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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1999
Page
1
Gazette staff present a year in pictures highlighting Eastern Iowa scenes and events from the last twelve months. The collection features notable locales, communities, and moments captured across the region.
Tailback Ron Dayne powers Wisconsin to a 38 31 victory over UCLA in a bowl game scoring four touchdowns. Wisconsin outgained UCLA and built a lead before holding on in the fourth quarter.
Marengo resident Jason Folkmann joined the a cappella group Go Fish to change lives through song. Details appear in Religion on page 2C.
PBS presents a Charles Dickens story Our Mutual Friend beginning Sunday on Masterpiece Theatre. Details in TV Vision describe the telecast and schedule.
The rapid depletion prompts a push for more efficient ways to dole them out. Details in Money 1C.
Eastern Iowa endures a major winter storm with 6 to 12 inches expected in the southeast and up to 12 inches in Iowa City while Cedar Rapids may see 6 to 8 inches. Forecasters warn of waves of snow through Sunday morning as IO roadways face drifting and treacherous travel.
Cedar Rapids police probe the New Year’s Day shooting of Edward C. Wright by Mark F. Marshall, 39, who then shot himself and was pulled from the Cedar River. Wright died of a head wound. Marshall remains in critical condition at Mercy Medical Center. No charges filed as investigation continues.
AP reports Chicago recorded 698 homicides in 1998, surpassing New York City for the first time as the nation’s murder capital. New York saw 629 homicides that year, with a prior peak of 2,262 in 1990, while Chicago’s per capita rate more than doubles New York’s.
Bonnie Smalley, Branstad’s longtime scheduler, manages 200 to 300 appointment requests monthly and lines up planes and cars for his travels. She notes the hardest part is saying no, while detailing how she prepares advance arrangements, pads time for delays, and personalizes visits across all 99 Iowa counties.
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