Pony Rescue From Freezing Pool Ends Well for Owners
Pepsi the three year old pony fell into the partially drained winter pool in Robins. Linda Kula and cousin Cheryl McVay, with police and a rescue squad arriving, used concrete blocks and a spool as improvised footholds to free the pony after about ten hours in near freezing water. Pepsi was pulled from the pool and retired from grass trimming duties.
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Linda
LaVerne Kula
Robins
the Gazette
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Cheryl McVay
Mount Vernon
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LaVerne
Airport bond timing sparks City Hall confusion in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city officials clash over when to sell 11.5 million dollars in general obligation bonds for a new airport terminal. Speer Financial suggests Nov 30, but bonding attorneys favor early or mid-December after budget review.
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Roy Jameson
Airport Commission
Speer Financial Corp
Chicago
Hal Schaefer
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Jameson
Schaefer
Chapman & Cutler of
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N.Y
Compromise proposed on extending city water main access
A joint fringe committee proposes a two year pause on selling 260 acres around the Johnson County Care Facility to allow a comprehensive zoning plan for Iowa City's fringe areas. City worries about noncontiguous housing while the county seeks potential tax revenue from unused land. formal adoption rests with the City Council and Board of Supervisors.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
City Council
Board of Supervisors
Inmates suit over knife threat at Anamosa reformatory
Jerry Swaggerty, inmate at the Men's Reformatory in Anamosa, sues supervisor Donald Schlimmer and others for $10,000 in compensatory and $50,000 in punitive damages. He alleges a knife at his throat during an April 7 incident and seeks injunctive relief and protection from retaliation by staff and a counselor. Swaggerty claims lack of training and supervision caused emotional distress and violations of due process and equal protection.
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Jerry Swaggerty
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Donald Schlimmer
Reformatory
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Calvin Auger
John Sissel
Mike Winders
Black Hawk County
Schlimmer
Mike Hamilton
Fort Madison
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Play Scramble A New Contest Daily In The Gazette
A daily prize of $50 and a $500 grand prize are offered in a Gazette contest. Entries must reach The Gazette within five days after publication, with random drawings determining daily winners and a final grand prize, announced within 10 days of each puzzle. Employees and their immediate families are ineligible.
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