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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1992
Page
9
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Police investigate a robbery reported Tuesday at the Kerr McGee store 4713 Sixth St SW after a female clerk was bound to a rack of food and found unharmed hours later. A Cedar Rapids man remained in fair condition after a Tuesday morning stabbing at his apartment. Lafayette Smith is jailed on assault with a dangerous weapon charge.
Richard A. Hathaway Jr. 25 of 1328 First St. SW was charged with first degree robbery after a Sunday morning assault on Donald L. Knapp 34 in the 1900 block of Mount Vernon Road SE. Knapp was beaten and robbed of wallet and $300, treated at Mercy Medical Center and released.
The YMCA starts its 1992 Sustaining Partnership With Youth Campaign with a goal of 101 100 dollars. Twenty five volunteers target 57 percent of the goal in phase one by Feb 7, then 150 volunteers work in phase two through March 6 to finish. The effort supports subsidized services at in town facilities and Camp Wapsie serving Linn County and its 160 000 residents. In 1991 more than 12 500 members and participants joined YMCA programs.
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission and Local 238 reach a one year labor pact for fiscal 1993. Safety officers and maintenance workers receive 25 cent raises on July 1 and January 1, boosting expenses by about 3.5 percent. Negotiations continue with five other city unions with deadlines March 15 and new contracts taking effect July 1.
Mechanicsville coordinator Verlin Baker will stay on to run the drop-off program under the same contract terms. He will be paid 12000 dollars through July. Solid Waste Program Manager Dave Hogan says the pilot should run a full year to address seasonal fluctuations in planning a permanent program.
Tom and Marilyn Kessler operate Babi's Bed and Breakfast in South Amana since 1988 after Tom lost a forklift job in 1984. The business grew from a large house to four rooms, drawing guests from Chicago and Midwest cities for retreats and reunions.
Voters in Center Point and Urbana approved the merger 94 percent and 81 percent respectively with turnout around 32 and 44 percent. The districts will form Center Point Urbana Community School District in July 1993 after years of whole grade sharing and joint programs.
Linn County registration data shows about 13 000 of 96 000 voters moved in eight years. Replaced voter IDs may shift polling places and precincts. canceled registrations trigger forwardable notices. Precincts 31 and Mount Vernon South are new, with new polling sites at Gloria Dei Lutheran and St John Catholic Church.
A Marion police chase reaching 105 mph ended half a mile south of Whittier when the suspect Donald Latham 34 of Springville collided with a Marion cruiser. Latham faces two serious misdemeanors for attempting to elude and license suspension plus multiple speeding tickets. Neither Latham nor officers were hurt.
A four car crash at the First Avenue and First Street East intersection left minor injuries. Whyla M. Karkosh, 79, of 605 First Ave SW ran a red light and struck Ernest L. Moomey, 41, of 2841 Cory Cr SW. Karkosh’s car then hit two northbound vehicles driven by Bruce Westcott and Archie L. Kimm.
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