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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1998
Page
9
A Calgary style poll reports yesterday's question on abortion rights with 490 responses showing 77 percent opposed and 23 percent in favor. Today's poll asks whether a handicapped golfer should be allowed to use a golf cart in PGA tournaments. TELUS frames the poll as scientific sampling.
Your Two CENTS on Your Two Cents online forum hosts current topics for discussion. Questions ask what legacy the president may leave and where Iowa should set the line on corporate drug testing. It also asks if Ellis Park is the best site for a new ice skating rink.
Daily list of public meetings in Cedar Rapids Linn County and nearby towns with times and venues. Includes airport commission Linn County supervisors Cedar Rapids city council school boards Coggon Marion Hills Iowa City Mechanicsville Monticello Toledo Walker neighborhoods and the Effigy Mounds film event at Effigy Mounds National Monument.
Illinois Evening Pick 3 7-5-2. Illinois Powerball 10 with Jackpot 14 million. no winner. Pick 4 4-0-8-8. Iowa Super Cash Lotto 9-12-17-20-29-42. Daily Millions Red 7-8 White 12-17 Blue 7-10. 100 000 Cash Game 3-6-15-24-30. No winner in Super Cash. next jackpot 600 000. Cityline numbers 363-7000 or 337-7000.
Drunken driving charges are listed with time and arrest location from public safety reports in Eastern Iowa. The notices name six individuals with ages and addresses and include a note that possession of a controlled substance is charged for one.
Abductors charged with second degree kidnapping and firearm possession have bonds set at 55000 each for Leonard Rayls Ruth Rayls and Floyd Stover. Victim J Jones says the bond is too low given the severity and that he was assaulted during the attack in Cedar Rapids. He fears for his safety if the suspects are released. Sheriff Don Zeller notes motive remains unknown and suspects have not spoken to authorities. The incident occurred Saturday at Vernon Heights Mobile Home Park as Jones walked his pit bull.
East Central Iowa group ECI SAFE hosts an educational luncheon on teen sexual health and abstinence at the Fadhes Center Correctional Services Complex at 951 29th Ave SW. Speakers include Cynthia Gravatt and the CATS Team. Lunch costs $3. reservations 362-8921.
The Hughes Institute of Tae Kwan Do will hold a free self defense class for women at Jackson School on Tuesday and again February 3 and 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. The sessions provide hands on practice in common sense defense. For information call 365-0855.
About 60 people attended the Salvation Army community center event featuring pizza ice cream basketball darts and two TVs showing the Broncos and Packers. Jim Littleton walked across town to join friends and strangers alike seeking a social, non alcoholic gathering during the big game.
The Wellington Urban Gardeners WUGs group received a Youth Garden grant from the National Gardening Association chosen from over 1900 applications. The program partners with Johnson School of the Arts Metro High School and local associations to grow seed projects and provide vegetables for students schools and nearby residents.
About 12.5 percent of 23 734 Iowa nursing home job applicants had criminal records after background checks under a July 1 law. DHS reviewed 1 399 cases finding 840 suitable, 400 with restrictions, and 71 unsuitable. Officials say offenses weighed by type and recency.
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