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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1998
Page
2
Leonard Pitts reflects in The Gazette on Saving Private Ryan and the brutality of war. He contrasts cinematic violence with real loss, recalling family veterans and the cultural shift toward spectacle, violence, and desensitization.
Supreme Court chief justice Rehnquist rejects White House bid to keep conversations with lawyers secret. Lanny Breuer to testify before Starr grand jury as Lewinsky immunity and potential testimony loom. Clinton to testify via closed circuit TV on August 17, while Bruce Lindsey is sidelined by back surgery.
Paula Johnson, mother of Callie Marie Johnson, tearfully urged what is best for both children after DNA tests showed the baby she raised may not be hers. A Buena Vista couple’s child Rebecca Grace Chittum may be Johnson’s daughter, with custody disputes and possible DNA testing pending.
Congress passed a bill to let more people join credit unions and overturn a Supreme Court ruling restricting membership. President Clinton praised the measure but noted it lacks fair lending provisions while Senate approval preceded the House voice vote.
A Duke University study links global warming to drier conditions on the northern Great Plains. Warmer weather could push grasslands east into woodlands, increasing wildfire risk as forests retreat. The research covers peat sediments fossil pollen and ancient wildfire charcoal across eastern Montana North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled news print to support agriculture and sustainability. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or at nearby recycling locations.
Rates listed for Cedar Rapids subscription include 4.0 nons and 319.00 for 52 weeks 236.00 offering Sundays and weekly delivery. Tel numbers provided for the Cedar Rapids service include PO Box 511 and general lines for customer assistance.
The Air Force will reorganize over 2000 aircraft into 10 expeditionary groups or AEFs to rotate deployments for missions in Iraq Bosnia and other hotspots. Two AEFs will be active at a time for 90 days every 15 months with enhanced Guard and Reserve participation. The move aims to ease wear from a fourfold rise in foreign operations without changing total force size.
In a major uprising, Banyamulenge and Rwandan Tutsi forces clash with troops loyal to President Kabila from Bukavu to Kitona. Rebels seize parts of South Kivu, including Bukavu and its airport, as Kabila vows to end the rebellion. Rwanda denies orchestrating the mutiny amid regional uproar.
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