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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1996
Page
9
The Cedar Rapids mayor and city departments publish a dense schedule of meetings and arts events. City meetings include council sessions and planning commission hearings, plus a Building and Trades seminar at Holiday Inn. Arts listings feature the University Symphony with Leopold LaFosse, readings by noted poets, and gallery receptions.
Lottery numbers shown for Pick 3 and Pick 4 draws including midday and evening results. Also listed are Little Lotto numbers and a 6 of 54 Jackpot of four million dollars. For results, CITYLINE numbers 363 7000 or 337 7000 category 2900.
March 31 and April 1 births listed for Gina Garman Janet Johnson Bartels Baskerville Hendrickson Martin Thedens and others in Marion Central City Cedar Rapids and Marion names include Lisa Ross Thedens Jason Cline Christina Balk Ruben Stigler Dawn Ankeny Barry Ehrig Heather Dochterman Thomas Fye Vicky Blome Stongard Scott Mowrey and many more. Numerous marriage licenses issued to Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding residents including Buehner Schanbeck Gaines Snenicka Losch DeBower Bent Short Dostal Beardsley Wenndt Goodall Wendel and others.
The Gazette summarizes warnings from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo police about charity donation scams. Elderly residents report calls asking for cash to Catholic Charities. archdiocese says charity not soliciting by phone. Police urge verification with local offices before donating. Fire calls list unauthorized burn on Edgewood Road and a grass fire on Maplewood Drive.
Linn County officials imposed an open burning ban at 8 a.m. due to drought like conditions. Firefighters reported grass fires near Springville and Cedar Rapids area rainfall was well below normal with only 0.69 inch in March in Cedar Rapids.
More than 11000 was spent to keep Cedar Rapids commission government. The pro commission group raised funds from Cedar Rapids Building Trades 3000 and Home Builders Association 1000 plus unions and individuals.
Disclosure shows Commission spending over 10 500 dollars while Citizens for the Home Rule Charter reports no new donations or spending and about 9 000 raised and spent as of March 2. Council-manager supporters spent about 1 900 on radio ads and have several hundred dollars in debt. Donations mainly from Cedar Rapids businesses.
Police identified Wayne Patrick Gibson, 20, among three suspects in a shooting at Varner’s Cedar Rapids apartment. Varner and two children were inside, with witnesses initially denying the event as investigators gathered evidence from the scene.
A three member panel ruled in favor of D E Pat Kane for Linn County supervisor over Debra Vaughn challenges. Kane, recently moved from Wisconsin, has Iowa residency and a Marion address at 910 Blairs Ferry Rd. He plans to expand his Iowa presence and will face six others in the June 4 primary for two supervisor seats.
Coe College opens a five part Thursday Forum on Carl Van Vechten with lectures by five faculty across art forms. Sessions run April 11 18 25 and May 2 in Hickok Hall 105 from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. cost 25 dollars on site.
Iowa City judge rules on part of defense motion in the Keith Jackson case. He bars evidence of Jackson's prior criminal record and a pipe found during arrest. He also blocks some testimony from Gary Vance and LeAnn Billman about their knowledge of Jackson from jail time together. A separate ruling on Billman testimony is pending.
U S District Judge Melloy denied IBP Inc s bid to force FDL Foods to honor a 15 million Dec 12 1995 purchase agreement and halt the sale to Farmland Foods. The ruling cites a Jan 24 9.9 million bid电话 call voiding the initial agreement. The decision also dismisses IBP s bid to stop the Dubuque 19 acre sale to the city government.
Faster Von Billings stood by a radiator during part of the trial claiming no lawful authority except God’s. Attorney Tim Ross-Boon argued the defendant did not know the deputy arresting him was a law officer, while the judge appeared to take little notice. The Embassy of Heaven member watched the Cedar River from the courtroom window as he maintained his stance.
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