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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1988
Page
2
A reader notes the national spelling bee final with Ramachandran edging Wang after an hour of head to head play spelling each other’s names. He muses on education, vowels and his own spelling quirks and ends with a nod to a Linn County job notice in Iowa.
IDOT plans a 494 500 dollar project to improve a quarter mile of First Avenue east in Cedar Rapids. The plan removes an unused railroad bridge levels the grade and adds five lanes from Collins Avenue to Armar Drive. Cedar Rapids would pay 222 525 dollars with state funding of 271 975 dollars. Construction would start in September and finish by winter.
Gazette reports a sharp uptick in fatalities among children under six in Iowa vehicle crashes this year. safety officials blame unbuckled children and improper use of infant seats, citing 5 deaths by January 1 and ongoing public education efforts statewide.
William Parker a 56 year old janitor at Viola Elementary faced a rape charge in Linn County District Court. The charge was dismissed for insufficient evidence after interview contradictions emerged. Parker’s attorney stressed Parker did not see the girl on the day of the alleged offense. The district indicates Parker may return to work if the dismissal stands. Civil suits may follow from the girl’s family and others connected to the case.
About 5000 people joined the Kennedy family at Arlington National Cemetery for a sunset Mass in joyful remembrance of Robert F. Kennedy twenty years after his California primary victory and assassination. Ethel Kennedy and their ten children attended, with Joseph Kennedy II delivering the remembrance. A police officer escorting the family was struck by a hit and run driver nearby.
Two Iowa State University staffers face federal charges of bank fraud and conspiracy after allegedly funneling about $46,000 each into personal accounts. Sandra Ross, a graduate adviser, and Beulah Walker, minority student affairs coordinator, were held without bond and $25,000 bond respectively.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources officers issued 20 tickets for tubing on the Iowa River in and near Iowa City for failure to use required equipment. Citations require appearances in Magistrate Court and carry a $33 fine plus costs. Officials urged tubers to wear life jackets and treat tubes as boats to prevent tragedies.
Authorities say a 20 foot high and 100 foot wide rock mud slide blocked the road to Oxbow Park along the Sandy River 10 miles east of Portland stranding 150 campers. A week will be needed to clear and blast away large boulders as road crews create a passable route.
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