Baseball Scores From Weekend Games
American League games included Athletics 4 over Twins 2 and Angels 2 over Mariners 1 in 13 innings. Orioles blanked Royals 3 0 while Tigers beat Rangers 4 1 and Indians defeated Blue Jays 6 3. White Sox topped Yankees 9 6 and Red Sox beat Brewers 2 1 in 15 innings. National League results had Cubs 14 9 Phillies and Cardinals 10 4 Mets. Braves 3 2 Reds and Expos 6 3 Pirates. Astros 3 3 tied Giants and Dodgers at Padres late night.
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Cardinals
Mets
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Reds
Expos
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Padres
Medieval garb and jousting at May's Island contest
The Society for Creative Anachronism stages a pretend jousting tournament Saturday on May's Island in Coral Rock. Officials note the event features members in medieval garb and personas. Details on page 1B.
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C.R
Society For Creative Anachronism
May’s Island
Metro Area Housing Program
Wellington Heights
Federal Home Investment Partnership Act
ISU linebacker shows brand like cow marks
Malcolm Goodwin, Iowa State middle linebacker, sports fraternity branding on his upper arms. He explains he knows how cows are branded and the mark is permanent. Details on page 1D.
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Isa Star
Pride
Iowa State
Malcolm Goodwin
Fraternity
Storm Floods Sour Southern Iowa Harvest Hopes
A heavy storm drenched southern Iowa with up to 16 inches of rain ending a season that had held near record harvest promise. The weather event disrupted farming plans and threatened yields across multiple counties.
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Iowa
Todays Chuckle Parking Ticket Puzzles Drivers
It's not easy to get a parking ticket because you must first locate an available space. The joke plays on the circular frustration of finding parking before receiving a fine.
Garth Brooks Concert Sells Out at Waterloo Cattle Congress
Garth Brooks' Friday concert at the Cattle Congress in Waterloo is sold out. The performer, labeled both Mr. Average and a top pop act, is profiled in Weekend! in Friday's Gazette.
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Garth Brooks
Waterloo
Average
Rider survives week in ditch after Labor Day crash
Gary Anthony Klug 32 of Caledonia Minnesota lay in a ditch for seven days after his motorcycle left County Road 12 near Caledonia. He weighed 30 pounds less when found by his brother Bob Klug 40 at about 7 30 p m Monday. He is in serious condition at Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Val Swinton
Iowa
Caledonia
Minn
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Gary Anthony Klug
Bob
Gary
Iowa ranks low in dropouts. Cedar Rapids near 10th among cities
The 1990 U.S. Education Department report shows Iowa fourth lowest national high school dropout rate at 6.5 percent, with Cedar Rapids tied for 10th among the 250 largest U.S. cities. Des Moines 14.4 percent, Davenport 10.8 percent.
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C.R
David Lynch
John Kirsch Lazette
Washington
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Department of Education
Wyoming
Minnesota
North Dakota
Nevada
Department of Education
Steve Chambliss
Cedar Rapids Community
Chambliss
Metro High School
Mavis Kelley
William Lepley
Kelley
Irvine
Calif
Santa Ana
Des Moines
Davenport
Iowa City
Death mystery deepens in Somermeyer case
Parents of Rowland Somermeyer suspect a fatal fall from a broken railing led to his death after an autopsy showed a head injury. Iowa County Sheriff James Slockett said authorities must treat it as homicide until lab tests clarify the cause. Deputy Medical Examiner Peter Stephens cited strong theories but offered no specifics.
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James Slockett
Slockett
Somermeyer
Peter Stephens
Stephens
Middendorfs
Marengo House
Rowland Somermeyer
Gypsy moth threat grows for Iowa woodlands
Iowa faces rising danger from gypsy moths as monitoring records 161 moths in 14 counties, triple last year, amid drought and existing diseases. Catherine Thompson notes moths threaten oaks and broad forest health as eastern and western infestations loom.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Catherine Thompson
Oregon
Washington
Michigan
Wisconsin
U.S. Consumers Feel Europe’s Currency Turmoil
U.S. consumers face higher borrowing costs as European rate moves ripple through markets. Bank of England rate hike aims to prop up the pound and boost the dollar, while Germany’s rate talks lift stocks. France voters’ EU plan vote adds market uncertainty.
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Bank of England
Germany
U.S
Wall Street
France
U.S. Treasury
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Texas
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Marengo
Gazette
Dave Gosch
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Todd McIntorf
Kathy Donelson
Camp Courageous
Jeanne Muellerleile
Variety Club of
Mariana Caprino
New York
Britain
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