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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1989
Page
10
Witnesses describe Paul firing his gun after a fight with Cope near a Suzuki cycle. Paul testified he flashed the weapon to deter further blows, then fired twice as Cope closed in. Medical testimony notes facial injuries and swelling from the assault.
The administration reports 545 booster plate orders last week including 282 for University of Iowa 230 for Iowa State and 33 for UNI. Purchasers receive letters with plate pickup details. Booster plates cost 50 dollars above regular fees with half to each school and the rest to the Road Use Tax Fund. ISU sees them as fundraising through Cyclone support.
The federal government considers digging a four mile long ditch at Otay Mesa near San Ysidro to block vehicle crossings from Mexico to California. Officials say it would halt illegal traffic and aid drug interdiction, while critics warn of negative consequences.
The National Urban League's 14th annual report finds growing disparities in income employment education and health between blacks and whites. It calls on President Bush to aim to close the gap by 2000 and cites the Reagan era as shaping current inequality.
In Teller Alaska Blodgett, a former legislator, seeks an Iowa born retail clerk to run his trading post. He has placed ads in 200 Iowa newspapers and received 11 inquiries in four days. He will interview dozens in Iowa before choosing a 45 to 50 year old, honest, adaptable hire. He lives in a remote town where temperatures reach minus 30 and notes the local population is Eskimo majority with some whites.
The Federal Reserve maintains its stance to curb inflation with higher short term rates. Inflation runs around 4.5 percent, while long term yields stay stable, aiding stock markets. Growth estimates for Q4 are due Friday as costs rise for civilian workers. Felicia Nathan notes no alarm in the figures.
Utilities Board plans deregulation once competition suffices. In 1985 only about 42 percent of Iowa customers could choose long distance other than AT T. now expected to reach 72 percent by summer. Five providers compete including AT T MCI Teleconnect US Sprint and Iowa Network Services. AT T says deregulation will keep rates uniform and not pull out of areas.
A downtown Cedar Rapids bar SPanky's will hire off-duty officers to deter vandalism after recent window breakages. Local business leaders, Public Safety Commissioner Jaeger, Mayor Canney, and Acting Chief Johnson met with Spanky's management to discuss the plan. Officers may patrol adjacent blocks when time allows, with both on and off-duty officers involved.
Four Oaks Treatment Center surpassed its $150,000 annual goal with total donations of $156,000 since May. Teleconnect President Clark McLeod donated 1,000 Telecom USA shares worth about $19,000, later valued above $20,000, to support adoption services and facility improvements.
Saundra K. McConaughy of Mount Vernon files a Linn County District Court lawsuit Tuesday against Ruth Meier and Arnom Meier of Lowden over a September 16 two vehicle crash on Highway 30 near Palisades Kepler State Park. McConaughy, a Cedar Rapids passenger, seeks unspecified compensation for injuries and permanent partial disabilities from the Meier vehicle crossing the center line and causing a head on collision.
IDOT votes 7 to 0 to detour westbound Collins Road traffic onto Highway 151 to Blairs Ferry Road, Marion, then Center Point Road back to Collins. Eastbound traffic unaffected. The $1.9 million project starts May 1 with an August completion. A $97,054 resurfacing of Blairs Ferry Road in Marion is approved to handle added traffic.
A smoky fire at the Mickey Estabrook residence on 1611 Fourth Ave SE was caused by children playing with matches. Cedar Rapids Fire Department crews arrived at 7 10 p m, and Estabrook his wife and two children escaped unharmed.
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