01 Apr 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1988
Page
1
Readable fragments indicate a discussion of a Kubias site chosen for a Central Region postal station. The item notes location considerations, possible routes, and community input steps, with officials outlining next steps and timelines for decision finalization.
Don Ladd of Iowa City demonstrates that barbershop harmony appeals to both young and young at heart. Page 3C.
A lighthearted quip notes if today feels like April Fool's Day, the real joke arrives on April 15 with tax time. The item uses dated humor and avoids specifics, preserving a playful local-paper voice.
Solicitor General Charles Fried urged Attorney General Edwin Meese to resign amid internal turmoil after the resignations of Deputy AG Arnold Burns and William Weld. Meese faces a federal grand jury probe over links to an Iraqi pipeline project as aides weigh stepping down.
Tony Brack, a 10 year old from Oxford Iowa, asks readers for 25 to 125 cents and 10 dollars to help him pay for a newspaper ad and fund his dream of medical school while seeking a cure for diabetes that affected his family. He mailed a note and $10 to the New York Daily News, hoping to publish a plea with his picture.
Easter Sunday brings daylight saving time when clocks jump from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. This is the first Easter that coincides with the change, a pattern set by the move to the first Sunday in April and repeating in 1994 1996 and 1999.
Ten year old Sarah Wein of Cedar Rapids joins a campaign to oppose ending a ban on two drugs used on racehorses. She testifies at a House hearing, collected peers’ names, and cites risks to horses and potential street use, while balancing life at home with model and real horses.
Iowa County details reveal four defendants in the Ladora farmhouse killing of Carl Wiedemeier 72. The victim died from heart failure after being bound and beaten during a raid on Nov 1. Defendants John Collett 32 and Joseph Fowler 26 were sentenced in Iowa County District Court as plea negotiations continued.
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