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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 2005
Page
9
Cedar Rapids pools including the new Jones Pool reopen today. The 4 885 square foot facility at 201 Wilson Ave SW features a 3 1/2 turn water slide and children’s toys. For schedules and lessons call 319 286 5731 or visit the city recreation site.
Police report ten counterfeit notes passed in three days eight 20s and two 50s all modern color printed bills with watermarks. The counterfeits circulated mainly in the 1300 to 1600 blocks of First Avenue East and from May 25 onward. Serial numbers include EG 58100817B EF 24297213C EG 55984256A EC 00105247A. Authorities request tips at (319) 286 5400 or (319) 286 5348.
Iowa City union organizers and University of Iowa officials reached a pact defining about 150 job classifications and more than 2,800 workers as eligible for a union election. The 1977 bargaining unit was found outdated due to changing duties and supervision. The agreement cancels a Public Employment Relations Board hearing. SEIU Local 199 filed for the election on May 5.
Curtis Jones, 29, linked to two Feb 17 gunpoint robberies in Iowa City and Coralville, pleads guilty as part of prosecutors deal. He faces up to 40 years in Johnson County District Court for first degree burglary and first degree theft, with sentences likely served consecutively.
The Iowa Department of Transportation launches Roadcheck 2005 a 72 hour nationwide effort targeting commercial trucks and motor coaches starting Monday at 11 pm. Capt Kevin Christianson warns many citations will be issued as state weigh scales operate on a random schedule and 943 vehicles were inspected previously.
Iowa DOT data shows Polk County led with 234 commercial vehicle crashes, followed by Pottawattamie 93 and Scott 87. The report notes 158 vehicles and 103 drivers removed from service after inspections. Enforcement targeted two Des Moines area weigh scales amid high regional truck traffic.
Gary Fethke spearheaded the project that yields a $17.6 million facility named the Pomerantz Center. Located south of the Blank Honors Center in Iowa City, it houses an admissions center and a career center to help students secure jobs.
Compassion in Choice, a Cedar Rapids group with about 30 local members and 150 statewide supporters, pushes Iowa to adopt Oregon's right to die law amid full public discussion sparked by Terri Schiavo and the movie Million Dollar Baby.
Kenneth Taylor, 39, held in Linn County Jail on $10,000 bail for failing to register as a sex offender. His past conviction for not updating his address followed a false address aiding mail delivery, due to illegible handwriting that prompted Marion police checks. He is listed for a 2002 Poweshiek County assault with intent to commit sexual abuse.
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