Challed and Kucera win in Cedar Rapids school board race
David Challed wins the at large Cedar Rapids Community School District seat with 3,551 votes, carrying 41 of 46 precincts plus absentees. Incumbent Mary Ann Kucera retains District 3 with 3,444 votes against Lanny Peterson, while Lauree Gerber runs unopposed in District 2. Voters approve district reallocation and disposal of Fillmore School.
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Challed, Kucera
C.R. Community School Board
David Challed
Cedar Rapids Community
Mary Ann Kucera
Fillmore
11Th St
Challed
Daniel Rogers
Gerry Loupee
Gerald Beer
Ed Beatty
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Rogers
Loupee
Kucera
Peterson
Charles Glover Sr
Lauree Gerber
Gemayel Assassination Triggers Lebanese Constitutional Crisis
Lebanese President-elect Beshir Gemayel was killed in a bomb blast that destroyed the Phalange headquarters in East Beirut. The explosion killed about 20 and injured around 60 as rescue teams worked through rubble, heightening fears of wider political crisis and regional involvement.
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Lebanon
UPI
Beshir Gemayel
Phalange Party
Phalange
Chefik Wazzan
Wazzan
Gemayel
West
Palestine Liberation Organization
Reagan
Gem
Housing inspection reveals tenant blame and grime in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids housing inspectors report 800 complaint calls since mid March. Director Terry Steinbach says one in five violations target tenants, with tenants often described as horribly filthy. Violations to owners split among minor, maintenance, and repair categories.
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Cedar Rapids City
Terry Steinbach
Steinbach
New Iowa Drunk Driving Law Tightens License Losses
Iowa reports a 25 percent rise in licenses revoked under the new drunk driving law in the first two months, with 2,242 revocations. Most were for failing chemical tests and some for refusing tests. Altered administration shifts revocation to IDOT and on the spot issuances boost arrests.
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Gazette Wire Services
Ames
Iowa
William Kendall
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Transportation Commission
IDOT
Kendall
One Fact About Life and Money Reconsideration
Reflects on a life insight that having more money would change choices if given another chance. Acknowledges financial limits influence decisions and happiness.
Princess Grace dies after car crash injuries
Princess Grace of Monaco, former film star Grace Kelly, died at 10:30 p.m. in Monaco after sustaining vascular and cerebral hemorrhage from a car crash. Her husband Prince Rainier III and children Princess Caroline Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie were at her bedside as Monaco mourns.
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Prince Albert
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Stephanie
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MGM
Clark Gable
the Riviera
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Rainier
Grimaldis
Europe
the Kellys
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