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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1990
Page
2
Gus Schrader humorously questions federal border realignments by proposing playful shifts within the United States. He riffs on moving states and capitals to create a more balanced map while noting absurdities and regional quirks in a Wednesday Gazette column.
Four Waterloo men charged with first degree murder in the death of Jeffrey Wood are rescheduled for a June 4 trial date. A May 8 hearing will decide if the defendants—Daniel Claybon 18 Keith Walker 18 Richard Smith 19 and Harry Johnson 18—will stand trial together or separately. Wood was shot in the abdomen near Maryland Avenue in west Waterloo as he walked with his fiancee Andrea Hurley. Hurley was uninjured.
Rep. Dave Nagle urged a House subcommittee to fund the Avenue of the Saints as a national highway project. The proposal would authorize 359 million to upgrade existing routes from St. Louis to St. Paul and fund 100 million annually as a demonstration, built atop current interstates and highways to save costs. Nagle noted Illinois opposition and governance risks, while supporters said it could bypass other Iowa road projects and accelerate development through Iowa.
Washington reports say Richard Berendzen, former president of American University, faced a police probe into alleged obscene telephone calls from his office. Prosecutors indicated an ongoing investigation, with officials noting the resignation was tied to personal conduct not his university duties.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Metayers SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. Subscriptions vary by delivery method with weekly and annual options. mail rates differ by state and territory. Postmaster address changes to Cedar Rapids Gazette P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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