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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 2002
Page
9
The Cedar Rapids bar 3rd Street Live faced a citation for overcrowding after a Nov. 4 concert by Sevendust. Police counted over 1,000 inside a venue limited to 540, prompting shutdown and potential fines up to 100 dollars and 30 days in jail.
Anthony Flowers, 49, was found guilty by a Sioux Falls jury of escape, two counts of kidnapping and robbery. He faces life imprisonment on the kidnapping convictions. The case ties to two Cedar Rapids bank robberies and an escape from a Sioux Falls jail leading to a held-up trip to Sioux City.
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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Schweizer Air Craft Corp. not liable for injuries to pilot Kevin Mason from a Cedar Rapids helicopter crash on August 19, 1996. The decision cites a federal statute barring lawsuits filed more than 18 years after delivery to the first purchaser.
John Lefty Wilson, wearing blue overalls, stood for greeting lines at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant. A three month effort produced 25 paintings titled Warriors in the Sky, portraying World War II fighter planes and their pilots and crews to honor service.
The Mount Pleasant P E O Building hosts Exhibit Warriors in the Sky through December 13. Hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm. Wilson, an art teacher at Mid-Prairie from Wellman, describes the paintings as inspired by his father’s war stories.
The Iowa Department of Human Services said Johnson County Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities did not illegally spend funds last year. Officials reviewed an auditor report that flagged 458,954 in unallowable disbursements and time-card issues, noting some spending lacked best judgment but will be approved. County leaders expect a final auditor decision by December 1.
Sol Miller of Wellman faced a marriage proposal dilemma with Erin Baty of Maquoketa as the couple planned a spring outdoor moment. Sol, who will graduate in December with an environmental studies degree from Upper Iowa University, considered proposing during a visit to Erin’s grandparents at the Indian Isle cabin near McGregor on May 17.
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