Cedar Rapids News Highlights and Sports Notes
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission weighs whether a 1985 firing of five women at the Children s Home of Cedar Rapids was good management or sex discrimination. Iowa basketball coach Tom Davis previews the Maui Classic as the 11th ranked Hawks seek success. Shanda Berry and Katie Abrahamson push toward a Big Ten title. Inflation discussed by Bob Greene with hotel prices rising since 1973. Compo Arts plans a new building for Cedar Rapids to mark 15 years in business. Deupree discusses deficit impacts in a column.
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Cedar
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tom Davis
Hawks
Hawaiian Airlines
Clock Makers Always Have Time on Their Side
A light humor item notes clock makers always seem to have time on their side, playing on word use about clocks and timing.
Wife’s mother says Vincik deserves conviction after 1984 murder
Inez Vincik’s mother Gladys Snethen states he deserves it after William Vincik is convicted of second degree murder in the June 26 1984 Cedar Rapids shooting death of his wife. Jurors deliberated about three hours finding Vincik 40 guilty of shooting his wife in the head twice and attempting suicide.
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Inez Vincik
Gladys Snethen
William Vincik
Linn District Court
Vincik
Cedar Rapids
Leon Spies
Cuban inmates seize hostages in Atlanta prison riot
Cuban inmates at the Atlanta federal detention center fought deportation Tuesday torching buildings and taking about 75 hostages, including two with medical needs. Injuries rose to at least 11 as firefighters battled the blaze and Meese offered a case by case moratorium review to ease tensions.
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Atlanta
Federal
Louisiana
Edwin Meese III
Meese
Washington
Pat Sw
Pickard
Prison Industry
W.H. Hamer
State Department of Transportation
Gary Leshaw
Altoona Waterloo win in track deal
The Iowa Racing Commission allowed Waterloo Greyhound Park to open earlier next fall, despite Dubuque opponents. The schedule, approved 3 to 2, extends head to head racing with Dubuque and helps avoid overlap with Altoona’s $50 million thoroughbred track.
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Des Moines
Iowa Racing Commission
Waterloo
Altoona
Cedar Rapids School Board Reaffirms Polk Stay While All Day Kindergarten Planned
Cedar Rapids Community Schools will not close Polk School this year. The board may revisit building use in coming years and Superintendent Daeschner will propose a pilot all day kindergarten for next September. The January February recommendation aims to start next year. He also notes state proposals to require all day kindergarten.
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Polk
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Daeschner
Franklin Middle School
Dennis Kral
Daeschner
Strong California quake 6.0 rattles Southland centers
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California at 5:54 p.m., centered near Westmorland about 90 miles east of San Diego. No injuries or major damage reported though windows cracked and items toppled. Felt across Los Angeles San Diego Palm Springs Yuma Parker Las Vegas with wide area shaking.
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Westmorland
Calif
Los Angeles
California
U.S. Geological Survey
Don Finley
Washington
San Diego
Whittier
Palm Springs
Yuma
Parker
Arizona
Las Vegas
Finley
Mike Baker
Sunset Room
Landmark Hotel
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Shanda Berry
Katie Abrahamson
Iowa Hawkeyes
Bob Greene
New York
Compo Arts
Deupree
Abby Ee
Eee
Farmer
Uae
U.s.world
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courts
Jamaica
Daniels Park
Thomas Horan
Gazette
John Mclivor
U.S. Penitentiary
Altoona, Waterloo
Judy Daubenmier
The
Educational Services Center
Second Ave
S. California
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