Island braces as Ivan nears Jamaica and Caribbean
The hurricane Ivan prompted Jamaica to activate a public emergency and urge mass evacuation, but many residents stayed despite power cuts to protect belongings. Fidel Castro warned Cuba to brace for impact while Florida braces for possible landfall. Death toll rose across Grenada and neighboring islands as residents faced looting, flooding, and widespread damage.
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Lorna Brown
Montego Bay
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Florida
Ivan
Keys
Gulf of Mexico
Venezuela
Grenada
U.S. State Department
Patrick Manning
Jamaica
Palisadoes Highway
Kingston
Chester Pinnock
Gilbert
Barbara Carby
Montego”Bay
Rouge Street
Dave Rob
Erts
Navy
U.S. National Hurricane Center
Miami
Cayman Islands
Haiti
Jude Vante
Les Cayes
Barbados
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Hawkeye Cyclone rivalry colors fan devotion at work
In Cedar Rapids a lively campus rivalry unfolds among workers and engineers. Mitch Kelchen a Cedar Rapids resident trades sport clips with rival loyalties while co worker Brad Thomason notes many Iowa fans are not UI graduates. Cyclones fan Erv Mussman vows quiet anticipation for an upset as the feud continues at Howard R Green Co. Monday.
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Hawks
Mitch Kelchen
Kelchen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State
Cyclones
Hawkeye
Campbell
Brad Thomason
Marion
Iowa
Thomason
ISU
Erv Mussman
Howard R. Green Co
Crops Face September Threat as Prices Falter
Grops and Frost warn of frost risk later in September during a Chicago Board of Trade call. USDA trims corn prices to 2.00 to 2.40 per bushel for 2004 05 and soybeans to 5.85 6.25. December corn futures fall to 2.22 while November soybeans drop to 5.72 as upper Midwest crops may benefit from warm weather briefly before a cold air shot.
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Chicago Board of Trade
USDA
Mississippi Valley
Greg Soulje
Central States
Jager bombs fuel debate at Cedar Rapids bars and events
Bar staff and concertgoers discuss Jager bombs, mixing with Red Bull, and effects. Some say drinks spark longer partying while medical experts warn of dehydration and heart strain. Dublin City Pub reports high weekly sales. Brick's notes a surge from five to hundreds nightly.
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Brad Bachman
Dublin City
Cedar Rapids
Sean Posten
Winthrop
Jason McCarville
Alexis Johnson
The
Deadwood
Iowa City
Tony Carter
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bachman
Brick’s
Jeremy Hay
Hay
Man jailed for swinging alligator at girlfriend in dispute
Daytona Beach AP notes 41 year old David Havenner received six months in jail after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery and possession of an alligator. He had kept the 3 foot reptile in a bathtub and used it against his girlfriend Nancy Monico during a July 16 argument.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
David Havenner
Linda Pruitt
State Attorney’s Office
Sheriff's
Havenner
Nancy Monico
Genesis capsule returns. scientists optimistic on findings
NASA scientists said they recovered critical pieces of the Genesis space capsule and are optimistic the wreckage will yield information about the solar system’s origins. The capsule spent 24% years gathering solar matter, but crashed on return to Earth near Salt Lake City as parachutes failed, the impact damaging an inner canister of atom disks.
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Salt Lake City
NASA
Earth
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Chicago
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Dominican Republic
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