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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1998
Page
1
Iowa City High faces Iowa City West in a highly anticipated volleyball showdown as top rankings and unbeaten records converge. The match draws intense local interest with potential implications for standings and bragging rights in the city.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch mourns the loss of Herbie the Cat an 18 year resident whose long life became part of local lore Ramblin Friday’s Gazette notes his lasting legacy.
A compact note presents a set of unreadable cataloged fragments from a 1947 newspaper page. The readable bits include column headers and scattered code-like references that suggest archival indexing.
Tara Krouse tearfully testified she did not realize Jennifer Rathjen was under her car when she struck her outside Rathjen's Cedar Rapids apartment on February 14. She said she panicked and drove away, believing she hit Rathjen's legs. Two male passengers and the radio noise masked sounds as she fled. Krouse, 19, faces first degree murder and vehicular homicide while intoxicated charges.
An eight year old Waterloo boy, a Lowell Elementary third grader, was taken into custody for possession of suspected crack cocaine after he allegedly showed and shared the substance with other students on a school bus. The incident prompted a suspension and possible expulsion under the district zero tolerance policy.
Karen Clask watches her family store fall on Wednesday after fleeing a life built around the eight bricks rescued from the old Clask Super Valu. She bought the business in 1979 after her father Lumir fell ill and faced retirement, choosing to close rather than invest in a costly fix. Neighbors honk as demolition crews remove the corner market that had anchored the Ellis Boulevard NW block since 1948.
President Clinton and Hillary Clinton resisted open end impeachment probes as House Republicans prepared a vote. Democratic moderates urged White House to reverse course while Kenneth Starr hinted at possible new charges beyond Lewinsky.
CDC reports AIDS deaths fell 47 percent from 1996 to 1997, dropping AIDS to 14th among top killers as life expectancy rose to 76.5 years and infant mortality hit a record low. The decline follows prior gains from antiretroviral drugs and prevention efforts.
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