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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1996
Page
7
The Tree of Five Seasons will be built today in Cedar Rapids with five 55-foot branches hauled from Pospisil Painting to First Avenue and First Street NE. Cranes will lift the branches mid to late morning with welding to follow in the coming weeks. first truck expected about 9:30 a.m.
Iowa City union Local 12 says AFSCME members will picket University Hospitals on Friday to protest cost-saving job eliminations. Local President Steve O'Donnell says the action aims to pressure the regents and is not aimed at hospital administration. 130 workers face elimination or hour changes, with formal notices pending and more cuts anticipated across clinics.
A 1% year old boy Nickolas Alston died after a heavy chest toppled in his Waterloo home on the east edge. His 17 year old stepbrother attempted CPR before police found him. Autopsy pending. Kenneth Alston and Trina Holm are his parents.
Additional copies of The Gazette's Success section, issued with Sunday editions, can be bought at The Gazette office in Cedar Rapids. The 68 page plus commemorates Iowa's sesquicentennial and local late 1800s business founders. Copies cost 1 dollar or 2.50 dollars mailed including postage.
Patricia Warner identified two attackers to police after a 9 mm shot wounded her at her Cedar Rapids apartment. The 18-year-old Patrick Lucas faces attempted murder and gun charges after being arrested near 14th Street. Investigators seek three Lucas associates as the case unfolds with Warner improving from critical to serious.
The last misdemeanor charges against jail faster Con an Von Billings were resolved ending his four month hunger fast. He was released after a guilty verdict for resisting arrest credit for time served. His son said the 57 year old weighed 145 pounds from 225 and appeared alert in court.
Dozens lined up at the Ryan gym for a twice yearly garage sale run by three churches. Proceeds, usually 500 to 600 dollars per event, fund emergency aid for locals. Items sold include books, clothing and small appliances with a bag day and a free table for unsold goods.
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