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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1989
Page
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Backers push riverboat bill in final week blitz
Iowa lawmakers face a last minute push as backers of a riverboat gambling bill mount a blitz this week to salvage the measure amid opposition. The item highlights strategic moves and expected floor action this week.
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Iowa City
The Life of Billy Todd Jr A Tale of Bad Luck
Column outlines Billy Todd Jr life as a sequence of misfortunes. Bob Greene reflects on education reform arguing teachers must be reinstated as intellectual forces within schools.
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Billy Todd Jr
Bob Greene
Accent
Braves Top Reds 8 7 In Sunday Showdown
The Burlington Braves defeated the Cedar Rapids Reds 8 to 7 on Sunday in a high scoring game. Mount Mercy rallied from the losers’ bracket to win the Grand View Invitational softball tournament on Sunday.
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Burlington Braves
Cedar Rapids Reds
Mount Mercy
Today’s Chuckle Food for Thought at Philosophers’ Convention
A lighthearted item notes catering at a philosophers’ convention. The piece hints at bites suitable for deep thought and playful debate among attendees.
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Food For Thought
Pomerantz urges balance between athletics and academics
Des Moines businessman Marvin Pomerantz urged moderating the college athletics focus to favor academics. He supported Hunter Rawlings' threat to ban freshman competition only after ample consultation and doubted Hayden Fry would resign, calling for careful action and broader dialogue.
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DES Moines
Board of Regents
Marvin Pomerantz
University of Iowa
Hunter Rawlings
Pomerantz
Hawkeye
Hayden Fry
Rawlings
Terry Branstad
Soviets blame worst disaster on space race
The Ogonyok magazine blames a 1960 launchpad explosion on the hurry to catch up with the United States orbit program. The Tara-Tam blast killed many, including missile program head Mitrofan Nedelin, at a secret Aral Sea site. Tass notes Phobos probes struggle, Mars missions stalled amid losses of Phobos-2 and Phobos-1.
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Moscow
Ogonyok
Soviet Union
Tass
Mars
Earth
Mitrofan Nedelin
Tara-Tam
Aral Sea
Nikita Khrushchev
Four Winners Share Largest Lottery Jackpot at $17 Million Each
Illinois lottery officials announced four winners of the world's largest jackpot. Each will receive about $17.25 million before taxes payout over 20 years. Winners bought tickets in the Chicago area, west central Illinois, and southern Illinois. The final total could rise with tallied sales. Winning numbers were 3 14 32 40 46 54.
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Hicago
Illinois
Lottery
Sharon Sharp
Chicago
Westcentral
Lotto
Sharp
Millions in drug funds unspent across states
The Times reports that states have not used about 777 million dollars in federal anti drug funds. At least half must go to intravenous drug users and 20 percent to prevention, with 10 percent for women. Ten states did not apply. reasons include lack of programs and confusing formulas. Senate critic Tom Harkin calls for stronger federal leadership.
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New York Times
Washington
Federal Treasury
Tom Harkin
D-lowa
Labor and Health and Human Services
Appropriations Committee
California
New Jersey
Ohio
Maryland
Department of Health and Human Services
Harkin
Crack users suffer more strokes in three year study
A three year study by Detroit researchers found that cocaine abusers, especially crack users, have a higher risk of strokes or brain hemorrhages. Among admitted patients, 3 percent suffered strokes, with an average age around 35, far above the general 0.05 percent rate for peers.
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Hicago
Patti Peterson
Detroit Receiving Hospital
Peterson
Patricia Moore
American Academy of Neurology
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