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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1990
Page
2
Mike Deupree critiques the 1990 census process noting low response rates, concerns over homelessness counting, and questions about form length. He jokes about proposed bounty incentives while urging clearer counting and budgeting. The column runs in The Gazette on Sundays Mondays and Thursdays.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company lists daily and Sunday publication at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with various subscription rates. Postage, editions, and delivery options are described along with a notice about AP republication rights and a post office box address for address changes.
U.S. District Judge David Hansen denied Bruce Hatter's habeas corpus motion challenging his life sentence for kidnapping at knife point and sexual assault in Cedar Rapids. The 54 page ruling held Iowa's first degree kidnapping law not vague as applied and found voluntary incriminating statements admissible for impeachment if he testified.
A gunny sack found armadillo on a southwest side porch has adjusted to captivity at the Cedar Rapids animal shelter. Dr. Russell Anthony says exotic pets belong in the wild and the animal may be moved to Texas later, with a couple offering to help transport.
Officials from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department Linn County Health Department Water Pollution Control Plant and Quaker Oats held a press conference about a sewer odor in downtown Cedar Rapids. A Quaker Oats cleaning tank containing a byproduct produced an odor after lime neutralized sediments and about 1000 gallons were disposed into the sanitary sewer system.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources nursery at Ames sold five million trees this year, up from four million last year, as residents prioritize environmental benefits. Despite cool weather in Cedar Rapids, demand grows among young buyers who value erosion control, air quality, wildlife habitat, and energy savings from shade. The rise is linked to a state law funding rural tree planting, with seedling orders accepted through next week. Call (515) 233-1161 for seedlings.
A second attempt to empanel a Linn County jury in the first degree murder case of Edward Deasel begins after a mistrial. Judge M D Leiser plan to start again amid a limited pool of about 120 potential jurors and public attention surrounding the 1989 strangulation and decapitation of Jennifer Ann Gardner.
City Engineer Ross Abbott told the Monona City Council that aerial photography to update city maps would cost about $1,100. An incorrect figure appeared in some Gazette editions. corrections and clarifications will be published in this space. Phone 398-8313.
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