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Iowa natives describe horror of Manhattan attack day
Lowans and ex residents recount the moment planes struck the World Trade Center in New York. Jim Debb, 55, Cedar Rapids native, described running from his Manhattan apartment amid smoke and dust. Cedar Rapids born colleagues like Jim Wessel, 32, and Derek Toni, 37, recounted the panic, the collapse, and the sudden rush to escape as the city’s transit system and streets filled with screams and debris.
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Cedar Rapids
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Manhattan
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University of Iowa
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N.Y
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Mary Wessel
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Derek Toni
New York City
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University of Northern Iowa
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Jo Wilch
Cornell College
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