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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 2000
Page
1
Charles Daugherty mobilizes a community effort for Convoy of Hope showing local leadership and service. Two first-half touchdowns powered the No. 8 J-Hawks over No. 5 Prairie in a strong football victory.
Delaware County officials pursue sources of alcohol given to an underage driver after a fatal crash that killed four people. Authorities say the driver’s underage status and blood alcohol level are under investigation to determine liability and enforcement actions.
American Dairy Goat Association members and 15 goats will arrive Sunday for a weeklong convention. Terri Vosmek of Cedar Rapids is among 600 lowans fine-tuning for the upcoming race. Dreamwell Theatre in Iowa City will present "To Jerusalem" starting tonight. Tribe leaders still want a Meskwaki woman's family removed.
Iowa Today reports a weekend trend as residents seek unusual pets from iguanas to flying squirrels. The piece notes interest across the state with readers weighing safety, legality, and care considerations as they pursue more exotic animal companions.
Yasser Arafat rejected attending a U S led summit unless Israel halts firing at Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank and Gaza. In the West Bank two Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire as diplomats push for talks in Egypt at Sharm el Sheikh.
A U S navy ship attack is linked to the practice of showing the flag abroad. Seventeen sailors are presumed killed in the incident and a Navy town mourns the fallen. Demonstrations in the Middle East are pictured across the United States.
Vice President Al Gore cut short a Cedar Rapids visit due to Mid East tensions. He praised by the city’s Republican mayor and urged aid for farming communities, advocating countercyclical payments as a safety net for family farmers.
Organizers distributed 2000 free tickets at a rally where Republicans framed the Freedom to Farm as needed safety net. Gore touted strong ethanol support and casting the tie breaking vote on a 1994 bill to boost an ethanol market, highlighted by Cedar Rapids Mayor Lee Clancey.
U.S. Attorney Stephen Rapp confirms four bodies buried near Mason City are believed to be witnesses in the 1993 Honken meth dealing case. Investigators found the remains after seven years of pursuing leads, with a fifth body still being sought at a second site southwest of the city.
A Building Department computer error issued a vinyl siding permit for 1715 Grande Ave SE in Cedar Rapids historic Redmond Park Grande Avenue Place. A stop work order halted the project as homeowner Marilyn Ellison faces contract commitments and uncertainty.
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