Abduction Suspected In Iowa City Woman Missing
Frances Bloomfield 57 vanished after her home in Iowa City was found unsettled. Her red 1994 Honda Accord with a Sesquicentennial plate was missing. Husband John Bloomfield, a University of Iowa researcher, was away in France at a conference. Police urged vigilance.
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Miranda Meyer
Gazette
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa City
Frances Bloomfield
Wakefield Ct
Bloomfield
Johnson County
John
Jim Steffen
Steffen
John Bloomfield
Center For Computer-Aided Design
University of Iowa
K.K. Choi
Center
Honeywell Corp
Minneapolis
France
Choi
Mir station hit by triple failures ahead of Atlantis launch
Mir faced a trio of malfunctions as NASA prepared for Thursday's Atlantis mission. The main computer failed for the third time in weeks, a carbon dioxide removal unit failed, and a brown fluid leak appeared. Foale and two Russian cosmonauts mitigated the crisis to conserve power while officials stressed no danger to crew.
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Mir
Michael Foale
Space
NASA
Viktor Blagov
Blagov
Space Station
Viktor Chernomyrdin
al Gore
Mir Space Station
Itar-Tass
Chernomyrdin
Gore
Valery Lyndin
Mission Control
Foale
Anatoly Solovyov
Pavel Vinogradov
Welfare recipient gives $10000 to aid Linn County children
Weislogel as a child benefited from Linn County widow's pension after her father lost their farm. Now 82, she donated 10000 to Linn County officials to fund child care for two families, enabling a parent to study or work while two children receive care. County officials praised the gift for lasting impact.
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Weislogel
Longwood
Fla
Linn County
John Brandt
Department of Human Resources Management
Brandt
Jake Schmickle
Alburnett
Milton
U.S. Steel
Back Seat Belt Use Lags Front in Survey Findings
A safety group reports only 39 percent of back seat riders always buckle up versus 77 percent in front. Janet Dewey warns unbelted rear passengers risk fatality and endangering others in high speed crashes.
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Washington
Air Bay Safety Coalition
Janet Dewey
Coalition
Diana
Dewey
Silo defies gravity charms onlookers in Oelwein
A clay-tile silo tilts oddly and defies gravity, drawing curious passers-by as observers puzzle over its stability. A brief note also mentions reports of a woman charged with writing bad checks totaling $10,000 to purchase jewels she sold. University officials may pursue action over alleged game piracy.
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Oelwein
Governor Planning Summit To Promote Volunteerism In Iowa
Governor Terry Branstad plans a June volunteerism summit in Iowa to spur mentoring and adult guidance for at risk youths. He invited Colin Powell and Simon Estes to attend and aims for a statewide strategy with a steering committee and Drake University as a possible site.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Clinton
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Philadelphia
Branstadt
Colin Powell
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Simon Estes
Branstad
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