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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1996

Page

7

Six year old JonBenet Ramsey found slain in home

In Boulder Colorado a six year old girl, JonBenet Ramsey, daughter of John and Patricia Ramsey, was found dead in the basement hours after a ransom note was discovered. Police pursued the note's demands while FBI aided the investigation. The father, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary executive, is not linked to the crime.

Boulder Colo JonBenet Ramsey John Eller Police Detective Division Eller JonBenet Colorado John and Patri CIA Ramsey Access Graphics Lockheed Martin Corp Patricia Ramsey FBI Denver Laurie Wagner Dee Dee Nelson-Schneider Joe Barnhill

Laughing gunman shoots at McDonald’s in Vallejo

A lone gunman in a football jacket opened fire inside a McDonald’s on Interstate 80, wounding three young women. One, a 17 year old, died from a head wound. Police search for leads, including a former employee resembling a composite sketch, as officers comb the scene for motive.

Los Angeles Times Vallejo Calif McDonald’s Interstate 80

Slick Interstate 380 Brings Rash of Minor Crashes

Freezing drizzle and fog trigger a spate of accidents across I 380 and nearby routes with no serious injuries reported. Minor injuries occur in one collision on Highway 13 near Coggan. Officers describe slippery roads and bridges as cause while hospitals report busy night as EMS crews handle falls and crashes. Weather official notes freezing surface ice to melt as temperatures rise.

Interstate 380 Tim Reynolds Highway 13 Coggan Linn County Bob Johnson Cedar Rapids

City Briefs Local Weekend Deals And Bus Schedules

Daily bus routes Am and PM serve Meskwaki Casino and Hawkeye Downs with specials listed for dinners, bingo, and coach excursions. Retirement open house for Drs. Arthur and Marian Barnes set January 2 at 1444 2nd Ave SE. Dinner offers, reservations, and contact numbers appear throughout the notices.

Arthur and Marian Barnes 2Nd Ave. S.E

Iowa to study faster highway speeds and holiday crash trends

Hoskins outlined a 1996 fatalities study and state comparisons on higher speed limits. He noted Iowa benefited from Wednesdays Christmas and New Year’s Day, reducing crash numbers, and said extra troopers will aid motorists during the coming holiday and weather-related problems as Gov Branstad prepares 1997 drunken driving proposals.

Thomas Hoskins Iowa Terry Branstad

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