05 Aug 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1991
Page
1
Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa told a farmers group that farmers were forgotten by President Bush. The remarks were reported as a topic of discussion with political populist candidates referenced during the Sunday gathering.
Two devoted baseball fans travel across the country six months visiting every major and minor league park. They arrived in Cedar Rapids Waterloo on Sunday as part of their nationwide trek. Details on page 1.
Sam the black and white Siamese traveled about 1400 miles from Tucson to Beaver Dam over four years. Linda Thompson and her two sons had moved to Arizona in 1986 then returned to Wisconsin, leaving Sam at the Tucson Humane Society. A neighbor spotted the cat near their old Beaver Dam home.
The Gazette highlights a commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It invites readers to recycle newspapers via collection boxes at City Carton in Sixth Street SW, Econofoods on 51st Street NE, and Hy-Vee on Sev enth Avenue in Marion.
A lighthearted quip mocks Congress for handling the budget by focusing on negative numbers, suggesting lawmakers struggle with math and budgeting. The joke centers on political finance and arithmetic humor without graphic detail.
Iowa becomes a center in a battle over lotteries and legalized sports betting as NFL MLB NBA and NHL back a congressional push to bar state lotteries from wagering on pro sports. Iowa Lottery Commissioner Edward Stanek warns federal limits threaten state authority and revenue options.
A Bengal tiger in a horse drawn circus wagon and two camels joined the Waukon Threshing Days parade. But the main crowd favorite was a 44 llama hitch sponsored by Ray Sweeney from Waukon with Floyd Zopfi and a 10 member crew from Stratford Wisconsin. Zopfi, who hauls llamas weekends for a living as a hoof trimmer, hopes for a full time sponsor to turn the act into a career.
A Johns Hopkins study of 1 000 non hospital pediatricians shows only half have formal plans for life threatening emergencies and just 43 percent stock needed emergency equipment. Authors urge calling 911 and hospital ER for serious injuries or illnesses.
The Senate Judiciary Committee staff projects 1991 homicide total around 23,700, about 260 more than 1990. Texas could see roughly 300 additional murders as part of uneven state trends, with 21 states up and 18 down. The predicted rate would be 9.5 per 100,000, below the 1980 peak.
Bassam Abu Sharif signaled the PLO will attend peace talks with Israel but must approve any Palestinian negotiating team. He urged Bush and Baker to invite the PLO, as Arafat backed the Moscow peace initiative and sought inclusion in October talks. Baker avoided direct contact with PLO officials.
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