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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1995
Page
1
The All Iowa Fair and Music Fest books top country acts this year with Clint Black and The Oak Ridge Boys headlining. Details on page 6B.
Ed Nixon spoke with students at the Hiawatha school named for his brother the late President Nixon. The item notes details on page 1B. UCLA with John Wooden defeated Arkansas 89 78 in Seattle to reclaim its 1960s 70s dynasty glory, details on page 1D. A second Chicago man was arrested and accused in the March 17 Cedar Rapids murder of Kevin Batman, details on page 1B.
In Muscatine, Teja Selena a renowned singer among the Mexican American community is remembered after her death. The article notes limited impact on most Eastern Iowans but highlights her local significance with details on page 2A.
Washington Post and Gazette report a Ukrainian doctor allegedly profited from selling infants in 1993 and 1994. A Iowa family, the Hansons of Stanton, adopted a son born Oct 1 1993 in Kamyanka Buzka, with records showing four cases moving to the United States.
A 28 year old former employee opened fire at Walter Rossler Co. in Corpus Christi killing owner Walter Rossler age 62, his wife Joann Rossler also 62, and workers Derek Harrison 35 Wendy Gilmore 41 and Richard Tomlinson 34 before shooting himself. Up to ten were inside as two escaped through the back. Police call it a disgruntled ex employee attack.
Seventeen Cedar Rapids seniors acted as a mock Congress at the Witwer Senior Center. They raised taxes by 726 billion dollars and cut spending by 450 billion to balance the federal budget in two hours. The Concord Coalition backs the exercise to press for a balanced budget, targeting Social Security and Medicare in the plan.
Washington reports the dollar hit a record low against the yen as the Clinton administration and Fed intervene with up to 2 billion in purchases. Treasury Secretary Rubin says the United States will defend the currency while markets show mixed reactions in stocks and bonds. The dollar declines 13 percent versus yen and 11 percent versus the mark since the year’s start.
The United States ambassador says about 150 Hutus were killed in Gasorne in northeast Burundi between Wednesday and Friday. The toll for the region could reach 450 in two weeks of killings. Another massacre March 25 near Karosi killed over 100.
Florida businessman Marc Duke promotes Thirsty Dog and Thirsty Cat bottled drinks as a vitamin enriched alternative to tap water for pets. The product, priced at 1.79 per liter, is sold in 12,000 stores across 43 states and targets owners who treat pets like family. Veterinarians and retailers note mixed reactions but some customers have already tried it, including a local store manager who bought a bottle for his cat.
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