26 Aug 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1991
Page
1
Huey Lewis and The News performed a high energy show at the Five Seasons Center last night. The band delivered a slick set with strong crowd response and promotional reviews noted on page 2B.
Sprinter Carl Lewis races to a world record in the 100 meters as six runners finish under 10 seconds. Details on page 1C.
The TV comedy Cheers was named best situation comedy and won three other Emmy honors at last night’s ceremony. The Back Page provides full details.
A beached finback whale carcass opposite President Bush's Maine retreat resisted a blast by contractor Robert Brown using 13 sticks of dynamite. The rotting carcass was hauled out to sea and remained afloat days after the explosion.
The Gazette promotes a future in agriculture by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers in collection boxes at City Carton, econofdods, Hy-Vee locations and Marion sites.
Comic quip notes the moment you glimpse hope in a tunnel only to fear an approaching locomotive. The remark plays on misdirection and punchy irony about optimism turning dangerous.
Moscow Byelorussia declared independence as the sixth republic to do so, fracturing the Soviet core that historically included Ukraine and Russia. The Baltic states Latvia Estonia Lithuania moved toward full sovereignty while the United States and European Community signaled rapid diplomatic recognition.
Four Cedar Rapids Marion area districts discuss forming a single "superdistrict" to save money through fewer administrators. State tax formulas would still drive rates, potentially lowering Marion taxes and raising College Community taxes, with the largest district feeling least impact. A blue ribbon commission and joint meetings are being considered as discussions continue.
Regents presidents on the three Iowa campuses Iowa State University University of Northern Iowa and University of Iowa say funding cuts totaling over 33 million since July 1 1990 will affect classes graduate aid staffing and library hours. They warn some electives may be dropped and tuition will rise while urging students to persist to graduation.
For the first time more divorced women marry never married men than the reverse. 1988 saw nearly 2.4 million weddings with 10.9 percent of unions between divorced women and unwed men, a shift linked to aging single men and changing attitudes toward divorce.
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