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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1998
Page
15
Public poll notes ask CITYLINE callers to rate 2000 year confidence and vote intentions. Grassley 109 Osterberg 371 from 480 responses. future question asks confidence level in solving computer problems at year 2000 start. TELUS positions as non-scientific sampling.
A compact listing details morning city meetings in Cedar Rapids and Linn County plus public events. Highlights include Marion City Council work session at City Hall, a noon EX Club speech, a 4 p m University of Iowa College of Medicine lecture, and a 6 30 p m Louisa County Democrats Ice Cream Social along with music recitals at Coe College and Cedar Rapids Public Library talks. Also listed are a farmers market, a sexually transmitted disease clinic, and recycling site hours for Cedar Rapids and Marion.
The Iowa Illinois lottery numbers show Crowning draws for various games including Cash 4 Life, Pick 3, Pick 4, Little Lotto and Jackpot at one million dollars. Daily midday and evening picks list multiple winning combinations and the overall jackpot amount of 1 million dollars.
Mercy reports a daughter for Sherry and Bob Tuetken of Monticello. St. Luke's notes Jodi Stravers and Jamey Quelle of West Union welcomed a son. Laurel and Anthony Janney welcome a daughter at 2023 Birchwood Dr NE. Cathy and George Woodward of London welcome a son. Sherry and Jeremy Cook at 4471 Vasey Ave Marion welcomed a daughter. Amanda McMorran of 189 Ninth St Marion welcomed a daughter.
The Gazette reports several drunken driving arrests across Eastern Iowa with arrests on Saturday and Sunday at locations including Third Avenue and 16th Street SE Blairs Ferry Road and I 380 Hiawatha 600 block Blairs Ferry Road and more. Additional charges include weapons and burglary with suspects named Jim M Geater Michael G Hodges Paul D Hoff Lori A Hadley Donald J Klostermann Joseph D remaining figures and ages.
Douglas Alan Roman, 24, of Cedar Rapids area, arrested on drunken driving on I 380 in Johnson County at 1 35 a m Sunday. Nathan P Bouton, 23, Mount Vernon, charged with delivering two ounces of marijuana for 300 to an undercover agent on April 17 1996 in Johnson County. bail set at 15000 in Ogle County Illinois custody.
Nobel Prize winning physicist Norman Ramsey, 83, spoke at Coe College on time reverse symmetry and future physics breakthroughs. He warned of energy shortages within 20 years, rising oil costs, and debated paths from coal to nuclear, while noting doubts about carbon dioxide impacts and nuclear waste safety. He linked past radar and Manhattan Project work to current research at a French reactor and Harvard affiliation.
Cedar Rapids school Superintendent Lew Finch seeks community input to define effective citizens and graduates amid a shift from credit hours to demonstrated competency. He aims for focus groups by year end with a steering committee refining definitions, plus a move to shared wellness program management among three districts.
Iowa City lawyer Nicholas Russo received the Armed Citizens Citation in Des Moines for aiding law enforcement during the Aug 25 arrest of Cedar Rapids murder suspect Scott Downing. Russo, an EMT with a concealed weapon permit, exposed himself to danger, aided officers, and treated Downing’s bleeding hand. Downing is charged with the murders of his wife and 7-year-old daughter and attempted murder of his 4-year-old daughter.
McMurrin offered free performances until satisfied with the show, telling a Kyiv audience of Ukraine's poverty. The 40 concert tour includes a Monticello School Foundation fundraiser and a Carnegie Hall stop, aimed at bringing in needed funds. Dorogoj praised the music and lunch, saying the love felt by both sides is sweet.
RAM Automotive Inc seeks to have General Motors recognize its purchase of Aronson Motors Center Point and to honor the franchise transfer. A federal judge issued a TRO through Oct 2 ordering GM to treat RAM as the dealer and to avoid discrimination while the case proceeds. A hearing on a preliminary injunction is set for Thursday in Cedar Rapids.
The Environmental Protection Commission approved 718,160 in grants and zero interest loans for 12 projects to cut solid waste and landfill disposal. Eastern Iowa recipients include Industrial Laminates Norplex Postville 56500 to develop recycled panels diverting 800 to 1500 tons annually, Cedar Rapids School District 51427 for a sustainable home and curriculum, and Luther College Decorah 8730 to expand recycling and buy containers.
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