Un Millennium Party Sparks Quiet Greene Square Celebration
Edar Rapids columnist hosts an Un Millennium Party in Greene Square Park with about 1 000 attendees and 34 more unsure why they came. A Holland canister time capsule stamped Heineken is sealed for a future end of millennium.
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Mike Deupree
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Greene Square Park
Dave Rasdal
P.T. Larson
Holland
Heineken
Shueyville
Quiet New Year’s Eve at Iowa campus calms Y2K fears
UI officials report a calm night with 30 public safety officers on duty and no major incidents. Chuck Green notes utilities and computer systems operated normally as most campus sites were closed or quiet, aside from the Hancher Auditorium gala.
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UI Public Safety
Green
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa House
Millennium 2000 edition marks historic arrival coverage
The Gazette debuts its first special edition in modern times as the Millennium 2000 issue goes to press at 2 a.m. after months of planning. Editors and staff across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City executed a nightlong effort to deliver timely news, with coverage spanning international time zones and local reporting.
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Gazette
Mary Sharp
Lyle Muller
Rae Riebe
John Goodlove
Terry Coyle
Duane Crock
Paul Jensen
Rollin
Banderolo
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
The
Kids Enjoy Balloon Clowns at Cedar Rapids Carnival
In downtown Cedar Rapids a kids carnival drew families as eight year old Will Deischlaeger concentrates on a balloon while teens Sarah Disney and Jeni Schneidermann watch the performers during the First Eve event.
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Will Deischlaeger
Sarah Disney
Jeni Schneidermann
Cedar Rapids
Late New Year births at Cedar Rapids hospitals
At St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids a 27 week baby girl born by C section at 8 30 a m marked one of the last births of 1999. Four babies total were born Friday including the late evening event as Mercy Medical Center kept critical systems steady past midnight.
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Edar Rapids
Fiora Gebremeskel
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Gebremeskel
Brehen
Laura Sayers
Geipel
Eastern Iowa phone lines stay open despite Y2K concerns
By 12 30 a m US West reports no service problems among its 750000 Iowa customers and McLeod USA also finds no issues as Eastern Iowans check in and surf the web US West and McLeod serve wide Iowa territories and downplay Y2K fears in early Saturday morning updates
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Iowa
Bruce Tiemann
McLeod
McLeod USA
First baby of the millennium born at UI Hospitals
At UI Hospitals in Iowa City a baby girl arrived at 12 31 am the first newborn of 2000. Parents names were not released. CEO C Edward Howell praised readiness with 200 extra staff and ongoing operations in the cardiovascular ICU as Y2K fears eased.
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UI Hospitals
Owa City
University Hospitals
Iowa City
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