05 Jun 1997
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1997
Page
1
Prosecutors urged a tearful Denver jury to impose the death penalty on Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing. Witnesses described the 168 victims and the lasting impact on families as McVeigh sat unmoved, while officers recounted grisly details from the scene.
Three year old Kayosha Nguyen taps her mother Cathy on the head as she and friends play a game of Duck Duck Goose on a Wednesday afternoon at Jones Park in Cedar Rapids. Other children Aubrey Schneekloth Brianna Becker Kyle Ugarph and Caitlin Novak join in the activity.
All five Cedar Rapids City Council members intend to seek re election in the fall with a potential for free agent candidates in the Oct 7 primary and Nov 4 general. Mayor Lee Clancey and several commissioners voiced plans while others weigh future runs. Nomination filings must occur Aug 11 to Aug 28 with about 535 signatures needed to appear on the ballot.
Defense Secretary William Cohen disclosed that top candidate Air Force General Joseph Ralston had an adulterous affair in the 1980s while separated from his wife. Cohen said the incident does not appear to violate military law or disqualify him from consideration as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Cedar Rapids man Rieflin tells court sorry as he is sentenced to life in prison for killing two workers and wounding two others at theRalston Foods plant in 1995. He expresses remorse amid the hearing as details unfold on the 1B page.
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Iowa Falls police report 69 year old Lewis Simon Sanders, director of Hamilton County SEED Committee, accused of robbing United Bank and Trust of Alden with a 12 gauge shotgun. He appeared in Cedar Rapids federal court. $5370 recovered at his home. Authorities note Sanders is active in local agricultural and business groups.
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced an investigation of procurement methods at 11 major hog slaughter plants, mostly in Iowa and southern Minnesota. He outlined new enforcement initiatives for the Packers and Stockyards Act and said Congress may be asked to strengthen farm and fair practice laws.
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