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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 2001
Page
1
Kathy and Don McCurdy expand the Coggon store into a bakery deli and larger meat counter. A Cedar Rapids plant walkout, parking survey results for Eastern Iowa Airport, and other notes appear across the edition with regional business and health items.
Shirl Kenney of Cedar Rapids rides around the globe pushing endurance by bike. Neighbors watch as she continues her global journey and shares updates on the route and progress.
Classifieds section highlights 5D crosswords and 3E bridge, with cryptic crypto tips and death notices. Includes miscellaneous fractions and a brief comics note for Fantamia.
FEMA Director Joe Allbaugh said he will urge Davenport officials to build levees and dikes to prevent Mississippi River floods. He spoke after a White House meeting with President Bush and planned Quad Cities visit with Gov. Tom Vilsack to assess flood and tornado damage.
A tornado struck Independence at about 8:30 a.m. causing major damage to two homes and minor damage to 29 homes and 15 businesses, with 20 vehicles damaged. Winds were 70 to 100 mph, debris damaged homes, and power was restored by 4 p.m. No fatalities. two people had minor injuries.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District named the new elementary Viola Gibson Elementary School honoring minister and civil rights activist Viola Gibson who died in 1989. The naming followed public input from 89 nominations and a 60 to 1 vote with one abstention. Gibson urged integration and founded the local NAACP chapter influencing Cedar Rapids schools and community policy.
Two Lewis Central school buses collided near the high school in Council Bluffs. Officials say 40 to 50 students were injured, seven severely, most treated and released within hours. investigators noted the buses were not traveling fast.
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