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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1998
Page
1
Randy Reiners endures personal tragedy as he trains for the upcoming football season following the recent death of his sister. The article notes his coping process and focus on athletic preparation amid grief.
Clear Creek Elementary in Ox ford moves students to temporary locations after storm damage. In sports, Cornell reveals a new quarterback for the season and will be without top running back Ben King. Analysts say a stronger defense could help the team succeed.
Republican Sen. Fred Thompson criticized the White House for not cooperating with Kenneth Starr's investigation. In Marion residents spoke against proposed Cedar Rapids and Marion city limit changes at a public meeting. Investigators identified the body found in a Johnson County ditch as Frank Lee Boyd, 43, a local resident.
Lyme disease, a tick borne illness, can affect dogs as well as humans. Vets urge dog owners to treat the threat seriously and provide guidance on protecting pets. Accent page in Wednesday's Gazette.
Police issued a nationwide alert for Scott Downing after Ruth Downing and her 7 year old were found dead in his Cedar Rapids apartment. A 4 year old Abbie survived after being found injured near the Cedar River and treated at St Luke's hospital. Abbie's father remains at large.
Tropical Storm Charley remnants flood Del Rio and nearby areas with nearly 18 inches of rain in 24 hours. The deluge washes away blocks of homes, submerges neighborhoods, and leaves 30 missing. Gov. Bush orders 150 National Guardsmen and support vehicles to assist rescue efforts amid widespread outages.
Linn County will cut County Home Road speed from 55 to 35 mph near Tuma Park soccer fields and asks Cedar Rapids to add two entrances, extend stacking lanes, fund traffic controls, and finish internal roads by Sept. 8 to ease congestion and improve safety. Cedar Rapids aims to complete items by Oct. 1.
Reports from counterterrorism and intelligence sources say Osama bin Laden directed followers to kill President Clinton on trips to Asia in 1994 and to the Indian subcontinent in February. Ramzi Yousef and Wali Khan Amin Shah are named in FBI accounts as involved in the Nairobi and Manila plots.
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