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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1997
Page
9
Downtown Cedar Rapids building owners must remove snow and ice within 10 hours after a storm. If not, the city can clear walks and bill the owner. Owners may push snow into street gutters for removal. Questions? call Pete Post at 398 0403.
Kenneth L. Alston of Waterloo pleaded guilty to child endangerment after his 17 month old son Nickolas died when an empty dresser fell and pinned him face down. Autopsy linked death to asphyxiation and noted the child was dead at least eight hours before discovery. sentencing set for late May with potential two year jail term and $5,000 fine.
Former Monticello Police Chief Burton Walters III sues for unspecified damages over his 1996 dismissal. Walters alleges he was removed at the mayor's discretion without cause in violation of the city policy manual, which he seeks to enforce as a contract. He was later hired as a Dyersville police officer.
Lonnie Foster aged 29 from Des Moines faces an March 24 trial on attempted murder for stabbing inmate Jason Brewer aged 20. Foster’s attorney argued prior prison discipline barred prosecution, but Judge L Vern Robinson ruled discipline is not criminal prosecution and denied the motion to dismiss.
Velma Whiting said in a police statement she struck 6 month old Shauna Patrick on the stomach with her fist causing fatal injuries. The statement was entered as evidence during Whiting's first degree murder trial in Johnson County Iowa City. The infant died May 30 after hemorrhaging from a severe abdominal blow.
Cedar Rapids brothers Bryan and Aaron Church, ages 8 and 11, clinched state aviation art awards for their age groups, with Bryan placing second nationally in 1995 and 1996. Their works feature airplanes inspired by family and photography, and Bryan credits his skill to his brother. The family home at 6211 High Country Rd NE displays their prize pieces.
Jeremy Howard 19, beaten after leaving Plateau Bar in downtown Cedar Rapids December 21, is back home from Covenant Medical Center after transfers. His father says recovery will take months. police charged six suspects with attempted murder and related counts, with trial dates in March. Jeremy, Kirkwood College student and former second leading scorer, may return to light class this winter.
The State City Development Board unanimously approves about 75 acres for Robins north of Singer Hill Lane amid broader Robins Hiawatha Cedar Rapids growth disputes. The meeting shifts focus to larger 730 acre Robins annexation and unresolved petitions in the metro area.
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