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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1997
Page
9
Police investigated an apparent shooting in the 1500 block of Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids. The victim, conscious and yelling at a crowd, was loaded into an ambulance around 11 40 p m as officers responded to the scene.
A Belle Plaine couple, Anglea Majavec and Chris Lippincott, faced rebuilding after a Sunday afternoon fire gutted the living room of their four room frame house. The family, with two young sons, was away at the time. investigators have not determined the cause, with the blaze starting in a mattress in the living room.
The Clayton County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to adopt English as an official language and urge the Iowa Legislature and Congress to do the same. Supervisors Neal Meyer and M Delores Schultz supported the move, while Thomas Brachko of Cerritos, California, listed as a backing signatory. no directory listings could be found for him or the organizations.
Richard H. Cruz 31 of Muscatine died when a two vehicle crash on Highway 92 west of Columbus Junction occurred as a wet road caused a car to lose control. Rodolfo Rivera 25 was critically injured, Alicia Beck 22 was treated and released, and Rivera’s two children remained hospitalized in stable condition.
Mary Ann Kucera a 23 year Cedar Rapids school board veteran announces retirement and will not seek re election in September. She served Director District 3 since 1974 with seven plus terms and notes rewarding service. The race for Director District 3 includes parts of northeast Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha. Keith Westercamp filed nomination papers for District 3 on Monday with the election set for September 9.
A consultant says backtracking on Linn County landfill siting could take four to six months and cost about $178,000. The CSR criterion drives site selection, with 13 sites all above 70 weighted CSR. Mayor Clancey seeks guarantees no new criteria will be added after funding.
Marlene Lucas reports the Linn County Fair Dairy Show had few competitors with Marc and Kyle Rawson entering only in Milk Shorthorns categories and LeAnn Clemens presenting a Brown Swiss yearling. Sue Becker notes dwindling dairy farms in the county as families reflect on past herd livelihoods.
Memorial wall dedicated at Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2272 in Cedar Rapids honors Jeff Benson known as Goofy the Clown who died January 15 at 31. The project led by Bill Davis aims to preserve members’ memory with plaques and funds charity.
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