State owned Geo-Trac II to inspect Iowa rail lines
Iowa will deploy the Geo-Trac II track geometry car to measure gauge and cross level as it travels 5 to 35 mph. The $125,000 vehicle, built by Rail Tech Modern, aims to map 9,000 miles yearly, guiding safety ratings and track rehabilitation funded by $3 million in state and federal money.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Richard P. Hoffman
Railroad Transportation Division
State Department of Transportation
Towa
Hoffman
Newport News
Stroud
Sleeping sickness threat in Chicago
Chicago area faces an epidemic of St. Louis encephalitis with 32 probable or suspected Illinois cases and five confirmed cases downstate. Cook County reports an outbreak of epidemic proportions. officials urge mosquito control, repellents, and avoidance of bites as the 10 day window for a second lab sample looms.
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Chicago
UPI
St. Louis
Illinois
Oak Park
Wayne County
Ilinois Public Health
Joyce Lashof
Cook County
Cook ‘County
Lashoff
Bettendorf businessman Leach speaks to Rotary on U S world role
James A. S. Leach of Flamegas Companies in Bettendorf addressed the Rotary Club, discussing United States standing abroad, United Nations policy, and a call for firmer leadership with less expansive commitments. He urged maintaining defense through conventional forces and praised cautious engagement with emerging nations.
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Rotary Club
Peter Peterson
James A. S. Leach
Bettendorf
Flamegas Companies, Inc
Leach
Congress
Donald Rumsfeld
Illinois
Foreign Service
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Geneva
United States
United Nations
World Assembly
Birthday Celebrations Span Many Keota Friends
Mrs Albert Sieren received surprise visits at her Keota home on Saturday marking her birthday. Attendees included numerous Sieren relatives from Keota Washington Bloomfield Vallejo Calif and Davenport with additional visits and a birthday dinner planned in her honor. Families from Keota Ollie Cedar Rapids Palo Van Horne Davenport and other locations joined in due celebrations.
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Paul Sievert Keota
Albert Sieren
Donald Sieren
Donna Sieren
Tom Baker
Dennis Sieren
Tim
Jayne
Amy
James Sieren
Nicole
Tom Hotchkiss
Michael
Keota
Ed Bower
Beth
Terri
Danny
David
Ollie
Edwin Vittetoe
Leo Vittetoe
Kent Dallmeyer
Washington
Marcia Vittetoe
Louis Horn
Bloomfield
Gerald Sieren
Bridgett
Heidi
Mary
John
Vallejo
Calif
Robert Sieren
Davenport
Duane Miller
Brad and
Chad
Blairstown
James St. John
Jamie
Dawn
Dora Leah
Cedar Rapids
Jack Mather
Scott
Palo
Pete Dunbar
van Horne
Charles Sieren
Lisa
Bill Yoder
Dave Vittetoe
Francis Vittetoe
Jari Adam
Paul Adam
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Paul
Vernon Cherne
Guttenberg
Carol Bayliss
Cherne
Carol
Janet Bayliss
Eric
Robert Stuecker
Pete Hahn
Bud Trier
Mercy Hoeptal
Lowaity
Earl Adam
North Lincoln Street
Mildred Gilland
Leo Gilland
Pochontas
Steve Otto
Mountain View
Albert Ollinger
Clayton Funston
Mrs. Ward Benson
Debbie Funston
University Hospital
Coral snake bites man three times in Brownsville yard
Eulogio Guillen, 45, was bitten twice by a coral snake in his yard and again at Brownsville Medical Center while carrying the snake to the ER. He remained under observation in good condition, with serum provided by Gladys Porter Zoo. Zoo officials and experts note coral snakes are not uncommon in South Texas and fatalities are rare if treated promptly.
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Brownsville
Tex
UPI
Eulogio Guillen
North America
Guillen
Brownsville Medical Center
Richard Garza Jr
Garza
Gladys Porter Zoo
Louis DiSabato
San Antonio Zoo
Texas
DiSabato
Rites for Guy Hoyle Set for Sunday at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Guy Hoyle 65 a former Washington resident will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Jones Funeral Home with the Rev John McCorkell officiating. Interment will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Guy Hoyle
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
John McCorkell
Elm Grove Cemetery
Schultz elected Iowa Junior Angus public relations director
Lynn Schultz of Columbus Junction has been elected director of public relations for the Iowa Junior Angus Association at a Des Moines meeting. Grace Lytle graveside rites were held in Elm Grove Cemetery with Rev. Kettlitz officiating.
Iowa to Resettle Southeast Asian Refugee Farmers
Iowa officials expect it will take at least one month before about 500 Thai Dam refugee farmers from Laos reach the state. Governor Ray and six agency heads approved a State Department request to admit the agriculturally oriented group awaiting transport to the United States.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Laos
Robert D. Ray
U.S. State Department
United States
Record of Jackson A. Reed speeding ruling and fines
In Washington at the Record Magistrate court, Jackson A. Reed was found guilty at an August 27 hearing of a speeding charge and fined 25 dollars. Other speeding fines totaled 176 dollars for individuals from Mt Pleasant Keota and Iowa City, with various amounts. Additional violations include stop sign disobedience, improper registration, excessive acceleration, failure to appear, right of way, and overweight truck violations involving multiple residents from Washington Keota Ainsworth Riverside Bloomfield and nearby towns.
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Jackson A. Reed
Washington
Andrew L. Wieland
Mt Pleasant
William L. Eastwood
Keota
Randy P. Hammes
Richard L. Vermace
Iowa City
Arnold R. Smith
Kevin L. Randall
May Pulis
Ottumwa
Robert Klein
Hills
Donald C. Curtin
David A. Zahradnek
Riverside
Perry H. Nicholson
Ainsworth
Dan J. Dempsey
Joseph D. Timmins
William
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