by admin | May 31, 1999 | Human Interest, Military
Fifteen Iowans who were held as prisoners of war will be honored with P-O-W medals in a ceremony this morning in northeast Iowa. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley will present the medals to the veterans or surviving family members in the 9-45 service at Rose Hill Cemetery...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 31, 1999 | News
(Des Moines, IA) Democrat presidential candidate Bill Bradley, a member of the National Basketball Association’s Hall of Fame, made sure he was near a television set Sunday night. “I caught the last part of the Knicks game…the last six minutes when...
by admin | May 31, 1999 | Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa Lottery is using a national expert from Harvard in a new public service announcement on gambling addiction. The lottery normally tries to get people to play its games, but spokesman Joe Hrdlicka (heard-lick-uh) says there is a segment of players who need...
by admin | May 31, 1999 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding Iowa flood victims to get your loan applications completed and turned in. Spokesman Frank Adinolfe says there are thousands of dollars in loans available. You’re eligible if you live in one of the ten counties...
by admin | May 31, 1999 | Health & Medicine
University of Iowa researchers say a rare disease that accelerates aging may have yielded clues to treat problems of normal aging. The disease Progeria (pro-jeer’-e-uh) causes young children to age rapidly and most die by the age of 13. U of I Radiology...
