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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 2000
Page
9
Coca-Cola boards decide not to buy Quaker Oats Inc ending efforts to acquire Gatorade and the cereal and pancake brands. Quaker had rejected Pepsi’s 14.8 billion offer earlier this month as insufficient.
A twin-engine Cessna 414 with four aboard landed safely in Cedar Rapids after a gear collapse halted an earlier attempt in Iowa City. The pilot, who had flown from Texas with his family, declared an emergency and used a backup system to extend the gear, touching down shortly before 12:30 p.m.
Flu and pneumonia vaccine clinics at Sample Pharmacy and Center Point Senior Center have been postponed due to vaccine production delays. Future locations and times will be announced.
Police investigate the death of Zachary Kramer an 18 year old former Cedar Rapids area resident who fell about 15 feet from an outside landing to ground at an East Third Street apartment above Theisen’s in Tipton. He died Tuesday at University Hospitals Iowa City. He had recently moved in with his brother.
A two mile east of Nichols crash on Highway 22 at 8 40 p m Sunday injured four. Allison P Roberts 18 of Iowa City remains in critical condition at University Hospitals Iowa City. Morgan Letcher 16 and Thomas J Smith 18 plus Bryan J Smith 14 were treated and released while Jason L Thumann 23 of Muscatine was uninjured. Letcher cited for failure to yield and released from hospital.
Cedar Rapids school district and Police Department ran a Tuesday drill at Washington High School with two armed students and a hostage scenario. Fifteen criminal justice students acted as high school pupils and gunmen while staff, police, and EMS evaluated perimeter control and communications.
The bronze Nile Kinnick bust stolen during a late October fraternity burglary was returned Tuesday afternoon by a UI student. Police say Illinois students likely stole it during the Iowa Wisconsin weekend. the fraternity plans to press charges.
A consultant will help Cedar Rapids set rules for rehabilitating homes in historic districts. The Havran family asked to cover a wood exterior with vinyl siding at 1434 Third Ave SE but were denied by the Historic Preservation Commission for potential historic status impact. They appealed to the City Council and pressed for reconsideration while noting the commission uses federal Secretary of Interior standards for decisions.
Cedar Rapids officials vow continued public disclosure through the press despite a federal jury verdict awarding 48 000 to Teresa Mercer in a slander suit against former Police Chief William Byrne and the city. Jury found Byrne false and published the statement with actual malice. Mercer received 5 000 for damages 23 000 for lost wages and 20 000 for past pain.
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