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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 2000
Page
1
An unsorted six foot pile of trash on Blakely Boulevard remains uncollected as city crews pause pickups during special amnesty weekends. Details, 3B.
The FDIC will refund 8.6 million dollars to banks that were assessed when a Carlisle bank closed in January. Details, 7B.
Drake Relays outcome questioned as City High boys track coach John Raffensperger admits an illegal substitution in the 1600 meter relay. The relay team loses its win amid the ruling and ensuing fallout.
A majority of Marion Independent voters approved a 10 year instructional support levy extension. The measure passed as the community votes continue to fund local schools.
ISU expert Adam Frederick of Vinton studies tornado predictability inspired by the film Twister and soon begins a TV weather role in Mason City as details appear on 1B.
ITWC Inc. will become the first company to open a plant in the Brooklyn Industrial Park. Details indicate the project location at 7B and mark a significant early tenant for the park.
The Gazette debuts a new weekly golf feature with a look at Hunters Ridge in Marion. The Thurs day edition highlights course layout and local player interest.
Tarsha Claiborne, accused of sending racist emails to UI dental school, will spend a month in the University Hospitals psychiatric unit after a depression diagnosis with disabling symptoms. Judge Sylivia Lewis approved treatment to prevent further mental health deterioration. The hearing also addressed claims of cultural isolation among minority students, which UI officials disputed as hostile environments.
Iowa City climber Chuck Huss and teammates with the Everest Environmental Expedition 2000 rest at Camp 2 on 21,000 feet acclimatization. They prep food and gear for a likely base camp rest before a summit bid as improving weather follows a prior storm.
Gazette Communications sponsored Huss climb aims to clean up trash from earlier expeditions. Caskey notes 8 inches of snow on the lower mountain and that climbers may return to base camp to rest before a possible summit if weather cooperates.
A study in JAMA finds that most children 14 and under who die in alcohol related crashes are passengers in cars driven by intoxicated drivers. The CDC researchers note many drivers are caregivers, urge stronger laws and zero tolerance.
Iowa City native John Paul Denning, NYU sophomore, spent three days in Bellevue Hospital after roommates reported his private e mails. He says the breach of privacy triggered the hospitalization and notes the e mails contained violent and alarming lines.
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