Ex-firefighter Eaton denies $40,000 theft
Linda Eaton 33 Forestview Trailer Court Iowa City faces first degree theft charges for allegedly stealing about $40,000 from Genevieve Coleman an elderly dementia patient she cared for Eaton pleaded not guilty and her trial is expected to continue through the week Key witness Becky Seidl former First National Bank trust officer testified about Coleman Eaton and Coleman’s arrangements and concerns over Coleman’s funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaze
Son County
Iowa City
Linda Eaton
Forestview Trailer Court
Genevieve Coleman
Coleman
Eaton
City Civil Rights Commission
Becky Seidl
First National Bank
Seidl
U S Plans Troop Deployment for Zaire Refugee Aid
President Clinton approves about 1000 ground troops and 3000 to 4000 total forces for a multinational operation in central Africa to aid more than a million refugees in Zaire. Canada leads the effort with others joining. US would secure Goma airfield and a three mile corridor to the Rwanda border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clinton
Central Africa
Ire
Mike McCurry
Jean Chretien
Canada
U.S
Vincenza
Italy
Zaire
Goma
United States
McCurry
Volleyball spike in Cedar Rapids economy from state tourney
The 1991 through 1996 volleyball tournaments bring heavy spending as more than 22 000 spectators attend 21 games at the Five Seasons Center. Local estimates place direct hotel and meal spending near 1 100 room nights and 55 000 in lodging plus meals, drinks, and misc. The Cedar Rapids Convention and Visitors Bureau projects about 1.5 million in direct dollars, potentially rising to 3 million with a rollover effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union
Dale Kueter
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
Dexter
Drop in cancer deaths seen as turning point
A five year decline in cancer deaths marks a turning point in the war on cancer. The 1990s may be remembered as the decade when mortality fell 3 percent from 1990 to 1995, driven largely by drops in lung cancer among men. Black Americans saw greater declines than whites, though black men still faced higher death rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NCI
Chicago Express quits C E Airport service
Airline Chicago Express withdraws from C E Airport due to insufficient ridership. Details on 7C. Winter slick roads cause crashes Wednesday including a fatality. Iowa ISU exhibitions see the Hawks defeat an Australian pro team and the Cyclones top a Wisconsin AAU squad in men’s basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E
Chicago Express
Iowa
ISU
Hawks
Cyclones
Wisconsin
Notable Lottery Draws Reported Across Sections
A brief summary notes lottery results and related notices appearing in multiple sections. Details vary by region and game, with numbers and prize levels listed in the lotteries column and related tangential notices in adjacent legal and business pages.
Iowa House Republicans Re-elect Corbett Speaker
Iowa Republicans re elected Rep. Ron Corbett of Cedar Rapids as House speaker and Rep. Brent Siegrist of Council Bluffs as floor leader for the 77th Iowa General Assembly. Corbett, 36, is the youngest speaker. Siegrist, 44, vows tax cuts and inheritance tax repeal as initial priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
House
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
77Th
Iowa General Assembly
Corbett
Senate
Terry Branstad
Siegrist
Ilowa
Baca
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Lynn M. Tefft
Journey
C.R
Mike Dexter
Brad Rodu
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Philip Cole
Richard Klausner
National Cancer Institute
Health and Humane
Donna Shal
TeleUs
Interact ° c
By Rod Boshart
Io-Ve
Harold van Maanen
Oskaloosa
Chuck Gipp
Decorah
Gary Blodgett
Mason City
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Donna Barry
Logan
Danny Carroll
Grinnell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!