Cedar Rapids Sees New Federal Courthouse Vision
City officials and business leaders map a $57 million federal courthouse between Seventh and Eighth avenues SE and First and Second streets. MidAmerican Energy owns much of the site, with First Street SE to be closed and rerouted. GSA notes Cedar Rapids project remains on the priority schedule despite federal budget pressures.
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Seventh and
Eighth Avenues
Jim Halvorsen
Department of Development
First Street
Sixth Avenue
Second Street
Halvorsen
Cedar Rapids
Congress
James Ogden
General Services Administration
GSA
Kansas City
Courthouse Site Construction Priority List Revealed
A federal plan outlines a courthouse site construction priority, including land acquisition and design, for the FY beginning Oct 1 1999. Building is slated to begin thereafter according to the schedule and funding approvals.
Flat tires plague 1 80 stretch near Davenport
Alan Roe of Iowa City found a flat tire on Interstate 80 near the Atalissa exit while returning from Muscatine. State troopers reported a truck spreading debris caused multiple flats along 1 80 west from Davenport.
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Alan Roe
Iowa City
Atalissa
Roe
Muscatine
Davenport
Jury weighs insanity in Rieflin Cedar Rapids killings
In Linn County, a 12 day trial over Gerald Rieflin Jr. centers on whether he was insane or had diminished responsibility at the Jan 27 1995 shooting at Ralston Foods Cedar Rapids. Jurors may convict first degree murder or lesser charges or find not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Rieflin
McVeigh defense rests after 25 witnesses and tapes
McVeigh lawyers finished their case after 25 witnesses in 3% days, ending with video and wiretap footage portraying star witness Fortier as a opportunist who sold out an innocent man. Jurors to hear closing arguments and judge weighs sequestering panel through deliberations.
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Denver
Timothy McVeigh
U.S
Richard Matsch
Matsch
McVeigh
Oklahoma City
Fortier
Staph germ shows resistance to last resort drug vancomycin
A new Staphylococcus aureus strain discovered in a Japanese infant shows intermediate resistance to vancomycin the main last resort antibiotic. CDC experts warn it could reach U S hospitals, urging stricter infection control and cautious antibiotic use while drugmakers pursue new treatments.
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Atlanta
United States
Unasyn
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Fred Tenover
CDC
U.S
Dallas Morning News
Briefly Famil Shaping Values Through Community Links
Communities boost values as extended families fade in the United States. Eclipse Outsource Services in Cedar Rapids opened in March and plans to add over 100 jobs this year. A Texas firm recycles waste into press board offering Linn County farmland landfill alternative.
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United States
Cedar Rapids
Eclipse
Texas
Linn County
City Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Brief notes cover community events and updates across city blocks. Readers get quick snapshots of upcoming meetings, public notices, and local happenings with emphasis on accessible civic information.
Bulls Reach Fifth Finals in Seven Years
The Chicago Bulls defeated the Miami Heat 100 to 87 to advance to their fifth NBA Finals in seven years. Michael Jordan scored 28 points with 15 in the first quarter and Luc Longley contributed 14 points.
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Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat
Michael Jordan
Luc Longley
FTC moves to ban Joe Camel ads targeting children
The Federal Trade Commission charges RJR Reynolds with using the Joe Camel cartoon to target youths. A hearing begins June 24 with RJR denying unfair advertising. experts say proving causal links to underage smoking will be pivotal.
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Joe Camel
FTC
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
R.J. Reynolds
RJR
Congress
Tim Roemer
D-Ind
House
New York
Linda Goldstein
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C.r.’S ‘Vision
MidAmerican Energy
Lee Clancey
G.T.C
Cedar River
Gazette
Buzz Orr
Ralston
Dick Hogan
Gerald Rieflin Jr
FBI
Michael Fortier
Lori
Stephen Jones
Jones
Landfill Planners Eye Alternative
Seeesaae Editorial
TeleUs TV
Perart Beeen
Fyiowa.com
Bulls
Commission T
Michael Pertschuk
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