Standoff Ends as Felon Arrested After Barricaded Hour
Police Special Response Team detained a man who barricaded himself in his apartment for two hours to avoid arrest. The incident occurred Friday and details are on the back page, 22D.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1998
Page
1
Mount Vernon Welcomes Iowa Native Beth Brass Return
East Iowa native Beth Brass returns to Mount Vernon after years of wandering to open an antiques and interior design store named Interiors in Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Iowa
Beth Brass
de& Interiors
Mount Vernon
Amana plan confuses retirees seeking insurance details
A new insurance plan from Amana Refrigeration leaves retirees puzzled and frustrated. Details, 4B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana Insurance
Amana Refrigeration
Herbert Hoover Site Beckons at West Branch Visit
The Herbert Hoover birthplace and blacksmith shop anchor a historic site at West Branch. Visitors can explore the library museum and related exhibits awaiting public viewing.
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Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Cue
C R siblings closer than ever celebrate gift of life
Deanna Evans, 35, donated one of her kidneys to her older brother Gary Kerr in a life changing birthday gesture. The siblings, now closer than ever, shared the intimate act as a powerful family bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna Evans
Gary Kerr
Tom Vilsack's unlikely path to Iowa governor bid
A Sun day Gaze feature profiles Tom Vilsack outlining his unusual career steps toward becoming the Democratic candidate for governor of Iowa. The piece traces key moments and influences shaping his political ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Benefit hike for seniors hits 1.3 percent in 1999
Social Security checks for retirees will rise by $10 a month to $780 starting January 1999, the smallest annual cost of living increase in 12 years. Medicare premiums will rise 3.9 percent to $45.50, reflecting higher health costs. The automatic adjustment uses the CPI and targets buying power, with 44 million beneficiaries.
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Washington
Cox
Kenneth Apfel
Congress
U.S
Nancy Lightfoot Shapes Iowa Politics in Backing Lightfoot
Nancy Lightfoot earns praise as a political strategist and steadying influence for her husband Jim Ross Lightfoot. She kept the family financially afloat running dress shops while he launched his 1984 congressional bid, and she remains described as an anchor and street smart analyst of public sentiment.
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Nancy Lightfoot
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Des Moines
Tom Fruehling
U.S
Nancy
Shenandoah
KMA
Congress
Lightfoot
Iowa
Christie Vilsack backs statewide education focus
In Mount Pleasant Christie Vilsack emphasizes education as central to her husband Tom’s gubernatorial bid. A 25 year educator and local activist, she outlines a birth to death learning plan and her belief that education should not be undermined by politics.
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Tom Fruehling
Gaceue
Ount Pleasant
Christie Vilsack
Tom Bell
Jessie Schle
Young Democrats
Cancer Society and
Symphony Board
Abid Mount Pleasant High School Panthers
PEO
Jess
Christie
Mount Pleasat
Tom
Nobel Peace Prize given to Hume and Trimble for Northern Ireland pact
London reports John Hume and David Trimble won the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize for their roles in ending three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Gerry Adams and other key figures were not named. Hume will speak at the University of Iowa on November 23.
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Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Hume
University of Iowa
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