GM truck defect dwarfs Pinto in fatal side crash fires
The Center for Auto Safety says 300 plus people have died in side crash fires in 1973 to present GM full size pickups with outside frame rail fuel tanks, far more than the Pinto. It urges recall and stronger protection including tanks within the frame or shielding. GM denies the claim and cites compliance with safety standards.
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General Motors
Center For Auto Safety
Center
Clarence Ditlow
Babe Ruth
Ditlow
Chevrolet
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The
Highway Safety Administration
Highway Safety Agency
Dave Sloan
Marion Blakey
West Virginia
Blakey
Chrysler
Iowa Hawkeyes-Cyclones Tilt Sparks Row After Win
Mike Deupree critiques the Iowa Hawkeyes victory over Iowa State, noting opening kickoff penalties and postgame taunts toward ISU coach Jim Walden. He argues Hawkeyes' attitude and Fry's coaching fueled the ugliness, contrasting with Cyclones' focus and urging civility in rivalry play.
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ISU
Jim Walden
Iowa
Bret Bielema
Walden
Mike Devlin
Danan Hughes
Hawks
Hamburger
Bielema
Devlin
Hughes
Hayden Fry
Bobby Knight
Olson
Arizona
Hawkeye
Fry
Cyclones
Citylines Calendar Highlights Local Events and Meetings
Today in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas features a book talk by Paul Gardner at Luther College in Decorah, a land pattern discussion at Iowa City Public Library, and a poetry reading by Robert Dana at Coe College. Music, clinic services, and a recycling truck visit are listed along with extensive city and county meetings across Linn, Benton, and nearby towns.
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America
Paul Gardner
Luther
Center For Faith and Life
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Friends of the Library
Iowa Humanities Board
Robert Dana
Cherry
Coe College
Rasdal wins first in national EMS reporting contest
Seattle Cedar Rapids Gazette writer Dave Rasdal earned a first place in the American College of Emergency Physicians Journalism Awards for EMS in Iowa. His series EMS in Iowa aired in November 1991 in a competition announcing top regional and national emergency medicine reporting honors.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Rasdal
American College of Emergency Physicians
Scientific Assembly
EMS
Nancy McVicar
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Sun-Sentinel
McVicar
Melinda Beck
Dan Glick
Newsweek
Sandy Lee
Kgo-Tv
San Francisco
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Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store
Highway 151 East
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Seton
Earth Savers
W. Wildman
Phoenix
Wasi
U of 1
KCRG
TV-9
Richard Zeaske
ciTyune
United Securityd
Cityline
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Music Regency
the Commons
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Linn County Health Department
13Th St. NW
Hy-Vee
Wilson Ave
Plumbing Code Board of Appeals
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
County Home Rd
Iowa City City Council
Civic Center
Center Point
Bers
Lisbon
Linn County Civil Defense Board
Duane Arnold Energy Center
West Liberty City Council
Council
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Marion Zoning Board of Adjustment
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