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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1995
Page
1
FBI figures show violent and nonviolent crime reported to police declined for the third year straight in 1994 with seven major crimes down 3 percent from 1993. Des Moines marked a 0.9 percent drop in total serious crimes, though experts warn gun murders by teenage boys rise amid a broader lull before a predicted surge.
FBI data show violent crimes down 4 percent and property crimes down 3 percent from 1993 to 1994. Experts note a rising murder rate among teens despite overall declines, with adults 25 and older showing fewer homicides while 18 to 24 year olds rise sharply. Des Moines sees burglaries and larcenies fall.
Time magazine cites a confidential Air Force safety review by Alan Diehl to Defense Secretary Perry detailing 30 botched investigations by incompetents and sycophants. It cites a fatal B 52 crash at Fairchild and near midair collisions, a Gulf War incident misclassified as a combat loss, and overall rising major accident rates.
The murder case of Lary Morgan, serving life for the 9 year old Anna Marie Emry’s rape and murder, returns to Fort Madison for an appeal hearing on jury pool issues. No decision will be made at the hearing. Emry’s grandfather Fred Emry recalls the family’s lasting trauma as Morgan’s lawyers challenge the first trial’s jury pool.
George Carlin’s opener at the Paramount Conference Center drew uneven response as the comic warmed up and teased the audience. Readers are advised to see 2B for a fuller review.
A compact atlas of notices and items from the city section including brief updates on births health bridge weather and legal notices. The page compiles assorted items such as editorials horoscopes and classifieds for quick reader reference.
Former U S defense secretary Les Aspin died after a massive stroke at 7:55 p m in Georgetown University Medical Center He was 56 Clinton called Aspin a friend and nation loss Perry said Aspin shaped post cold war Pentagon faced political pressure and heart disease prior to his 1993 resignation from the post
In Vans New York a prom night incident left 15 year old Cory Herc and peers fearing for their safety as a limo driver Paul Dombrowski 36 faced drunken driving charges after a blood alcohol level of 0.34. The vehicle narrowly avoided crashes before students seized the keys and police found vodka bottles in the car.
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