National Mets rout Cardinals as Phillies win big
In baseball actions, the Mets defeated the Cardinals 6 to 1 while the Phillies blew out the Pirates 10 to 7. Expos beat the Marlins 3 to 2 and Astros topped the Braves 5 to 2. The Reds were scheduled to face the Padres with late games for the Cubs, Dodgers, Rockies and Giants.
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Pirates
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Braves
Reds
Padres
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Dodgers
Rockies
Giants
Marion foster parent retires after 177 babies
Priscilla Cummins of Marion retires as a foster parent after caring for 177 babies since 1970, including four birth children.
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Priscilla Cummins
Marion
Iowa Officials Plan Tripled Tourism Marketing Budget
Officials announce a tourism promotion blitz to counter a bad year with a plan to triple Iowa's tourism marketing effort next year. The drive targets offsetting about 100 million dollars in flood related losses and draws on page 4B for full details.
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Iowa
Fry’s Underdogs Prep for Michigan Clash
Iowa football coach Hayden Fry maintains a confident underdog stance as the team readies to face eighth ranked Michigan in Saturday action. Details appear on page 10.
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Fry
Iowa
Hayden Fry
Michigan
Iowa utilities board urged to deny resell request
US West GTE and the Iowa Telephone Association urge the Iowa Utilities Board to deny McLeod TeleManagement’s bid to resell local telephone service. Details appear on page 40.
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US West
GTE
Iowa Telephone Association
Iowa Utilities Board
McLeod TeleManagement
Today’s Chuckle Seafood Joke Card
A light joke about a seafood restaurant inviting patrons who feel like a fish out of water. The playful line riffs on dining among sea life with a punny twist.
The End Creates Unique Sound At Linn-Mar High School
Four Linn-Mar High School students age sixteen juggle classes and jobs by day and perform as The End on weekends and some evenings. They blend older and newer songs to forge a distinctive sound reported by Youth Plus in Thursday's Gazette.
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Marion
Linn-Mar High School
End
Gazette
University of Iowa faculty balk at explicit material policy
University of Iowa Faculty Senate postponed indefinitely a state mandated policy on handling explicit visual material in classrooms. The 31-22 vote sparked debate over free speech and academic freedom as regents seek policies from three state universities next month.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
State Board of Regents
U of I
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
N. Peggy Burke
Gerald Werlaufer
Frosty finish to cold month hits NE Iowa crops
The Northeast Iowa region faces a potential frost this morning eastern of I 35 and north of US 30 with an expected first frost around Oct 7 in normal years. Farmers worry frosted crops may not mature due to cool Septembers and wet prior weather.
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Dave Gosch
Chuck Myers
National Weather Service
Saylorville Lake
Iowa
Myers
Interstate 35
Harry Hillaker
Hillaker
International Falls
Minn
Clinton presses for fixed date to end Somalia mission
President Clinton called for a date certain to withdraw U S troops from Somalia and urged the United Nations to craft a political plan to prevent famine and chaos after any pull out. The White House said talks with the U N focused on replacing some American forces while Congress pressures for an exit.
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Somalia
Clinton
White House
United Nations
U.S
East Africa
U.N
Congress
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Aidid
100 Stitches After Tree Accident Leaves Hines Standing
Vernon Hines an 83 year old Independence carpenter with lung and heart issues survived a serious work accident near Dundee. A fallen limb struck him in the face causing deep cuts requiring 100 stitches and a hospital stay. He returned home after treatment and declined further hospital time.
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Val Swinton
Vernon Hines
Independence Carpenter
Dundee
Hines
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Lucy
Cedar Rapids junk collector Bennie Graw jailed 30 days
Bennie Graw, 67, a long time target of city junk cleanup orders, was jailed for 30 days on contempt of court charges for violating cleanup orders. He vows to appeal from jail as the city previously cleared his property and imposed civil penalties.
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Cedar Rapids
Bennie Graw
Graw
Eighth Avenue Bridge
Gran
Fourth St. SE
Dale Brodt
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