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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 2000
Page
13
Freedom Festival events include an 8 a.m. flag-raising at Veterans Memorial Park and a 7 p.m. water ski show at Ellis Park led by Five Seasons Ski Team. Rock Out at the Cedar Rapids Public Library runs 3:30 to 5 p.m., with 1990s tunes and prizes for button holders.
A two car collision on Highway 30 near Atkins injured seven people last night. Driver Jack Hutchinson, 69, from Nevada Iowa, and Janice Ocenosak, 23, from Marion, were involved. Ocenosak and three passengers were hospitalized after helicopter and ambulance transport to Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids. Hutchinson and his wife were treated at St. Luke's Cedar Rapids in fair condition. Ocenosak cited for failure to yield as rain hampered visibility and investigators review weather factors.
About 280 Alliant Energy customers lost electricity when a tree limb touched a live line near 15th Avenue and First Street SW. Sparks arced and a transformer failed, though a small fire from the limb did not spread. Restoration expected before midnight. Coldwell Banker agents to hand out about 5,000 Independence Day flags across Cedar Rapids and nearby cities, with early morning delivery after a June 14 delay.
US West Communications reports in southeast Cedar Rapids service restored by Wednesday morning after a Tuesday cable cut. Spokeswoman Lynn Gipple said 95 percent of lines were back by 10 p.m. Tuesday and the rest by morning. The cut line affected about 1,200 lines, though active users may be fewer. She declined to identify the other utility, citing busy construction season.
More than 500 vintage tractors converged on Amana's Outdoor Convention site for the final of two Iowa tractor rides. Caravans from WHO and WMT traveled from Knoxville and Dyersville, with attendees describing the event as a memorable celebration of rural heritage despite rain and traffic slowdowns.
NORML ranks Iowa 36th nationwide in marijuana arrests per capita in a study led by Jon Gettman. The report notes ongoing high nationwide arrest totals and cites economic and social costs, with NORML's Allen St. Pierre challenging the claim that no one is arrested for marijuana anymore.
A 1997 NORML study shows arrest chances vary by state and county. The report suggests counties with high arrest rates reflect aggressive policing rather than higher marijuana use, noting residents in Alaska New York and Nebraska among the affected.
Cedar Rapids police charged Daniel H. Kindahl 25 with involuntary manslaughter for a June 21 altercation outside Dancers Ranch. Craig Mitchell 40 of Fort Worth Texas died after a blow caused brain injury while employed by BCS Wireless. Mitchell died June 23 at Mercy Medical Center. Bond set at 5000 cash.
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