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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1996
Page
1
GOP officially nominates Bob Dole for president with Sen. John McCain praising the war hero and longtime senator as a man of honor. Dole’s nomination follows years of efforts, invoking his World War II service and near death on a battlefront as a contrast to Clinton’s era.
Contact CITY LINE at 363 7000 for general Republican National Convention updates. For local angle call CITYLINE category VOTE 8683. Gazette senior editor Ken Sullivan will file daily reports in that category. Additional coverage at www fyiowa com gazette.
U S Senator Charles Grassley, with 36 years of campaigning, says national forums demand a different style from his Iowa campaigns. He describes his down home image as a strength and notes he knows his limitations in televised speeches. Grassley, a close ally of Bob Dole, spoke to the Kansas delegation at the GOP convention and recalled his only previous convention appearance in Detroit in 1980.
Television anchors say scripted coverage saps the convention energy while Jack Kemp defends his metamorphosis on affirmative action and immigration. Bob Dole gains the expected bounce in polls as party delegates convene. A Cedar Rapids 20 year old volunteers time at GOP convention.
Sheriff Don Zeller says Linn County deputies may be used in the Illinois shoot for A Thousand Acres with production starting August 26. Producers chose Illinois locations near Rochelle and DeKalb after scouts found suitable houses. Casting includes Michelle Pfeiffer Jessica Lange Jason Robards and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Jack Wolfe, 66, fled Cedar Rapids after a January 17 shooting at Denny’s Green Square Pub. His wife says a county attorney’s promise of a stiff term spooked him. he was arrested in Cedar Rapids and charged with assault while a habitual offender and possessing a firearm as a felon. Bond set at 50,000 on each count.
An archival note hints at a possible Sidhe feature in Hawaii with cryptic references across pages 23 and 9B. Bridges cultural lore with local briefs and a speculative editorial tease for readers.
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