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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 2000
Page
1
Liz Ryan and Randy Fulsons, twin brothers from Ridgeway, join the University of Iowa wrestling program continuing a notable family lineage. The article notes their arrival aligns with a history of successful siblings in Hawkeye wrestling.
Hawkeye quarterback Jon Beutjer has been granted permission to join the Iowa men’s basketball team as a two-sport athlete, broadening his college sports involvement. The move adds Beutjer to the roster alongside the Hawkeyes basketball squad.
Firstar has pulled the plug on the annual New Year’s Eve non-alcohol event. Details, 1B.
Coe College alumnus Marvin Cone outsells Grant Wood with River Bend No 4, fetching 162000 dollars at Cedar Falls auction on Wednesday. Also noted, B-Bop's 1950s theme restaurant to anchor Westwood Plaza in Cedar Rapids with a featured business slot.
Tomorrow hunters in Iowa begin the 2000 shotgun season with one of the world’s premier hunting events. The Gazette reports outdoor news in Friday’s edition.
Clare House in Wellington Heights opened in 1996 as the state's only facility serving people with AIDS or HIV. Director Jim Foxwell, 49, greets visitors and notes the home draws residents from across Iowa and even from Alaska, California, Maine and Florida.
A World AIDS Day program offers a 5:30 p.m. dinner with live and silent auctions at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons, hosted by Rapids AIDS Project and Grant Wood Area Chapter Red Cross. Reading of the Names runs Friday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Coe College. A 6:30 p.m. KCRG-TV9 special, AIDS in Iowa, airs Friday. Clare House honors St. Clare of Assisi, founder of a care facility for the dying.
Railroad buffs and workers observe as Vose Moving Co. crews lift a 90-ton 1926 steam locomotive at the Buchanan County Tourism Center in Independence. The locomotive and 45-ton tender were bought from Sterling Wire Manufacturing Co. after a two year search for a display piece for the train depot. Daryl Richers of Fort Madison cuts a mounting bracket for a steam de-icer on the locomotive’s underside.
A Johns Hopkins led study on 632 patients with under three years of rheumatoid arthritis finds Enbrel halts disease progression in 72 percent with twice weekly injections for a year versus 60 percent on methotrexate. Enbrel blocks tumor necrosis factor reducing joint inflammation and has fewer side effects than methotrexate.
Democrat Al Gore filed an emergency appeal with Florida judges urging a quick manual recount of contested ballots that could decide the presidency. His lawyers rushed transport of ballots to Tallahassee ahead of a Dec. 12 federal deadline for electors, hoping for timely court review.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack backs Democratic efforts in Florida as the party presses policy battles. Senate pressure continues on Supreme Court to permit television coverage of hearings, signaling broader electoral transparency.
Johnson County faces a potential conflict as public defenders who once represented witnesses may remain on the Memmer murder case. Judge Remsey will decide if Leff and Cohen stay after their office represented several possible witnesses. Removing them could delay trial beyond the Feb. 5 start.
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