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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1990
Page
6
Linn County sheriff reports 911 service interruption from 8 15 to 8 55 p m affecting Center Point residents. In an emergency residents were told to dial 398 3911. Crews continue to address the fault and restore service.
Patrick Madison aged 19 of Marion faces two counts of assault causing bodily injury after allegedly punching two people at 2800 A Avenue NE Thursday evening. He is held in Linn County jail under 1150 dollars bond. Sheila Walter 24 of Des Moines was arrested on a cocaine distribution warrant and charged with possession after drugs were found during jail booking.
Fire crews responded to two medical emergencies in the evening. At 8 12 p m officers were called to 1558 Sixth Ave SE and at 9 52 p m to 1429 K St SW for medical assistance.
Theatre and music offerings fill the weekend with Equus and Cloud 9 performances in Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon, plus The Mouse That Roared at Kennedy High School.science program Lets Build an AM Radio features Ron Niciffer at Science Station. Exhibits include Riverbank Art Fair and antique show at Westdale Mall, with various outdoor activities and flea markets around the region.
Iowa Supreme Court Justice James Carter granted Cedar Rapids attorney Gary Robinson a temporary stay from a contempt finding and potential jail term or fine issued April 17 by Linn District Judge Larry Conmey. The judge held Robinson in contempt for advising Danish Book World staff to keep the store open after an order to close. He was sentenced to 48 hours in jail with 19 hours suspended, and could purge by paying 500 dollars to the Indigent Court Fund and completing 50 hours of legal aid. Robinson must decide by noon Friday, with further court filings due by April 30 and Conmey’s response by May 4.
The Marion Carnegie Library celebrates 85 years with an open house Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. A program at 2:30 p.m. will look back to 1905 and highlight new services including a Quick Picks collection and Open Access to 482 Iowa libraries.
Cedar Rapids Public Library hosts a week of activities for National Library Week from Sunday to April 29. Highlights include a 3 D film with Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush, a volunteer recognition luncheon, family animations, a floriculture talk, a touring theatre presentation The Lion and the Mouse, and a bookmark contest with prizes from Indian Creek Nature Center, Science Station, Art Museum, Theatre Cedar Rapids, and Discovery Concert Series.
Cedar Rapids officials resolve a conflict over Freedom Festival plans with Parks Commissioner David Kramer reprimanding festival director Lu Barron for overbooking Ellis Park. The tug of war tournament on June 30 moves from Ellis Park to an unknown alternate. July 1 concert shifts to Bever Park as discussions continue. The festival runs June 29 to July 4.
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