Belle Plaine teen survives self immolation ordeal
Family focuses on survival of 15 year old Michelle Kimm after she poured gasoline and lighter fluid on herself and fired a blaze in Belle Plaine. She remains in critical condition with burns covering most of her body at the University of Iowa Hospitals. Authorities say the act appears to be death by own action and no other motive is evident.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Michelle Kimm
Belle Plaine
Michelle
Mary Lou Blomme
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Blomme
Benton County
Ken Popenhagen
Copenhagen
Rich Hobart
Iowa
Hobart
Last Day to Register to Vote Opens at Offices and Sat Sites
Gazette reports today is the final day to register for the November 5 election. Iowa residents may register at county auditor offices or vote absentee there. Linn and Johnson counties offer satellite sites with set hours including Red Cross Building and Iowa City Public Library.
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Gazette
Iowa
Linn
Johnson County
Linn County
American Red Cross
42Nd St
Auditor’s
First St
Iowa City
S. Linn St
Auditor’s Office
S. Dubuque St
Judge orders separate trials in Oklahoma bombing case
U S District Judge Richard Matsch ruled Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols will be tried separately after Nichols provided incriminating statements to the FBI. McVeigh will be tried first. dates were not set. Families of victims voiced financial and emotional concerns over two trials.
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Oklahoma
Denver
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Nichols
McVeigh
FBI
Federal Building
U.S
Richard Matsch
Matsch
Robert Nigh Jr
Tim McVeigh
Larry Mackey
Clare House Opens Caregiving Home for AIDS Patients
Clare House Catholic Worker opens a five room caregiving home for AIDS patients near a downtown shelter. Staff include nurse and Franciscan Sister Dorothy Hennessey with residents Scott Spescha and Ray Clayborne, marking Iowa's first dedicated HIV AIDS housing established 1996.
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Clare House Catholic Worker
Cedar Rapids
Scott Spescha
Dorothy Hennessey
Ray Clayborne
Marcia Davis
Hennessey
Davis
Spescha
Clayborne
Clare House Catholic
Clare House
Evansdale
Black Hawk County
Peter Bergman
St. Clare
Poor Clares
Bergman
Dubuque
Clinton Dole campaign and political markets on Wall Street
Brief items note Clinton and Dole campaigns with stock market influence analysis at the University of Illinois. Lightfoot emphasizes taxes as a key issue. Legislative races highlighted and a call for direct student political study. Mount Vernon woman answers midlife calling to ministry, Marsha Acord becomes pastor in Cedar Rapids.
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Clinton
Dole
U of I
Wall Street
Lightfoot
Mount Vernon
Marsha Acord
Cedar Rapids
Grand Hall Dedication at National Czech and Slovak Museum
Two prominent Americans attend the ceremony at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids. Romelle Slaughter will promote a holistic approach to solving African-American issues at tonight's banquet while actress Jane Fonda headlines a Des Moines fundraiser.
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National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Romelle Slaughter
Jane Fonda
Des Moines
City Briefs Highlight Local News Quick Summary
Brief items from city desk capture small events, reminders, and notices across neighborhoods. Short notes cover municipal decisions, upcoming meetings, and community updates affecting residents.
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Michelle Kim
Attorneys For
Nichols Praise Decision
Jamie Coverdale
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Katrina Kump
Gazette Intern
By Rick Smith
Harkin
C.R
NAACP
Message of Hope
SES Industries Inc
National Funeral Directors Association
TeleUs
Ae Merce
Marlattacca
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