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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2003
Page
28
Public safety updates compiled by The Gazette from county agencies in Eastern Iowa. Charges may be reviewed by county attorney offices and subject to change as investigations proceed.
Nicholas Culpepper 22 of Cedar Rapids faces drunken driving charges after a pickup at Burlington and Madison streets in Iowa City. Daniel Mendez 33 of Naperville Illinois charged with drunken driving on I 80 westbound near mile marker 248. Daniel Edwards 57 of Coralville charged with assault causing injury in a domestic case at a residence. David Rugger 39 of Coralville charged with domestic assault causing injury with wrist and arm injuries. Debbie Pearson 42 of Iowa City charged with domestic assault with a dangerous weapon after a knife threat at home. The Gazette notes birth announcements and free listings at its Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offices.
Iowa City fire log shows Monday at 1 07 p m a building fire at 3931 Taft Avenue and Tuesday at 6 05 a m an outside rubbish fire at 629 S Johnson Street. Medical calls and one false alarm noted.
Vital Statistics lists numerous deaths with names ages and locales across Iowa communities. The list includes Cedric E Ulin 82 Wellman died May 21 Bessie Anderiik 92 Coralville died May 24 and many others with ages from 9 to 96 plus dates and towns such as Iowa City Washington Kalona Williamsburg and Solon. The long roster also records multiple married couples and pairs noted as connected in the obituary entries on a single page.
Results cover May 15 to 19 with Mitchell and Howell movements and top pairs at University DEC Elks Club First Avenue Hy-Vee and the Iowa Bridge Club. Listings include North South and East West winners, and weekly meeting times: Thursdays at 12 30 p m at the Elks Club Fridays at 7 p m First Avenue Hy Vee Sundays at 5 30 p m First Avenue Hy Vee Mondays at 12 30 p m Elks Club.
The Gazette notes University Hospitals awarded 38 volunteers from the Smallpox Response Team for aiding Iowa's bioterrorism defense. The team, part of 15 hospital-based groups statewide, received Above and Beyond the Call of Duty honors after immunizations enabling care for potential smallpox cases. Dr. Charles Helms praised the faculty and staff for protecting public health.
Downtown Iowa City and Cedar Rapids lack automatic fire sprinklers in many establishments. A family rescue occurred after carbon monoxide poisoning from a stuck SUV on Swan Lake Road left a 9 year old Cassandra Huff dead and others hospitalized. A Oakdale escapee, Omar Watkins, surrendered in Atlanta after escaping with Jeffrey Hershberger. DNR will not ban swimming in lakes with high E. coli counts but will post warnings and roped beaches.
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