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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2000
Page
7
Police investigated gunfire in Cedar Rapids late at night in the 1400 block of Third Avenue SE. Officers recovered canisters from BB guns while a witness described a young man shooting at another man about 100 feet away and both fled.
A Sunday storm lashed the Cedar Rapids Hiawatha area around 1 15 p m causing downed tree limbs and outages. About 1 500 Alliant customers in Hiawatha were without power for 30 minutes after a lightning strike opened a breaker. Wind gusts reached 60 mph as outages hit segments near Blairs Ferry Edgewood roads and Center Point Road 42nd Street. Power was restored after 1 hour 15 minutes. Cedar Rapids got 0 12 inches and Iowa City 0 78 inches of rain. More humid air and possible thunderstorms are forecast for tonight.
One person died and two were injured Sunday afternoon in a two vehicle crash on Highway 363 in Urbana. The car, eastbound, crossed the center line into a pickup driven by David Dietrich, 35, of Vinton, who is in serious condition. The car’s driver died at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton and a female passenger was flown to St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids for surgery. The names of the deceased and the other injured were not released pending family notification.
A week of financial and professional gatherings and data releases listed for Monday through Friday. Events include Treasury auctions, Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit and regional conditions, Labor Department productivity and costs, mortgage rates from Freddie Mac, and Linn County landlords meeting, with contact details for George Ford at The Gazette.
Neal Siela’s grand champion Jack the Bear weighs 1,377 pounds and is headed to the 18th Governor’s Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Sunrise BEIFF Feedlot BEIFF Co-op Mount Auburn Feed & Grain Lindt Implement Farm Service Inc Land Neal Siela and local sponsors back the steer. The project raises funds for Ronald McDonald Houses. past shows have generated $790,000.
Joe Nassif 49 oversees HACAP employment programs across seven Iowa counties. From a Cedar Rapids upbringing near a family grocery, he rose to lead job services for seniors and youth while stressing skills and education. He cites a shift from industry to information economy and hopes to visit Lebanon with his Lebanese ancestry tracing 500 years.
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