Rescue at sinkhole as dog vanishes then saved by neighbor
Mary and Dick Heiden join three neighbors to rescue Sparkle the dog after it fell into a 10 foot wide sinkhole in Elkader. Dick descended with rope while others watched, flashlight sent up, and after about thirty minutes both dog and owner were pulled to safety. Geologist Art Bettis notes such holes are common and dangerous.
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Mary
Sparkle
Schneider Motorways
Don Reece
Don Walz
Mike Reimer
University of Iowa
Walz
Walt
Heiden
Elkader Co-op
Iowa Geological Survey
Iowa City
Art Bettis
Iowa
Reagan assails Soviets over Daniloff amid arms talks
Reagan denounced the Soviet Union over the Daniloff case as a grave human rights transgression and warned of consequences. He urged allied solidarity and signaled cautious progress toward arms reductions while keeping Star Wars talks on track and pursuing a threshold test ban agreement.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Reagan
U.S
NATO
Daniloff
United States
Europe
Geneva
Rampage suspect abducts, officer slain in nationwide chase
Police linked a federal probation officer's killing in Indianapolis to a car theft spree by a suspect later found near a Cadillac off Interstate 70 near Wright City. The suspect abducted multiple victims, commandeered vehicles, and fled as a high‑speed manhunt spread to Missouri and other states.
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Wright City
Fomera
Jackson
O'Fallon
Indianapolis
Coma patient awakens and kisses spouse in hospital
The coma patient Jackie Cole briefly wakes, nods, smiles, and shares a kiss with her husband who reports her gratitude for his decision during her coma. Doctors differ on prognosis as Cole's recovery remains incomplete with memory impairment and limited mobility.
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Cole
The
Sun
Thaddeus Peter Pula
Maryland General's Neurology Department
Jackie Cole
Pula
Jackie
Families accept settlement in environmental contamination case
Grace attorneys said the judge's first phase ruling helped the settlement. The families, weary of a lengthy trial and testifying, decided to settle. Jan R. Schlichtmann, their lawyer, and plaintiffs argued the deal could spur other families and communities to sue toxic dumpers.
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Grace Attorneys
Jan R. Schlichtmann
Soviet hijackers kill four before police gun them down
In Ufa, Bashkir republic, two gunmen seized a Tu-134 airliner with 76 aboard after killing two militia sergeants at the airport. They killed two passengers during the hijacking and were themselves killed by KGB and militia as authorities stormed the plane. The incident followed the first Soviet hijack since December.
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Moscow
KGB
Ural Mountains
Tass
Ufa
Bashkir Republic
Soviet Union
N.R. Mantsev
S.V. Yagmurzhi
Z.N. Akhtyamov
A.G. Galeyev
Kiev
Siberian
Nizhnevartovsk
Soviet diplomats depart U.N. on U.S. expulsion order
At least two of 25 Soviet diplomats at the United Nations have left the United States with others expected to depart by October 1. The first two boarded an Aeroflot jet at Kennedy Airport while State Department officials said the total number on the expulsion list who left remains unclear. Officials stressed the goal of removing all 25 diplomats, accusing the mission of espionage activities.
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New York
United Nations
United States
State Department
Aeroflot
Kennedy Airport
Washington
Charles E. Redman
Moscow
Tom Middlemiss
Port Authority of
New Jersey
Port Authority
U.N
Valentin Karymov
Reagan Administration
Storms Knock Out Power Across Iowa Towns
A severe storm lashed Iowa with reported tornado near Bloomfield and a lightning strike at Cornell College in Mount Vernon. Cedar Rapids lost power to over 3700 customers on the southwest side as outages spread to Williamsburg Kalona Victor and several other communities. No injuries reported.
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O’brien
Bloomfield
Bowman Hall
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Paul Caspers
Caspers
Cedar Rapids
Dundeana Langer
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Williamsburg
Kalona
Victor
Hills
North Liberty
Swisher
West Branch
Marion
Atalissa
Anamosa
Iowa City
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Gorbachev
Administration
General Assembly
Donald Cox
Indiana State Police
Indiana
FBI
Missouri Highway Patrol
St. Charles
Dennis Hawkins
Gahl
Gary Schoon
J.b.'s Market
Jim Hall
Hawkins
Hall
Russell Vanosdol
Indianapolis International
Mark McClean
Spencer
Jodi Smith
Frankfort
Smith
Theresa Mudd
Robert
Deborah Smith
Jason
Aupon
Westdale Dry Cleaning
Martinizing
Westdale Mall
Econcise
Northbrook Manor Care Center
Council Street
Model Jem
2Nd Ave
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