Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from September 2005:
War Deaths
Sep 01, 2005; ... As of Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, at least 1,883 members of the U.S.military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003,according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,460 died as aresult of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. Thefigures include five ...
Man finds diamond - again
Sep 01, 2005; ... LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - It might be a hobby but Steve Lee reallyknows how to spot a diamond in the rough. Lee's most recent find - a 1.22 carat, gem-quality diamond thatcould be worth more than $1,000 - turned up during a recent visit tothe Crater of Diamonds State Park in ...
Lynch announces run for council; Co-owner of Net-Smart is running in the 1st Ward
Sep 01, 2005; ... Dubuque businessman Kevin Lynch made his formal entrance into theworld of politics Wednesday morning by announcing his candidacy for1st Ward representative on Dubuque's City Council. A Dubuque native, Lynch is co-owner of Net-Smart Inc., a Web sitedeveloper and software support ...
Anniversaries; Hickson
Sep 01, 2005; ... Joseph and Ruth Hickson, of 743 Cleveland Ave., will celebratetheir 50th wedding anniversary with a trip at a later date. Joe Hickson, of Otter Creek, Iowa, and Ruth Cunningham, ofDubuque, were married Sept. 17, 1955, at St. Patrick's CatholicChurch, Dubuque. He worked at Celotex ...
U.S. combat deaths in Iraq climb in August; At least 74 are killed in action - the most since November
Sep 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - American combat deaths in Iraq rose in August tothe highest monthly total since November. At least 74 were killed in action in August, including oneunidentified soldier hit Wednesday by a roadside bomb near Samarra,north of Baghdad. There also were nine noncombat ...
800 Iraqis die in stampede; Shiite pilgrims in a procession become panicked by rumors of a suicide bomber
Sep 01, 2005; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Panicked by rumors of a suicide bomber,thousands of Shiite pilgrims broke into a stampede on a bridge duringa religious procession Wednesday, crushing one another or plunging 30feet into the muddy Tigris river. About 800 died, mostly women andchildren, officials ...
2 Dubuquers hurt in crash on Peru Road
Sep 01, 2005; ... Two people were taken to Dubuque hospitals Monday after beinginvolved in an accident on Peru Road near Toledo Street. Alissa A. Riegler, 16, 1025 Hawkeye Drive, was transported to TheFinley Hospital. A hospital official on Wednesday said Riegler wasnot listed as a ...
Letters to the Editor; Ad policies inconsistent
Sep 01, 2005; ... 1070 N. Water St., Platteville, Wis. In response to the TH's Aug. 22 editorial concerning allowingmilitary personnel to consume alcoholic beverages with impunity: Raising the drinking age from 18 to 21 was done in response to afederal mandate, which was nothing short of ...
Fans remember Diana's death
Sep 01, 2005; ... LONDON (AP) - Princess Diana's most loyal fans gathered outsideher former home to mark the eighth anniversary of her death and torevile the woman who succeeded her as the wife of Prince Charles. Britain's royal family planned no special observances Wednesday.Her sons, Prince ...
Gary W. Orr
Sep 01, 2005 ... LANCASTER, Wis. - Gary W. Orr, 71, of Lancaster, died Wednes-day,Aug. 31, 2005, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Schwartz Funeral Home,Lancaster, with the Rev. William Seipp officiating. Burial will be inHillside Cemetery, Lancaster, ...
Scientists urge careful oil shale development; Study shows deposits below 3 states could hold more oil than the entire Middle East
Sep 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has an oil reserve at leastthree times that of Saudi Arabia locked in oil shale deposits beneathfederal land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, according to a studyreleased Wednesday. But the researchers at the RAND think tank caution the ...
Pain at the pump continues; Because of uncertainty over Katrina, gas prices in Dubuque are expected to pass $3 per gallon today
Sep 01, 2005; ... Three dollars - and rising! By mid-morning, the cheapest gasoline in Dubuque is expected topass the $3 mark, as retailers grapple with supply constraints andthe uncertainty of what Hurricane Katrina left behind. While energy officials on Wednesday warned motorists not to ...
Attorneys target Vilsack's felon voting order; County attorney says governor's order goes against public interest
Sep 01, 2005; ... MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Tom Vilsack overstepped his authoritywhen he issued an executive order automatically restoring votingrights to convicted felons, attorneys argued Wednesday. Muscatine County Attorney Gary Allison, a Republican, said hechallenged the order under a ...
Airlines cancel more flights
Sep 01, 2005; ... ATLANTA (AP) - Some major carriers have canceled flights to theNew Orleans and Gulfport, Miss., airports - popular destinations fortourists, convention participants and gamblers - until at least nextweek, increasing financial pressure for the airlines as they alsodeal with potential fuel ...
SCORE to work with Volunteers-to-Business
Sep 01, 2005; ... SCORE District Director for Wisconsin Bob Stollenwerk andWisconsin's Deputy Director Don Fleming met Aug. 9 with Volunteers-to-Business to discuss working with the group to provide volunteerbusiness tools and advice to southwest Wisconsin small businesses andsmall business ...
Letters to the Editor; Donations appreciated
Sep 01, 2005; ... Director, St. Mark Community Center, 1201 Locust St. It would be wonderful if everybody who gave to the "Apples forStudents" program this year could have seen the happy faces of thechildren who received them and experience the gratefulness of theparents who pick them up, like we ...
International Briefs
Sep 01, 2005; ... Muslim scholar named to task force LONDON - Tariq Ramadan, the controversial Muslim scholar whoresigned a teaching post at the University of Notre Dame last yearafter the U.S. government barred his entry, has been named to a high-profile British government task force that will ...
Robinson ready for last shot; Versatile senior quarterback tries to reach lofty potential
Sep 01, 2005; ... The violent hit by Wisconsin's Erasmus James reduced Penn Statequarterback Michael Robinson to a lifeless heap of bones. Last September's ugly collision at Camp Randall Stadium in Madisoncaused a concussion that robbed Robinson of feeling in his arms andtoes. Riding in the ...
Frank C. Zorc
Sep 01, 2005 ... WAUZEKA, Wis. - Frank C. Zorc, 45, of Wauzeka, died suddenlyTuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, at home. Private family memorial services will be held at a ...
Whooping cough making comeback; 1,000 cases reported in Iowa last year
Sep 01, 2005; ... Indistinct initial symptoms and a waning immunization have helpedpertussis, or "whooping cough," make an unwelcome comeback in Iowa. "There were 1,000 cases in Iowa last year - we haven't seennumbers like that since the 1950s," said Kevin Teale, spokesman forthe Iowa Department of ...
Poll finds public divided on origins; Many say that both sides of creation theories should be taught
Sep 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are divided over whether humans andother living things evolved over time or have existed in theirpresent form since the beginning of time, according to a new poll. People on both sides of that argument think students should hearabout various theories, ...
Hurricane could slow grain shipment; Damage to Mississippi River gulf could cause a bottleneck in corn and soybean exports
Sep 01, 2005; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Hurricane damage in the Mississippi River gulfcould cause a bottleneck in exports of corn and soybeans as farmersapproach the beginning of harvest within the next month. "Parts of lower Mississippi River could be expected to be closedto navigation for some period ...
Meetings today on Independent Living
Sep 01, 2005; ... Two town hall meetings will be held in Dubuque's Carnegie-StoutPublic Library today concerning a new service that supporters say canrevolutionize the lives of people with disabilities. The movement "Independent Living" seeks to remove barriers thatface people with disabilities, ...
Encephalitis kills hundreds of children; The disease is easily preventable, but the necessary vaccines are not available to millions in Asia
Sep 01, 2005; ... HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A Japanese encephalitis outbreak that haskilled hundreds of children in northern India and Nepal in recentweeks has no cure or effective treatment. It is easily preventable,but the necessary vaccines are simply not available to millions. The disease has ...
Israeli parliament OKs posting Egyptian troops on Gaza border
Sep 01, 2005; ... JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's parliament on Wednesday approved a planto post Egyptian troops on the Gaza border, setting the stage for anIsraeli military pullout from the sensitive coastal frontier it hasheld for 38 years. But the stormy debate over giving up control to a former enemy ...
Shullsburg Art Fair set
Sep 01, 2005; ... SHULLSBURG, Wis. - The first Shullsburg Art Fair on Saturday willfeature a variety of artists and activities. The Labor Day weekend event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.in the Gazebo Park on the corner of Galena Street and Water Street The following artisans will be ...
Big Easy gives in to flooding, evacuates; Mayor says New Orleans will not be functional for 2 or 3 months
Sep 01, 2005; ... NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With thousands feared drowned in what could beAmerica's deadliest natural disaster in a century, New Orleans'leaders all but surrendered the streets to floodwaters andlawlessness Wednesday and began turning out the lights on the ruinedcity - perhaps for ...
NFL Roundup; Bears, Browns to sort out rosters
Sep 01, 2005; ... The Chicago Bears (3-1) are coming off a whirlwind week sincebeating the Bills last Friday. They demoted and then cut ChadHutchinson, who had been their starting quarterback after RexGrossman was injured, elevated rookie Kyle Orton into the starter'srole and then finally signed ...
Johanna M. Klug
Sep 01, 2005 ... CASSVILLE, Wis. - Johanna M. Klug, 93, of Cassville, died Monday,Aug. 29, 2005, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Martin Page Funeral Home,Cassville, with the Rev. Burton Everist officiating. Burial will bein the Cassville Cemetery ....
Illinois Briefs
Sep 01, 2005; ... Blagojevich sends aid to Louisiana CHICAGO - The Illinois National Guard will send 300 soldiers andup to 50 military vehicles to Louisiana to assist with thedevastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, Gov. Rod Blagojevich'soffice announced Wednesday. The large military cargo ...
Vang attorney: Hunters' statements differ in 'major' ways; 2 eye- witnesses to shootings reportedly give testimony that is 'in conflict with each other'
Sep 01, 2005; ... HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) - The two deer hunters wounded in a shooting inWisconsin's north woods that killed six of their friends gaveeyewitness statements that are "in conflict with each other," adefense attorney told a judge Wednesday. At a pretrial hearing, Judge Norman Yackel granted ...
Business Briefs
Sep 01, 2005; ... Union urges strike against Boeing SEATTLE - Leaders of more than 18,000 machinists are advisingworkers to reject Boeing Co.'s final contract offer and strike - ascenario a top Boeing executive called devastating to the company'sprospects. Union members are voting on the ...
U.N. agency forsees bird flu spreading
Sep 01, 2005; ... ROME (AP) - The bird flu virus that has hit several Asiancountries is likely to spread to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa,the U.N. food agency warned on Wednesday, urging nations at risk tostep up surveillance and prepare national emergency plans. The most immediate threat is ...
Nightlife
Sep 01, 2005; ... Tonight * Grape Harbor, 123 Main St., open mic night, 6-8 p.m. * Dubuque County Fairgrounds, 14583 Old Highway Road, Y105's PartyZone, 7-11 p.m. * Mississippi Mug, 373 Bluff St., Twenty-nine Cents A Pound, withChad Witthoeft and Jimmy Berg, 7:30-10 p.m. * ...
Anniversaries; Runde
Sep 01, 2005; ... HAZEL GREEN, Wis. - Robert and Jean Runde, of Hazel Green,celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a family vacation innorthern Wisconsin. Robert Runde, of Hazel Green, and Jean Helbing, of Cuba City, weremarried July 24, 1965, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic ...
Racing pioneer Marlin was good ol' boy; Father of Sterling remembered fondly
Sep 01, 2005; ... Long before the huge salaries, private planes and luxury homes,racing was a mere hobby to many of NASCAR's biggest names. Thedrivers worked hard on farms, in mills and factories, then escaped tothe track each weekend to rub fenders with their friends. Coo Coo Marlin was one of the ...
Mary R. Sipe
Sep 01, 2005 ... GUTTENBERG, Iowa - Mary Ruth (Jones) Sipe, 95, of Guttenberg, diedWednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, at the Guttenberg Care Center. There will be no ...
Farmland values rise
Sep 01, 2005; ... DECATUR (AP) - The price of Illinois farmland has increasedstatewide an average of 5 percent since the first of the year andshows no sign of slipping anytime soon, according to a new surveyreleased Wednesday at the Farm Progress Show. The midyear survey by the Illinois Society of ...
Iowa Briefs
Sep 01, 2005; ... Pizza Ranch founder denied parole SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Parole has been denied for Lawrence VanderEsch, founder of the Pizza Ranch chain of pizza restaurants, thecounty prosecutor said Wednesday. Vander Esch, also a former Sioux County Republican Party chairman,pleaded guilty in ...
Experts: Ebola virus threatens gorillas, chimps
Sep 01, 2005; ... DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Conservationists say the dreaded Ebola virusalong with decades of hunting and logging are putting some apespecies on the brink of extinction in Central Africa. Ebola, which kills through massive internal bleeding, has longbeen known to infect primates in ...
Local Detours
Sep 01, 2005; ... (NEW) Drivers can expect delays on Bluff Street between Ninth and14th streets beginning at 7 a.m. today for pavement milling andasphalt paving work. Anticipated reopening: 5 p.m. Sept. 15. Rosedale Avenue between West Locust Street and Glen Oak Street isclosed to through traffic ....
Hempstead embraces underdog role against Cedar Falls; One Class 4A preseason poll ranks Tigers No. 2
Sep 01, 2005; ... The Big Cats are coming to town, claws sharpened and ready topounce. With a big litter of proven performers and a track record ofsuccess, the Cedar Falls Tigers are probably deserving of the No. 2ranking slapped on them by the Des Moines Register in its Iowa Class4A preseason ...
Almanac
Sep 01, 2005; ... Today is Thursday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2005. There are 121days left in the year. History highlights: On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invadedPoland. On this date: In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found innocent ...
Area Arts Briefs
Sep 01, 2005; ... Hello Galena to host Earth and Fire fest GALENA, Ill. - Hello Galena will host the Earth and Fire Festival11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, in front of the Hello Galena Emporium,next to the Old Market House in downtown Galena. Adrienne Seagraves, Kent Henderson and Bill Farrell ...
Lotteries; Drawings from Wednesday, Aug. 31
Sep 01, 2005; ... ILLINOIS & IOWA Pick 3-Midday: 6-7-1 Pick 3-Evening: 9-9-5 Pick 4-Midday: 2-3-7-0 Pick 4-Evening: 1-2-9-8 Both states use the same numbers for these drawings. ILLINOIS Little Lotto: 7-19-24-27-30 Lotto: ...
Robert J. Erschen
Sep 01, 2005 ... Robert J. "Bob" Erschen, 88, of 220 N. Booth St., died Wednesday,Aug. 31, 2005, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. Arrangements ...
Reforms needed before reforming Social Security; Without a good foundation, attempted remedies are certain to fail
Sep 01, 2005; ... August marked the 70th anniversary of the Federal InsuranceContribution Act, which created the Social Security system. Thoughexpanded and amended many times since 1935, Republicans and Democratsare working on it and have plenty of suggestions for reforming orsaving it. The ...
Scientists decipher chimp DNA
Sep 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - What makes us human? In a step toward findingbiological answers, scientists have deciphered the DNA of thechimpanzee, our closest living relative, and made comprehensivecomparisons to the human genetic blueprint. There are no firm answers yet about how humans picked ...
Wall Street; Stocks close higher after seesaw session
Sep 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks climbed in a seesaw session Wednesday,rising after the president of the Philadelphia Federal Reservesignaled the central bank could alter its interest rate policybecause of Hurricane Katrina. Stocks moved higher after Philadelphia Fed President ...
Anniversaries; Hayes
Sep 01, 2005; ... Thomas and Laura Hayes, of 2075 Garfield Ave., celebrated their25th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in July. They alsocelebrated with a trip to Mackinac Island, Niagara Falls, Canada andNew England. Thomas Hayes, of Zwingle, Iowa, and Laura Siegert, of Dubuque,were ...
Bush administration seeks sanctions on Iran
Sep 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration renewed its insistenceWednesday that the United Nations Security Council take up thequestion of punitive censure or sanctions for Iran, saying Tehranmust face international judgment over its disputed nuclear program. The United States wants ...
Dawn of a new era; Klieman takes charge of young Loras Duhawks
Sep 01, 2005; ... Everybody is running in this motivational blitz. It's after 4:30 p.m. on a muggy August afternoon. Practice wasofficially over 10 minutes ago. The Loras College football team isstill emptying its tank while laboring through a series of drainingwind sprints designed to send a ...
The dynasty days are over in parity-driven IIAC?
Sep 01, 2005; ... The dynasty days are over. This isn't your dad's Iowa Conference, where you could throw thenames Wartburg, Central and Simpson in a hat in August and beguaranteed to come out with a league champion three months later. After the most competitive, unpredictable season in ...
Upstart hangs in vs. Nadal; Katrina's winds affect Open play
Sep 01, 2005; ... Remember the name - Scoville Jenkins - and file away his game asone to watch in the future. He's fast, he's flamboyant and he gave French Open champion RafaelNadal fits in a compelling duel between 19-year-olds before fading toa 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 defeat Wednesday night in the second ...
Shullsburg man injured in rollover accident
Sep 01, 2005; ... SHULLSBURG, Wis. - A rollover accident in Shullsburg Township lateTuesday night sent one man to the hospital. Authorities said thedriver was intoxicated. Andrew L. Wedige, 34, of Shullsburg, was transported to LafayetteCounty Memorial Hospital in Darlington, where he was treated ...
Doris V. Thalhamer
Sep 01, 2005 ... Doris V. Thalhamer, 85, of 3730 Pennsylvania Ave., formerly of1730 Bristol Drive, No. 4 and 2061 Fengler, passed away at 4:10 a.m.Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, with herfamily present. Private family visitation and services will be at 11 a.m. today ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Sep 01, 2005; ... Bulldogs seek upset of Panthers CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Drake coach Rob Ash figures that taking on abetter endowed opponent is good for the soul, if not the won-lossrecord. So the Bulldogs (10-2 last season) are plunging head first intothe 2005 season, facing Northern Iowa ...
Weather Data
Sep 01, 2005; ... Temperatures High/low Thursday *77/55 High/low a year ago 83/59 Record high 9/19 7 in 1913 Record low9/14 2 in 1967 Cooling degree days Thursday 4 Total since Jan. 1, 2005 689 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Anniversaries; Haudenshield
Sep 01, 2005; ... Jim and Joyce Haudenshield, of 2271 Jackson St., will celebratetheir 25th wedding anniversary Sept. 18 with a reception at the MooseLodge in Dubuque. Jim Haudenshield, of Cuba City, Wis., and Joyce Kane, of Dubuque,were married Sept. 13, 1980, at St. Joseph ...
Tate gives Hawks unusual luxury; Star junior is rare Iowa returning starting QB
Sep 01, 2005; ... Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz doesn't know what to do in thisnew and unfamiliar land. For the first time in his seven years at the helm, the Hawkeyeswelcome back their starting quarterback from the previous season. And it's not just any Joe Schmoe signal caller. It's ...
Pentagon expanding terror suspects' rights at trial
Sep 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Defense Department is changing several rulesgoverning its military trials of terrorism suspects held at the U.S.naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, department officials saidWednesday. Pentagon officials portrayed the changes as improvements to aprocess they ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Sep 01, 2005; ... Animal activist pleads guilty MADISON, Wis. - An animal rights activist accused of freeingthousands of mink around the Midwest and dodging authorities foryears has struck a deal with federal and state prosecutors to servetwo years in prison. Peter Daniel Young plans to plead ...
Other Obituaries
Sep 01, 2005; ... Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, recognizedby the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person, diedTuesday. She was 115. She died peacefully in her sleep, according to Johan Beijering,director of the Westerkim ...
Carla A. Hefel
Sep 01, 2005 ... Carla Ann Hefel, 40, of 10543 Emberwood Drive, No. 20, died at4:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, at home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Ghost Catholic church,with the Rev. Thomas Zinkula officiating. Friends may call from 4 to8 p.m. today at Leonard Funeral Home & ...
National Briefs
Sep 01, 2005; ... 4 indicted in alleged terrorist plot LOS ANGELES - The head of a militant Islamic prison gang and threeothers were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of planningterrorist attacks against National Guard facilities, the IsraeliConsulate and other Los Angeles-area ...