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THE GLOBE GAZETTE A2 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9, 2002 STEST NEWS Lake council had talked about light at intersection 'if-" Ai JLiSl Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier T3 pana AREA -r' I SHOWN1 -L-af8 1 A stretch of Highway 63 between New Hampton and Highway 3 has some people concerned because a new, high-speed four-lane suddenly turns into a worn two-land road. Former transportation commission chairman concerned over road U.S. 63 bypass called dangerous at the lounge for five years. Wittier retired several years ago.

"She raised seven kids," Weiss said, remembering her mother. "She spent most of her life working and raising her kids. In her younger years she was called the singing bartender. She'd sing all the old songs." Weiss said even though her mother lived in Clear Lake for many years, she wasn't really well known. "She wasn't into the neighborly things, or a busybody," Weiss said.

"She has gotten a lot more recognition because of this than anything else." Weiss said reading media accounts of the accident were difficult and some of the coverage was very descriptive. "Based on what the Highway Patrol told us, we knew very little," she said. "It was horrible to pick up the paper and read it. But it saved people from asking questions." Weiss said the effort of the Clear Lake City Council and the DOT is appreciated in addressing the dangerous intersection. She has a message for the decision-makers: "I'd like them to take the news stories and put the names of someone they love in place of my mother's and read the article that way.

It does make a difference." Reach Bob Link at 421-0538 or bob.linkglobegazette.com. From Page Al after the media attention dies down. It's easy to say something will get done now because this happened. But if it goes away for a couple months it might get forgotten." Two of Wittler's daughters and a granddaughter have placed a wreath at the accident scene. When Weiss went to see the wreath, she witnessed a truck pulling up to the intersection.

She said it became evident that motorists attempting to enter the intersection are having visibility problems. "My mother spent most of her life taking care of and helping other people," Weiss said. "If we're able to get a stoplight at that intersection, she would continue to help others." The intersection has been a point of concern for the Clear Lake City Council, as well. It has discussed the need for a traffic light several times since the Fareway Store was located there three years ago. The Department of Transportation said the intersection wasn't among its top 200 dangerous roads and it didn't meet the criteria there hadn't been a fatal accident there.

After the accident, council member Rod Pump said he was "horrified and angry." BOB STEENSONThe Globe Gazette Since the accident the City Council and the DOT have started the process to consider placing a traffic light at the intersection. "When they come out and say, we need to have a fatality (before the intersection is considered for improvements), I feel somebody is being cheated," Weiss said Tuesday. "Things should be done before someone has to die." Weiss said her sister warned their mother about the intersection. "But she shopped at Fare-way and always liked to shop at the Opportunity Village Store," Weiss said. "She loved to shop." Weiss, who owns and operates The Poodle in Mason City, worked with her mother Two Americans, one Japanese win Nobel physics prize two men pioneered the construction of giant underground chambers to detect neutrinos, elusive particles that stream from the sun by the billions.

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Highway 63 bypass around New Hampton narrows into a beaten-up two-lane stretch of road that runs for 18 miles between that city and Iowa Highway 3 in Bremer County. Widening that stretch of road was cut from the Iowa Department of Transportation's five-year plans last December. "It's dangerous," said Rigler, a longtime New Hampton banker. Rigler is also a former state senator and chaired the'Iowa Transportation Commission from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. "They've set up this four-lane so that (motorists) are used to driving 65, 70 miles an hour, and then you go down to a two-lane road as rough as you can find," he said.

Rigler was among those scheduled to appear before the Transportation Commission in Manchester today to make a case for finishing the widening project. Other delegations included business representatives and transportation planners from Waterloo-Cedar Falls and Bremer and Chickasaw counties. Most of the bypass opened Friday afternoon, according to DOT officials. The road has opened in phases, with little fanfare from residents. "They're using the old road right through town," Rigler said.

"Sure, it's a benefit," Rigler said. But he said the road really doesn't serve the purpose of a four-lane continuous highway between New Hampton and Waterloo, something Rigler has long advocated. "It's a terrible waste of taxpayers' money," Rigler said, 1 Hour Service VCR CD Player Repair by Appointment FREE Estimates Kuhl's VCR Repair 423-1067 "Sweet Home Alabama" gated IkmTI Friday Saturday 7:00 9:00 Sunday Thursday at 7:00 Matinees Saturday Sunday 1:30 Adults Children 12 Under $3.00 PH 641-357-2414 4199 4th Street SW Mason City, Iowa BURGERS "because they've already bought the right of way for the 18-mile stretch. That's all bought and paid for. You can drive right up there and see it in oats.

They've rented it out and planted it to oats." A fourth of Highway 63 traffic is heavy trucks, Rigler said. "All those trucks want to go to the Twin Cities through Waterloo. They're not going to take the Avenue of the Saints" over a combination of highways between Cedar Falls and Interstate 35. "They're going to take 63, because it's 30 miles shorter," he said. Rigler said the state is considering issuing tax-anticipatory notes until federal highway funding allocations come in.

Interest rates also are favorable. "If the DOTS pleading they haven't got any money, this is an excellent time to borrow some and finish some of these projects, like ours," he said. Pat Kinney is assistant city editor of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, a Lee Enterprises newspaper. SPIDERMAN (PG-13) Today at 6:40 MEN IN BLACK (PG-13) Today at 4:45 9:10 THE TUXEDO (PG-13) Today at 4:55 7:10 9:35 XXX (PG-13) Today at 4:20 6:45 9:15 THE BARBER SHOP (PG-13) Today at 4:40 7:05 9:20 STEALING HARVARD (PG-13) Today at 5:00 6:55 9:05 SWEET HOME ALABAMA (PG-13) Today at 4:30 7:10 9:35 TRAPPED (R) Today at 7:00 9:35 THE FOUR FEATHERS (PG-13) Today at 4:20 6:50 9:25 SWIM FAN (PG-13) Today at 4:55 7:20 9:25 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (PG) Today at 4:15 SIGNS (PG-13) Today at 4:30 7:10 9:40 THE BANGER SISTERS (R) Today at 4:40 7:05 9:20 SPY KIDS 2 (PG) Today at 4:45 RED DRAGON (R) Today at 4:20 6:45 9:25 In front of new Wal-Mart FRIES COLA any B-Bop's sandwich. GG! I South bridge Mall I Mason City 421-1617 All STADIUM SEAIINC 44 I I Dwimt soundk riibiG: 1 concerned From Page Al Becky Rengstorf and Gin ger Trulson, both of Britt, each have two sons in the military.

"It scares me. It really does," said Rengstorf. "I really don thmk we should go without more support than what we have right now. I really don't think we should rush in there without more countries behind us," she said. Rengstorf sons, Kenny Witham, 33, and Scott With-am, 32, are currently serving with the Army National Guard in Michigan.

Trulson said, "It gives me mixed feelings because I want this done and over with." Her sons, Chris Trulson, 20, is in Michigan with the National Guard, and Joshua Trulson, 22, is in North Carolina with the Army Reserves. Trulson said she was unable to see the president's speech Monday night. "I've heard that he's really talking strongly about war, and yeah, it's scary," she said. "I don't know. I have mixed feelings about it.

I'm just glad I'm not the president." Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Kevin Pals said, "Saddam Hussein is an evil person. But I really don't want anyone to go to war. Anytime you have to make that decision, it's a tough call." PALS SAID BUSH HAS done a good job handling the situation involving Iraq. "The president is doing the best he can with the information he's receiving from his staff. If we would have taken care of Saddam the first time we were there, we wouldn't be having these problems now." Pat Welch of Mason City said, "I believe we have to trust in our leaders, and I do believe they are preparing us for war in a short time." Steve Mineart of Mason City sees it as a responsibility.

"I think somebody's got to do it, take care of Saddam. I think we can't afford to wait," he said. "I feel it would be best to get United Nations support, which I am confident we will get in some shape or form," said 54-year-old Brian Fell of St. Ansgar, "Then if our elected leaders think it is necessary, we should strike." Hussein's regime is a danger, to the people of the United States and others, Fell said, "He has weapons of mass destruction, there is no question about that. And Hussein is a threat to other countries in the Middle East." EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD ARNIE Hogen, a World War II veteran, is concerned that a preemptive strike will erode U.S.

relations with Arab nations in the Middle East. Though Hussein is not popular with Muslim fundamentalists, were there a choice to be made, Hogen believes those countries would side with Hussein if the U.S. uses military force first. "I don't think we should be too quick to go in. I think we should try a very tough embargo first and wait for U.N.

approval," he said. "Hussein has no regard for human life, and we have weapons and well-trained men if we need them." "Something has to be done or the terrorism will continue and everybody will be living in fear" 47-year-old Mary Hanson of St. Ansgar said. "Anyone, like me, with a child of enlistment or draft age has a hard time with this, but Saddam Hussein is definitely a threat to the United States." Ron Sietsema of North-wood said that while he believes Iraq is working to develop weapons of mass destruction, "I do not believe we should get involved in a conflict with Hussein on our own." A Naval veteran, 69-year-old Sietsema added, "Without the support of our allies, or the U.N., we should stay out of there." ELDON LEIDAL, ALSO OF Northwood, strongly disagreed. "I think we should go in and take Hussein out and I don't think we should wait to see who agrees," 54-year-old Leidal said.

"How many of his own people has he killed? Hussein, as far as I am concerned, is another Hitler or Stalin and hell just keep killing." Susan Nelson of Marble Rock said, "This is something I have been thinking about a lot and I watched the president's speech (Monday) night. I have yet to hear a convincing case for, why How can we pursue terrorism if the entire Moslem world is against us? I fear the administration has not thought through what would happen after Saddam Hussein." Mickey Pugsley of Charles City was point blank. "I think Bush is wrong," he said. "This is going to be a global thing. I don't condone Saddam Hus-sein but going in and killing innocent people is not the answer.

It's just not that simple in these days of germ warfare and high technology warheads to think that we can just attack one little spot and that'll be the end of it. Even if we take out Saddam Hussein, there's going to be someone else to take his place. We were in Vietnam for 12 years and that was confined to one country. This won't be. The world today is too small.

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