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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1987
Page
2
A liberal narrator reflects on becoming conservative while praising the film Robocop for its blunt violence and sharp satire. He recalls meeting James Reston, lauding his career and retirement, and notes Reston’s influence on his early journalism.
Roger Beck operates a 70 acre fox farm near Shellsburg with 51 adult foxes and several pups. Linn County zoning now loosens rules but imposes distance and space limits. Beck argues Benton County allows fur farming as agricultural use and reports minimal odor at his home though cages produce odor nearby. The Linn County Zoning Commission plans a Monday meeting at 7 30 pm to consider amendments before Board of Supervisors action.
Sandra Kay Lindeken 42 of Tempe faces first degree murder charges for the stabbing death of her sister in law Mary Frances Fillingham 48 in Phoenix Arizona last Friday Fillingham a former Cedar Rapids resident and chairwoman at Phoenix College died from multiple stab wounds Lindeken was arrested 20 minutes after the nude body was found and later freed on 310000 bond Funeral services for Fillingham were held in Phoenix revealing she had been married to a retired Phoenix police detective
Iowa officials report a surge in inquiries about tourism aided by the Discover Iowa campaign. Through June 1987, information requests reached 51 914, up from 48 734 in 1986, with welcome centers extending hours to October 15 and group travel rising 44 percent. Out-of-state hunters also boosted license requests by 4 100, with projected ripple spending of about 960 000 in Iowa.
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