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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1986
Page
2
A humorous piece explores why credit card carbons pile up and how ads and offers accompany bills. A man frets at home about mounting charges and unwanted solicitations before realizing he can return items via the same envelopes and chuckles at family reactions.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company operates daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Postmaster address changes to The Gazette Company Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
Iowa Lottery Commissioner Ed Stanek promoted phase two of the states betting games promising the best odds in the world during a Cedar Rapids appearance. The notes also mention related items on Iowa appointments and public notices across Linn County.
Des Moines attorney Richard Thornton admitted arranging dancers for Rep. Ed Parker's bachelor party held at a Mingo tavern. Reports described nude dancing and a possible sex act, prompting calls for apologies and an ethics review as investigators probe the incident and liquor authorities refer the matter to state investigators.
The Iowa Board of Regents postpone action on merging the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School at Vinton with the Iowa School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs. They will consider cost saving measures and staff reductions while the two institutions remain separate, with potential funds impact of about 4.2 million. A legislative delay already stalls consolidation for at least two years.
A 30 year old man was arrested near Bakersfield California on a felony warrant as a material witness in the April 4 murders of Tommy and Imelda Thompson of Guttenberg Iowa. Authorities say an unidentified woman was also arrested with Benzoni and extradition between Oklahoma and California is possible.
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