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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 2000
Page
11
Judy A. Weets, 42, of Wilton, died when a semi driven by Paul Welch, 32, of Normal, rear ended her westbound minivan on I-80 near Atalissa. Welch was unharmed. Weets' vehicle totaled. truck damage valued at $15,000. Investigation ongoing.
The U S Secret Service investigates the origin of a threatening email sent from West Delaware High School in Manchester to President Clinton on January 13. Superintendent Joe Kirchoff says agents were at the school on Thursday and no suspect or content details are being released.
Cedar Rapids Polar Ice opens at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena 1100 Rockford Dr SW. Public skating today 12:30 to 3:30 7 to 9:15 and 9:30 to midnight with Sunday hours 12 to 3:30 and 5 to 8. General admission 5.50 per session. under 12 seniors and military 5. under 3 free. Skate rental 2.50.
Ladies' Home Journal lists Irvine California as top due to crime rate economy and childcare. Ann Arbor Michigan and Plano Texas follow. Cedar Rapids ranks 41st and Des Moines 79th with Mayor Lee Clancey calling the result a sign of overall community health and welcome for women.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters will play April 26 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. SCOPE Productions promotes the show for the University of Iowa. Tickets are 30 dollars plus fees and go on sale January 29 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster and the Iowa Memorial Union box office. The 7 p.m. concert features reserved seating.
Gary Schmidt of Waterloo, 49, faces a possible year in prison and up to a $100,000 fine after being charged in U S District Court with two counts of failure to retrieve protected migratory birds and one count of aiding a juvenile in those acts. The offenses allegedly occurred Oct 16 on the Upper Mississippi River in Allamakee County. trial is set for April 6.
The University of Iowa advances a 37 million inter campus athletic and recreation complex at Mormon Trek and Melrose. Phase one by fall 2001 includes a 141000 square foot center with indoor tennis pools and an outdoor field. Plans originated in 1991 with state board approval in 1997.
A grant from Pella Windows and Doors funded fourteen new windows installed by Joint Apprenticeship Training Program carpenters. The work, done Friday at the Indian Creek Nature Center, was provided at no labor cost. Installers named from left to right are Luke Erickson, Paul Wheatley, Joe Wendel, and Ryan Zorn.
Steve Moss, a Watkins native and former Gazette paper carrier, trains in Cincinnati and performs as Rapid Delivery. He wrestles in Ohio gyms and Legion halls, earning 25 to 50 dollars per match to fund his ongoing training, with a Cruiserweight title shot at Eastern High School in Russellville.
Cornell College students led by senior Jane Riessen recruit classmates for Monday caucuses. About 75 signups aim to ease intimidation by walking to the caucus together. Luther College Republicans chair Gordy Hunter backs a campus group trip to Decorah. Professor Bill Rosburg notes college students vote less due to schedules and inexperience, predicting a small student turnout.
Des Moines police say Donald Piper remains a suspect in the 1997 murder of Julie Bell Davis and two motel maid killings. A task force will reexamine unsolved homicides, with Davis top of the list. Piper, 38, surrendered after a warrant was issued and is held on $500,000 bond.
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