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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 2000
Page
1
The almost two year old identical quadruplets and their parents Dan and Kim Grady of Cedar Rapids become the March of Dimes honorary ambassadors for the WalkAmerica fundraiser. Details, 1B.
Jenn Heath leads Regina Iowa City girls basketball as top player while her father, Regina's boys coach, often misses games due to his demanding schedule keeping them apart.
Hawkeye star Ryan Luehrsmann ends his Iowa basketball career due to a broken left hand. In other notes, Cedar Rapids residents Larry and Esther Belle Steinbach spent part of January volunteering at the Vatican in Rome.
U S Army Corps of Engineers economist Donald Sweeney II asserts there are multiple smoking guns in an affidavit alleging senior Corps officials ordered a biased study to justify non existent benefits from expanding Mississippi River locks.
Authorities report a footprint on Laura Watson Dalton’s coat matches Jonathon Lee Memmer’s shoe and Maria Lehner’s blood was found on Memmer’s shoes, highlighting potential involvement in the case.
Jonathon Memmer 24 faces two counts of first degree murder in the March 19 Iowa City double homicide. Investigators described a complex scene with a fire and explosion complicating evidence. Bond set at 500000 on each charge. initial court appearance scheduled.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell below the 10,000 level for the first time in over 10 months as stronger than expected GDP data rekindled fears of rising interest rates. The index closed at 9,862.12, down 230.51 from the previous session.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dips under 10000 as a wide market slide follows stronger than expected fourth quarter GDP figures. Analysts warn that higher interest rates and a cooling economy may dampen future earnings, with experts citing Greenspan’s cautions and investor nerves.
Iowa corrections records show Jonathon Lee Memmer, 24, in trouble multiple times during a five year term for a probation violation tied to a 1997 burglary. He was held at Oakdale from March to September, then to Anamosa, and later Fort Madison before June 2 events.
The record shows Memmer verbally abusing inmates, threats to a guard, tobacco use during orientation, and multiple disciplinary detentions. He lost hundreds of days of good time, 30 days disciplinary time, and was moved between facilities, with several incidents tied to rule violations and restricted privileges.
In Albany, four white NYPD officers were acquitted of all charges in the 1999 killing of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo who was hit by 19 of 41 bullets in the Bronx vestibule. The jury of 12 delivered not guilty verdicts after more than 20 hours of deliberation.
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