11 Jul 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2000
Page
1
A Traer woman near 91 was laid to rest with a horse drawn hearse completing her final wish at the cemetery. A Vin ton gas station worker recalls a possible Dillinger sighting in the 1930s.
Intermec plans a nine month phaseout of Cedar Rapids manufacturing eliminating 130 jobs. Wes Kriegel of Deep River offers encouragement to his cattle and himself as he displays his livestock. Details inside.
Former Iowa Hawkeye Sam Okey, after a pro stint in Turkey, plays in the Prime Time League weighing future paths. He seeks more opportunities and considers options beyond the court.
Carlis Faurot of Hiawatha builds an electric violin by hand. He faces hardship with optimism, finding joy in his family and homemade music. Neighbors feature the story in Wednesdays Gazette.
Durban report from the 13th International AIDS Conference warns life expectancy in Africa could drop to the high 20s and 30s by 2010. Botswana Swaziland Namibia Zimbabwe South Africa Malawi Rwanda face sharp declines as HIV/AIDS kills tens of millions and infection rises.
An adult and two children were presumed dead after a black Chevrolet pickup left a county park road and dropped 25 feet into the Missouri River near Narrows County Park across from Omaha. Witnesses described a sudden, uncontrolled plunge with no braking or lights.
The Dubuque Archdiocese purchased 81 acres on 80th Street SW near Highway 30 for 500000 to form Cedar Rapids area’s first new parish in a decade. Led by Rev. Phil Thompson, from Immaculate Conception Gilbertville, the parish will focus on community before building and will serve St. Jude's St. Patrick's and Holy Trinity parishioners.
The Cedar and Iowa rivers threaten near flood stage with more heavy rain forecast tonight into Wednesday. Meteorologists urge monitoring river forecasts as storms move out faster than in 1993. Cedar Rapids has seen 3.93 inches of rain since July start, with 1.15 inches from Monday morning storms. County roads stay open, but paving projects suffer and a storm sewer collapse near Penn Avenue and Ellis Boulevard NW requires pumping until repairs. Iowa City advances a 2.4 million project to widen Mormon Trek Boulevard.
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