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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1996
Page
11
Cedar Rapids police ran a test operation to see if they sell tobacco to a 17 year old. Of 23 businesses checked, 21 sold tobacco to the minor and only three checked IDs with one still selling after ID review.
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved a plan to convert 143 seldom-used metered spaces on the downtown edge to monthly permits. Five Seasons Transportation Director Bill Hoekstra said downtown workers want cheap parking. Monthly permits cost 20 dollars and meters will be enforced for vehicles without a sticker.
Travel problems from the East Coast blizzard force cancellation of Helen Thomas's appearance at Cornell College where she was to receive an honorary degree. The trip will be rescheduled.
A Shueyville woman has extra time before a Jan 24 hearing on 50 seized monkeys. Judge Conmey requires $2160 for upkeep. Monkeys, removed by Johnson County deputies for neglect, are housed at the University of Iowa Oakdale Campus. A civil petition seeks custody by zoos or other custodians. Kriz aims to reclaim the animals and will repair the home.
The University of Iowa College of Medicine receives a four year 2.4 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to hire new faculty and fund molecular biology and gene research under Dean Robert Kelch and Associate Dean Allyn Mark. HHMI awards total 80 million to 30 medical schools with 117 applications. Relch says the grant will boost research, enabling breakthroughs in disease causes and treatments.
Bernard and Lottie Marshall face ongoing media and police inquiries as authorities search for Donna Lee Marshall's shooter. Donna, 37, died from a gunshot wound in her Bon-Aire mobile home. Tiffany, 7, found her mother. Matthews, Donna's boyfriend, is not yet spoken to. A trust fund for Tiffany is set at First National Bank in Iowa City. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at George L. Gay Funeral Home.
Greg Stokesberry seeks a memorial in Cedar Rapids to Jon and others who die young. He recalls his 11 year old son Jon Stokesberry killed July 27, 1994 in a traffic accident at Eighth Avenue SE and Second Street. The plan has Cedar Rapids Transportation and Parking Director Bill Hoekstra's backing and moves to the City Council.
Howard Sterling, 58, of Bellevue, spent five hours pinned in his truck after it slid off Highway 52 into an embankment near the Mississippi. He was extricated by Bellevue Fire Department, flown to Finley Hospital in Dubuque, then moved to University Hospitals in fair condition.
Sigourney High School officials plan a tougher code after about 50 teenagers from Sigourney Keswick Keota and Washington were detained near Sigourney on New Year’s Eve. Parents were notified and students were bussed to Memorial Hall. Administration proposes holding students liable by association for events with controlled substances. Offenses carry penalties from missing athletic seasons to a full year’s loss of activities, with charges likely against those who supplied alcohol to underage drinkers.
A federal complaint names Monticello Police Chief Burt Walters and five unnamed officers, alleging civil rights violations, assault, false arrest, and malicious prosecution in the detention of Paul G. Swanson for two weeks. The suit cites warrantless arrest, coerced statements, and improper searches.
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