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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 2000
Page
1
U S swimmer Megan Quann backs up her prediction by defeating defending champion Penny Heyns of South Africa in the 100 meter breaststroke. The report notes continued U S success with coverage in Sports and Postcard from Sydney sections.
The Senate is poised to pass legislation granting permanent normal trade relations with China. Also noted: the Hiawatha Trail Kiwanis Club, an 11-member group, raises about $2,000 annually and volunteers for over two dozen causes. C.R. commissioners end the long-standing practice of suspending municipal utility bills for residents away three months or longer.
Dennis Thurman, superintendent of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, describes how an accidental start led to a lifelong career in the field. Neighbors in Wednesday's Gazette.
Police and FBI investigate Monday’s robbery at United Security Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids. The gunman entered the Edgewood Road branch at about 10:30 am and fled with an undetermined amount of cash. FBI officials offered few details as the inquiry continues.
A list notes Cedar Rapids Iowa City area bank robberies over the years. Entries include Union Planters at Coral Ridge Mall June 27, 2000 and past crimes such as Farm State Bank Walford May 5 1999, Norwest Cedar Rapids February 10 1999, and other bank heists in 1998 1999 across Iowa City Coralville and Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids residents complain as McLeodUSA Advanced Telecommunications Services lays a fiber backbone across lawns. Green cylinders and vaults mark junctions in public easements, with limited owner permission required. Company notes advance letters and door hangers, while homeowners report surprise and intrusion.
Cedar Rapids Police plan to replace aging squad cars with traditional black-and-white Crown Victoria models over the next 12 to 18 months. Public Safety Commissioner David Zahn says the look remains highly distinctive and recognizable to the public, a Nationwide trend.
University of Iowa researcher Dr. Daniel Diekema announced that Staphylococcus aureus in U S hospitals shows increasing resistance to methicillin since 1997. Fifty years of methicillin based treatments are challenged as 45 percent of bloodstream strains in hospitals are resistant, prompting reliance on vancomycin though resistance to it remains possible. Diekema notes ongoing global surveillance by the SEN TRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program tracking 33 countries.
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