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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2000
Page
4
The first named storm of the 2000 season intensified to hurricane strength but posed no land threat. Otto, centered about 515 miles west of Cape Verde, reached top winds near 74 mph, per National Hurricane Center official Miles Lawrence.
Police detained about 100 neo Nazi supporters trying to attend a banned rally in Bad Berka as hundreds demonstrated in Duesseldorf against rising racist attacks. The marches followed an explosion at a rail station injuring 10 recent immigrants and six Jews, with authorities weighing right wing motives.
O J Simpson and his former in laws settle a five year custody dispute by granting him physical custody of his children Lyndey and Justin to move to Florida next month. Juditha Brown retains legal guardianship while the kids keep summer visits with the Brown family.
Chicago opens the Ping Pong Festival 2000 running through September 24 with 300 tables in 150 parks and 150 other sites. About $100,000 supports the event with donated tables paddles nets and balls. Residents react to the playful display switching from fiberglass cows to tables.
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