30 Apr 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 2000
Page
1
Duane Crock, a Gazette staffer, gets lost near campus as the Tucson Girls soccer season kicks off this week. Local authorities assist as fans await opening matches at the season debut.
Tens of thousands of Cuban Americans rallied in Little Havana and a Pembroke Pines gathering marked the Elian Gonzalez raid aftermath. Police kept distance as protesters carried anti Clinton Reno signs while many urged investigations and support for Elian’s father.
University of Iowa data show 47 percent of UI students binge drink, above the national 40 percent. Drake University and other institutions acknowledge limits to prevention as alcohol remains socially and culturally accepted. Researchers and university leaders weigh Congress actions and health task forces as campuses address the issue.
At Marshalltown a ceremony remembered Lance Cpl. Darwin Judge of Marshalltown and Cpl. Charles McMahon Jr. of Worburn Mass the two final American casualties in Vietnam. Judge died in the Tan Son Nhut rocket attack April 29 1975 as McMahon also perished. Families and fellow Marines from as far as Saudi Arabia attended the service to honor their fallen comrades.
The U S Chamber of Commerce will seek donations from U S corporations to compensate slave laborers and other workers in German factories owned by American firms during World War II. The fund aims to pool resources, facilitate humanitarian relief, and avoid lawsuits, with a Monday announcement planned in Washington.
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