Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from July 2003:
'Heroes' should take pay cuts
Jul 01, 2003; ... 2915 Oak Crest Drive A couple of days ago I received a letter regarding the city ofDubuque's budget deficit and its impact on the Carnegie-Stout PublicLibrary. As a city resident and taxpayer for 12 years, I am awarethat the library is one of the top recipients of our tax ...
Until you visit museum, take a 'virtual tour'; TH assembles an elaborate Web site on new showpiece
Jul 01, 2003; ... The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is, just as itsname suggests, "national" in quality. While checking out the exhibits and viewing the movie Saturdayduring grand-opening activities, I had to remind myself that I wasstill in Dubuque, Iowa. I had not been transported ...
Farley man treated and released after accident
Jul 01, 2003; ... FARLEY, Iowa - A Farley man was injured in a one- vehicle accidentWednesday morning near Farley. Joe A. Jarding, 21, was treated and released by Mercy MedicalCenter-Dubuque. The Dubuque County Sheriff's Department reported Jarding wasdriving west on Olde Farley Road around 7 ...
Wisconsin Senate to consider 0.08 law; Approving a new drunken- driving limit would save federal aid
Jul 01, 2003; ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Senate will take up legislationtoday that would lower the state's drunken driving limit in an effortto beat a July 15 deadline for making the change to qualify foralmost $3 million in federal aid. The Assembly approved the bill in May, but the Senate ...
Ronald L. Jones
Jul 01, 2003 ... Ronald L. Jones, 53, of 490 River Ridge, died Sunday, June 29,2003, at Mercy Medical CenterDubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph the WorkerCatholic Church ....
Veils, lace, tuxes suit seniors; Stonehill residents recall weddings and a couple receives a blessing for their 57 years of marriage
Jul 01, 2003; ... Sitting before two larger-than-life-size dummies dressed as abride and groom, Norbert Rosemeyer gave his bride of 57 years a longkiss. Fellow Stonehill Care Center resident, the Rev. Ambrose McAvoy,had just blessed Norbert and Rita Rosemeyer's marriage. "Lord we ask these ...
Business Briefs
Jul 01, 2003; ... Japan airway orders 45 Boeing jets SEATTLE - All Nippon Airways Co. of Japan has ordered 45 small-sized jets from the Boeing Co. as part of a purchase plan announcedin April, the companies said Monday. The Tokyo company said Monday that it is ordering the single-aisle, ...
Former bank executive enters guilty plea; Weidner also faces charges of money laundering and conspiracy
Jul 01, 2003; ... KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A former bank president charged withfraud pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of making false entries andinsisted his co-defendant - the former head of Kansas' largestutility - had nothing to do with the crimes. Clinton Odell Weidner II, former president of ...
Judge orders Legion Insurance liquidation; The company has not paid a claim in a year
Jul 01, 2003; ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A judge has ordered the liquidation of LegionInsurance Co., a financially troubled company that hasn't paid aclaim in more than a year. Among other delayed claims, Legion owes $140 million to AmericanAirlines for the Philadelphia-based insurer's share of a fund ...
Margaret Burkey
Jul 01, 2003 ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Margaret Burkey, 94, of New Glarus, Wis.,formerly of Maquoketa, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, at Jackson CountyPublic Hospital, Maquoketa. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church,Maquoketa, ...
Galena, Ill.; EPA chemical report ranks county 6th
Jul 01, 2003 ... Jo Daviess County ranked sixth out of 102 Illinois counties withreduced releases and transfers of manufacturing plant toxic chemicalsover a 10-year period. The numbers are part of the state Environmental ProtectionAgency's 15th annual toxic chemical report for the year ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Jul 01, 2003; ... Program offers class to low-income residents MADISON, Wis. - Five University of Wisconsin professors will bringthe world of humanities to low-income residents in an effort tobroaden their experiences and perhaps prepare them for a collegefuture. "The humanities get to the ...
Some like it hot; More people are enjoying the fun of an outdoor fire
Jul 01, 2003; ... Nearly every Friday evening, except in really hot or really coldweather, Sherri Ploessl goes out to her patio in Dubuque, stokes hermetal firepit with wood, lights a fire in it and waits. It's never long before someone drops by to visit. By the end ofthe evening, the Ploessls' ...
Harold H. Hedrick
Jul 01, 2003 ... Harold H. Hedrick, 84, of 10000 Shawondassee Lane, died at 12:35p.m., Sunday, June 29, 2003, at home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Mueller Memorial Chapel atLinwood Cemetery. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends maycall from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Leonard ...
Sports Calender
Jul 01, 2003 ... TODAY Prep baseball - Senior at Hempstead, 5:30 p.m. Prep softball - Linn-Mar at Hempstead, 4:30 p.m. Cedar Rapids Prairie at Senior, 4:30 p.m. Wahlert at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Prep baseball - Hempstead at Davenport Central, 5 ...
ChiSox rip Twins; South Siders have won 7 of last 10
Jul 01, 2003; ... CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox have finally started hittingand it could be the turning point in their season. Magglio Ordonez hit two of Chicago's five home runs Monday nightin a 10-3 victory over division-rival Minnesota. The White Sox, an early season disappointment, ...
Lower alcohol limit in effect; Blood-alcohol level for drunken driving drops from 0.10% to 0.08% in Iowa
Jul 01, 2003; ... Motorists who drink and drive run a greater risk of being arrestedthis holiday weekend, as Iowa's lower drunken driving limit goes intoeffect today. The law reduces the blood-alcohol content for an automaticconviction from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent. Gov. Tom Vilsack signedthe ...
National Briefs
Jul 01, 2003; ... Columbia crew unaware of danger WASHINGTON - Even as NASA engineers debated possible damage, aflight director e-mailed Columbia's astronauts to say there was"absolutely no concern" that breakaway foam that struck the spaceshuttle might endanger its safe return. The shuttle's ...
Riedel takes reins at Bell Tower Theater; Grand Opera House founder will take 'baby steps' in managing the new event center
Jul 01, 2003; ... Sue Riedel, founder and former manager of the Grand Opera House,has been hired to manage the new Bell Tower Theater and Event Centerin the basement of Rafters Restaurant in Fountain Park Plaza. "My sabbatical is over. I am back," said Riedel, who resigned fromthe Grand in September ...
Almanac
Jul 01, 2003; ... Today is Tuesday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2003. There are 183days left in the year. This is Canada Day. History highlights: On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of GreatBritain as the British North America Act took effect. On this date: In ...
Rumsfeld dismisses talk of Iraq quagmire; The Bush administration's approach to stabilizing the nation is coming under scrutiny as death toll mounts
Jul 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Mondaydismissed suggestions that U.S. forces in Iraq are in a quagmire,likening the situation to the United States' own lengthy and bloodytransition from British rule to constitutional democracy. Fighting in Iraq will "go on ...
Fawell sentenced to 6 years; Lawyers for Ryan's top aide wanted leniency because racketeering is common in Illinois
Jul 01, 2003; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Former Gov. George Ryan's longtime top aide wassentenced Monday to 61/2 years in prison for a racketeering scheme inwhich state employees and taxpayer dollars were used to fuelpolitical campaigns. Scott Fawell, 46, his voice breaking with emotion, apologized tohis ...
Argyle, Wis.; Development board names new president
Jul 01, 2003 ... An Argyle resident has been chosen as the president of theLafayette County Development Corporation Board of Directors. Wayne Wilson, currently the president of the Argyle Village Board,was selected at the corporation's annual meeting. He succeedsShullsburg Mayor Dan Morrissey as ...
GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS
Jul 01, 2003; ... Dubuque City Council - 5 p.m., City Hall, Conference Room B. Asbury (Iowa) Park Board - 5:30 p.m., Asbury City Hall, 5080Asbury Road. Dubuque County Board of Adjustment - 7 p.m., Dubuque CountyCourthouse, 720 Central Ave., third floor, south ...
Illinois Briefs
Jul 01, 2003; ... Warrant issued for pardoned inmate PONTIAC - An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a pardonedformer death row inmate who failed to appear in court on a drivingunder the influence charge. Livingston County Circuit Judge Charles Reynard signed the warrantafter Rolando Cruz ...
Epworth, Iowa; Fire department plans July 11 picnic
Jul 01, 2003 ... The Epworth Firemen are sponsoring the 55th annual Firemen'sPicnic on July 11. The event will be held in Tower Park in Epworth, with a WesternDubuque Bobcat Marching Band concert at 6:30 p.m. A large variety offood, ...
Lester J. Cooling
Jul 01, 2003 ... Lester J. Cooling, 88, a resident of Arlington Heights, Ill., forthe past 30 years, formerly of Dubuque, died Sunday, June 29, 2003,at Northwest Community Healthcare Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Edna Catholic Church,Arlington Heights, with entombment in All ...
Top-ranked Agassi aced out of Wimbledon; Aussie ties record with power display
Jul 01, 2003; ... WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Crack! That's what Andre Agassi heard on the way out of Wimbledon, thesound Mark Philippoussis' racket made as it smacked serve afterunreachable serve Monday. Undaunted by the game's greatest returner, who also happens to beranked No. 1 and own eight ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported the following:
Jul 01, 2003; ... * Gene P. Thompson, 63, 3464 Meggan St., reported that his vehiclewas vandalized at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday while it ...
Anaheim makes Kariya free agent; Red Wings picking up Hasek's contract option
Jul 01, 2003; ... The Anaheim Mighty Ducks made seven-time all-star forward PaulKariya an unrestricted free agent, declining to tender a qualifyingoffer Monday night . Kariya, who helped lead Anaheim to the Stanley Cup finals, will beavailable to the highest bidder today. The team refused to pay ...
Galena merchants pleased with Main; Reconstruction project 'was worth all the dust and noise,' says shopkeeper
Jul 01, 2003; ... GALENA, Ill. - "Nice" is how Galena's Main Street merchantscollectively hailed the completion of Phase 6 of the city's downtownreconstruction project. "The wait was worth all the dust and noise," said KathleenAnderson-Knight, who with her husband, Tom Knight, operate ...
Springer: 'I could be incredible voice'
Jul 01, 2003; ... DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Jerry Springer says his fame could helprevitalize the Democratic Party if he's elected to the U.S. Senatenext year. "I could be an incredible voice in the Senate," Springer saidSaturday at a meeting of the Ohio Young Democrats. "Why? Because themedia will ...
'Bill' hammers Gulf Coast; Storm injures 4 and leaves at least 11,000 homes, businesses without power
Jul 01, 2003; ... NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tropical Storm Bill pounded the Gulf Coast onMonday, spinning off a tornado that injured four people, forcingevacuations and leaving at least 11,000 homes and businesses withoutpower. The storm swamped the streets of New Orleans' French Quarter andprompted ...
Wall Street; S&P notches best quarter since 1998, stocks end day slightly lower
Jul 01, 2003; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ended a stunning second quarterquietly Monday as fund managers spent the day repositioning theirholdings, but the narrow losses didn't stop the Standard & Poor's 500index from achieving its best quarterly gain since the final threemonths of 1998. The ...
Charges unlikely in collapse; Officials question whether permits issued for porch where 12 died Sunday
Jul 01, 2003; ... CHICAGO (AP) - City officials were investigating Monday whetherproper permits had been issued for a porch that collapsed, killing 12people and injuring at least 57 others. Police spokesman David Bayless said the investigation continuedbut criminal charges were unlikely. "At ...
Bellevue, Iowa; Heritage Days to begin Thursday
Jul 01, 2003 ... Bellevue will begin its 40th annual Heritage Days festivalThursday with a carnival and late-night street dance. The Heritage Queen also will be crowned Thursday evening fromamong six candidates. She will ride near the front of Friday's 10a.m. parade. According to ...
Collapse victims
Jul 01, 2003; ... * Shea Fitzgerald, 19, of Winnetka, was a graduate of New TrierHigh School in Chicago's northern suburbs. He had overcome a form ofdyslexia to win a full football scholarship to Northern IllinoisUniversity. * Sam Farmer, 21, of Winnetka, was a graduate of New Trier. * John T ....
Elizabeth, Ill.; 7 farms plan tours to educate public
Jul 01, 2003 ... Several Jo Daviess County farms will be open in July for anyone tovisit. Visitors will ride on a tractor, milk a cow, hold a pig, petanimals and learn about farming from full-time farmers. Seven farms in Jo Daviess County will be open from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. July 12 for the ...
Platteville man receives minor injuries
Jul 01, 2003; ... BELMONT, Wis. - A Platteville man suffered minor injuries aftertwo motorcycles led police on a chase Saturday night. Jacob Riniker, 19, the driver of one of the motorcycles, accordingto authorities, was taken to an area hospital by the Mineral PointEMS crew. Lafayette County ...
2 injured in 2-vehicle accident
Jul 01, 2003; ... Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in downtownDubuque Sunday afternoon. Christy Beguss, 17, of Davenport, Iowa, and Nick A. Lange, 17, ofBellevue, Iowa, were treated and released by Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. They were passengers in a vehicle driven by ...
Miami Hurricanes accept invitation to join ACC; Efforts to block league expansion will continue
Jul 01, 2003; ... CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Miami accepted an invitation to join theAtlantic Coast Conference on Monday, spurning a flurry of last-minute offers from Big East officials to remain in their league. The university's decision to join Virginia Tech in defecting fromthe Big East ...
Quotable
Jul 01, 2003; ... "They're a real pain in the neck. ... They don't mind if theyinterrupt your supper. Sometimes they call when I'm asleep." - Retired San Diego writer Helen McKenna, who vented herfrustration at telemarketers as the government launched the nationaldo-not-call list. "What ...
New state laws take effect today; Many rules are designed to help struggling budgets
Jul 01, 2003; ... Identity thieves will be pursued more aggressively in Indiana, thewrongfully convicted will get free educations in Montana and seniorscan expect price breaks on prescription drugs in a smattering ofother states. As July begins, new laws in more than two dozen states go ...
Maquoketa, Iowa; Workforce center likely to remain open
Jul 01, 2003 ... The Iowa Workforce Development Center in Maquoketa probably willnot shut down because of a state funding crunch. Center officials worried earlier in the legislative session thatstate funding would not carry the center through next year. Funding, which was granted through a ...
Greeley, Iowa; DNR investigates manure spill
Jul 01, 2003; ... About 6,000 gallons of manure were released Saturday when theclean-out plug came off of a livestock confinement building at theRick Goedken farm near Greeley. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported an unknownamount of manure traveled about one-fourth of a mile through ...
Former Bucks GM hired by Wizards
Jul 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Ernie Grunfeld was hired as president ofbasketball operations of the Washington Wizards on Monday, taking thejob that Michael Jordan held the last two seasons. The hiring came a day after Grunfeld was released from hiscontract as general manager of the Milwaukee ...
Dyersville, Iowa; Dunkel part of group to oversee funds
Jul 01, 2003 ... A Dyersville woman has been named to a group that will oversee thespending of a $503 million economic development fund over the nextseven years. Nancy Dunkel, who works for Fidelity Bank and Trust in Dyersville,was among the labor and business leaders appointed Monday by Gov ....
Weddings; Kinnison-Fortmann
Jul 01, 2003; ... Lori A. Kinnison and Kenneth R. Fortmann, both of Cedar Rapids,Iowa, were married May 3, 2003, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church,Cedar Rapids. The reception was at the Knights of Columbus, CedarRapids. She is the daughter of Twila Kinnison, of Cedar Rapids, and thelate Wynne ...
Elkader, Iowa; Osborne center names cub Ozzy
Jul 01, 2003 ... A formerly unnamed black bear cub at the Osborne Conservation andWelcome Center is now called Ozzy, thanks to local schoolchildren. The center held a naming contest in May for the bear, which isquickly becoming one of the center's star ...
Daniel J. McMahon
Jul 01, 2003 ... BERNARD, Iowa - Daniel J. "D.J." McMahon, 74, of 15152 HigginsportRoad, Bernard, died at 9:35 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2003, at MercyMedical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's CatholicChurch, Garryowen, with the Rev. Xavier Dieter and the Rev ....
6 people injured in chain reaction accident
Jul 01, 2003; ... FENNIMORE, Wis. - Six people were treated and released by localhospitals after a three-vehicle, chain reaction accident lateSaturday night just east of Fennimore. Grant County Sheriff's deputies say Stephen Rech, 18, ofLancaster, was driving west on U.S. 18 and stopped to make a ...
Morning Smile; How fast will that milk jug float?
Jul 01, 2003; ... SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - Boats made from plastic drink containerswill face off in a Missouri River competition later this month. The boats will likely float from the Missouri River boat club tothe Russell Christensen Memorial Bridge at Interstate 29, said BrianMulford, principal ...
Sister Mary Helen Clare Ryan, BVM
Jul 01, 2003 ... Sister Mary Helen Clare Ryan, BVM, 103, of Caritas Center, 1130Carmel Drive, died Sunday morning, June 29, 2003, at Caritas Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Marian Hall Chapel, ...
International Briefs
Jul 01, 2003; ... Bomb wounds 16 in Afghanistan mosque KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A bomb ripped through a mosque in southernKandahar on Monday as worshippers gathered for the final prayer ofthe day, wounding 16 people, four of them seriously, a religiousleader said. No one claimed responsibility ...
Cities now micropolitan; 14 Iowa communities between 10,000 and 50,000 get the tag
Jul 01, 2003; ... DES MOINES (AP) - They're not too big. They're not too small.They're micropolitan. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget coined the new wordearlier this year to describe cities that aren't quite metropolitanareas, but aren't sleepy little towns, either. "There seemed to be ...
Lancaster, Wis.; Confederate flag stirs lawsuit
Jul 01, 2003 ... Possession of a Confederate flag, believed captured in a famousCivil War battle, is the subject of a lawsuit between Grant Countyand the Boscobel Grand Army of the Republic Hall PreservationistsInc. Grant County is suing in civil court for possession of the flagthat is believed ...
Senators want rebuilding of Iraq open to more nations; Other countries are contributing political support, overflight rights, medical units
Jul 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is getting the sameadvice on Iraq from some Democratic and Republican senators: Sign onanybody who wants to help police and rebuild the country, includingNATO allies who opposed the U.S.-led invasion. "The more casualties we take, the more ...
Astrology
Jul 01, 2003 ... If your birthday is today: Many happy circumstances for makingyour life better will take place in the year ahead. How fortunatethey'll turn out will be determined by your reaction and willingnessto engage yourself in them. CANCER (June 21-July 22) A friend could be responsible ...
Darlington, Wis.; Vehicle registration renewal site opens
Jul 01, 2003 ... Wisconsin license plate renewals got easier in Darlington with anew service at Dick's Supermarket in Darlington. The Wisconsin License Centers, in cooperation with the WisconsinDepartment of Motor Vehicles, is operating the renewal station.Processing takes place at the service ...
What's Happening
Jul 01, 2003; ... Today * Senior citizens activities: 8:30-11 a.m., mall walking andcards; 10:45-11:15 a.m., low-impact exercises with ManorCare HealthServices; 11 a.m.-noon, blood pressure screening; 11:30 a.m.-12:30p.m., lunch; noon-3 p.m., open and duplicate bridge; 12:15 p.m.,Swedish weaving; ...
5 Iraqis killed in explosion at mosque
Jul 01, 2003; ... FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - A massive explosion rocked a mosque earlytoday in this restive Iraqi town, killing at least five Iraqis andinjuring four others, witnesses and hospital officials said. Iraqi civilians said the blast was caused by a missile or bombstrike, but American soldiers ...
CORRECTIONS
Jul 01, 2003; ... Headline: Galena poet, 87, has book published Published: 06-22-2003 An article on Page 2E June 22 regarding Jessie M ....
Women's brama ahead; Capriati to face Serena today
Jul 01, 2003; ... WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Even by Grand Slam standards, the paradeof top female players Monday at Wimbledon was remarkable. No vantage point at the All England Club proved fully sufficient,with Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati, LindsayDavenport and Kim Clijsters ...
Local Briefs
Jul 01, 2003; ... Avoca man dies in motorcycle crash AVOCA, Wis. - A 54-year-old Avoca man died Sunday night in amotorcycle accident in Avoca. Thomas D. Harris lost control of the motorcycle he was riding asit rounded a curve on a village street, according to the Iowa CountySheriff's ...
Keating pitches Wahlert to baseball split with City High
Jul 01, 2003; ... Kevin Keating scattered six hits on Monday night in pitchingDubuque Wahlert to a 3-2 victory at Iowa City High in the first gameof a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball doubleheader. The Little Hawks rebounded to win the second game, 13-3. Keating, a senior right-hander, ...