosevic agrees to U N demands to end repression in Kosovo, allow ground and air inspections, withdraw troops, and start peace talks. NATO boosts pressure with potential airstrikes if compliance falters as Holbrooke negotiates in Brussels.
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New York
Slobodan Milosevic
NATO
U.N
Kosovo
Clinton
NATO Alliance
Serbia
Milosevic
U.N. Security Council
White House
Joe Lockhart
Ameri
Brussels
Washington
U.S
Richard Holbrooke
Holbrooke
Collins Road traffic plan aims to ease Cedar Rapids flow
Engineering plan by Snyder & Associates proposes adding one lane each direction on Collins Road between First Avenue and Center Point Road NE. It includes dual left turns, more right turn lanes, and closing select frontage roads and one Collins Square entrance to reduce stops. Public meeting at First Baptist Thursday 7 p.m. council hearing set for Nov 4. Construction staged in three phases pending state funding.
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Douglas Neumann
Wvazette
Collins Road
Cedar Rapids
Snyder & Associates
First Baptist Church Church of the Brethren
Northland Ave
First Avenue
Center Point Road
40Th Street
Northland Avenue
Ar Drive
Collins Square
Michael's Arts and Crafts
Collins Road 5
Hy-Vee
Lindale Mall
Northland Square
Gary Petersen
Petersen
Collins
Grinnell student kills self with cyanide in dorm
Grinnell College sophomore Carl Grimm, 20, from California, reportedly swallowed potassium cyanide at Younkers Hall. The fumes sickened nine people including four paramedics and three staffers, prompting evacuation and hospital treatment. Hazardous materials teams ventilated the building and hospital.
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Associated Press
Grinnell
Grinnell College
Carl Grimm
Placentia
Calif
Liberal Arts
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Barns
Grimm
Younkers Hall
Grinnell Regional Medical
David Cranston
Des Moines
Munson trial sheds light on City Hall politics
Delware County jury and Cedar Rapids City Hall watchers focus on Ole Munson's gun and marijuana case. Testimony late Monday suggested a disputed experiment about concealing a loaded weapon. Defense seeks appellate review of excluded couch-cushion gun escape claim as Munson returns to the stand.
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Munson
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Riley
LeFebure sale marks end of era for Cedar Rapids firm
LeFebure Corp. owner De La Rue PLC sells security equipment unit to Mosler Inc. for about 34 million, ending LeFebure’s 106 year existence. About 1,000 employed, with 150 at Cedar Rapids HQ in limbo. manufacturing moved to Missouri in 1994. Mosler offers some HQ jobs in Ohio over 60 to 90 days. severance and out placement to follow.
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George C
Ford Gazette
Jim Burritt
LeFebure Corp
de la Rue PLC
Great Britain
Mosler Inc
Hamilton
Ohio
LeFebvre
29Th St. NE
Mexico
John Pearce
Mosler
LeFebure
Kirkwood Community College
Burritt
de la Rue
National Monitor
Cedar Rapids
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Steven Goldin
Lisbon
Braves
Atlanta
San Diego Padres
TeleUs
Owene
Gazette Online
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Lockhart
Defense
William Cohen
Kuwait
Security Council
Eto
Melanie
Kimbier. Gazette
Isaac Dickson
Isaac
Central Park United Presbyterian Church
B Avenue
Mickey Manley
By Rick Smith
Gunnar Munson
J.G. Johnson
Ole Munson
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