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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1985
Page
3
Rath Packing Co filed a court reorganization plan Friday proposing to switch from a national meatpacker to a regional operation and preserve 500 jobs, contingent on obtaining financing. The plan centers on securing funding amid a challenging economic backdrop.
Teresa Plowman received a mandatory up to 50 year term for second degree murder in the death of 21 month old Lacey. The actual time served will be set by the parole board after Linn District Court sentencings in Cedar Rapids.
The piece playfully weighs groundhog behavior and tradition against Iowa hunting rules. It notes a June 15 start for groundhog season, running to October 31, with officials admitting groundhogs are not a popular quarry though some hunters shoot them with rifles and even eat the meat.
The 36 year old Edward Woods, sought in an alleged Buchanan County kidnapping, was reported in Linn County sightings in Cedar Rapids stores and Waterloo. Police pursued possibilities as he allegedly forced two acquaintances at gunpoint to drive him from a rural home to Quasqueton then Walker. Victims escaped unharmed. deputies stopped a car in Quasqueton, found Woods’ relatives. Armed with a 9mm handgun, he remained at large with unconfirmed supermarket and mall sightings.
Wynelle and William Lindsley welcomed triplet boys Thomas Nicholas and Ryan born by Caesarean in Cedar Rapids at 6 54 pm on Thursday. The babies two months premature stay at St Luke's Hospital for 30 days before joining their 2 year old brother Benjamin at home. The couple planned 12 names for the children and noted a family history of twins.
The Parade Intelligence Report asks readers to name their vital signs and test health knowledge. It frames a Sunday feature as a quick knowledge check and self assessment activity for readers.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 lists subscription rates by carrier and mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues and notes no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Postmaster address for changes provided.
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