06 Apr 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1992
Page
1
Cedar Rapids Prairie High School announces the resignation of head wrestling coach Jim Kimball. He cites a desire to move on and pursue other life goals. Details appear on page 1C.
Sam Walton, founder of Wal Mart and Sam's Wholesale Club, died Sunday at age 74. He built a nationwide retail empire from modest beginnings and stressed customer service as key to growth. Details on page 3A.
Linn County firefighters battled a mobile home blaze a cornfield and a grassy area Sunday. No injuries were reported though a mobile home was destroyed. Details on page 5B.
The Gazette highlights commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It invites readers to recycle newspapers in boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy-Vee locations in Marion including 4250 Sixth St SW, 1800 51st St NE, and 3600 Highway 151 East.
A light hearted quip notes marriage as a union that defies management and adds humor to daily life.
A Tuesday Gazette feature highlights Food Plus promoting a new cookbook with 160 recipes designed for nutritious lunch to go. The item urges readers to elevate everyday brown bag meals and avoid dull fare.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy pressured six agencies to seek $115.3 million more for fiscal 1993, using threats to reveal inadequate funding to Congress. Draft letters suggesting decertification were circulated, prompting final budget increases mainly for drug demand reduction.
A massive march in Washington led by film stars politicians and civil rights activists drew an estimated 500000 people. The National Organization for Women organized the event, passing the White House to Mall near Capitol Hill where speeches filled the afternoon. The crowd topped the previous 1989 record, as pro life counterprotesters stood nearby. Clinton and Brown attended but did not speak.
Maj. Robert Wray, 75, a Cedar Rapids pilot and executive, recalls the Bataan Death March and the sufferings of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners. He pauses to fight tears, saying the details reveal the depths of evil and the heights of survival.
In Puerto Rico Bill Clinton captured 96 percent of the Democratic vote to Jerry Brown's 2 percent as Pat Buchanan registered 1 percent in the GOP. With 45 percent of precincts reporting Clinton won all 51 Democratic delegates. Bush held 99 percent of GOP with 36 percent of the vote. Del egates at stake include 14 Republican and 51 Democratic plus six other delegates.
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