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19 Apr 1987
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1987
Page
1
Brown egg sales due before Easter
New England producers say brown eggs struggle against white eggs during Easter sales. The New England Brown Egg Council reports a surplus of brown eggs and notes efforts to market plastic dye sleeves. Rhode Island Reds dominate locally with brown eggs outselling whites 4 to 1, though brown eggs cost slightly more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
William Bell
New England Brown Egg Council
Bell
Linda Braun
American Egg Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Rhode Island
Reagan upbeat on arms treaty during Easter message
President Reagan, issuing an Easter and Passover message, said the United States and the Soviet Union have a chance to achieve an historic first in nuclear arms reduction. He cautioned differences remain and noted ongoing Geneva talks, while plans to consult allies and Congress continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
United States
Soviet Union
George Shultz
Moscow
Mounaintop
America
Washington
Gorbachev
Cedar Rapids Battles for 1991 Women’s Bowling Congress
Cedar Rapids pushes to host the 1991 Women’s International Bowling Congress convention in Hartford with a bid against Cleveland. City officials and a 40 member delegation promote heartland hospitality and a “Bowlers hug better” slogan to sway delegates and attract 80,000 fans and over $20 million for Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
Hartford
Bowling Congress
Iowa
Jim Garrett
Don Canney
Phyllis Newhouse
Cedar Rapids Bowling Association
Enthusiasm Drives Bid for 1991 Women’s Bowling Congress
Cedar Rapids competes with Cleveland for the 1991 convention site as Hartford hosts the decision. Anaheim credit local bowlers for last year’s bid, noting 51 000 delegates and families contributed to Orange County’s economy, while 925 000 delegates spent 599 million in 1986.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Slomant
International Bowling Congress
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
Ohio
Hartford
Anaheim
Orange County
Kissinger
the Gazette
Disneyland
Mass casualty toll in Tamil rebel attack in Sri Lanka
Victims lay in a hospital hallway as 126 people died and 64 were wounded after Tamil rebels halted three buses two trucks and a car along a jungle road and fired. Survivors describe being forced to push a stalled bus and smearing blood on themselves to feign injury. The attack followed years of civil war with both sides accused of civilian killings. Soldiers scoured eastern forests for militants masquerading in uniforms. Please turn to 11A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kantalai
Sri Lanka
Today’s Chuckle Flexibility Joke
A light humor item notes the value of being flexible in life and humorously adds the idea you might end up with both feet in your mouth. The quip plays on the misstep of overpromising adaptability and turning it into a kitchen sink pun.
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