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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1998
Page
11
About 100 Rockwell Collins workers were evacuated from Buildings 100 118 and 119 at the northeast Cedar Rapids complex after an odd odor prompted a fire department response. Firefighters cleared the area two hours later once the odor dispersed and the source remained unidentified.
University of Iowa astrophysicist Donald Gurnett has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, becoming the second current UI professor in the group alongside James Van Allen. The 58 year old Fairfax native has taught since 1965 and researches plasma waves and low frequency radio emissions.
A 32 year old Dubuque man died following a crash between his motorcycle and a van at 7 25 p m in the 2400 block of Kerper Boulevard. He was transported to Mercy Health Center in Dubuque. Police provided no name pending notification.
Danielle Newell, 3, was found safe after being taken by her father Joseph E. Newell 26 from Springville. Linn County deputies said her welfare is secured and no further details were released. Detained men allegedly aided the act. charges may include assault though kidnapping is unlikely before divorce proceedings.
Edar Rapids welcomes the 2168th Transportation Co detachment from Sheldon to operate diesel and jet fuel transport. A 56 member unit holds an open house at the airport Armory from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with 2nd Lt. Wesley Golden assuming command at 11:30 and Sgt. 1st Class Mark Klein as first sergeant.
Cedar Rapids and Marion seek agreement on future borders to guide utility routes and annexation. Neighbors fear higher taxes and loss of county status as developers eye surrounding farmland. An informational meeting drew about 35 residents, with many opposing annexation.
Dr. Chuck Huss of Iowa City was part of an American group on Mount Everest when Jim Manley of Nashua New Hampshire became separated in darkness and snow. Two guides descended the Lhotse Face to locate Manley and he was found safe in a tent.
The Gazette will daily report Dr. Chuck Huss's May expedition push toward Everest summit weather and satellite permitting. The four day ascent is expected in early May with ongoing updates and online reports including Matt Gaumer’s mountain dispatches and photo tours.
Arlene Pospisil keeps a petrified birthday cake given by her mother after her 1935 birth. The six inch, six decade old cake remains in a china cabinet despite beige frosting and a collapsed candle, a family relic saved by Elsie Doskocil who died in 1964. Arlene plans to pass the cake to a future keeper, hoping it endures.
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