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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1998
Page
1
Early races spark a busy season as Iowa and Iowa State women start their NCAA bid. Solon and Washington Iowa girls compete for state titles while NCAA men’s games push more teams to exit.
A man robbed the Wi Rowley Savings Bank brandishing a knife. Police described the suspect as dangerous and pursued leads across the area. No further injuries reported as investigators reviewed security footage and collected witness statements.
Seven year old David McElvogue from Ainsworth was given the wrong drug at University Hospitals Iowa City and has returned home. The incident was reported Friday with details on page 1.
Momodu Kamara and relatives fled Sierra Leone and settled in Cedar Rapids seeking safety and opportunity. The piece highlights their faith, community ties, and adaptation in a new city.
Residents weigh expanding housing along the Mississippi, weighing economic gains against preserving a scenic riverfront in Iowa. The debate appears on Page 1A of Sunday Gazette.
East Iowa seniors enroll in computer classes to keep up with kids and grandkids online. The Life and Leisure note in Sundays Gazette highlights how older residents gain skills in modern technology.
Fire officials say a family of five the Robert Molenburg Jr and JoLynn Molenburg plus their three children Ekatrina Calayna and Atrayel 11 7 and 8 were found dead in a two story home at 801 N A St. Neighbors reported smoke from the top floor and batteries in two smoke detectors were missing. Firefighters arrived within three minutes of a 911 call and found the victims in two bedrooms. Robert Molenburg Jr 27 worked at Vermeer Manufacturing Co in Pella and JoLynn Molenburg was a Dollar General assistant manager.
Paula Jones lawyers accuse President Clinton of improper sexual conduct with at least six women and seek to keep the case alive. They urge Judge Susan Webber Wright to deny dismissal as they claim a broad cover up and suppression of evidence. Trial slated for May 27 in Little Rock Arkansas.
Gorsh, 43, says he heard his wife Nancy and two sons, Robert and Jefferson, crying from the second floor as flames engulfed their Fourth Street home. He and his son Andrew escaped to safety while he was treated at University Hospitals.
The 1997 Iowa Farm Bureau published facts show North Carolina overtook Iowa in pig production with 18.132 million farrowed and weaned pigs versus Iowa's 17.326 million. Iowa falls to seventh in cattle marketed and tenth in turkey production, but retains No. 1 in corn and soybeans and stays second in agricultural exports. Ed Wiederstein warns of pressures on livestock producers and the potential impact on Iowa's ag economy.
Sgt. Maj. Gene McKinney cleared of all sexual misconduct charges by six military women. Convicted only of obstruction of justice for urging one accuser to lie. Sentencing phase set for Monday. Wife Wilhemina McKinney sobbed as verdicts read. Accusers planning joint statement after sentencing.
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