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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1998
Page
9
Pledges total 3 614 870 dollars or 63 1 percent of the 1998 goal 5 726 000 dollars. The agency funds non profit human service programs in six counties Benton Cedar Iowa Jones Linn and Washington. Campaign ends Wednesday.
A man robbed Paul Revere's Pizza at 601 Seventh Ave last night about 9 50. He claimed a handgun but showed no weapon and fled with unknown cash. Described as wearing a blue windbreaker with hood up, last seen crossing Seventh Avenue toward Cedar Rapids bystanders reported.
Cedar Rapids school board weighs United States Cellular offer to install four lighting standards at Washington High School practice field worth 90 000 to 100 000 in exchange for a communications tower and small building. Lease proceeds would split between Jefferson and Kennedy activities funds starting year six with a 6000 payment that year and rising thereafter. Board to meet at 7 30 PM in Educational Service Center 346 Second Ave SW with a 4 30 PM work session on early childhood and Linn County initiative.
Beginning today Cedar Rapids officers resume bike patrols in mall parking lots and interior areas to curb vehicle thefts and shoplifting and to protect holiday shoppers. Patrols continue through Christmas. The Recreation Department accepts pavilion reservations a year in advance with heated spaces, kitchens, and restrooms at Noelridge Mohawk and Manhattan pavilions. Call 398-5065 for details.
A Gazette survey questions folk remedies like hedge apples warding off pests and the belief they foretell weather. Linn County master gardener Ken Lafferty debunks many ideas from insect tea to moth deterrents and mole folklore while noting hazards and ineffectiveness of common home remedies.
The week's schedule includes Treasury bill auctions and two year note auctions. Commerce Department reports cover third quarter GDP corporate profits durable goods and personal income. The Conference Board releases consumer confidence. Consumer scams report by NACAA and CFA. Labor claims existing home sales Freddie Mac mortgage rates. Thanksgiving markets closed Friday noon close.
Steve Bisenius, executive director of the Oelwein Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Foundation, balances politics, international trade, and community development. He pushes highway upgrades, more local college courses, and downtown revitalization to bolster northeast Iowa’s future.
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