Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from October 2001:
'Y' offers child-care class
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Dubuque Community "Y" will be offering a baby-sitting andchild-care class for boys and girls ages 10 and older. They willmeet ...
Anniversaries
Oct 01, 2001; ... Tigges Jerome and Hazel Tigges, of 2512 Crissy Drive, celebrated their50th wedding anniversary Sept. 2 with a reception at The Meadows,Dubuque. Jerome Tigges and Hazel Knoernschild, both of Dubuque, weremarried Sept. 15, 1951, at Nativity Catholic Church, Dubuque. Heworked ...
Local College Roundup
Oct 01, 2001; ... UW-P tops Wartburg Mark Schweinert buried a pair of quick goals to get the hostUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville men's soccer team off andrunning to a 5-1 non-conference rout of Wartburg Sunday. Schweinert beat Knights keeper Ian MacNaughton in the 12th and16th minutes to ...
Report: Bin Laden kin evacuated from U.S.
Oct 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Two dozen members of Osama bin Laden's familywere urgently evacuated from the United States in the first daysfollowing the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington,according to the Saudi ambassador to Washington. One of bin Laden's brothers frantically called ...
Be part of solution
Oct 01, 2001; ... 2470 Wintergreen Drive, Asbury,Iowa Did I miss Dan Mehlhorn's name as a candidate on the ballot forthe school board election? If things are as bad as he says, althoughI don't agree that they are, ...
Cascade manufacturer grows after past misfortunes; Fire: American Iowa Manufacturing to open 70,000-square-foot plant
Oct 01, 2001; ... CASCADE, Iowa - In a few weeks, 10 months after a devastatingplant fire, American Iowa Manufacturing will begin operations in anew facility. It will be larger and better than the plant thatburned. Merlin and Judith Simon started American Iowa Manufacturing in1988 in Cascade after ...
'Saturday Night Live' loses sense of humor; After attack: Cast sticks to off-the-rack comedy, avoiding the national tragedy
Oct 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Facing a nation rocked by recent tragedy,"Saturday Night Live" blinked. Typically irreverent, often defiantly rude in its comedy, thelong-running NBC sketch series opened with a tribute to the victimsand heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks. Then it ducked the ...
Foreign Briefs
Oct 01, 2001; ... Body of ex-minister found in Colombia BOGOTA, Colombia - The body of a popular former minister who wasallegedly kidnapped by leftist guerrillas a week ago was found neara northern town, family members said Sunday, in a death that couldjeopardize Colombia's fragile peace ...
Gretchen Mahala Dettman
Oct 01, 2001 ... GUTTENBERG, Iowa - Gretchen Mahala Dettman, 111, of Guttenberg,died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at the Guttenberg Care Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's LutheranChurch, ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Oct 01, 2001; ... Child shot in neck by stray bullet MILWAUKEE - A 6-year-old girl was injured by a stray bullet asshe walked home from the grocery store when a man opened fire. Annette Oliver was walking with her cousin Tamika Harris, 14,around 4:40 p.m. Saturday when a man ran through a vacant ...
Despite safety laws, railroads marred by wrecks; Accidents: The main priority after a crash was to clear the tracks for other trains
Oct 01, 2001; ... From time to time foul-ups were bound to occur. A simple miscueor a lapse in judgment could be fatal or near-fatal, especially whenit involved two trains coming toward each other on a single track. Such an error occurred Aug. 5, 1881, when a freight train headedsouth from Dubuque ...
Have You Heard?: UNI honors Dubuquers
Oct 01, 2001; ... A Dubuque family was named the University of Northern Iowa 2001Family of the Year Saturday during the annual UNI Family Weekend. The Leifker family was honored during activities before UNI'sfootball game. The family includes parents Tom and Cindy and theirchildren Mark, Scott, ...
What's Happening
Oct 01, 2001; ... Today * Senior citizens activities: 8:30-11 a.m. mall walking andcards, 9-11 a.m. line dancing with Country Steppers, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lunch, and 6-9 p.m. woodcarving club (first and thirdMondays), Dubuque Area Lifetime Center, 3505 Stoneman Road. * Sinsinawa (Wis.) ...
People
Oct 01, 2001; ... Schwarzenegger, wife donate to fund LOS ANGELES - Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver havedonated $1 million to the Twin Towers Fund to aid victims of theSept. 11 terrorist attacks. Schwarzenegger also accepted an invitation from New York MayorRudolph Giuliani to ...
Americans slowly returning to skies; High security:Air travel still is well below normal levels
Oct 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are slowly returning to the skies andwhile security remains tight and time-consuming, the federalgovernment is allowing some airports to resume one timesavingmeasure: curbside check-in. Air travel still is well below levels prior to the Sept ....
Library announces upcoming activities
Oct 01, 2001; ... Carnegie-Stout Public Library is holding the followingactivities: * Super Two's: 10 to 10:20 a.m. or 10:40 to 11 a.m. Monday, Oct.1. Super Two's and a favorite adult are welcome to join the fun onMonday mornings. The 20-minute session involves short stories,songs, and ...
Academy: Acetaminophen can lead to overdodes; Popular for children: Drug can cause problems including nausea, liver damage and even death
Oct 01, 2001; ... CHICAGO (AP) - One of the most popular pain relievers forchildren is safe but so commonplace that potentially harmfuloverdoses might occur, according to new recommendations from theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. Because overdoses of acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, cancause ...
U.S. rejects any hint of negotiations; Appeal to Congress: Ashcroft warns of a 'very serious threat' of terrorism if the U.S. retaliates
Oct 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Taliban government confirmed Sunday thatOsama bin Laden still is in Afghanistan, but the White House flatlyrejected an overture to negotiate his fate. Taliban ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef said theTaliban, who have rejected a series of appeals to ...
Weather data
Oct 01, 2001; ... Temperatures High/low Sunday*70/43 High/low a year ago79/58 Record high Oct. 1 88 in 1976 Record low Oct. 129 in 1886 Heating degree days11 Total since July 1, 2001188 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
UW-Eau Claire tightens rules; Flight school: Group of Middle Eastern students visited campus this summer
Oct 01, 2001; ... EAU CLAIRE (AP) - A college campus probably wouldn't welcome backa company investigated by the FBI after it brought a group of MiddleEastern students to the school for English language and flighttraining this summer, the chancellor says. The FBI visited the University of ...
Stephanopoulos finds extra plane security reassuring
Oct 01, 2001; ... After two weeks near Ground Zero, Rome looks mighty good to ABC'sGeorge Stephanopoulos. Stephanopoulos, a regular on "This Week" and a backup anchor on"Good Morning America," flew from New York's JFK to the Eternal Cityon Friday to interview exiled Afghanistan king Mohammad Zahir ...
Other deaths
Oct 01, 2001; ... Paul Parker WAYZATA, Minn. - Longtime General Mills executive and communityleader Paul Parker died Wednesday at his Wayzata home. He was 80. Parker, a Des Moines, Iowa, native, started his career withGeneral Mills in 1956 and retired 30 years later as executive vicepresident ...
Anniversaries
Oct 01, 2001; ... Wills SHULLSBURG, Wis. - La Verne and Lorraine Wills, of Shullsburg,celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Sept. 16 with a familydinner at Country Junction, Dyersville, Iowa. La Verne Wills, of Galena, Ill., and Lorraine Hilby, ofMenominee, Ill., were married Sept. 19, ...
NFL mulls Super Bowl in New York
Oct 01, 2001; ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The NFL is considering GiantsStadium for the Super Bowl as a way to help New York recover fromthe terrorist attacks. League commissioner Paul Tagliabue said, however, that he stillhopes to keep the championship game in New Orleans while playing afull ...
Anniversaries
Oct 01, 2001; ... Nadermann EPWORTH, Iowa - Tim and Liz Nadermann, of Epworth, celebratedtheir 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Niagara Falls. Tim Nadermann and Liz Funk, both of Dubuque, were married Aug.20, 1976, at Summit Congregational Church, Dubuque. He is a ...
Taliban rulers say they know where bin Laden is hiding; 'Under our control': Envoy says he's in a place that 'cannot be located by anyone
Oct 01, 2001; ... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Under threat of U.S. military strikes,Afghanistan's hard-line Taliban rulers said explicitly for the firsttime Sunday that Osama bin Laden is still in the country and theyknow where his hide-out is. But the president of Pakistan, which has been appealing ...
Police beat
Oct 01, 2001; ... Dubuque police reported the following: * Lisa Mae Schmitt, 19, 19371/2 Washington St., told police shewas shoved out of a vehicle Saturday afternoon, injuring her hand.The incident, involving two suspects known to Schmitt, occurredoutside her residence. The investigation ...
Lucille Healey Laack
Oct 01, 2001 ... Lucille Laack, 79, of Ennoble Manor Care Center, formerly of 227Bryant St., died at 7 a.m. Saturday Sept. 29, 2001, at the carecenter. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. today at Dennis KitchenFuneral Home, 3860 Asbury Road, with the Rev. Joseph O'Brienofficiating. Private ...
Thousands call for peace after attacks
Oct 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Banging drums, singing songs and waving giantpuppets, several thousand anti-war demonstrators marched Sunday tocall for peace following the terrorist attacks. "Now is when you should question the president," said ScottMorschhauser, 37, who came from Bettendorf, ...
MLB Roundup
Oct 01, 2001; ... Leonard holds off young challengers to win Texas Open SAN ANTONIO - Justin Leonard was steady over the final 36 holesof the Texas Open, and as things worked out, steady was good enoughto end his season-long winless streak. Leonard shot a 2-under-par 69 on Sunday to beat J.J ....
Anniversaries
Oct 01, 2001; ... Flanagan George and Enid Flanagan, of 313 Jones, celebrated their 60thwedding anniversary Sept. 16 with a Mass at St. Raphael's Cathedraland a reception at Happy's Place, both in Dubuque. George Flanagan and Enid Rudd, both of Dubuque, were marriedSept. 16, 1941, at ...
Apache tribe preserves tradition with ancient coming-of-age ceremony; Struggling for survival: Customs are dying along with the elders for many American groups
Oct 01, 2001; ... EAST FORK, Ariz. (AP) - The sky is but a shadow when the girlwalks onto the field just before dawn. In the distance, a campfire crackles. The aroma of potatoes andbacon, fresh tortillas browning over the fire, drifts in the breeze."Say a prayer before you start," her grandmother ...
Alliant rewards energy savers
Oct 01, 2001; ... 3335 Foothill Road With utilities so costly I decided to replace my old windows, airconditioner, and thermostat with new and cost-efficient models toimprove my existing home and was rewarded with rebates from AlliantEnergy, which brought the cost down even before heating ...
Former president of South Vietnam, Nguyen Van Thieu, dead at 78
Oct 01, 2001; ... BOSTON (AP) - Former South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu,who led his nation in the war that tore apart his homeland andbitterly divided the United States, then was forced to step down asNorth Vietnamese troops closed in, has died. He was 78. Thieu collapsed Thursday at his ...
Robert E. Walker
Oct 01, 2001 ... Robert Edward Walker, 79, of 1861 Bunker Hill Road, died at 8:30a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at ManorCare Health Services. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony'sCatholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friendsmay call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday ...
Sophie A. Moen
Oct 01, 2001 ... FENNIMORE, Wis. - Sophie A. Moen, 85, of Fennimore, died Saturdayafternoon, Sept. 29, 2001, at Fennimore Good Samaritan Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter LutheranChurch, ...
Weakening economy creates big questions for budget; Falling revenues: The state might delay the start of some programs
Oct 01, 2001; ... SPRINGFIELD (AP) - State government revenues were falling beforethe Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and now they probably will fall evenfaster. The question is how that will affect the services stategovernment delivers, from building research centers to housingprisoners to providing ...
Cubs still hope to run the table; Pressing: Scoreboard watching starts to catch up to Houston
Oct 01, 2001; ... CHICAGO (AP) - The Houston Astros aren't in panic mode just yet,but thanks to the Chicago Cubs their lead in the NL Central has beensliced to one game with six to play. Ricky Gutierrez hit an eight-inning sacrifice fly against hisformer team as the Cubs rallied and beat the Astros, ...
Poll: Many expect more terrorist attacks
Oct 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - More than half of Iowans expect more terroristattacks in the near future, but most feel confident the governmentwill protect them, a poll by The Des Moines Register shows. This comes in the wake of the suicide attacks on Sept. 11, inwhich hijacked airplanes were ...
Few remaining flags now exempt from sales tax; Old Glory: Policy change was included in budget before the attacks
Oct 01, 2001; ... MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin will stop collecting sales tax on U.S.and state flags beginning today, but a flag-buying frenzy since theterrorist attacks on the East Coast means there are precious fewAmerican flags on store shelves. The policy change was included in the state budget the ...
Earl J. Bradley
Oct 01, 2001 ... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - Earl Joshua Bradley, 97, of Prairie duChien, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at Memorial Hospital, Prairiedu Chien. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Thornburg-Hanson ...
Sports briefs
Oct 01, 2001; ... Leonard holds off young challengers to win Texas Open SAN ANTONIO - Justin Leonard was steady over the final 36 holesof the Texas Open, and as things worked out, steady was good enoughto end his season-long winless streak. Leonard shot a 2-under-par 69 on Sunday to beat J.J ....
Hilda L. Schiltz
Oct 01, 2001 ... Hilda L. Schiltz, 88, of Dubuque Nursing & Rehab Center, formerlyof 1425 Kane St., died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Dubuque Nursing &Rehab. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's CatholicChurch. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. There will be nopublic ...
Officials outline consequences of retaliation; 'Billiard table': Instability in former Soviet republics could be a problem
Oct 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Like the opening shot in billiards that sendsthe balls ricocheting in directions unknown, America's war onterrorism could have unintended consequences far and wide. U.S. policy-makers are aware that as they take their best shotagainst terrorism, they could set in ...
Bernice L. Allgeyer
Oct 01, 2001 ... EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. - Bernice L. Allgeyer, 90, of Southwest HealthCenter Nursing Home, Cuba City, Wis., formerly of 654 MontgomeryAve., East Dubuque, died at 9 p.m ....
Block-grant money is under review
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Dubuque City Council will review tonight an amendment to theFiscal Year 2001 Community Development Block Grant program. The council will consider the Community Development AdvisoryCommission's recommended allocation of nearly $500,000. The moneyneeds to be allocated and used ...
Births
Oct 01, 2001; ... Friday, Sept. 28, 2001 Benjamin - Todd and Cara (Reichel) Benjamin, College Station,Texas, twins, a boy and a girl, at ...
Thousands lining up to take GED; Scramble:A more difficult test will debut in January
Oct 01, 2001; ... SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Damittra Eveans was trembling as she walkedinto the Sangamon County Regional Office of Education - accompaniedby two friends and her mother for moral support - to hear if shepassed the GED test. "I jumped up and down and started screaming, 'I finally did ...
Ex-Dubuquer in Pentagon during attack; 'A lot of panic': The U.S. Navy lieutenant is about 150 yards from where the airliner strikes
Oct 01, 2001; ... Lt. Kelly Ennis, a Dubuque native, has been too busy trying tohelp the U.S. Navy recover from the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagonto tell his father all that he did that day. But, David Ennis, of 2481 Birchwood Dr., said he has not been tooworried about his son during the past three ...
Loras extends Gower's family; Inauguration: Father of 4 receives messages from the pope, President Bush and Gov. Vilsack
Oct 01, 2001; ... Traditionally - and almost exclusively - presided over by membersof the Catholic clergy since its establishment in 1839, LorasCollege found itself Sunday afternoon inaugurating a different kindof president. Joseph Gower, a husband and father of four ...
There are ways to keep sanity
Oct 01, 2001; ... So, you're feeling frazzled. There are too many things to do andnot enough time to do them. Well, here are some tips from a registered nurse that could helpyou regain your sanity. 1. Get organized: Put things back where you found them and youwon't go berserk looking for ...
Cathryn H. Pedersen
Oct 01, 2001 ... CASCADE, Iowa - Cathryn H. "Kelly" Pedersen, 87, of 207 BuchananSt., S.W., Cascade, died at 3:10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, atShady Rest Care Center, Cascade. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary'sCatholic Church, Cascade, with the Rev. Daniel Krapfl ...
Hakkinen overcomes trouble; Costly: Barrichello's pit stops end hopes
Oct 01, 2001; ... INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Mika Hakkinen had trouble even before therace that became his 20th career Grand Prix victory. Hakkinen, who drives for McLaren, took advantage of two pit stopsby Rubens Barrichello to win Sunday's United States Grand Prix by 11seconds over Michael ...
NFL Roundup
Oct 01, 2001; ... Patriots deliver stunning upsetOtis Smith and Ty Law returned interceptions for touchdowns andthe New England Patriots got their first victory of the season, 44-13, Sunday over previously unbeaten Indianapolis. The visiting Colts (2-1) averaged 33 first-half points in ...
Gunfire serves to warn Macedonian troops in rebel stronghold, police say
Oct 01, 2001; ... SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - Scattered gunfire rattled early Sundaythrough a volatile part of Macedonia the government has said itintends to eventually retake from ethnic Albanian rebels who seizedcontrol during a six-month insurgency, police and witnesses said. A total of about 50 ...
Ordinance might have more bite; Animal control: Leash lengths are under consideration tonight
Oct 01, 2001; ... A stray blue heeler demonstrated Friday one reason the citycouncil will consider amending the animal-control ordinance tonight. The dog trotted through the Dubuque Kmart's automatic doors atabout 9:30 a.m., said Joni Mlady, a Kmart employee. Mlady said shewas worried that the dog ...
Military could face humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; Tall order: Officials must plan how armed forces will deal with situation
Oct 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - If the United States attacks terrorist targetsin Afghanistan, soldiers will have to deal with not only armedresistance but also with cascades of starving, desperate and fearfulrefugees. Military officials must plan how the armed forces will help easethe ...
Freedom Forum to cut jobs, close offices; Market losses: The move will hinder the foundation's efforts to encourage world-press freedom
Oct 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Stock market losses amounting to about 30percent of its $1 billion endowment have forced the Freedom Forum toclose four international offices - a move that will hinder thefoundation's efforts to encourage world press freedoms. Four overseas offices - in London, ...
Leader in India's opposition Congress party among 7 killed in plane crash
Oct 01, 2001; ... LUCKNOW, India (AP) - A private plane carrying a leading lawmakerfrom the opposition Congress party crashed in heavy rain Sunday inIndia, killing the politician and at least six other people,officials said. The plane burst into flames after crashing in Manipur district,190 miles ...
Report: Hate crimes tiny percentage of total offenses
Oct 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Crimes motivated by hatred for a person's race,religion or other characteristics remain a tiny percentage of alloffenses, the government reported Sunday, based on samples fromseveral states. Offenses known as "hate crimes" have attracted special scrutinysince ...
Lester R. Riesing
Oct 01, 2001 ... Lester R. Riesing, 56, of 2735 Jackson St., died at 9:26 p.m.Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at the University of Iowa Hospitals andClinics, Iowa City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, EastDubuque, Ill., where friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today. Burialwill ...
Sports Calendar
Oct 01, 2001; ... TODAY No local events schedule TUESDAY Boys prep golf - Iowa district tournament at The Meadows, noon College volleyball - Luther at University of Dubuque Girls prep swimming - Iowa City West at Wahlert; Hempstead, CedarRapids Prairie at Cedar Rapids ...
Bonds watch still at 69; Frustrated: Giants can't gain ground
Oct 01, 2001; ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds didn't hit his 70th home run andhe didn't get any closer to what he says he really wants: a spot inthe postseason. Bonds stayed at 69 home runs and the San Diego Padres beat theSan Francisco Giants 5-4 Sunday on Bubba Trammell's seventh-inningsolo ...
TV shows see no ill effects from attacks; Worries: Prime-time viewing is up 4%
Oct 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - For television executives, it's safe to exhale. They worried that depression over the Sept. 11 terrorist attackswould drive people away from prime-time TV. Instead, based onratings from the season's opening week, the opposite is true. "Obviously, none of us knew ...
Elizabeth J. Neilson
Oct 01, 2001 ... Elizabeth J. "Betty" Neilson, 80, of 2535 Hanover Drive, diedSaturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at ManorCare Health Services. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday ...