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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1995
Page
9
The Cedar Rapids Airport halted flight activity around 9 p.m. due to dense fog per the Airport Safety Office. The National Weather Service warns of continued fog this morning and again tonight, with cooler temperatures and highs in the upper 30s today and around 40 by Thursday.
The Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission announces public skating hours at Arthur Elementary School and Bever Park with lights off at 10 p.m. Weekends bring Veterans Memorial rink from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. weekdays host hockey. Lou Dennis and Noelridge rinks open with sufficient ice depth.
Four people were hospitalized after a two vehicle crash on Coldstream Avenue NE near the I-380 ramp. Joshua Burger, 16, of Marion, ran a red light at 7:25 p.m. and hit Kevin Meinert’s vehicle from Waukon. Burger was treated, released, and charged with running a red light. Three Meinert passengers were hospitalized with conditions and identities not disclosed.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will review an ordinance replacing dog licensing with a rabies tag system for dogs and cats. The board will discuss a vaccination registry and vet education on rabies at a 10 30 a m meeting in the Administrative Office Building board room.
At the rural Postville railroad crossing three teenagers died December 9. The state Transportation Commission approved temporary flashing lights and gates today with permanent signals to follow within six months. The Soo Line will fund and be reimbursed by federal funds. county official Bill Kerndt pushed for federal aid after earlier discouragement.
Northeast Iowa officials and business leaders push for completion of the four-lane corridor from the Iowa border to St. Louis. Projects move slowly in Missouri with bids 2003 to 2007 and completion 1 2 years after each bid. Iowa and Minnesota segments largely complete with federal funding approved in 1991.
A U S magistrate ordered Iowa to pay former inmate Anthony Backstrom 4578 for unfair disciplinary action at the Iowa Men's Reformatory in Anamosa in 1990. Backstrom claimed an informant misled officials about alcohol smuggling and the panel found him guilty, resulting in detention days and loss of good time. The Iowa Supreme Court later tossed the ruling for lack of evidence, but Backstrom pursued damages through state court.
Eastern Iowa reports a spate of horse thefts tied to slaughtering plants in Illinois and Nebraska. David and Linda Carlson lose two horses, Buster and Diana, from a 260 acre farm near Coggan, with thieves loading them into a trailer after cutting fences. Law officials warn owners to secure horses and document identifying marks.
Republican Rosemary Thomson, 59, wins the Marion seat with about 52 percent of the vote, 2183 to 1972, securing a 64-36 GOP House majority. Thomson, a Linn-Mar School District employee, will be sworn in soon and joins the session as education and tax policy rise in priority.
Iowa City council mocked a letter from the U S Army Corps of Engineers proposing the corps pay half of an $800000 federal study to review Coralville Dam operations. City Manager Steve Atkins said the request was unbelievable and the council laughed at the idea. Corps officials were unavailable for comment.
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