Fire kills 4 year old at Tipton mobile home park
A 4 year old boy died after a Tuesday fire at Country Estates Lot 54 in Tipton Iowa. A woman escaped with minor injuries, and the child was pronounced dead at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Names are withheld pending relatives notification. Tipton is about 35 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids. In Marshalltown a separate crash killed a Fairbank couple Dennis and Brenda Neil and two young passengers, with George Tate charged in the fatal collision on Highway 330.
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Marcell Alva-Rice
Dennis Neil
Jose Fonseca
Chelsea
Marcell
Blank Children’s Hospital
Des Moines
State Patrol
Martinasevic
Patriotic bar patron injured after singing in Waterloo
A bar patron was struck with a beer glass after a dispute over hat etiquette during a rendition of God Bless America at Shads Place in Waterloo. The victim was treated for a cut above the left eye at Allen Memorial Hospital. no arrest reported.
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Marion 35th Avenue Meetings Rescheduled for October
Two meetings on the 35th Avenue extension in Marion were moved to October. A public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 in City Hall basement. The briefing planned for Sept. 11 was postponed by the terrorist attacks and rescheduled for 3 p.m. Oct. 3.
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35Th Avenue
New York
Washington, D.C
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Doctor recalls New York attack field hospital experience
Dr. Mario Martinasevic, a vascular surgery fellow from University Hospitals, treated about 2,000 people with roughly 10 percent injured at a New Jersey field hospital near the World Trade Center attacks. He described rapid triage efforts, limited access to severely injured patients, and the crew’s emotional impact from the collapse and fires.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Mario Martinasevic
University Hospitals
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World Trade Center
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Liberty State Park
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U.S
New baby brings bright moment amid 9 11 unease in Cedar Rapids
Suzy and Kyle White welcome son Kaden at St Luke’s Hospital on September 11 as the world mourns. The couple, living in Cedar Rapids, say the birth offers a personal beacon of hope while news of the day saturates television and conversations.
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Kyle White
Kaden
Cedar Rapids
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New York City
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Randy
Coralville
Suzy White
University Hospitals
Iowa City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids Man Threatened Plane Hijack Targeting Child Support Office
Cedar Rapids man Gordon D Zumwalt 44 allegedly threatened to hijack a plane and crash it into the Child Support Recovery Office at 411 Third St SE. He was traced from a regional toll free call and charged with first degree harassment an aggravated misdemeanor. Police did not deem the threat realistic and no evacuation occurred as the office closed.
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Steve Graveile
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Gordon D. Zumwalt
Child Support Recovery Office
Third St
Zumwalt
16Th Ave
Frandsen
Iowa highway program strained by slumping economy
Iowa's weak economy reduces road fund receipts cutting projected highway construction revenue by about 500 million over five years. The DOT reports a 1 percent revenue drop this year after a stagnant 2001, widening the needs gap to 508 million by 2007 and forcing project delays across hundreds of items.
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Iowa
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