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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1997
Page
7
The Gazette invites anyone planning a Fourth of July observance to submit notices for free publication. Listings must be received by Monday and can be mailed to Cathy Orrick Luders, The Gazette, P.O. Box 511, Cedar Rapids 52406, faxed to (319) 398-5846, or emailed to gazette fyiowa.infi.net.
Cedar Rapids firefighters union sues the city in Linn County District Court arguing the 1997 98 contract omits an arbitration award on time trades. The petition seeks a permanent injunction to enforce the arbitrator's order allowing 10 24 hour trades and unlimited partial day trades plus 12 trade days for the union executive board.
The Rev. Jeffrey Schroeder, 38, of Marion, received a three year deferred judgment after pleading guilty May 1 to a second degree theft charged for taking a computer valued at 1000 to 10000 from Officemax in Marion on February 17. He must complete 50 hours of community service and probation. success may expunge the charge. Schroeder resigned as pastor of King of Kings Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids in March after serving since June 1996.
Kevin V. Pape 38 of Cedar Falls was sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of cocaine. He pleaded guilty to transporting cocaine from Chicago and Kenosha to Clermont for redistribution in the early 1990s, followed by four years of supervised release.
The Bluestem Solid Waste Agency Board met for the second time since 13 potential sites were named. About 50 residents attended in Linn-Mar High School, voicing concern the process moves too quickly and urging fuller research into alternatives. The board will continue evaluating options while the citizen committee narrows to two to four locations for further study.
Cedar Rapids and local news groups reached an agreement allowing media access to the city’s new 800 MHz digital police and fire radio system at private cost. The policy limits public monitoring and uses talk groups to restrict listening, prompting mixed reactions from journalists who rely on scanner coverage.
EK 1 Dewees, 83, plans to lose his police scanner as Cedar Rapids and Linn County switch to digital radio. Officials say media access will be limited and costly, while Dewees抢 balances nostalgia with a modest hope for affordable receivers in the future.
National TV coverage comes after a south central Iowa crime spree. Suspects Jamie McMahan and Christopher Kauffman are sought in three killings and one bank robbery on June 11. A Fox network crew filmed murder and robbery scenes in Mahaska Poweshiek and Keokuk counties. McMahan 22 and Kauffman 18 are associated with the What Cheer rural area and Oskaloosa, respectively. The DCI continues to receive tips but has no solid leads on their whereabouts.
Cedar Rapids has agreed to buy three rental homes on 29th Street NE for about 128,960 dollars total to enable a new fire station at 3324 First Ave. NE. The City Council plans to approve two contracts with the Golad families and Terry Quick, as officials assess feasibility and possible demolition.
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