15 Apr 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1991
Page
1
Forty high level Soviet aviation officials arrived Sunday in Cedar Rapids for a visit to Rockwell International's Collins Commercial Avionics facility. Details on page 5B.
Plainview Minnesota backs a 3 year old filly named Plainview Express purchased by eighteen investors at about 300 dollars each. The horse will debut next month at Canterbury Downs in Shakopee near Minneapolis to attract visitors to the 2 000 resident town northeast of Rochester.
The Gazette emphasizes future commitment by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle papers at City Carton on Sixth Street SW and Econo Foods on 51st Street NE in SD Sovink.
A lighthearted quip questions animal rights concerns by noting many animals supposedly lack awareness of their left and right. The joke relies on a playful misreading of rights and directions.
U S combat troops pull back from southern Iraq within days ending occupation as about 40 000 refugees in the region are promised protection and feeding by coalition forces. The last Army corps moves to the demilitarized zone near the Kuwait border while air support continues.
Friends and colleagues gathered at the University of Iowa to mourn Paul Engle founder of the Writers Workshop. His work with Hualing Nieh Engle on the International Writing Program earned global acclaim. Kurt Vonnegut Jr praised Engle and urged Iowa to recognize his achievements.
Local bowlers welcomed the WIBC Championship in Cedar Rapids, with about 1,800 participants from the city. Nelda Hamer and Sharon Tollefson highlighted pride and framed the event as a standout in community sports despite the distance from other venues.
Iowa City hosts the Benevolent and Loyal Order of Pessimists convention tied to tax day. Leaders note optimists influence, with attendees from Des Moines Chicago and Anchorage, Alaska joining dinner drinks and jokes in venues that have often closed or burned.
Parsons Technology, a Cedar Rapids software maker at 375 Collins Rd NE, will announce today at a 10 a.m. news conference its expansion plans and the addition of 60 new employees. The firm, employing about 150, is known for personal finance and church software and has seen tax software sales exceed expectations. A lease for a new building on Boyson Road was signed with a Hiawatha developer, with operations spread across Cedar Rapids and Marion.
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