Tornadoes strike Iowa farms as rains slow harvest
Severe storms hit Iowa Sunday night with funnel clouds near Des Moines and a farmhouse leveled north of Waterloo. No injuries reported. The Farm Progress Show was delayed and shortened due to heavy rain hail and wind across Floyd Butler and surrounding counties.
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Lowa
Des Moines
Waterloo
National Weather Service
Bill Riwer
Colwell
Floyd County
Alleman
Iowa
Everly
Spencer
Sioux Center
Dubuque Packing faces EEOC discrimination suit
The EEOC sues Dubuque Packing Co in Cedar Rapids federal court alleging sex discrimination against Virginia Siemer. It claims lower pay and denial of travel benefits compared with male workers, plus intolerable conditions led to her resignation. The agency seeks injunctive relief, back pay, and reinstatement.
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Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dubuque Packing Co
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Virginia Siemer
Siemer
Dubuque
Mount Mercy Plans Visitor Days for Area Seniors
Mount Mercy College announces a series of visitor days for area high school seniors and families starting Friday. Activities include campus tours classroom visits student and staff interactions and lunch in McAuley cafeteria with sessions from the financial aid and career planning offices. Remaining dates are Oct 27 Nov 11 and Dec 4.
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Mount Mercy College
McAuley
Financial Aid Office
Career Planning
Mount Mercy College Admissions Office
Iowa suspect in rape captured in Minnesota arrest
An armed Iowa ex convict, Charles Eugene Ferch, 37, of Mason City, was captured in Faribault at 3 45 p m after eluding authorities for two and a half days in a case involving kidnapping and sexual assault of a 19 year old woman in Minneapolis. He faced charges of kidnapping and first degree sexual assault.
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Faribault, Minn
Iowa
Rice County
Dave Schweisthal
Charles Eugene Ferch
Mason City
Schweisthal
Ferch
Faribault
Minneapolis
Donald E. Abendroth
Alvin Lee Workman
Clinton woman sues UI Hospitals for malpractice
Margie Higgins of Clinton sues the University of Iowa Hospitals alleging improper medication during stomach surgery on Oct 3, 1983, causing partial blindness paralysis and loss of motor function. Defendants listed include Doctors William G. Marshall Jr., Nicholas P. Rossi, and Richard J. Bruneteau.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Clinton
University of Iowa
Margie Higgins
William G. Marshall Jr
Nicholas P. Rossi
Richard J. Bruneteau
Stanley Foundation official to speak at Luther College event
Jack Smith senior associate director of the Stanley Foundation will discuss U S U S S R relations at 7 30 p m Oct 7 in the Center for Faith and Life Luther College Decorah The foundation based in Muscatine encourages study of international issues and citizen participation in foreign policy decisions
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Stanley Foundation
Luther
Decorah
Jack Smith
U.S.U.S.S.R
Center For Faith and Life At
Luther College
Foundation
Muscatine
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U of Hospitals
Gazette
Lindale Area
Taco John
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