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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1998
Page
7
Cedar Rapids police join Union Pacific trains for a rail crossing safety drill from Beverly Yard to downtown freight yards. Officers in cars will cite violators as the train nears with an $80 fine for disobeying signals. The event opens a state campaign, Highways or Dieways.
A Cedar Rapids man remained hospitalized after a two vehicle collision before 2:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Park Court SE. Jacob Schultz, 19, was in fair condition at St Luke’s Hospital after being extricated from a vehicle driven by Scott Schultz, 18. Scott Schultz was treated and cited for unsafe entry to a roadway. Robert Hamed, 18, was treated and released from Mercy Medical Center.
The Marion Independent school board holds its annual organizational meeting at 7 p.m. in the Administrative Board Room at 777 S. 15th St. Marion. Don Norton and Mary Ames, re-elected Sept. 8, will be sworn in for three-year terms.
Starting today 28th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids will close south of Highway 30 for regrading at the intersection. The three week project precedes opening of 27th Avenue SW south of the highway. West of Cedar Rapids county roads will detour for a new four lane Highway 30 segment six miles long from the 218 junction to west of Highway 201 with grading finishing in October.
Deadline to register for a Gazette workshop on how to publicize a club or organization in the newspaper. Sessions at 9 a.m Saturday October 3 noon October 6 and 7 p.m. October 7 in Cedar Rapids at The Gazette conference room. Free admission with pre registration by calling CITYLINE 319 363 7000 ext 4636.
Judges Hans Barkevall and Karl-Henrik Heimdahl evaluated 15 horses at the Haupts north Cedar Rapids stable, seeking breed standards for dressage. They note temperamental, athletic traits and contrast Swedish Warmbloods with American Thoroughbred mixes while citing NA counts of stallions and mares and a $200 to $500 mare price range.
A schedule of key economic actions next week includes Monday Treasury bill auction at 1 p.m. and federal reserve rate discussion. Tuesday features consumer confidence and a potential rate move. Wednesday presents leading indicators, August new home sales, and related data. Thursday covers weekly jobless claims, manufacturing surveys, and mortgage rates. Friday highlights unemployment and factory orders with a Federal Reserve credit report. The events span Treasury, Fed, Conference Board, Commerce, Labor, and Freddie Mac all across the week.
Ralph Bud Murray, 77, retires as president of Hammermills at Universal Engineering in Cedar Rapids after 45 years with Svedala Industries. He helped market the Bulldog shredder and plans consulting work while tending Morgan horses with his wife Agnes and family between Cedar Rapids and Fairfax.
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