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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1985
Page
2
The Iowa Department of Transportation announces a new Transportation Safety Bureau to promote traveling safety as motorists are urged to drive carefully during the holiday weekend. The item notes the agency's role and page placement on 4A.
Cedar Rapids officers stopped a boy for setting off a smoke bomb to illustrate the law. The father questioned the ban, arguing fireworks are part of boyhood, but police insist the statute protects youth from injuries. The force notes fireworks cause eye ear and hand injuries and cites state and federal data on injuries and deaths.
Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard said the mother 30 and her seven year old daughter were found in a Viking Apartments unit after three fires. The daughter told authorities the mother set the fires and planned to kill her. Both were hospitalized with non life threatening injuries and the child was placed in emergency DHS custody with a July 10 hearing set for custody intervention. First degree arson and attempted murder are Class B felonies carrying up to 25 years each.
The Iowa award winners list from Duke University’s Talent Identification Program failed to name two area students Chad Pinter and Jeremy Bushlack of Vernon Middle School. The Gazette will publish corrections or clarifications about accuracy and fairness in reports.
Insurance premium hikes bite local bus systems from Cedar Rapids to Coralville. Cities face higher premiums and assigned risk coverage as Transit Casualty exits, with Waterloo and Iowa City planning steeper annual costs. Regional premiums rise, with no guaranteed offset from state funds.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette is a daily and Sunday newspaper established in 1883. It lists its address at 500 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406, with subscription rates and mailing practices and notes AP news rights.
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