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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1991
Page
1
Morgan Jones will pass the Hawkeye Marching Band director baton to David Woodley on June 1. Jones has led the University of Iowa group for 18 years and will be succeeded by Woodley as the next band director.
Parsons Technology of Cedar Rapids plans 70 new jobs to curb Iowans leaving for other states. The move aims to stem the brain drain by expanding employment in the state. Details on page 5D.
The White Sox defeated the Yankees 6 to 5 in New York to extend a five game road winning streak. Details appeared on page 1D.
Four of Governor Terry Branstad's appointees to state posts were rejected by the Senate on Monday. The DNR Director Larry Wilson was not ousted and will keep his job. Details on page 6B.
A humorous line notes that the Salem witch trials predated modern Wall Street in shaping thoughts on stocks and bonds. The quip playfully broadens financial skepticism to early American history.
Two male teenagers, 16 and 17, from Cedar Rapids were arrested and charged with second degree arson after explosions at the Marion Carnegie Library and a northeast Cedar Rapids pay telephone. Investigators cited homemade bombs, consulted literature, and cooperative police work in identifying suspects.
The Tax Foundation reports May 7 as Tax Freedom Day for lowans, marking the day when average residents' work covers total taxes for the year. The group notes May 8 for all Americans, the latest such date, with 1990 having May 5 and 125 days of labor.
Iowa lawmakers weigh a proposal to shrink six US House seats to five and redraw 150 legislative districts. Senate leaders express cautious optimism while Gov. Branstad urges wait and see. Some Republicans predict rejection and more plan options may follow.
The Supreme Court let stand an Iowa use tax ruling that applies to Bibles crosses and candles used by Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church members. Church council president Mae Monear expressed disappointment but not surprise at the decision.
A plan released Monday pairs incumbents Kay Chapman and Ron Corbett in Cedar Rapids House District 52. Richard Running and Wally Horn join in Senate District 27. Dvorsky Neuhauser form House District 49. Varn and Lloyd-Jones appear in Senate District 25. Please turn to 7A. Incumbents
Dubuque County Sheriff said lack of time and a raging river current prevented rescuers from saving a Guttenberg family. He disputed witness claims that an Elmer Christen car stalled in floodwaters for 30 minutes, noting the scene suggested five to ten minutes.
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