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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1999
Page
1
The University of Iowa defeated in-state rival Drake 83 76 in double overtime at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Clayton Moore, famed actor who played the Lone Ranger, died Tuesday of a heart attack.
A 13 month old girl suffocated when a plastic ball from a Burger King Pokemon toy line partially covered her mouth and nose. The chain recalled millions of the ball toys and related units following the incident.
Johnson County supervisors plan to back a bond issue to aid a Colorado company in opening an organic bakery in North Liberty. The proposed financing aims to attract the business and create local jobs, with details awaiting formal approval.
New York AP reports consumer confidence rose to 141.4 in December, the second highest in 32 years, driven by strong holiday spending. Dow hits a record 11,476.71 as inflation remains tame and job prospects stay bright. Experts warn spending may cool, with potential rate hikes by the Fed early next year.
Detectives seized a barbell with hair and a stone ax head from the apartment where two women were found bludgeoned on March 19. Warrants show more than 100 items from 427 S. Van Buren St. Apt. 4, including knives, golf clubs, gasoline containers, bloodstained carpet, mattress, and possible bullet material. Johnathon Memmer, 24, of Marshalltown, named as suspect, with about 60 items taken from a bag found on him at arrest, though only charged with breaking into the apartment and pawning items. Police chief says an arrest in the murders is imminent as seals on warrants expired.
Governor Tom Vilsack proposed creating a state Information Technology Department by merging the Information Technology Services from the Department of General Services with the Iowa Communications Network. The new agency would maintain current systems and build a modern information infrastructure to expand online government services and accessibility for all Iowans.
Loren Wille, 54, a relief worker from East Iowa, returns to the United States after five months in Georgia on vehicular homicide charges he and supporters deem baseless. He lands at JFK aboard Turkish Airlines Flight 1491 and is escorted to customs by security. His reunion with family is described as warm and emotional.
South Amana native Wille, freed after charges dropped by Georgian authorities on Christmas Day, plans return from New York as he faces no evidence he caused the July 21 crash that killed longtime friend and interpreter Manana Tsomashvili. He is due in Cedar Rapids at 3 44 p.m. with family and U S Sen Charles Grassley among greeters.
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