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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1986
Page
2
Berlin marks the 25th anniversary with East and West ceremonies as memories of the wall persist. A West Berlin rights spokesman notes people grow accustomed to the horror, while records show 4,902 escapees and 73 deaths over 25 years.
A letter questions Iowa State recruitment practices amid NCAA allegations including a four block drive to a McDonald’s for free food. The writer flaws Iowa and Michigan and calls for a revote of ISU’s tainted win while praising NCAA scrutiny of women’s golf and volleyball at Iowa. The piece claims broader corruption in college sports and edges toward personal opinions on investigative priorities.
Neighbors identify Helga Testorf as the silent model in artist Andrew Wyeth’s 240 works. Testorf, a mother of four, lives with husband John near Zum Edelweiss in Chadds Ford Pa, next to Karl Kuerner’s farm, a Wyeth subject.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by carrier 2.25 per week by mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. Other states and U S Territories 140.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. POSTMASTER address changes to The Gazette Company P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
Elaine Miller-White, director of convention sales at Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, is described as a farsighted executive aiming ten years ahead to secure future meetings for Cedar Rapids. Page 16A.
Iowa Today reports increasing visitor numbers this year as tourists spend more money, lifting the state tourism sector and supporting local economies across Iowa.
Boy George pleaded guilty to heroin possession in July, signaling a possible rock bottom in his career after a swift rise in fame. Industry reps diverge on how this may affect his future in music and public image.
The 42 foot Polish sloop Stomil reached Navy Pier in Chicago about 7 a.m. on Saturday, four days after missing its New York flotilla route. Coast Guard said a faulty radio hindered search and the crew, eight people, planned to stay four days before heading to Montreal.
Slick the talking pig, named Boulder’s best work of art, regains voice after a pit bull maul at Oh Carolina Pit Barbeque. The dog ripped out the throat speaker. repairs completed, city rewrote sign rules to treat Slick as art.
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