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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1998
Page
1
A tornado up to a quarter mile wide struck Washington Iowa injuring at least 37 people and damaging several dozen homes. Sirens sounded at 5 05 p m and the storm moved into southern Johnson County with no deaths reported despite extensive property damage.
Weather disruption looms as strong winds threaten climbers attempting to reach the summit. Everest expedition teams adjust plans and monitoring forecasts for possible launch delays.
Faye Flemister of the American Bible Society will head a Bible society workshop in Cedar Rapids today. Details appear in Religion, 4B.
Kirkwood collaborates with sixteen East Iowa employers to offer low cost training for workers. The program aims to upgrade skills and expand job opportunities across the region.
The Gazette and KCRG-TV9 review ongoing cases including the June killing of Traci Evenson in Cedar Rapids. The Read It See It series outlines investigation status and seven other unsolved murders, as reported on Page 1A of Sunday's Gazette.
Frank Sinatra, atop a career spanning World War II to the 1990s Duets, dies at 82 in Beverly Hills after a heart attack. Publicist confirms 10:50 p.m. death. private funeral planned. Burial planned at Desert Memorial Park near Palm Springs. mother and close friend Jilly Rizzo buried there. Born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken to Italian immigrants Martin and Natalie Sinatra.
Dick Hogan notes the passing of a beloved entertainer whose music and films delighted readers across the region. Quotes from Cedar Rapids musician Eddie Piccard praise his phrasing and diction, while Katherine Eberle of the Voxman School of Music is cited as another voicing tribute.
Debbie and Donnie Bean won a Louisa County District Court ruling finalizing Stacey Fayetee's adoption posthumously. The ceremony ends a drive to change Iowa law and may mark the first such adoption in the nation. The event drew legislators and supporters after a long petition campaign.
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