24 Jul 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1993
Page
1
The second of three Cedar Rapids suspects was arrested on a felony assault charge after barbell weights were dropped on two men. Page 1B has full details.
The Lisbon Lions baseball team defeated West Burlington 5 to 2 last night to earn their first trip to the state tournament. Details on page 10.
Westdale Mall plans a $1 million interior remodeling project beginning soon. Details appear on page 6C.
Detasseling season begins later than in the past fifteen years with crews delayed by weather and scheduling. Officials say work will still proceed this season though start dates shifted.
A lighthearted note on time and money suggests credit card firms value time as money. The joke hinges on the common impression that financial costs align with time spent or spent resources.
Marc Baty argues the Iowa Department of Human Services helps families. Others disagree as a five part Gazette series on Sunday Page 1A probes DHS impact on those served by the agency.
In Missouri floodwaters from thunderstorms deadly flash flooding hit Cliff Cave County Park south of St Louis. A male counselor and three boys from St Joseph's Home for Boys are confirmed dead. a female counselor and two more boys reportedly missing.
The city reports about 4 million dollars in flood damage across infrastructure and homes. Community volunteers and state agencies mobilize relief efforts as residents assess losses and begin cleanup. Local universities coordinate support for affected students and families.
Lorraine Bowans, a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Iowa City, sorts mail on a makeshift table atop sand bags as flooding prevents home delivery. Residents collect mail from the delivery truck on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Andrew Sargent 30 of 626 Second St SW faces a reckless use of explosives charge after four crude homemade bombs exploded near relatives and friends in April. Investigators say the incidents were pranks with no intent to injure, the blast on April 24 damaging homes on Seventh Avenue SW. Sargent released after promising to appear in court.
Cedar Rapids police and the Special Response Team arrested Gene Spencer 28 of St Louis a murder suspect also wanted for heroin distribution and parole violation at the Inn Circle residential program on Sixth Street SW. An informant tipped officers to his location and the raid ended without incident. Spencer used alias Lloyd Scott and was known as Bobby by Inn Circle staff. He faces first degree murder charges in St Louis and a federal drug distribution warrant along with a Missouri parole-violation warrant.
Cedar River Paper Co plans a $230 million cardboard and wastepaper recycling mill at C Street SW and Highway 30 in southwest Cedar Rapids. Operations start July 1995 with 125 jobs at $45 000 annually. hiring begins April 1994. The plant will recycle 300 000 tons yearly and produce 750 tons daily of corrugated medium, reducing local waste to landfills.
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