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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1994
Page
12
A Kirkwood Elementary second grader received a two day in school suspension and a one day out of school suspension after bringing a paring knife to school. Principal John Saehler said the knife was found at recess and the student was seen showing it to others on the playground. The suspension began Monday with in school suspension Tuesday and Wednesday.
Oelwein police captured Debra Lee Puccio, 26, Saturday on a Linn County felony warrant for burglary. She was booked at the Oelwein station and transferred to Linn County Jail in Cedar Rapids on a $13,000 bond.
Cedar Rapids invites guests to Hoover Elementary for a 40th anniversary event with activities on Friday. Volunteers from the Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch will portray Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover in a play. Leanne Spacek, who attended the 1954 opening ceremony as a fifth grader, plans to attend. Principal Henry Small notes the school opened in 1955 and weather permitting students will play Hooverball.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department will auction more than 220 abandoned cars trucks and motorcycles at Hochstetler Truck and Auto Repair storage lot in the 200 block of 32nd Street Drive SE. Gates open at 8 a.m. sale starts 10 a.m. Checks accepted with ID. Call (319) 398-5277 for details.
A forestry field day will run from 1 to 4 p.m. today at Matsell Bridge Natural Area in Linn County. Topics include woodland improvement crop trees pruning tree identification and woodland regeneration. For details call Iowa State University Extension at 319 377 9839. Free Woodland Owners Newsletter signups available through Forestry Extension, 251 Bessey Hall Ames IA 50011.
Dr. Robert Wallace resigns as professor and head of preventive medicine to become director of the Cancer Center at the University of Iowa College of Medicine and University Hospitals. Dr. Leon Burmeister will serve as interim department head. The Cancer Center is nationally recognized for research and cancer care programs. Wallace studies aging epidemiology and breast cancer predictors while Burmeister focuses on farmers health and cancer risks.
Cedar Rapids council members face accusations of duplicity in a Fire Department labor management dispute. Safety Commissioner J D Smith and Firefighters Union President Rick Scofield clash over statements to manage tensions and the handling of concerns about Fire Chief Brad Gorman.
Henry Webster, his wife Clementine and their baby Connie Mae lost their home in northeast Cedar Rapids after a natural gas explosion at 1267 Elmhurst Dr NE. Webster blamed failed brakes for crashing into the gas meter moments before the blast, which occurred near Mount Mercy College and prompted evacuations. Firefighters arrived as gas crews rushed to shut the leak, but the da mage destroyed the rented house and sent the family to an emergency shelter.
Rep. Phil Brammer argues that Steve Goldin contributions should be refunded to Cedar Rapids taxpayers and placed in escrow for city claims. Goldin, Lisbon mayor and longtime donor, pleaded guilty to money laundering with Cedar Rapids public works and faces 15 state counts including bribery of department managers.
After hours of bargaining the Bluestem Solid Waste Agency reactivates its bylaws committee to resolve differences. Several towns including Albany, Hiawatha, Coggon, Fairfax and Mount Vernon must pay 50 dollars per ton to dump at the landfill unless they sign letters of intent by October 1.
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