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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1990
Page
9
The Upper Iowa River Preservation Association sues the Iowa Natural Resources Commission in Allamakee County District Court to overturn its April protected water designation. Plaintiffs allege lack of landowner meetings and fear farming restrictions will follow.
The St Luke's Hospital sixth floor neonatal intensive care unit will be renamed the Variety Club Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a 2 p.m. ceremony next Tuesday. Variety Club of Iowa will donate 110000 dollars over three years to buy monitors transilluminator blood pressure machines warmer beds and incubators. The group has previously supported Iowa Methodist Medical Center and now extends support to St Luke's.
Cedar Rapids attorney Wythe Willey faces defamation claims from his former employer. Tom Riley alleges Willey knew his Gazette statement was false, or would have known with due diligence, and acted with malice. Riley seeks compensatory and punitive damages amid Willey’s wage dispute suit against the firm.
A public hearing May 23 will discuss amendments to the Cedar Rapids ordinance. The changes define convenience stores, bar new locations in C-2 zones only, prohibit in C-1, ban filling stations in C-1, and require 300 feet from single family zones. Existing stores may stay but not expand. Noise and lighting protections are included.
Cedar Rapids Jaycees will run a one day collection May 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at econofoods, 1800 51st St. NE, accepting plastic milk jugs tin cans and glass bottles. If successful the program could run monthly through summer at both econofoods stores. Milk jugs sold to NCS Plastics cans and ends to George Zinser. Remove lids rinse containers and sort bottles by color clear amber or brown.
Fairfax and Cedar Rapids firefighters spent two hours fighting a railyard blaze in the 4900 block of Edgewood Road SW. The fire started at 8:41 p.m. and was confined to a single rail car loaded with used ties. Workers spent most of the time unloading and soaking 8-foot ties amid a preservative coating that hindered extinguishing efforts. No injuries were reported and the cause remains unknown.
The Log records indicate charges are subject to review by the Linn County Attorney's Office, with information collected by The Gazette from public safety agencies in Linn County.
A vehicle at 354 Brentwood Dr NE valued 1100 was taken on May 2 between 5 and 11 p.m. entry made through an unlocked garage door. Another burglary at 100 66th Ave SW involved a typewriter stereo and 50 compact discs worth 1020 taken Monday about 4 45 p.m. entry through a likely unlocked door.
A leather coat briefcase tapes and electronic equipment valued at 1240 dollars were removed from a vehicle at 700 29th Ave SW between 8 30 p m Monday and 6 45 a m Tuesday, according to police records.
Fire crews responded to several medical emergencies on Monday at 4200 Council St NE 699 Wilson Ave SW 299 Third St NW and 340 29th St Dr SE and 645 15th Ave SW at 5 44 pm 7 14 pm 8 11 pm 9 32 pm and Apr 3 11 09 pm for a faulty electrical switch.
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