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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1994
Page
1
More than 70 entries are slated to participate in today's St Patrick's Day Parade Society Irish Heartland Parade starting at 1 p.m. at Second Avenue and Seventh Street SE. The forecast calls for mild temperatures with a high of 45 to 50 degrees. Map on page 1B, story on 3B.
Prairie defeated Mason City 69 to 51 in the Class 4A boys tournament first round. A decisive third quarter carried Prairie to the win, and they advance to face Ankeny on Friday.
America West Express will discontinue its Cedar Rapids service on April 1. The carrier began serving the city in December, leaving customers to seek alternatives. Details on page 5C.
Tau Kappa Epsilon at Coe College denies wrongdoing after a golf party in a residence hall. College officials ruled the fraternity provided alcohol to minors. Details on page 1B.
The article explains that blue smoke from a cold engine likely signals worn piston rings allowing oil into the combustion chambers where it burns. This explains the cause and effect behind blue exhaust and its relation to engine wear. Iowa women advance 70 47 in NCAA first round against Mount St Mary's is noted with more details on page 1C.
The Friday Gazette notes Oscar winners and Garth Brooks sharing the spotlight with three sold out Carver-Hawkeye shows. Roger Ebert’s picks for Oscar winners are contrasted with local buzz about Brooks upcoming performances.
The Iowa House of Representatives approved changes to state adoption law in a 90-8 vote after two days of debate. The bill, now headed to the Senate, requires a state registry for putative fathers seeking parental rights and imposes a minimum 120 hour waiting period before a birth mother can release her child.
Cedar Rapids Washington High School is named by Redbook as one of America's Best Schools for 1994. The article notes a rigorous four year program including Japanese and Russian, a top debate team, and 19 interscholastic sports. Washington was Iowa's lone recipient and will receive a $2000 Sega grant.
Tonya Harding admitted to hindering prosecution and agreed to resign from U S figure skating. She received three years probation, a $100,000 fine, 500 hours of community service, and a $50,000 Special Olympics fund for Oregon, plus $10,000 in special costs.
Mark S. Camp, 34, of Benton Kentucky, pleaded guilty in Allamakee County Iowa to five counts of taking clams without a valid non resident commercial mussel license. He was ordered to pay over 7000 in fines and penalties for 1992 poaching on the Mississippi River.
Davon Cortes Saffold 20 of Waterloo faces first degree murder charges for the noon hour death of Edward Jones 20 on a busy Waterloo street. He has a prior armed robbery case, a criminal mischief charge and ties to the Crips gang per Black Hawk County records. He is jailed on 750000 bond.
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