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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1983
Page
7
Several attendees with reserved seats at the Hank Williams Jr. concert at the Five Seasons Center were refunded after standing crowds blocked their view. Williams urged standing next to the stage, threatening to quit if security did not allow it.
Mike O'Brien seeks a small patio at Pat O'Briens but faces a 32 parking shortfall due to shared frontage with 10 other businesses on Center Point Road NE. Zoning staff and the board weigh waiving requirements while YWCA expansion and area rezoning moves proceed, amid traffic concerns and road plans.
A consultant's $353 000 estimate for reviving the First Street SE parkade places the project in doubt due to lack of funds. Dale E Moore of Shive Hattery says the 1961 structure is sound overall but decks suffer spalling and cracks requiring epoxy coating and waterproof sealing. The report goes to FACT for study and may force phased work.
Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performs tonight at 8 p.m. in Jones Park with a bassoon solo by Dan Davis and a saxophone quartet. Conductor Frank Piersol leads a program including Rossini and Weber works, encores, and a Sunday reprise at Ellis Park. Davis is an Iowa bassoon student and Jefferson High School alum.
City attorney asks Linn District Court to dismiss a $1.5 million wrongful death suit filed by Kenneth and Judith Boivin over their daughter Wendy who died after a 911 call and a Fire Department response in August 1981. The filing, dated Sept 9 1982, argues late submission and lack of notice justify dismissal.
Defense called three witnesses after Rohn testified about threats. A detective disputed Rohns account of abuse during questioning. Two women testified Farris was not violent, describing him as like a father to the May children. Closing arguments set for today before the jury submission.
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