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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1995
Page
1
Coralville resident Roy Johnson, 52, drowned after falling from a boat near the Mehaffey Bridge on Tuesday. Police found his body Thursday morning at Coralville Lake. Authorities note June through August are the peak danger months for water activities and stress life jacket use.
A U S F-16 was shot down over Serb held northern Bosnia on Friday raising tensions as NATO and UN actions escalate. After the crash 120 to 126 of 377 UN hostages were freed and the pilot’s fate remained uncertain with a search and rescue under way.
Interstate crashes near Iowa City raise questions about posted speeds and enforcement in work zones. A Friday tanker leak and a three vehicle wreck followed Thursday’s rear end collision between semis, prompting Sgt. Shane Antle to suggest re-examining interstates work-zone regulations and coordination with the Iowa DOT. The area lies between two work zones where lanes narrow.
Washington reports 101000 jobs lost in May the largest drop since April 1991 with manufacturing and construction hit hard. Unemployment ticks to 5.1 percent while the Leading Economic Indicators decline for a third straight month signaling rising recession fears.
A split board of directors refused to put Younkers up for sale despite shareholder votes sought by the hostile suitor Carson Pirie Scott and Co. The decision signals continued negotiations and potential future actions by both parties.
Rutgers University has asked for and received permission from the University of Illinois to talk with C. Vivian Stringer about its vacant women's basketball head coach position. Page 10 provides details.
Jay Chyung, an 18 year old senior at Iowa City West High School, graduates with a perfect 4.0 GPA and earns national recognition as a National Merit Scholar and USA Today academic first team member. He plans to study math and physics at Harvard and scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT.
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